Wow! It's that time of the year..summer activities and vacations have ended, the kids are either back in school or getting ready to go back, and parents "normal" schedules can resume. The hustle and bustle of summer are officially over. And now begins the next phase of this year's planning...the Holidays! Ahhhh!
Most bloggers are probably way ahead of me, but I'm in no rush. Besides I don't have deadlines to meet, or endorses to please. I do this for fun.
If you've walked into any store you've already seen the displays of the holiday merchandise, and based on what I've seen there's no respect to order. It's all out there already. But I'm a person of order and I like to enjoy each holiday as its own. So I've decided to tackle one at a time, assuming I would tackle any more after this.
Skipping over Halloween as it's not really a favorite of mine I'll just jump right in to a season, really, and not a holiday. Fall is probably my most favorite of all four seasons, not that we get all four seasons in Chicago anyway. This is the time of year that as mother nature's design palette changes mine does too. I've always been driven by nature's rich and luxurious palette, but this year my more muted, neutral palette is getting the best of me. Being unable to commit to either one I've decided to try and combine them but also to enjoy each one individually.
In my living room I have a neutral palette. Its main colors are different shades of gray, blue, and yellow. In my dining room it's a whole other world. There's dark wood tones, greens, reds, yellows, and teal. Talk about a mash up! It's too expensive to change out but I make it work...sort of.
I've gathered some pictures (mostly from Pinterest) that will help me to decorate my home in working with these palettes.
Let's begin with the living room and its more muted, neutral palette. Here's what I found.
The last image is from: missmustardseed-fall-decorating which also includes the tutorial on how to paint pumpkins these gorgeous colors!
Other links are: www.the36thavenue.com
As beautiful as pumpkins are you may not find any natural colors that work with your color palette, so in this case it's time to DIY...get creative. Paint them or decorate them to match your unique palette.
Here are some images of more traditional, nature inspired pumpkins and decor.
Here are the links from:
Honey We're Home Rustic Glam Fall Mantle
stonegableblog.com and it includes a tutorial on how to put it all together.
shelterness.com and several more wonderful ideas.
Now, for those of you who lack a palette, if you're style is more modern, with no definitive color I haven't forgotten about you.
Here are the links from:
Honey We're Home Pumpkins
cloudfront.net
www.lushome.com
meredith.com
alwaystheholidays.com
So go out there, get your pumpkins and start decorating. Don't be afraid of mixing it up and creating your own style. Get creative and find different ways of displaying them. Also, go store hopping and see what you find. Pier 1, Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Home Goods/Marshalls/TJMaxx always have wonderful ceramic, metal or cloth pumpkins which bring a lot of style and fun to the home.
My favorite design trick is to layer, layer, layer. If you notice all of these pictures include more than just pumpkins and are not limited to fall decor (for example the succulents).
Enjoy fall. Before you know it you'll be decorating for that other holiday.
Disclaimer: These images were sourced from Pinterest except where direct source links are provided. Go ahead and click on the links and follow these wonderful bloggers/designers.
www.thewoodgraincottage.com delta-breezes.tumblr.com
sandandsisal.com
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