Autumn Decorating
Posted by Holly Nelson on Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Under: Tip of the Week
1.Table centerpiece: Pumpkins, falls flowers, candles, table runner or place mats. There is a pic of mine above. Not spectacular, but I used what I had. And Luke has already broken one of my pumpkins salt/pepper shakers!
2.Place small pumpkins and gourds around the house. On bookshelves, coffee tables, end tables, bathrooms, night stands, even on the kids dressers.
3.Gather all vases, bottles, jugs, mason jars, creamer. Put branches of beautifully colored leaves in them. In smaller ones you can put a single leaf.
4.Scarecrow family(my favorite!!) Get a few hay bales or straw to put in your yard or near the road. Place a scarecrow for each member of the family on the bales. 2 big ones for mom and dad, and then little ones for each child.
5.Pumpkins and Mums on the front porch. If you have steps place mums on every step or every other step. Place small and larger pumpkins all around.
6.Flower beds: Plant fall colored pansies. They will last throughout the winter and come back in the spring. Think of colors that will look good from now until spring.
7.Front door: Place a large wreath of pine cones and leaves. Southern Living has a beautiful bucket that you can place fake or real flowers. I found mine cheap on ebay, and I have it on my front porch gate.
8.Backyard: Place pumpkins and mums all around. Hang a beautiful branch with colorful leaves on the back porch light. Hang small patio lights for the crisp party evenings.
9.Make a bonfire area in your backyard. You can use a metal firepit. Or you could use a fire ring on the ground. We have decorative bricks around ours. This is a great way to spend an evening with friends and family around the fire, roasting marshmallows, hotdogs, etc...
10.Candles: I LOVE candles! I can't have enough! I put candles everywhere in my house. I love the smells. Purchase fall smells. Place them in decorative fall candle holders. Carve the middle out of pumpkins and gourds and place votive or tealights. With a circular drill, drill holes in a large log. Place votives or tealights. That's a great centerpiece for your outside table.
Decorating Sites:
http://www.bhg.com/decorating/seasonal/autumn/http://interiordec.about.com/od/hallowee1/a/hol_fallmain.htm
http://www.countryhome.com/decorating/outdoordecorating/10autumnideas_1.html
http://oldfashionedliving.com/holidays/falldecor.html
http://home.ivillage.com/holiday/thanksgiving/0,,75hq,00.html
http://www.countryliving.com/homes/how-to-get-the-look/decorating-for-fall-1005
http://gracioussouthernliving.blogspot.com/2008/09/cable-guy-and-fall-decorating.html
http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/come-home-colorful-autumn-front-entry-00400000007606/
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I am a stay-at-home-mom(SAHM) married to the love of my life, Jeff Nelson. We have six wonderful boys. Ryan(13), Seth(11), Ian(8), Noah(5), Luke(4), and Jack (born April 2010). We live in Tennessee on 4 acres. I grew up the first few years of my life on a dairy farm in Missouri and loved country living. I was saved at a young age by the grace of God and shed blood of Jesus during that time of simple country living. That part of my life is very dear to me. God taught me many things as a baby Christian that I can still think about today. Then we moved to Memphis when I was in the 5th grade. I learned to love the city life, too. It was a completely different way of life. My whole family still lives in Missouri, still does a little farming and simple country living. When Jeff, the kids, and I moved from the city to the country, I incorporated my city life with my country background. My mom laughs at me when I cut my grass on my John Deere tractor while drinking my Starbucks Mocha and wearing my fancy sunglasses. And when I am shampooing my carpet in my high-heeled black boots. I just love those boots! But I would love to share about how I got to be the way I am today, The Victoriously Organized Woman! I used to work as a supervisor at bank for years. I had to dress up everyday. After the birth of our second child we decide I should be a SAHM. One of the best decision I've ever made. But I made a bad decision, too. I hardly ever dressed up anymore. I hardly ever wore make-up. After about a year I looked in the mirror and said, "OH MY! Jeff has to come home to this!?!" He is so wonderful he said he liked me that way, "natural". Well , I realized that I didn't. It made me feel bad about myself. I felt disorganized, tired and stressed and a little "rough" looking. I felt I just couldn't get it all done. At this time I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. I wasn't able to do certains things. Like mop the floor of my completely hardwood floor home that I was obsessed about keeping clean. The doctor told me I couldn't have salt, caffeine, or stress! "What?! Are you kidding!?" So , then I decided to change my routine,thought pattern, and cooking. I began to get up early, shower and dress, put on make up. Always being ready to leave whenever I needed to. I established routines that helped me eliminate extra cleaning and stresses. I was able to make more time for myself and make more time for my family. And the family had more time for each other. I made more time for God and others. This made me feel better about myself. I am so happy about how this changed my life I want to share it with everyone.
