With October's skyline as our backdrop, I'm inviting you to step out onto our city balcony today and join me for some fresh, fall air at a table for two!
Welcome to a World of Octobers, a mini tour of bloggers across various regions, gathered by Cecilia of
My Thrift Store Addiction. Cecilia's and my love of vintage finds is how we originally connected, and her style consistently displays her treasured finds. If you're coming from
Cecilia's post today and are new to my blog, I wish you a warm welcome here at Panoply, in Almost Heaven, West Virginia. If you're a longtime reader here, welcome back.
Fall is unfolding each and every day here in West Virginia, with crisp morning temps and warm afternoons. We reside in a
Zone 7a climate in the Eastern US, as shown in the plant hardiness zone map below. We're the northernmost southern state, and the southernmost northern state. In other words, we're smack in the middle of the USDA temperature zones (star on my WV location in photo below).
As for fall foliage, we won't be at peak until late in the month, but there are already areas in our state full of color (see map below).
Since 2019, we've been living a downsized lifestyle in a loft in the heart of the city. It's a perfect time to be out on our balcony, enjoying the season to its fullest! We face eastward, so we can enjoy sunrises in the mornings and its warmth with shade in the afternoon. A wool wrap is at the ready if needed.
In order to hone in on my subject - the tablescape - the true beauty of the background scenery fades from focus.
In shifting the focus, you can see the skies were blue, our hills still very green (other than the tree planted on the street in view just to the bottom of the L succulent on the ledge). Looking past the balcony, our view takes in city office and residential buildings, church steeples, our state capitol building (shrouded in white tarp for ongoing reconstruction), and the river.
Our small table is just enough for two place settings inside the balcony's edge. My overall decor fuses vintage, antique and newer items, in traditional, modern, and industrial styles.
A small side table is enough to hold a bottle of wine, a small serving board, and a few seasonal decor items. The wooden bowl is filled with orange lightbulbs (!) and small ornaments. The pumpkins and acorns are collected over the past few years - velvet, needlepoint, and felted wool. The skyline is reflected in the plate glass window behind the side table, and that's our rust leather sectional on the other side of the plate glass, inside the loft in our great room. You can see our condo in its simple fall decor,
here.
Perched on the step of one of the doors accessing the balcony to outside is my nutcracker squirrel and his nuts (real and felted), and a few more pumpkins.
Standing at the opposite step of the door outside the master bedroom, here's the balcony view of the table for two:
As you can see in the upper right part of the photo frame above, my little concrete garden statue - Augustine - is sporting his shades for this fine October day while reading his book. Soon he'll be dressed in his cold weather garb.
I hope you enjoyed our time outside today. I'm so glad you stopped by for a little taste of October in my world. Up next is Jen in Nebraska at
Midwest Life and Style. Be sure and visit all the bloggers below for a diverse look at a world of Octobers. Enjoy!
How's your October world looking these days? Let me know by leaving a comment!
I invite you to come back and visit my blog anytime. My posts these days are mostly about my vintage finds, tablescapes, my antique adventures with my Panoply sisters, and my tales of the traveling tote. I always try to keep things inspiring and positive. You can view my entire dropdown menu at the top of my blog.
On Tuesday, October 13, I'll be joining another group of stylists for Halloween themed tablescapes. You won't want to miss it!
Until next time, stay safe and enjoy something positive!
Rita C. at Panoply
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