Fall Decor and a Few More

Welcome!

Last week, Kelly did a Fall Decor tour and as usual, I had lots of fun seeing the ideas from other people's homes. It inspired me to finish up my fall decorating once and for all!

I am proud to say that I did not buy one new thing for my Fall decor this year!

And...

I didn't even use half of the decor I already have!

This is quite an accomplishment for me because Fall is my absolute favorite season and I usually can't get out of Hobby Lobby without buying something new and putting a pumpkin or a leaf in virtually every nook and cranny in my house!

Anyway, less decorated than it normally is, I thought I'd share what Fall looks like around our house this year...

Enjoy!

The front of the house with a few yellow leaves remaining on the tree

Our front porch

Fall is my favorite time for porch decorating!

Vance loathes the hay bail, but I love it!

I also adore weird and funky pumpkins... the more misshapen and odd, the better!

Our whole porch area

I usually go a bit overboard with my mums in the Fall!

This year, however, due to the pregnancy debilitation I keep referring to, I sent my lovely husband to purchase the mums. He can home with just 2 baskets! Admittedly, they are large baskets, but if I had gone shopping myself, there would be several more baskets of mums!

I love this 3 tiered planter from Southern Living at HOME!

The pansies are fading, but the pumpkins have been there since early September!

PaPa and Noah carved these cute pumpkins.

Unfortunately, they did them a tad early and they are no longer in existence due to the enormous amounts of MOLD that took residence inside of them!

They have been replaced with a Princess & a Pirate that Nonny did with them a few days ago!

More kid pumpkins!

The little ones are the ones that they painted on our (camera-less) trip to the Pumpkin Patch.

Bucket in front of the fireplace

Close up of some of the Hearth Room Mantel

I didn't change the decor... just added some accent leaves and berries to it.

I did change out the contents of the hurricane...
at least on this side of the mantel.


The Hearth Room Mantel

Now, on this side of the mantel, I did not change out the contents of the hurricane.


Why?


Because I decorated it as you see it last Fall and never changed it back!


I have to admit though, using nuts is one of my favorite, inexpensive ways to decorate for Fall (or maybe even year round!)


Little side table in the Hearth Room

Kitchen Table tray

Another way to use my aforementioned love of nuts during the Fall!

OK, so I forgot.

I did buy one new thing this year...

I love these pomegranates from Pottery Barn.

I don't think I will technically count them as a Fall decor purchase though because I think I will leave them out year round... the color matches my decor perfectly!

The Dining Room Buffet

I love using the candlesticks as pedestals for the funky pumpkins.

I also change out the "filler" for my glass dome depending on the season. The gourds and fun shaped pumpkins are a perfect "filler" for the Fall.

Everything else is just accented with leaves and a few small pumpkins.

The Dining Room Table

I purchased those ceramic pumpkins several years ago after Halloween when they were 75% off at Hobby Lobby! I love them!

The little pumpkin filler in the hurricanes is from at least 3 years ago! It is still one of my favorite hurricane fillers though!

My Chandelier Accents

We just added these cute little Firefly Lanterns to the Southern Living at HOME line and they are so much fun! I decided to try hanging them from the chandelier in the Dining Room to spruce it up a bit... now I just need to add 2 more of them!

The Thrifty Decor Chick always takes great pictures with her candles actually lit!

So I thought I'd give it a try too!

And now for a Few More...

My two little pumpkins admiring their baby pumpkins from the patch

Can you tell Emmie is NOT a fan of looking at the camera?!

An almost perfect shot!

Gorgeous Fall color... even in Emmie's outfit!

I love the wonder children find in the simple things!

And one last cute grin to leave you with!

Happy Fall!