I admit it. I don’t have a lot of time for fall decorating, but I suspect you don’t either. Compound that with the fact that I live in South Texas, and you might understand why I can’t just grab some fall foliage from the farm. We do get fall color, but it comes in late November not September. Remind me in November to photograph my posts for next year!!
Before I get started though I want to thank Kelly from Eclectically Vintage for inviting me on this tour.
If you came from the previous home on the tour, welcome!! If not you can go back and see the previous home here! It’s Jennifer from Jennifer Rizzo.
So I went to the farmers market looking for pumpkins… nothing, then onto the grocery store.. more of nothing, then I ran into one last store. I couldn’t find anything, then I saw some felt leaves and a pack of fall paper napkins. That was all I had. It was pretty paltry. So I felt like the little boy with the loaves and fishes. How was I going to decorate my house with my small offering?
Well, I had some canvas pendants that I had ordered months ago, but never used. I added them to a string and instant bunting. I used straight pins to attach leaves from my oak tree. I also cut out leaves from my paper napkins. Woo hoo, I was on my way.
Since I attached the leaves using a straight pin, I can easily remove the leaves and use the bunting for another holiday. I simply remove the leaves when I am ready. Next I added the felt leaves that I purchased to my dining room chandelier.
On the table I added 3 pears.
The flowers are simply cuttings from my backyard.
On the other end of the living room, I already had some wheat displayed in a tall French gathering basket. The sunflowers were fresh flowers from the grocery store.
I’m personally not a big fan of orange so I don’t like to use it much even in the fall. Instead I use the colors I like as much as possible, but go more muted, like using dried flowers whose colors have faded. Below, I used dried hydrangeas in my antique bottles, that sit in front of a Parisian map.
I used more dried hydrangeas in a basket mixed with dried lavender hung on my antique French doors. The antique wooden bowl holds twine and burlap, which adds a bit of brown color for Fall.
The bowl sits on a gorgeous stool from World Market. This counter stool is as beautiful as it is functional. We use them in our kitchen, and pull them out as needed.
Some items, like this lovely stool were provided by World Market. You can find this gorgeous stool here WORLD MARKET PAIGE BACKLESS COCOA COUNTER STOOL.
For those of you that are new to my blog, WELCOME!! Here are a few more peeks into our home. Here’s my bedroom. you can see more HERE.
The study is where I blog. You can see more of my study HERE.
And this is the downstairs bath. You can see more HERE.
And this is the living room. You can see more HERE.
Now back to my Fall touches.
For my plate rack I added some little leaf pictures I had purchased years ago that were stashed away. The actual leaves were plucked from my oak tree and attached using scotch tape. Oh yeah, I’m high-tech. I so wish the leaves were showing fall color, but hey it’s Texas. so all of the leaves are still green.
On my chair, I placed a vintage wooden bowl full of apples, boom, and I’m done with my fall decor. Maybe I spent 20 minutes decorating… maybe. So if you don’t have time to decorate for fall, just grab what you do have. I’m saving my fall napkin leaves for my fall decor next year. You might see them again.
I mean… try to forget you saw them, so they will seem fresh and new next year.
LOOK INTO MY EYES, LOOK INTO MY EYES, when you see my fall leaves next year, you will not remember seeing them this year (snapping fingers). Okay carry on.
(Some items were provided by World Market.)
This absolutely gorgeous chair is from World Market, and can be found here. WORLD MARKET PAGE ROUND BACK CHAIR
I’m so happy you gave for a visit. I sure hope you’ll stay in touch! If you’d like to get a copy of my downloadable book on French decor, it’s only only available to my newsletter subscribers. Both are free and you can sign up HERE.
Thank you to World Market for sponsoring this Fall tour at my home!!
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your home is beautiful! i love the simple fall touches and i am with you on just bringing in some natural elements! 🙂
I love your simple fall banner with the leaves pinned on. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing your lovely home.
Anita, it’s all so beautiful! It looks like something straight out of a magazine! And your photography is perfect. Thanks so much for sharing it all with us!
