And So It Begins…
… the autumn touches added here and there to my home. Here’s what you will see if you popped by for a visit…
A friend gave me an old blackboard she had hanging around that was destined for the bin. However, I love blackboards and knew that I would find a use for it. I hadn’t thought about using it as a decor item though until I saw a couple of blackboard variations used in autumn welcome displays on Pinterest – It all fell right into place from there 🙂
I had DH drill holes (he thought I was quite mad until he saw the final result lol), and got Miss V-L to do a bit of blackboard art for me. She copied the same message I have in the entrance hall (see further on) so it all ties in quite nicely.
I added all the final touches – berries, cones and dried teasel heads.
My mum’s have been firmly installed in their regular autumn place – flanking the front door. I went for the same burnt oranges as last year – I love the colour so much. I briefly considered some dark purple ones, in fact I may go back and buy two pots of them to flank the conservatory doors.
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Just inside the front door the book dresser has a few touches – these will be developed as we move further into autumn.
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Here’s the little printed off autumn art I was talking about at the beginning of the post with a little jar of roses and rose-hips from the garden.
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A little string of acorns I knitted last year and my copy of ‘Autumn Story’.
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In the lounge resting on the top of my kist, I have printed off some autumn art and popped it into an inexpensive frame. The pumpkins I knitted last year draw your attention to the autumn message.
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My kitchen windowsill is has it’s first touches too – more to come as the season wears on. Right now I have a white pillar candle which is lit in the early evening. Another printed off autumn art message in a frame and a small glass bowl of apples off our tree.
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Still to come … Lounge and fireplace mantle, conservatory, more touches in the kitchen, the school room and our bedroom 🙂
Do you decorate your home for the season? Have you started adding autumn touches yet? I would love to see if you have – feel free to leave a link here on my blog or on my FB page 🙂
Now I’m off – we are back to school this week and lessons are about to begin! 🙂
7 Comments
mamasmercantile
Your Autumn décor is looking beautiful. I have added a wreath and some Autumnal coloured flowers so far.
Lisa
Lovely photos as always, dear Shirley.
Laura Jeanne
So far I have a pot of maroon coloured mums on the side porch, and I have strewn some little gourds and baby pumpkins all over the house. I do this every year and my husband always thinks it's so silly – but I love those cute miniature pumpkins!
We also grew pumpkins and squash in our garden this year, and they are almost ready to harvest. When I pick them I'll put them on our front porch, and I'll hang some red Indian corn that I bought on the front door. (We grew some purple popcorn too, so maybe when I harvest it I'll hang up a few cobs of it somewhere too.)
Shirley-Ann
That sounds lovely Laura. Over the weekend I spotted teeny pumpkins in our local grocery store and snapped two up for my fireplace mantle. I wish I could find some red Indian corn but so far I have never been able to find it here in the UK. Thanks for sharing what you've been doing for your fall decor 😉
Bevy @ Treasured Up and Pondered
Look at you!! You are ready for fall… love all the little touches!!
Colleen
Lovely to see all your home making, Shirl. I dash about these days, meeting myself coming back, so have no time, as I had in the past, for too many homely touches any more. However, I put all my energies into Christmas and it is SO nice to have it here at the Lodge where we are full with guests who appreciate a summer Christmas and all the trimmings:)xxxx
karen
I love to decorate for the fall! I have places that I place some pumpkins and different runners with fall leaves on the print. Love the entrance to your home!