I’m back today with the remainder of my little “Early Fall Tour”. Welcome back! 🙂
When I decorate for fall – or any season really – I try to do so in a way that will reflect the season, give my space a feeling of warmth and coziness, and most importantly, still be livable and practical for our day to day life. In other words, I don’t want to be moving hoards of pumpkins every time I want to sit down at the table for dinner, or peering around a giant botanical arrangement on the coffee table when I settle in to watch Bachelor in Paradise on Monday night (don’t judge – you know you watched it too. Can you believe what Kirk did to Carly?!?). 🙂
For the most part, what you see in my photos is exactly what you would see if you walked into my house this afternoon (ok, if I’m being honest you would most likely also see little clouds of dog hair all over too). I love a beautifully staged room just as much as anyone, but I want to inspire you with simple and attainable ways to refresh and enjoy your home throughout the year – ways that will be easy to live with and maintain, but still feel beautiful and comforting. Because let’s face it, the spaces in magazines and catalogs are gorgeous – but not always practical for day to day life.
With that in mind, we’re moving into the dining room today. I kept it very simple in this room – a few pops of fall color, the swap of a pillow or two, and done. 🙂
I changed out the pillows on our little dining bench for a cozy, fall colored plaid pillow, paired with a perfect fall sentiment.
I loved the warm, lighter wood tones I used in the living room, so I incorporated the same look into the dining room with a trio of wood candleholders for a simple centerpiece.
Over on the buffet, I popped a few fall branches into my favorite glass bottle (a little wood slice underneath never hurts!) and filled a dough bowl with apples.
The growler is from a local brewery back home – the brown color is perfect for fall, and I love to display anything that ties back to our hometown. 🙂
For the most part, I tend to keep seasonal decorating to the first floor, but I added a little fall flair to our bedroom too…
I hope you enjoyed the tour – if you missed Part 1, you can read that here. As we get deeper into fall, I’ll be adding and changing things – you know how it goes. 🙂
So, have you started decorating for fall yet? I keep finding myself being drawn to orange and brown this year for whatever reason – what fall colors are you into this season? Share with me below!
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What color is your wall?
Hi Brandi! The top portion is London Fog and the bottom is Simply White – both by Benjamin Moore. 🙂
Thank you so much! It’s gorgeous!
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Hi Tonya! I stumbled upon your blog through Pinterest. Do you mind me asking for the brand of your beautiful ladder shelf? It’s so nicely done.
Hi Melody! My husband actually made that shelf, BUT we modeled it after The Studio Wall Shelf sold at Pottery Barn. And when I say modeled I really mean copied – we used their assembly manual for all the dimensions. 🙂
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Niiice, way more awesome than buying it. Thanks for letting me know!
Ah, just beautiful! You can’t go wrong with an antique dough bowl in my book! Gorgeous job!
Thank you, Jenny! Dough bowls are pretty tough to beat! 🙂
Sigh…I’d feel right at home in your house. Loving the comforting neutrals, Tonya!
Thank you, Lauren! 🙂
Just discovered your blog through the Bless’er House blog and I love it! I have enjoyed your fall decorating posts and am anxious to see how you “add” to it! I’ve decorated for fall, too, and while I’m enjoying seeing everyone’s neutrals, I’m being drawn to browns and oranges, too! I’ve mixed some neutrals in, too, so it’s not “overload”! 🙂 Thanks for sharing……have a great weekend!
Lanita
Hi Lanita! I’m so glad you enjoyed your visit here. I’m getting ready to break out the pumpkins, so check back for that! 🙂
I’d love to move right into your home 🙂
Awww, thanks Jamie!!
Tonya,
Your home is lovely! I like the consistency of your style throughout the rooms. It is so well designed. Are you a trained designer or just really good at this?
Thanks for the inspiration,
Lisa
Thank you, Lisa! I am definitely not trained – just a hobby that I have been practicing for many years. Thanks for stopping by today – I’m so glad you found some inspiration here! 🙂
I like orange and brown with the red of maple leaves, I love fall
I love maple leaves too! I can’t wait for the leaves to start turning color! 🙂
Nice! I love that you have a neutral colour scheme that makes it so easy to adapt to each season’s decor change. I tend toward oranges, golds, and yellows for my fall decorating. Haven’t started yet but I think this weekend will be a great time to begin.
Any other time of the year I normally wouldn’t look twice at something with orange, yellow, red, or gold, but during the fall months those colors seem to be all I’m drawn to. 🙂
looks good and I like little hints of fall now for Christmas that is a different story.
I love Christmas decorating too! 🙂