Fall Decorating 2015

Fall Decorating 2015: Keeping it Simple

When it comes to decorating the home for Fall and Christmas, keeping it simple is not easy to do. It is so much fun to go overboard, buying little items for each room, pumpkins for every corner of the floor, and miscellaneous fall items for bookcases and fireplaces and maybe even the kitchen counter. It's fun until time to pack up or time to clean around all the extra items, but it can also look cluttered. Instead of over doing it, these tips will help give the house a cozy fall look, without the extra expenses and clutter.


Fall Decorating: Pumpkins

Pumpkins are probably top on the list when it comes to fall decorating, some simple tips include:

• Clay flower pots, painted or not painted, with a small tree-add small pumpkins to the pot placed around the tree, tie a piece of autumn colored twine around the pot.
• Place a variety of different sized pumpkins on one side of the steps or porch. Place a large or medium pot of mums on the last step with larger pumpkins with fall ribbons tied around them on the porch.
• Spray paint pumpkins with Chalk Board Spray (wash and dry before hand-and to preserve the pumpkin, wipe a thin coat of "paste wax" over it, let dry), place outside or inside and write messages such as "Welcome," "Happy Fall," or "Falling for Fall."
• Paint pumpkins and then paint polka dots on them, use as table decorations or on the fireplace mantle or even on counters.

All of these can be done with real or fake pumpkins, if considering placing a flower pot inside a pumpkins, a big suggestion is use the fake one, but be sure to cut two or three small hole in the bottom for the water to drain out if needed.

Fall Decorating: Table and Dining Room

• Flowers in a large pot, vase, or decorative pitcher with fake leaves and pumpkins added in make a lovely center piece and is quick, simple, and easy to take care of.
• Fake leaf garland-take advantage of the sales on these at Michael's and use them to add color to any room, doorway, or even ceiling in the house. A favorite is using them almost like streamers, especially for an autumn get together.
• Place a decorative pumpkin with an empty and cleaned out wine bottle in the center of the table, place some twigs of leaves (fake or real in the wine bottle)

Fall Decorating: Fireplace and Living Room

• Place a pumpkin in the center of the coffee table with an autumn magazine beside it
• Place two candles, one tall one short pillar, on a fall colored charger ($1.99 at Michael's), place a small pumpkin beside the unlit candles, along with some fake bagged leaves under the pumpkin
• String leaf garland over the windows and fireplace mantle, place a row of different sized and colored pumpkins along the mantle or just a few in the center of the mantle
• Place a long rectangular basket in the center of the mantle, add fall potpourri and place a few fake leaves around the sides of the basket
• Center a large or small autumn flower arrangement on the mantle, add family pictures from autumns past or present on both sides, as many as desired

All of these tip are super easy, inexpensive, and bring the warmth of the season to and into the home. Enjoy this glorious part of the year, leading up to the holidays, and make autumn decorating enjoyable. Happy Fall!