LOTS of fun fall home decor inspiration, including quick and easy ideas for fall decor in the entryway using hydrangeas, pumpkins and thrift store finds.
It's the most wonderful time of the year. With the kids jingle belling . . .
OK, so maybe a tad bit early for THAT time of the year, but FALL truly is the most wonderful time of the year in my eyes. So when Brenda at Cozy Little House asked if I wanted to be in her Bloggers Seasonal Harvest Tour I was all like "I'll bring the candy corn jello shots!"
Now I really don't have the whole house fallified this year (new word). Not from lack of enthusiasm, but from lack of time. But I did want to show you a few vignettes I have here and there through the house.
This is the entryway coming in through the front door. In the past I've done formal, I've done informal, I've done junky, I've done funky.
And now I'm doing "throw down some wooden folding chairs and call it a bench".
Of course, I had to use the blogger's obligatory tool for mudrooms and entryways - black boots thrown casually on the floor.
As if I just came in from outside with my basket of freshly cut hydrangea blooms, threw my scarf on the coat hook and peeled off my boots.
Before heading to the kitchen to grab a cold brewski and some pork rinds.
Deal alert!!!
I bought that HUGE gourd/pumpkin/piece of fall wonderfulness at Walmart. It was $6.98 in the produce section. And they had ones that were even larger than that. I don't know if they have them in all the Walmarts, but Holy pumpkin spice latte that was a good deal.
Charlie my DIY Wood Slice Owl decided to make an appearance again this year.
He was featured in Country Woman magazine this month. As you can tell, he is so excited!
Around the corner from Charlie is another fall display featuring one of his owl friends.
I made the boxwood wreath last year out of an embroidery hoop and some boxwood I cut in the yard. The owl is from my fall front porch a few years ago. Oh, and that wooden thing is my barn vent.
It's called making do with what you have on hand.
Right about now you're probably thinking, "Oh, this girl loves neutral fall decor". You couldn't be further from the truth!
I'm squarely in the you need a little orange in your life camp.
So in the eat-in area of the kitchen I have a more colorful display set up on the table.
Including a few fall colored thermoses. If you're new here, thermoses are sort of my thang.
The wooden piece is actually the top to a wine crate that I found in the garage. I've been using it as a photo backdrop for a few weeks and decided it would work well for my centerpiece.
And the blue feather is from a blue jay that hangs out in my back yard. No idea why he's losing feathers, but hope it's not bird flu related since it's setting on my kitchen table.
BTW, I bought that little rounded basket at a local shop for a few bucks this summer and it's turned out to be one of my favorite fall pieces.
And to round it out, I have this little vignette set up on the baking cabinet in my kitchen.
The yellow wooden bucket holding the "leaves" is the one I made out of an old grody ice cream maker a few weeks ago. And the Jack-O'-Lantern Game is one of the Beistle items I bought from Amazon.
I wrote a whole post about how you can buy new old looking Halloween decor on Amazon (and it's affordable too, most of the time for way under $10).
OK, I think that's all she wrote.
(Wow, I've been blogging for five years and I think that's the first time I've ever used that expression. What was I thinking!!!)
Please visit my blogger friends who have opened their homes to you today at . . .
Ashtree Cottage
Exquisitely Unremarkable
Sarah Sarna
And to see the rest of the wonderful bloggers on the Seasonal Harvest Home Tour you can visit them here . . .
Monday
Chatfield Court
Refresh Restyle
Remodelando la Casa
Savvy Southern Style
Love Of Home
Tuesday
DebbieDoos
Duke Manor Farm
Common Ground
Twelve On Main
Mountain Mama
Wednesday
Shabby Fufu
Itsy Bits & Pieces
Little Farmstead
DD's Cottage
Knick Of Time
Thursday
House Of Hawthornes (yo, that's me)
Ashtree Cottage
Exquisitely Unremarkable
My Kentucky Living
Friday
So Much Better With Age
Cassie Bustamante
Summer Daisy Cottage
Cozy Little House
Sarah Sarna
Pam, I love the way you narrate – I feel right at home! Your boxwood owl wreath is fabulous and I love what you did in your entire entry. Great ideas!
