Hi there! I have been a little autumn elf around here this week, adding some simple, colorful fall touches. Sometimes I think it’s a little silly to spend my time setting up these seasonal vignettes. But then I notice how much I look at them and it gives me an inward smile to see something pretty. Some days a little pretty is hard to come by, especially with my two little girls who seem to leave a trail of My Little Ponies, princess dolls, and socks everywhere they go.
So frivolous or not, it adds some happy to my days to have these decorative bits around, and I will always take more happy :)
Now let’s take a tour!
I’m so happy to be taking part in the Blogger Stylin’ Home Tours again hosted by Lindsay at The White Buffalo Styling Co.
If you’re stopping by from The Shabby Creek Cottage, hello there and welcome!
When thinking about bringing fall inside this year, I looked almost exclusively to what was right outside my door, and what was readily available at my local stores. Most of the things you see in these photos I already had, but are just repurposed in a new way.
I keep a boxwood wreath on the front door year round. To add a touch of fall I took some dried corn cobs I had and wired them to the wreath hanger to form a little bundle of cobs in the center of the wreath. (p.s. my favorite rug in the house, below, can be found HERE!)
Across from the front door is a small vintage table I styled with a touch of peacock blue to pick up the colors in the adjacent pillow, some dried mini pumpkins (similar can be found HERE), and a few feathers I found at a local vintage/antique store.
Coming into the kitchen, I arranged my favorite white mini pumpkins in a row and added fresh, seasonal flowers and greenery on the black console table (details on the table can be found HERE and on the DIY windowpane mirror HERE).
I think the protea are especially stunning (found them at Trader Joe’s!).
Moving into the family room, I broke out of my comfort zone and styled a non-symmetrical mantle. Can you even believe it? Both that I styled a mantle for something other than Christmas, and that it does not consist of a glass hurricane on either side of the TV. I know…big stuff happening over here.
I placed more of those dried mini pumpkins (similar found HERE) under a glass cloche and added a small cascade of dried artichokes and a coppery plant mister (found HERE).
On the other side of the mantle I added fresh greenery, antique wooden spools under another cloche (found HERE – I usually use it without the base), some black and white striped grosgrain ribbon, and a little gold feather bowl (found HERE).
I love the look of this greenery I found in Whole Foods’ floral section. I don’t know what it’s called but it has stayed looking fresh for a whole lot of days now – always a nice feature with fresh flowers and greens!
I put together a very simple collection on the family room coffee table – wildflowers from the backyard and some bumpy mini gourds I picked up at Whole Foods.
Thanks so much for taking a peek inside my house this fall, and I hope you enjoyed the tour. Be sure to head over to Finding Home where the tour continues.
I’ll add a list of links to all the home tours when we’ve all finished sharing this week. You won’t want to miss them, they’ve been so inspiring and lovely!
I totally enjoyed the tour and I get that little pinch of jealousy ;) every time I see your blue CL sofa haha. Everything looks so pretty and your photos rule!
Thanks so much, Julia! The sofa still stands as my best CL find ever. Until I can find an English roll arm sectional. THAT will be my ultimate winner!
I love your asymmetrical mantle :) I have some of those dried mini pumpkins and my kids think they are so stinkin cute! And I am obsessed with your foyer rug!
My girls love ANYTHING in miniature! And I am obsessed with rug too – it’s one of those rare things in the house that I don;t just stop noticing after awhile. I still want to pet it every time I walk by!
Those dried pumpkins are so adorable. Your styling is impeccable. Love your home tour!!
Thanks, Katja – that is so nice, especially coming from you, who are a true styling master!
Ok, I love how you have the wreath on the back of the front door!! Why haven’t I thought of that before?! Genius! Everything is beautiful!
Thanks, Jenna! I popped it up there right after we moved last winter and I never took it down – love the pop of green there all year round! I mean, boxwoods are evergreen so it kind of makes sense to have it there all the time, right?
love the flowers and feathers and the indian corn! (is it still ok to call it that?). and i LOOOOVE that rug. might be my favorite, too.
