Fall Mantle ~ How to Decorate
Crisp cool air. Apples. Indian Corn. Sunflowers. Pumpkins. Leaves…
Next to Christmas, Fall is my favorite time of the year to decorate the house. And yes, I’m one of those crazy ladies (just ask my husband) that totally re-decorates for each season and holiday.
Our Living Room, mostly because of the Mantle, is my favorite room in the house. We’ve lived in our home for 2 years now, and the Mantle has seen lots of decorating. One of these days, I’ll have to do a post, on all the different Mantle decorations, but for today…I’m sharing our Fall Mantle.
I love the colors of Fall, the browns, oranges, rust, yellows. All the rich, warm tones makes your home feel comfy and cozy.
- I started by making a Fall Garland, be sure to stop back within the next couple days for a Tutorial on how to make one yourself Update: head on over and learn how to create a Garland yourself
- To add a little color, I added a piece of Fall fabric
- Then starting with the largest items on the ends, I added Mr. Scarecrow, one that I made several years ago
- And a chunky pumpkin
- In a small wooden box, I added some Indian Corn, nuts and acorns. It ties it into the Garland
- A small ivory colored pumpkin from Dollar Tree, and a grapevine tree, for texture, and a candle holder for height
- One of my favorite Aqua Mason Jars filled with acorns that I picked up off the ground and a wooden star with Pumpkins painted on it
- A couple smaller wooden pumpkins and a fabric pumpkin sitting on top of the candle holder for height
- Filling in with smaller items, like dried pods and seeds
Using a variety of items, all within the Fall color scheme, works. By using unusal items like the grapevine tree and the Aqua Mason Jar filled with acorns, it adds texture and a little surprise to the Mantle.
Update: Here is our 2012 Fall Mantel…
And if you are decorating your Front Porch…
Do you decorate for Fall? What is your favorite season?
Linking to…Fall Nesting Party
You’ve really inspired me to get busy…my mind lately has been on Halloween projects, but seeing your newly charmed mantel….I must get busy.
My Victorian Ribbon Afghan——done!!!
Beautiful! You did a great job decorating. I love fall too. 🙂
-FringeGirl
LOVE your mantle! I always look forward to seeing what you come up with for the seasons and holidays.
So darling!! I am so ready for fall decorations, you did a beautiful job!
This is so pretty and brings in the beautiful colors of fall! I need to get busy on transforming mine! coming over from Transformation Thursday! Christie at threepixielane.blogspot.com
I loooooove Fall. It’s my favorite time of year. Very nice mantle.
Hi! I really like your garland and would love to know how to make it. I have a lot of dried, pressed leaves and stuff I’d love to use, but I lack the know-how.
Thx!
I just love this! So glad you were #1 at the Fall party…otherwise, I might have missed the goodness that lives here 🙂
This just makes me happy! So glad you were #1 on the Fall Nesting list…otherwise, I may have miss the goodness that lives here 🙂
Very pretty mantel! And I love that cheese box used that way.
It is still in the 90s in Atlanta, so I can’t even begin to think about putting out fall stuff, but I LOVE yours! Hopefully in 2-3 weeks it will cool down enough to put out the fall decorations. I have great plans to make one of those pennant banners for fall and Halloween. We will see…..
Hi Liz- Your mantel looks so fresh for fall! Love the garland w/all its miniature corn and the colorful leaves. This is one thing I’ve never created for my decor and it may have to be a weekend project for me. I’m still in the midst of creating this year’s decorating so I linked to Melissa’s party with last year’s post. Hope all is well on your end. Fall has hit Ohio! Thank goodness because this heat an humidity has been bad.
~ Sue
I love your garland and the mason jar. Really cute. My favorite time of the year is spring and summer.
I agree with you, next to Christmas, Fall is my favorite thing to decorate for. 🙂 I absolutely LOVE the way your mantle turned out. We moved less than a year ago to this house and it is SO hard to decorate for holidays in. There is not place to put holiday decor. I’m still trying to get it all figured out. Thanks for the Fall inspiration!
Love your work! Ever think of opening Holiday Interior Design business? You can start with my house LOL.
@Paula, Actually, we have. My husband and I have been talking about it for years.
I’d LOVE to do that, and to start with your house too! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by Paula!
~Liz