Oh fall! How can you not love it?! The smells, the cool temps, and the beautiful colors make it a favorite time of year for so many people!
It’s also super fun to decorate for because there are so many different directions you can go in! One of the best things about it is that you can get a lot of the most beautiful decor from your own backyard! DIY with leaves, branches, and a few little pumpkins from your local patch. (Of course, you can also buy faux and repurpose year after year!)
(In 2020, with so much going on at home with the kids here all the time (school supplies and toys are everywhere 24/7!), I’m personally opting for a more simple and understated fall look!)
Oh, and since the kids are home anyway, (and likely bored!) have them help with this! They can go outside and gather their favorite leaves and branches for you. Hey, it’s something that will keep them busy for 20 minutes at least, haha.
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1. Put some pressed leaves in gold frames.
Search your backyard, the local park, or even the side of the road and find some pretty fresh fallen leaves. Get a frame and pop them right in. Voila! It really does not get easier than that!
You can go in so many different directions here. Depending on your space, you could use one big frame or mix and match different frame sizes for a gallery wall. You could try three of the same size frames in a row or column. Use all similar leaves or mix and match different kinds and sizes. (Wheat grass would look so nice too!)
You can even easily change out what you have in there as the season goes on. Add more color as we get deeper into the season. (An ombre pattern could be so pretty!)
Grab these inexpensive gold frames from Amazon!
(These are just a few examples, the possibilities are really endless! I think black frames would like nice too!)
2. Add fall foliage in a vase, basket, pitcher, etc.
This tip is so versatile and can be repeated throughout the home. Bookshelves, kitchen nooks, table centerpieces, fireplace mantles and hearths, you name it!
Use vessels of varying sizes and textures. This keep things visually interesting and pleasing, even when sticking to a neutral color scheme (if you are trying to keep things simple, like me).
Here are some vases that I found online that I really like and think would work well for the fall.
Bonus tip: For the transition from summer to fall, mix your fall stems with some summer greens.
Pictured above is just one stem of greenery and one stem of fall foliage. I keep this same basic set-up and just change what’s in the basket throughout the year. (Using potted greens works well too!)
I kill everything, so I opt for faux plants and stems that I can use in spring, summer, and fall. Faux is also a great option if you want to avoid bugs…they always seem to plague my soil.
I really like this set of faux plants from Amazon because they coordinate with the same pot but are different leaves and shades of greens.
You can use faux potted plants like these in lots of rooms in my home, like the entry way, shelves, kitchen, and laundry room.
Below, I added the little faux succulent next to the plant. I chose this because it’s understated hints of red on the tips of the leaves are perfect for beginning the fall transition. Later in the year, you can switch that out for a small pumpkin if you want a change!
3. Set a few white pumpkins around with your other neutral decor. (Or green, yellow, etc, if you aren’t going to a neutral look.)
This looks especially pretty with natural wood, gold/brass, or iron materials in your home.
The great thing about this is how easy it is (notice a trend here?) You can opt to get real white pumpkins, paint some orange ones if you want real but can’t find the right colors, or order some faux ones online.
Here are some cute white pumpkins from Amazon that I found.
(They look real cute in a small basket too!)
Hope you found this helpful! If you have anything you’d add, let me know!