Florence
I love ALL your festive Fall touches Pam! The owl, the round basket, the metal basket, the hydrangeas...wish you could see how utterly dried up mine look and not in a good way. We need rain.
Pam
Are you going to get rain with the hurricane? Or is it too far East of you? I'm not a geography major here 🙂
Florence
They say the hurricane isn't going to help us. I hope they are wrong.
Summer
Charlie is soooo creative and cute ♥
Cassie Bustamante
your owl is so fun, and love the vintage thermoses! 🙂
Julie
Love it! Feels like fall!
Debbie - MountainMama
Ok, I adore your owls, they caught my attention immediately!! And you have such a fun way of blogging, I'm hooked!! But I do have a question......WHERE ARE THE JELLO SHOTS??????????????????
You promised.
No fair.
chris aka monkey
it just isn't fall until I see what you have done, you are the most fally person I know love love the owls xx
Pam
Well this "most fally person" hasn't finished her porch yet, so don't nominate me for any fall awards just yet 🙂
Susan
Love all your festive and whimsical fall touches!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Pam
Thank you Susan!
Ann
My first thought, before I read a word, "Nice touch, knocking over a boot!" Then I read your words and laughed at candy corn shots, brewskis and pork rinds (and bird flu). I'm digging the old bushel basket. In the fall, Mom and Dad would take us for Sunday rides in the old station wagon through the Wisconsin countryside. Dad always managed to find CHEAP apples by the bushel basket full for school lunches and pans and pans of apple bars! Love how you put it all together and I'm a little embarrassed to say, I'm becoming a big copy cat of you! Nice job, as always!
Pam
Copy away!!! Love your apple story. When my son was in Elementary school they used to take a trip every fall to the apple orchards and of course I always volunteered to "help" on that trip!
Vickie
All of your vintage orange treasures pop nicely against the wood of those fabulous old chairs, the baskets, and of course that wood vent that I covet! I'm happy to see pops of autumn colors in your decor. While I may love viewing photos of neutral decor, it's not something I can live with. Thanks for sharing, Pam!
Pam
I bought 6 of those chairs at a yard sale for a song and I only used them once as real chairs (Marie would tell me to thank them for their service and get rid of them 🙂 ). I pulled them out for a holiday party and then I was paranoid the rest of the day thinking someone would sit down on one, squirm around too much and fall to the floor. Maybe I should have put a scale next to the chairs and asked people to weigh themselves before they sat down? 🙂
Brenda Kula-Pruitt
First of all, I'd give you a medal, for you most certainly DO have a wonderful way with words! I think Charlie the Owl has made history, both on Pinterest and in the world at large. I can't get a glimpse of a lunch box or a thermos or an old typewriter at the antique mall without instantly thinking of you. I think all those things are your brand! Thanks for participating, my owlish friend! Bring on the candy corn jello shots!
Brenda
Pam
Aw, you're making me tear up here. Thank you. And thank you for hosting the tour!!! I've loved seeing everyone's different styles!
Melanie
Visiting from Brenda's - love all your fall touches! The wood slice owl caught my eye right away - did you make that? It is seriously awesome.
Brenda Kula-Pruitt
She's right. It is!
Pam
I did make him. I did a tutorial on him here - http://www.houseofhawthornes.com/diy-wood-slice-owl/ .
Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage
Beautiful Pam. I love the owl. You have mixed whimsy and pretty so beautifully.
Happy Fall.
Kris
Pam
Thank you Kris!
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
I LOVE your fallified decor, Pam...casually tossed boots and all! Your eclectic and whimsical style is just perfect and makes me want to come over for a visit...can I have some pork rinds?
Pam
Come on over, I'll run out and buy a new bag of rinds for you so we can each have our own bags 🙂
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
Ah ha ha ha ha!
Kim
I love your thermoses. They remind me of fall picnics, hayrides and tailgate parties ~ all the best parts of fall!
Pam
Thank you. A nice plaid blanket, a thermos and a matching picnic basket are about all I need to get me in the mood for fall.
Kim Nichols
Pam, such cuteness and I love your wood slice owl. So glad he is featured! I love the oblong basket. Such a unique shape for one of those.
Pam
I'm a sucker for veggie and fruit baskets. That's why I was so excited to see your vintage lettuce basket on your porch!