Our house is officially ready for fall to arrive! Now we just need the weather to arrive with it!
My mom came to Tulsa two weekends ago and helped me decorate the house for fall. I decorate every year on our first away game of the season.
Many of the pieces, I've had for years, but i'll try to tell you where they're from or the little stories behind them.
Come on in.
On top of our DVD storage, I put two wicker pumpkins (old from Hobby Lobby) and my squirrel bowl filled with potpourri.
I was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, and my mom purchased my squirrel dish from Cracker Barrel while I was in college.
I shared my fall mantle inspiration
here, and I love how my chalkboard turned out with my rag garland. I'm going to leave my chalkboard here rather than hanging it in the kitchen as I had originally planned.
I made the rag garland by cutting strips of fabric, ribbon, and tulle, and tying it in knots around jute string (available at Hobby Lobby).
The candlestick holder is from Hobby Lobby, as is the pilgrim and picture frame. I framed a picture of the girls from last Halloween. My hugging squirrels have been around since my college days.
We tied together several fall flowers and tied them with a big burlap bow.
Then we added pumpkins on the other side. The tall pumpkin came from Hobby Lobby. My mom purchased the other two for me from A to Z in Alma, Arkansas.
I placed my "Welcome to the Nut House" pillow on my couch. Again, I've had it since my college sorority days!
On our end table, I put a few fall-themed magazines and a gourd that my mother-in-law gave me.
On the shelf in our kitchen, I have a mason jar of coffee beans, two pilgrims (from Hobby Lobby) and a leaf candy dish that I placed on a stand.
On the kitchen table, I added a wooden tray and placed three vases filled with autumn essentials. A squirrel, our bible verses, and an acorn napkin holder complete the look.
I love the simplicity and the texture of my filled jars.
Our entry way has my mini-chalkboard sign, a framed picture of Adalyn in my
witches hat, candy dishes, and more pumpkins.
My mom was able to create this little flower arrangement.
I had been eyeing Andrea's kitchen window ledge for months. I just love how she is able to decorate behind it. I decided to turn this unused space on our bar, into my own little happy ledge. I had the jars filled with summery fruits, and I changed them out for the fall.
Side note: this is
the only post of Andrea's kitchen window that I could find! It's her 4th of July decor, and you'll have to scroll down to see her window ledge!
I found this owl plate at Wal-Mart for just $3.00 and had to snatch it up!
I've turned this little buffet table into a kids area in our kitchen. My mom purchased the table runner while she was on a mission trip in Mexico. It's actually a scarf, but it makes a perfect table runner.
I found the paper plates at A to Z in Alma, the polk-a-dot napkins in the $1.00 section at Target, and the orange and green paper straws wee in the $1.00 section too!
Gretchen and Megan made this ghost canvas in 2011, and Gretchen has asked if we could make another one this year.
The banner was $3.00 in Target's dollar section.
My mom bought us this trick or treat count down a few years ago.
I've started to leave a bucket of crayons on the girls table so they can color while I'm working on dinner.
And another view just because!
Just a few thoughts: I like to stick with pumpkins and fall colors and squirrels for fall decorating. I throw in a few Thanksgiving touches, but I've not added any turkeys into my collection. I want my fall decor to last September through November without many changes. I'm not big on Halloween specific decor, which is why we only have the kids table in the kitchen for Halloween. In November, i'll remove the Halloween specific decorations, but the table will still be for the kiddos. I buy a few new decoration pieces each year to add to the collection. I love that my sorority mascot was a squirrel, because I get to pull out pieces that I've been able to cherish for a long time! My mantle and my kids table our my favorite areas in the house this year! I'm so thankful that my mom was able to help, because she used pieces in ways that I hadn't thought of!
And, a final side note, let's all take a minute to appreciate my husband because without his knowledge of camera cards and how to fix them, this post wouldn't have happened and lots of photos would've been damaged because I thought my camera card was split in half. So thank you to my technological savvy other half.
Also, I'm hosting an online Stella & Dot party!!!! You can check out my favorite pieces in
this post and shop online
HERE!
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