If you aren’t a regular here at Cozy Country Living, let me start by saying Hello 🙂 and letting you know that Fall is my absolute favorite time of year! We live in this wonderful area in Western New York complete with beautiful Fall foliage, miles of vineyards overlooking Lake Erie and hills and fields of countryside to enjoy on foot or for a long Sunday drive. We live in a farming community which offers the the freshest Apples, Concord grapes, Pumpkins and Fresh Apple Cider that you can get right from the farm this time of year too! My family and I try to spend as much time as possible outdoors enjoying this special season because when you live right outside of Buffalo, you know the snow is coming soon! My Fall Decor is simple, but I like it that way. I like to take outdoor items and bring them in and showcase them throughout my home so they accent the amazing colorful landscape we see out each and every one of our windows. So welcome! Come inside and let me show you around!
Earlier this year I shared our New Living Room with you all. I chose neutral colored furniture and carpeting along with a pale blue paint color on the walls to make my seasonal decorating easy. Because I just love getting things cozy around here, I couldn’t wait for Fall to arrive so I could add those wonderful colors and textures to our home’s busiest room!
I just love my neutral colored Sectional Sofa because I am a huge pillow person. This sofa came with plenty of matching pillows which was great because when I add several different textures like the maroon knit pillow and the embroidered home pillow, everything blends so well.
Blankets, blankets, blankets! I am always on the lookout for the perfect one. I loved the colors in this plaid blanket and the houndstooth pattern on the underside of it. I added a wooden stick made pumpkin complete with burlap ribbon to the ottoman as well for a rustic touch.
Since our Living Room is large, I like to use the same accent colors and pull them throughout the whole room. I added a rustic woven buttoned pillow, and plush brown blanket to our other sofa. I also added a nice round real pumpkin to the coffee table along with this cute fabric pumpkin and floral & leaf arrangement I had.
Our Kitchen is another busy room in our home, so I wanted to make sure there were some Fall touches in here too. I love using items that we have on hand that are real and fresh for decorating. In our kitchen this time of year, we always have apples…and lots of them! I’m always baking something yummy with apples in the Fall like my Grandpa’s Apple Crisp or these delicious Spiced Applesauce Bars and my kiddos love snacking on them. I found this cute green basket at an estate sale and thought some fresh Cortland Apples would look pretty displayed in them centered on our table. Practical, simple and pretty! It was a win-win!
After a long day of Fall work or play, it’s always nice to take a relaxing, warm bath. Our master bathroom tub has large windows above it that overlook our big red barn surrounded by tall trees changing color. I decided to add a few real pumpkins in here too. It’s a subtle touch, but it’s a bathroom after all and I didn’t want anything too over the top. Real pumpkins are great to decorate with indoors because they are inexpensive (especially if you grow your own) and you can use those same pumpkins to roast pumpkin seeds for a snack or carve them for Halloween if you like.
I decided to keep the fun theme of pumpkins going by setting small gourd like pumpkins on top of the door trims going into everyone’s bedrooms. This is my children’s favorite way to display pumpkins because it makes them feel like their rooms are very special and decorated for the season too! I love all of the different fun shapes, sizes and colors pumpkins come in, don’t you?!
If you didn’t catch my Colorful & Cozy Home Office post last week, I also added a few pretty Autumn touches in here too. The pretty orange and yellow flowers and the white pumpkin add a little character to my tall office cabinet, while this cute wooden green pumpkin adds a touch of color to my shelving along with a cozy rustic lantern.
If you’re looking for an easy way to decorate for Fall this year, try adding just a few simple pumpkins or apples to a shelf, or an end table. You could even display some in a pretty large bowl where your family eats dinner. You never know… those simple things may inspire you or your family to get even more creative with your home decor!
Do you have your home decorated for Fall?
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What a gorgeous home you have, and what a view! I’m in the middle of a Nottingham city centre, it was the cradle of the industrial revolution – by now it looks like a cross between Sin City and Silent Hill. With that kind of thing outside the window in isn’t surprising that Americans are often religious! If I could see that I might feel like prayer was in order.