Today I'm thrilled to join my talented friends at bHOME for our LOVE TO bHOME FALL TOUR. I'm so excited you are here with me today because
- bHome bloggers are all so inspirational, these girls set the bar high – these tours will be fabulous!
- we are giving away a gorgeous array of velvet pumpkins thanks to our generous sponsor.
- and I'm showing you my home decorated for fall - hands down my favorite season!
Before fall really hit its stride here, I decorated the living room mostly with neutrals, see the photo below, as you might have seen in this post from the Welcoming Fall Home Tour.
Now that crisp, autumn days are here, I'm slowly changing over to the deeper, jewel-like colors I love so very much. I relish this glorious season by decorating with the exuberant colors and luscious textures of fall. Do you love fall? Then embrace the beauty of this new season in your home’s décor, with the many irresistible colors, textures and patterns to choose from.
Here are a few designer tips to add subtle touches of fall to your home so that you will LOVE to be HOME in FALL too!
1. POWER UP YOUR MANTEL.
One of the most powerful places where you can make a fall statement is your mantel. It can be big, or just whisper a tribute to this gorgeous season. Often we don't think to add many seasonal decorations to our mantel unless it's at holiday time. But decorating your mantel for fall with a glorious treatment is a sure way to draw attention to this focal point in your living room.
In the living room, I changed out the mantel to go deep into the rich colors of autumn.
Thread the beauty of fall through your home’s décor with this very easy mantel decoration. You can use the antique pieces you already own, and just embellish them for the season. On my mantel, an antique French apothecary jar provides a sturdy container for a clutch of branches, both real an "faux", while a trio of velvet pumpkins perch on antique books.
These pumpkins from PlushPumpkin are truly heirloom quality. You will be able to enjoy them, and hand them down to your children, they are so well made. They are the pièce de résistance in any room in your home, I am always so excited to bring them out each fall, they are the perfect starting point for gorgeous displays.
Instead of having to buy a fussy garland, I layered seeded eucalyptus branches from the tree in front of our house on the mantel. When they dry, they have that gorgeous grey-green color that looks amazing with the color of our walls. See how easy that was?
2. TELL A COLOR STORY.
Autumn hues warm up your home at the time of year when the weather gets chilly and everything {and everyone} moves inside. Deeper, luscious colors of green, orange, red and gold reflect the beauty of the season.
Adding them to your home in small doses is just enough to spread the warmth. Our home is decorated mostly with neutrals of white, cream, grey, gold and a natural linen color, little pops of autumnal colors warm it up!
I bought twin wooly blanket throws last year {see that fall tour here} and while one creates plush comfort in front of the fireplace, the other is folded on one side of the sofa, ready to use while reading a favorite book.
The antique Biedermeier chair has a new slipcover of leopard fabric for fall. Leopard is classic, elegant and stylish, and it's my favorite "go to" fabric in upholstery and clothing!
For an easy focal point on our coffee table, the large Italian Florentine tray is layered with some of my favorite French Country Design books {Charles Faudree...is there anyone more fabulous?} an antique French canning jar filled with fresh flowers, a few velvet pumpkins, and a pretend antler.
There is nothing quite like the warm glow of candlelight to welcome fall. Our FrenchGardenHouse luxury candle, in Currant Verte, is my favorite scent right now.
French Canning Jar | French Luxury Candle
3. TABLE MATTERS.
One of the best & easiest places in your home to showcase the beauty of autumn is on your kitchen or dining table. I am such a believer that hours spent around the table with people you love builds memories to cherish for a lifetime.
In the other fall tour, I showed you how I set up this simple centerpiece with a French bowl filled with apples, a French Bonbonne {the wicker encased bottle} a small stack of my new favorite equestrian napkins, and a few ironstone cups.
Often I stack some small plates and forks and spoons on the French Boulangerie Board too, so that I can invite friends and neighbors over for a cup of coffee or hot apple cider at a moments notice, most everything is already set up!
