Puddy's House

Create. Inspire. Enjoy.

  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • 
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Our House
  • Contact
  • Project Gallery
  • Privacy/Disclosures
You are here: Home / Fall / Fall Decorating…Finally

Fall Decorating…Finally

October 6, 2013 By: Leslie5 Comments

My Fall decorating seemed to take forever this year.  I think I actually started it before it was officially Fall, and I’m just now getting it “done”.  Fortunately, I got some areas done earlier, so I was able to share my No-Sew Tablerunner with natural décor and then I was in the Fall spirit with my Pumpkin Whoopie Pies.  One of the issues was that I was waiting to buy real pumpkins and gourds and I went to the place I bought them from last year and they were no longer selling pumpkins.  So, I had to find a new resource.  I asked on my personal facebook page and got tons of local recommendations.  I ended up going to a place one of my co-workers recommended and it was great. I knew as soon as I pulled up that it was my kind of place.  I prefer to buy from the local farmers to support them.  They had the pumpkins separated in to different areas for easy pricing.

Fall Decorating  - pumpkin stand on wagon

Even the large pumpkins were only $4.00.

Fall  Decorating - pumpkin stand large pumpkins for sale

Everything is on the honor system.  You just pick out what you want and put your cash in the locked money box.  This is pretty typical in Lancaster County.

Fall Decorating - pumpkin stand wagon for paying

I liked the variety so much that I didn’t come home with a single, normal, orange pumpkin.

Fall Decorating - pumpkins ready to decorate

But, then the next day after I bought all of these pumpkins, we got our weekly CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) delivery and it included many pumpkins and gourds.  Good thing I hadn’t splurged too much on the ones I bought.  So, yesterday I finally found time to arrange all the pumpkins and gourds.  I started with our front porch.

Fall Decorating - front porch with wreath and pumpkins and gourds in flower pots

It’s similar to last year, but I guess that’s the look I like.  I thought about putting mums in the pots, but truthfully I had so many pumpkins and gourds they needed to be outside, or it was going to look like we lived in a pumpkin patch!

Fall Decorating - close up of pumpkins and gourds in flower pots

Puddy wanted in the pumpkin close up too. 🙂

I didn’t have time to make a new wreath, so I used the one I updated last year again.

Fall Decorating - wreath on front door

But, I did take a picture of my Mom’s cute wreath today.  She got a new one to hang on her backsplash above her stove.  I think she knows my tricks now, so she made sure to decorate for Fall before I came to visit this year.  Not sure what I mean…read the post from last year linked above.

Fall Decorating -mom's wreath above stove

Back to our house – the foyer is also decked out for Fall.  The spray painted branches are still making their rounds, but I changed the vase for something different and moved them to the foyer instead of the dining room table.  I got the wheat/grass at the thrift shop this year to add something new.

Fall Decorating - Foyer table with painted branches potted wheat and leafy pumpkin

The living room has the most Fall touches in it.  I think mainly because we still haven’t redecorated the room since we got our new couch.  So, I was excited to play around with some different décor.  The tray is usually on our coffee table, I just filled a glass pumpkin that I got at a yard sale this summer with some pinecones and added a little pumpkin and gourd.

Fall Decorating - coffee table tray - pinecones in glass pumpkin

I bought a little cornucopia at Goodwill for less than $2 and filled it with some gourds and added a Fall candle to the candle holder for my Fall touch on the side table.

Fall Decorating - guords in cornicopia and fall candle

The mantle was probably my biggest struggle.  I kept getting pieces of it right, but not liking the overall look.  But, I’m finally happy with it.  It just needed a mix of natural and faux touches.  It’s challenging to decorate the mantle without it being too much because of the TV, but it also can’t be too sparse, or it looks weird too.

Fall Decorating - mantle decor in white with leaves

The leaves were the final addition, and gave it just the texture and color it needed.

Fall Decorating - white pumpkins and concrete apples with leaves on mantle

The last bit of Fall in the living room is the remainder of the spray painted branches.  I put them in a thrift shop vase that I had and added some new glass leaves that I got at the thrift shop this year.

Fall Decorating - spraypaint branches with glass leaves

I also added a little bit of Fall to my craft room on the floating shelves.  Everything on the shelves was from thrift shops or yard sales, other than the little glitter pumpkin, which I got on clearance for $0.20 at Kmart last year’s end of season sale.

Fall Decorating - floating shelves in craft room

And, the final area for Fall at Puddy’s House is in the breakfast room.  I mixed in some Fall with our every day décor on the buffet.  I used what I had from previous years, except the leaf bowl was new to me from the thrift shop and the orange milk can was from Walmart.

Fall Decorating - breakfast buffet decor

Have you finished your fall decorating yet?  Do you keep it the same each year, or do you change it up?

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)

Comments

  1. 1

    Kim (TheKimSixFix) says

    October 6, 2013 at 9:48 pm

    So pretty! And I love what a great deal you can get on pumpkins!

    Reply
    • 2

      Leslie says

      October 7, 2013 at 5:57 am

      Thanks Kim! I can only imagine pumpkin prices where you live. We are pretty lucky here.

      Reply
  2. 3

    Britni Newton Vigil says

    October 7, 2013 at 12:05 am

    This is really cute. I’ve never really decorated before this year and now I just can’t stop myself. I bought a bunch of cheap stuff at Target and have been making all sorts of fall crafts.

    Reply
    • 4

      Leslie says

      October 7, 2013 at 5:56 am

      Thanks Britni! Yes, I have that problem sometimes too. I still have decorations left in my Fall tote so I might not be done for the season either, but it was done enough for now. 🙂

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Decorating Ideas for Fall | Southern-Chik says:
    August 29, 2014 at 10:44 pm

    […] Courtesy of Puddy’s House I absolutely love this wreath! It really speaks autumn with a mix of rustic love. The variety of colorful flowers are amazing. […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Subscribe to Puddy's House

Enter your email address to subscribe and receive new posts by email.

Leslie

Leslie

Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

View Full Profile →

Archives

Recent Posts on Puddy’s House

  • DIY Repurposed Side Table
  • Christmas Candlelight Home Tour
  • Noel Burlap Wall-Hanging
  • DIY Fall Wreath
  • Fabric Stool

Categories

Looking for something?

Connect with Puddy’s House

facebookpinterestinstagramtwitter birdemailgoogle+bloglovinsubscribe

Categories

Copyright © 2023 · Modern Blogger Pro Theme By, Pretty Darn Cute Design

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.