I think so? Don’t ask me these difficult questions. And thank you :)
Yep, all your fabulous fall touches would make me pretty happy, too!
Haha – awesome. Thanks, Pam :)
I love your home so much! I’m especially digging the entryway! Great tour!
Thank you, Summer! Slowly but surely it is coming together. It sure does take forever with a new house!
Gorgeous tour! Who knew a roll of ribbon could look so good on the mantel? I love all of your little details. Thanks for joining!
Ha – thank you! Love that you noticed that. I kept staring at that side of the mantle thinking it needed just one other thing and I looked over and saw the roll of ribbon I’d pulled out for something else. Love when inspiration strikes like that :)
Amazing photography and gorgeous pad! Love you blue sofa and entryway rug. (Stopping by via Beth form Design Post.)
Hi Heather – thanks for coming over from Beth’s blog! And thank you for the nice comments – you named two of my favorites in the house too :)
Heres the thing. How bout a swap….the bentwoods for the fabulous rug in your entryway. Gaah its so awesome. So is that amazing blue velvet sofa. Youre house is so lovely Jen. I just love it…and you.
I am going to have to think about that one. I do have an unnatural love affair happening with that rug… I love you right back!
Looks beautiful, Jen! And i’m with Julia…a little jolt of jealousy every time I see the gorgeous blue sofa! xo
Who knew a random Craigslist find would inspire such envy among by blog friends?! ;)
Could you share the source for the black dot-like fabric on the stool & cane-backed chair? I’m inspired :) Thanks!
It’s Seeing Spots by Waverley – pretty sure the color is called Noir. I love it!
thanks!
I love it all so so very very much Jen :) Such beautiful photos too! I am seconding what everyone else says…seriously coveting your sofa!
Hands off, lady! And thank you for the sweet comment :)
How cool to have such beautiful wild flowers in the yard! A perfect touch right at your finger tips!
I seriously looked out the back window and there was this one little patch of them off to the side. I picked every single one!
Love it all! And I love that you called yourself an autumn elf! That’s a super appropriate name haha!
Are you saying I look like an elf?? ;)
Seriously gorgeous!! Love your fall vignettes. You are an expert at styling! Also I haven’t seen your whole house yet, so that was a bonus!!
Oh there is a very good reason for that. Approximately 73% of my house is still unfit for human eyes. I was very selective about where I pointed my camera. I can feel the “work in progress” phase stretching in front of me for years to come. But I suppose that’s also the fun of it. Sometimes.
I am OBSESSED with your house! It’s all BEAUTIFUL!! And that rug in your entry–I DIE!
Nicest comment ever – thank you!
So pretty, Jen. x
Thanks, my dear!
Your home just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I love the blues and your entry rug and console and…..everything! Have an awesome weekend girl!
Ha, thanks, Anneke!
So gorgeous Jen! I love everything about your home!!
Thanks so much, Sarah :)
Super pretty!! I love all the touches of flowers and greenery!!
Thanks, Sarah! Funny how energizing it is to have plants around the house. It always gives me a little lift.
Your home is so warm and beautiful, I just love every last moment you shared. And that rug is amazing! I purchased a similar one {maybe even the same one} last year and have been itching to finish up a laundry room project so I can finally toss it down. It looks divine in your home! <3
Thanks so much for this, Jen – nicest comments :) I am still so in love with that rug, you will ADORE it if that’s the one you have. It just makes me happy to walk past it every day!
Love it all, everything looks so pretty and just the perfect amount of fall!
Thanks, Katrina! I was definitely feeling “fall” this past week. And then it hit like 90 degrees on Sunday. No complaining out of me though!
Love all your touches for fall! Your home is beautiful!
Thanks, Bethany! Having a new home to decorate is so fun, isn’t it?