Just beautiful! I love all the simple touches you’ve added, that’s one of my favorite ways to decorate! Happy Fall! 🙂
The leaves here {Ontario, Canada} are beginning to tip and next month I will spend many days raking, will happily send some your way.
The blue tone Cinderella pumpkins would look so pretty in your decor. Cannot recall who – but a blogger showed a DIY recently on painting store bought plastic pumpkins and they looked very real. I like real pumpkins but the thought of just boxing them up for next year is appealing.
Love the wood tones in your home – so pretty.
You have a beautiful home and love the touch of the leaves for fall. I am having a hard time going to Fall too even though it is my favorite season. It’s still warm and summery in CA where I live.
Oh I’m in love! The way you pinned the leaves to the banner is such a cute touch and of course I love all of your vintage finds too. That chair looks like an antique – perfectly you!
Kelly
You are so creative. I love that you used what you liked to get a fall look instead of the traditional things we normally see. It looks amazing and is so very “you”.
Just love everything…especially the green apples!
Luvly!
I have the same lament here in North Central Florida… no Fall colours. So, to me the oranges and russet of Fall, just seem so off in my home. I have used them in the past… but hated it. So, no more. All neutrals and dried Hydrangeas this season. This will transfer right into my holiday décor so nicely.
Hi Anita and thanks for taking us on this wonderful tour! You were very resourcefull pulling this together with the lack of anything at the stores!!! WE are in FULL Fall mode here in Pa. I love Fall here, it is so beautiful. Have a great week.
Gorgeous photos and lovely styling for Fall. For me I am going into spring in NZ and so have been blogging about spring updates, seems so weird that we are both on different seasons. I must admit I am keen for the warmer weather as we have had a cold wet winter here.
Your house is gorgeous, I am very envious as I have wanted to build something in French style, a house that looks like it has been standing 100 years but with all mod cons inside and some French style. It hasn’t happened yet and the longer it is taking the more I am thinking, maybe I should stay put and simply add onto my current cottage. Then I look at all the gorgeous rooms you have to decorate and I start wanting more space than I could ever add on to this house.
Thank you for sharing, your home, your photography and your styling is an inspiration to me.
I am using Shoot Fly Shoot now but still have a long way to go as somehow my photos don’t have any ‘soul’ to them, yours on the other hand have heaps!
Lee 🙂
Anita, I think your home looks perfect for fall…I love the little touches that indicate the change of season. There are no pumpkins to be found anywhere near me…and I’m in Canada so we make do with what we have right? and you did amazing…xo
Simple and elegant. Perfect.
You interpret fall in a perfectly gorgeous French way! I love all the pieces you got at World Market!!!
I can’t wait to visit some day! xo
So lovely and elegant! Sometimes less is more, and the small touches works well with the rest of your home décor.
Just adore your “fast and easy” fall decor…Just love touring your home!!
Anita,
Very clever, easy and elegant!
Ann
Beautiful Anita, I loved so many parts of this tour!!! Thank you for the inspiration!
Jen
Anita, your home is just so amazing….I love all of your fall touches!
JP
I would appreciate it so much if you could tell me the color of the fabric on the World Market Paige Chair (the bowl of apples are on it) thank you!!!! 🙂
Kirsten, I honestly don’t know. Maybe you could show the photo to a store near you and they could tell you. I just pointed to the chair and bought it without ever knowing what color I was buying.
Natural linen is the color. 🙂
Great ideas! I have some green pears and dried hydrangeas and old wooden bowls!! I especially love the tiny frames with botanical’s. Thanks for the great ideas of using what you have on hand.
Everything you do is so pretty! You also help us make it attainable with your great ideas!
Beautiful fall touches, Anita! I wish I could send you some of our lovely fall leaves! They are so pretty and are really falling fast after the frost we had. Soon, we will be raking them all up before winter arrives at the end of October!
Again, thanks for all your décor ideas.
Bless you!
Thank you. You make it seem so easy.