I can't believe the first week of October is already gone! Our weather has still been very hot, (thank goodness for air conditioning), but I figured it was time to warm things up a little bit around here inside, so I've been doing some fall decorating and I wanted to share some of the changes I've made for the season....in case you are late in decorating (like me) and need some late fall inspiration....
My shabby white shelf got a seasonal makeover.....everything on the shelf is second hand, and came either from thrift stores, flea markets, yard sales or antique malls.... except for the berries, the bird and the velvet pumpkin...
I tried not to go overboard this year with my decorating, I'm trying to keep things simple with some harvest touches from nature...
the dried hydrangeas are from my two hydrangea bushes. I didn't get very many, but it's the first ones I've had in years, so I am so happy to get these this year....
Our dining room got a change of slipcovers, some sunflowers, and a harvest fruit swag over the chalkboard sign. The sunflower centerpiece arrangement was the easiest I've ever made, it only took minutes...the vase is made from a large ball jar, burlap, jute string twine, and wired ribbon bow with berries. I wrapped the ball jar with a piece of burlap, and I tied up the burlap with jute string and then tied on a wired ribbon bow with berries to the front of it, I just placed the sunflowers in the vase, no foam necessary)....
This is what our shabby rustic back porch looks like right now. We will be giving it a cleaning and a staining in the very near future.... but for now.....we bought some rocking chairs and so we've been rocking away this month....I'm looking forward to sitting out here even more in the fall and winter months, when things cool off....
I was happy that I was able to make some matching wreaths this year for my back porch ...using grapevine wreaths that I already had on hand, plus I had just enough stuff that I'd picked up last year on clearance to make both wreaths. I wanted to have one for each side of the french doors this year... they were very inexpensive to make since most everything I used was 75%-90% off! End of season clearance is always a great time to get bargains for the next season!
A few simple decorations along with apple & cinnamon scented candles warmed things up around here for the fall season! We're still waiting on the cooler temps to arrive...I'm hoping they'll get here soon, I'm thinking probably near the end of the month! Needless to say, I can hardly wait!
I hope you are enjoying your fall!
Thanks for stopping by to see what I've been up to lately around the house!
