So, I'm not sure if I could fit another Fall decoration in my house if I tried. The Harvey house screams Fall right now! And, as I promised, I'm going to share my latest projects with you.
A few weekends ago, the Hubby and I went to a festival in Northern Ohio. Right as we got there it started to pour rain. Unfortunately, because of the rain, all the vendors at the festival packed up and headed home. So we made the best of it and wandered into an antique shop. This was the coolest store and if we didn't have the dogs taking up the back of my car, I would have done some damage buying all sorts of cute antique furniture for the house. But, since we didn't have any extra room to take anything home with us, I settled for these adorable, little bottles. Who knew hair dye used to come in glass bottles like these?! Now they have a new purpose...to hold a few stems of mums on our ladder shelf in the living room. They fit perfectly and add the perfect pop of fall color. Nick thought was I crazy for being SO excited about glass bottles but I love them and they look like they were made for this shelf. Moral of the story; if you have the opportunity to browse a place with antiques, take it. You can find so many things you are re-purpose and use to decorate.
Also pictured are these fun, burlap pumpkins I found at HomeGoods. I absolutely LOVE that store and was so excited to find these. I've done a lot of decorating lately with burlap and these pumpkins helped pull it all together. I wish I could say I was crafty enough to make these. I paired the burlap pumpkins with two pumpkins made from sticks and placed them at the base of our mantle. (Fall Mantle post coming shortly)
Next is a little teaser into my Fall Mantle post. I had some extra popcorn, beans, and split peas from my Fall Candleholders (see: Fall Decor- Lovin these Candles) so I used an extra Ball jar to make a place for a pumpkin spice votive candle. I re-purposed another glass bottle (this time from San Pellegrino Mineral Water) and added some fall embellishments. I love the fall colored berries but am obsessed with the acorns. I bought a few more stems of the acorns to incorporate into the mantle as well. And lastly, to tie it all together, I added a mini pumpkin. A Fall mantle isn't complete without at least a few mini pumpkins.
The final picture is of the fall accents I added to our front porch swing. I decorate our swing each season in various ways. I think it gives the front porch a very welcoming feeling. As I was perusing Pinterest one day, I stumbled upon directions for No Sew Pillow Cases. (No Sew Pillow Cases) I figured I would give these a try so I didn't have to buy new pillows for the swing. I would just cover my summer pillows and reuse them for fall. Well, it was a little difficult to follow the directions exactly since I used burlap so I improvised and used a Jute Ribbon as my finishing touch (instead of the knot in the Pinterest picture). I topped off the swing with the Welcome Fall pillow which gave it the perfect amount of Country/Rustic flare. This swing is one of my favorite places to drink my coffee and read a book.
When I said in my last post that I loved Fall, I wasn't lying (as you can see). I hope you enjoy these quick and easy decorating ideas as much I do. Happy Decorating!
Next Post....my Fall mantle. :)
