Sycamore Springs Fall Open House 2014

On Saturday, we attended the fall open house at Sycamore Springs.  They had tons of great decorating ideas for the upcoming fall holiday season.  There were beautiful autumnal wreaths and other leafy arrangements:

 There were also a few different tablescapes to serve as inspiration.

Check out this cute little guy!

 Kylie loved the adorable birds made from rustic natural materials.

 And Kera ended up taking one of these beautiful vases home with her.

There was also a wide variety of general fall decor.

There were also tons of pumpkins and gourds available.

And what open house would be complete without a delicious spread of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and wine?

We had a great time and can't wait until the winter open house!

Sycamore Springs Holiday Open House

Last weekend we went to the Holiday Open House at Sycamore Springs in Reading, PA.  This has been a sort of unofficial start to the holiday season in our family since we were little kids.  It used to be held on Black Friday, but it's been happening a bit earlier in recent years.  This is fine because Thanksgiving weekend gets a little too busy anyway, what with Black Friday shopping, Family Dessert Night, and Small Business Saturday shopping.  Plus, it's nice to have some holiday decorating inspiration ahead of time, which I imagine is their point!

Here are some of our favorite scenes and ideas this year, as photographed by Kylie.