ANTIQUE BOULANGERIE BOARDS | FRENCH DEMIJOHN | NAPKINS
I fashioned an easy fall centerpiece with some of my Plush Pumpkins in an antique French footed stand layered with eucalyptus. I love the texture of the silk velvet with the natural material, the silver tray, the semi-precious "gems" and pheasant feathers. I'll be sharing this table setting later on in a separate post.
Whether you want to dress your home to the max or just add a few small touches of fall, I hope you are inspired today to create a beautiful home for yourself and those you love.
It doesn't really take that much effort to welcome this season with effortless grace.
Now, I have something exciting to share: our sponsor, PLUSHPUMPKIN, graciously offered to gift this beautiful collection of velvet pumpkins to one lucky winner.
WE HAVE A WINNER! It's Joanne Boulter. The Give-Away is closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. I know Joanne is over the moon thrilled to be the winner!
Velvet Pumpkins from PlushPumpkin are hand made of silk velvet, for a luxurious accent to your home, right here in the USA. I adore the ones we have here, they are so beautiful!
Please visit www.plushpumpkin to view these heirloom pumpkins.
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Thank you so much for joining me and all the other bHOME bloggers for our Love to bHOME Fall Tour. Please visit all the other fabulous ladies on the tour, you can find their links below. Make sure to visit my friend Cindy of Edith & Evelyn, she has such beauty to share. Click on her image below to visit her.
All of today's posts are here:
Thursday 9/21
HERE ARE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL FALL TOUR POSTS:
Southern Hospitality|Starfish Cottage|Home with Cupcakes and Crinoline| Celebrating Everyday Life|Savvy Southern Style
My Soulful Home | Love of Home | She Holds Dearly | Unskinny Boppy
Home Made by Carmona|Teaselwood Design|Little Farmstead|Our Southern Home|Housepitality Designs
Stonegable | FrenchGardenHouse | Edith & Evelyn | Designthusiasm | Rooms for Rent
See you next time, when I'll show you the fall table setting from this post.
Shop for the best in French Antiques, furniture with the patina of age, vintage accessories to delight you and your family & friends, and French Country utilitarian pieces. Treasures that make your home fresh, beautiful, inspirational and uniquely yours. Visit our shop FrenchGardenHouse.com.
86 comments
You have such a flair for just the right amount of touches…from the mantle, coffee table, and kitchen counter. Love your Autumn looks! =)
Elva, thank you so much for your visit and kind compliment. I bought the love seat years ago at a designer home shop, which is no longer in business, sadly. But you can find sofas like this many places, ours is white so I had a slip cover made that can be washed.
I am so excited that you won this give away Jo! The pumpkins are so gorgeous, I know you will love them for a long time to come.
Hi Lidy, I just received my prize pumpkins today! They arrived so quickly I could hardly believe it. Plus, I was so giddy that I was shaking as I opened the box. They are beautiful and the colors are amazing. I will be posting them on my Blog, Facebook and Instagram this week. Thank you soooooo much and to Plush Pumpkins. Have an amazing week.
xoxo Jo
Where did you get your love seat? Is it white or cream? Beautiful home!
Thank you so much, Mary. I hope you are making fall beautiful and enjoying it in your part of the world!
The plush pumpkins work beautifully to incorporate into fall arrangements. I love all the colors. Thank you for the decorating tips. I always enjoy your blog posts.
Your fall tour is lovely. Each vignette is striking and has your touch. So stunning. Plush pumpkins are so beautiful.
I totally pinned that image even before you told me I could win a lush pumpkin. Such a beautiful vignette. Love your work.
Thank you for your beautiful use of color. Autumn is all about rich warm hues. It certainly is refreshing to see a blog that uses color versus all the neutral sites out there. White pumpkins and mums just don’t inspire me. Give me the what the season calls for… Warm colors! Thank you for sharing your lovely home.