Rustic Coffee Table and Cow Hide Rug

I am in love with the Farmhouse.....Prairie Chic.....Rustic.....Romantic decor that I am seeing in the stores!

I live in the Southwest.....Eastern New Mexico to be more specific      So,   this type of decor is right up my alley.    The only thing is ......I like shabby chic,  romantic,  and farmhouse too,    I am trying to make all the different styles that I like so well work together.    

I wanted to share the progress that I've made in the family room.
    I replaced the pink area rug that  I had with a coffee table size cow skin rug.  
 I replaced  the white wicker coffee table with a rustic one that I found at a yard sale Saturday for $20.      I left the coffee table just like I bought it....even the color worked for me.    I love the wood slat top and ornate iron ends.

All H had to do to it was put in a few new bolts that were missing.

I drug out my boots that you've seen me use many times in vignettes ....added some bling and filled them with wheat.

Then,   H and I headed to the country to cut some wild field flowers for me to make a bouquet for my new coffee table.

To get our flowers home,   I just line a bucket with a black trash bag....fill the bag about half full of water,  and fill it up with flowers.

 

I don't know the name of my flowers,   may some of you might!

Here's a close up......

Here's how they look growing along side the road.

This is how a typical roadside looks in Eastern New Mexico.

Did you notice my cow pillow in the back ground?

Cows are a big part of the economy here in Eastern New Mexico.        We have one of the biggest cheese plants in the USA located here.   It processes about 220 truck loads of milk per day and employees about 400 people.

I spotted this little herd of cattle while we were out cutting flowers.    I got out of the car to get a closer photo,    Don't worry,  there is a fence between me and the cows.   

Isn't the white one pretty!

In the background of this photo you can see a large dairy.    I took the photo from a distance to try and get the whole dairy in the picture.    I managed to get about 2/3rd's of it in.    Our area is home to over 75 big dairies,   so you can see how cows are a big part of the economy here.   

H also cut me a big bag of this stuff       I don't know what the real name of it is,   but I've always called it wild sage.   I plan to make a wreath with it.

I hope to be back soon to share more progress in the family room!