You guys! Fall is in full swing, and somehow I'm already deciding on what to do for Christmas decor. I seriously don't understand it. Christmas was like 3 months ago, wasn't it? ha! Time sure does fly. Well, if you are still thinking about ways to decorate for fall, and not Christmas, or an idea to set up your Thanksgiving tablescape, this post is for you!
This month I blogged about this pretty pastel and gold fall tablescape on the DecoArt blog. I gave lots of tips on how best to paint craft pumpkins and also an easy tutorial on how to make this amazing gilded gold standing tray. Click here to go check it out!
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This post contains affiliate links. It's still so crazy to me that fall is already here and pumpkins are adorning my house. Even crazier, that in about 2 weeks, this room is going to have Christmas decor. I am so not ready for that! Seriously though, where has this year gone?! I still feel like its May! haha :) Well, I wasn't going to share this room this year for my fall decor since not a lot was added, but I love looking back at my rooms every year and how they were decorated for each season. I also figured it would offer a little more inspiration if you are need of it! Plus, I have big changes coming in here so this will probably be the last glimpse of it with how it is now. My plans? Full length board and batten over all the walls.
I'm still trying to decide if I should keep this back planked wall or if it will look weird with the board and batten. So, it will probably be a 2 part process. I'll see what it looks like, and if I hate it, I'll rip those down and add the board and batten. As for the decor this year for fall, I went the pink and green route. I used this color combo in my main living room last year and just loved it. So, I decided to move it in here for this year.
Having a neutral color base makes it so easy to add new color combos in here. To add the accents, I brought in the pink with pillows, flowers, and throw blankets. The greens show up with the faux greenery and a few small velvet pumpkins.
I accented the mantel just a little with two small pumpkins. I usually add a lot more, but thought less is more in this case. My go -to accent pieces for mantel decor are books, corbels, and candlesticks. I like to add some sort of garland or sprigs to finish it off.
This mantel was an antique piece I found last year. I added the book pages to it to bring more interest and texture.
This is the wall that I'm worried about with the board and batten. I'm not sure how it's going to look. I love how the white frames pop off the beige wall. I guess we will see! I'm sure I'll love it even more especially when I put up the Christmas tree! ....still not ready for that though :)
That sums up the tour! Are you all ready to start decorating for Christmas? Anyone else in the same boat thinking it should still be May? ha!
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This post contains affiliate links. Ready or not, fall is here! I'm not ready for it, but my house sure is :) Today I'm sharing my living room all decorated for fall. This tour is apart of a blog hop hosted by Heidi from Honey Bear Lane. If you are following the hop and came from The Ginger Home, welcome! And obviously "welcome" to everyone else too :) To continue on the hop or to see some more beautiful fall inspiration, be sure to check out all the links at the bottom of this post!
I didn't change too much in here from my late summer tour since I was pretty happy with everything. But, of course, I added some fall touches in the form of pumpkins and faux wheat. When I bought this ottoman, my mom said, "That's perfect for fall! Looks like a pumpkin!" haha. I seriously have a problem looking at it differently ever since. So, I guess it fits in this tour perfectly well :)
My main changes came from switching up things on all the tabletops. I added this tin full of pumpkins to my apothecary cabinet. You would be amazed at how often this stuff does not fall over. I have two kids and a dog, and the culprit at knocking stuff over on this is my husband. Figures :)
Most of the changes in this room happened around my fireplace. I added the pumpkins to this cute stool I found on clearance a few weeks ago.
I changed up my mantel by switching out my white cathedral window for this wood one from Kirklands. I added some faux wheat sprigs along my birch branch and topped off the mantel with some white pumpkins.
The wood on the right has been a mainstay here for awhile and I have no desire to change it up. I feel like having both of the bookshelves completely full would cause too much chaos. So, even though I play around with the left side, I don't usually touch the wood :) Maybe one of these days I'll switch it back to all books.
I've been loving the leathers and blues in here lately, so I kept with the theme. This is waaaaay different than my normal decor of neutrals, but I love it. I still love this new rug too! It brighten the space up a ton and just offers a little different direction in my decor.
Here's a good view of my pumpkin....err...ottoman ;) I had this in my Amazon cart for months! I wish I had bought it sooner, I love the contrast it adds in here.
This little corner is actually my kids play corner. You can't tell, but there's a hot mess behind this couch! I do like to try to keep the top of this cabinet pretty though. I tied in the white pumpkins and wheat over here with the terracotta pots from my dining room.
I kept the styling simple on my big ottoman and tray. I made these curly stem pumpkins years ago, and they come out every fall looking as good as ever! They are my favorite decor piece for fall by a long shot!
Here's a wider view of this space. It's still weird to look at it with color. I know....there's not much color, but trust me, this is A LOT compared to what I'm use to!
The best thing about fall are the scents, like fresh baked pumpkin cookies! If only you guys good smell this space right now, it's like walking into a loaf of spicy pumpkin bread. I'm using my fave no wax, no heat method to fragrance my living room (you can see more here), and the scent is Rustic Spice. Also, if you haven't checked out my giveaway yet, check it out here!
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It pains me to even write that title. Can someone tell me how in the heck did summer go by so fast? Am I the only one trying to hold on to every ounce of summer or feels like they are betraying summer for putting out fall decor? I'm just not ready...but the weather sure is! It's a high of 60 degrees here today. This was our low 4 days ago. When it's ready to be fall, I guess it's ready to be fall! :) Can't stop it. This tour is going to be the first of a few fall tours I'll be sharing with you this year. I have a video tour of this room and my process on behind decorating it at the bottom of the post, so be sure to check it out :) This tour is a part of many tours going on this week hosted by Marty from a Stroll Thru Life. If you are making your way through the tours, and have come from Sarah's blog Life on Virginia Street, welcome! If you just landed here as one of my normal readers, be sure to check out all the other tours for some amazing fall inspiration. I have all the links to them at the bottom of this post.
So, it's obvious from my beginning paragraph that I am so not ready for fall decor. It really pained me to bring out my pumpkins. But, in a small way, it was welcomed. My decor in most of my rooms have been the same since spring with small changes for summer. It was ready to be freshened up a bit.
For the theme in my dining room decor this fall, I went with neutrals and greens. I feel like that was my theme for the past year with everything :) ....But! I actually did add some color in my living room and my front living room. So, I did branch out a bit in those rooms. #shocker
In my dining room, I started off with decorating my tablescape. Pumpkins, of course, are a mainstay in here for fall. I used lots of heights starting with the large lantern and going down to the pumpkins on the plant stands and then lastly to the faux greens in the aged terracotta pots. (was that a long sentence or what?! ha! :) )
I'm not one to really set the table for anything. I feel like having it like this everyday just makes it feel cluttered. We use this table for everything....work, homework, crafts, coloring, eating (obviously). But, I do like the way it looks when it's all set! It's just not really functional for us :) I bet if I had a formal dining room dedicated to using it just on special occasions, I would be all about the place settings!
For the place setting, I used a charger I found from Kirklands, added my go-to plate that was passed down to me from my mother-in-law. I then sandwiched a napkin in between the plate and a square/round bowl. In the bowl I added a little pumpkin with a pine cone and farmhouse beads. If I were to host Thanksgiving dinner, maybe I would use the place settings. How about you, are a you place settings type person? Or more casual? For me? I'm all for easy and using paper plates! haha.
My favorite way to set the table is in a tiered style, higher on top and then going down in the middle. I'm definitely more of a symmetrical decorator :) Here's a wider view of the whole tablescape.
For the buffet, I did change this up a bit. I moved my larger breadboard off and placed this cute sign from Kirklands.
The opposite wall houses more of my mugs. I kept the theme going by draping some greenery over the wire cup rack. And one of these days I'm going to change out that chandelier for the beaded one I bought a year ago. Yeah. You read that right. I forget about it, then I have a tour and remember how I need to change it. One would think I would have changed it that same day...but alas, my husband thinks it looks like a taxi driver's beaded seat cover (insert eye roll here). So, he's obviously not thrilled on helping me install it. Maybe...just maybe for Christmas I'll have it in here :)
To finish up, here's a full view of this room. I just love this table, it seats 8/9 people easily and even extends to add two more! And to think at one time (years ago), I wanted to get rid of it or paint it! I'm so glad I came to my senses.
If you are following the blog hop, the next in line is 11 Magnolia Lane's beautiful home! Be sure to check her out for some more fall inspiration! And if you want to see more tips and the process on my decorating this room with pretty much sources for everything on my tabletop, watch the video below :)
Here's the line up for the rest of the tours going on this week. Happy fall y'all!
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