Fall Decorating Ideas

Wow, it's like all of a sudden Fall has finally hit. We had the most awesome "Indian Summer" where temperatures were in the high 90's up until last week, but now the breeze has picked up, the weather has cooled and I'm busting out my cold weather clothes. . . It's time to finally embrace it! Here's some creative and cute decorating ideas for your home and porch for this fall season;

via A Country Farmhouse

via AKA Design

via HGTV

via Wedding Bee

via Centsational Girl

via Sadie + Stella

via Feeling Lovesome

via Etsy

via BHG

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via HGTV

All of these ideas are simple and affordable ways to make your home feel a little more fall-ish. I love that you don't have to spend a lot of money to help transition your decor into the fall season. "Shopping" outside for branches, twigs, leaves and acorns is one of my favorite ways to bring in some free fall elements into my house. Also, decorating with pumpkins is a super cheap and fun way too! I love some of these fun painted pumpkin ideas and I think I am going to give this a whirl this year.

What are your favorite ways to decorate for fall?!

The Countdown Begins!

When reflecting back, 2011 has been a HUGE year so far, personally, emotionally, professionally, mentally, and physically. It's been filled with all sorts of ups and downs, successes and failures, happy times and new chapters for me. 2011 has been a whirlwind rollercoaster of a year, to say the least! I'm looking forward to 2012 and the opportunity for a fresh new start. I haven't put together a resolution list just yet, but I have some ideas in the works. . . I really can't believe the holiday season has come and gone so quickly and that it's already 2012 as of tomorrow. I'm spending this New Years Eve probably cuddled on the couch next to my husband and watching the ball drop on TV. Yes, I'm getting old and will admit that I am just looking forward to staying home, enjoying a nice dinner and some wine and vegging out. We are leaving for a big vacation in a few days (down to Southern California and Disneyland!) so we are just laying low for the holiday and prepping for our trip instead of going out. Do you have any big plans? Please share! I hope everyone has an awesome evening and a great start to the New Year! Cheers!!!

images via Martha Stewart, Centsational Girl, Pinterest, WeHeartIt, Pinterest, Martha Stewart, Pinterest, Pier One, Elements of Style, Pinterest, Centsational Girl

 

Merry Christmas!

images via Tobi Fairley 

I love Christmas decor that is COLORFUL, don't you?! This room decorated for the holiday season just brings a smile to my face. I hope I everyone has a wonderful Christmas filled with all the important things. . . spending time with loved ones, celebrating and lots of love! Feliz Navidad!

Holiday Decor Around My House

Hey ya'll! It's the Tuesday before Christmas and I am finally getting around to taking some pictures of the decorations I put up this year. As most of you know our house is pretty small but I've managed to get the living room and dining room looking as festive as possible given the limited space that we have. This year I went with a turquoise, silver and lime green theme. I also incorporated white starfish and lots of burlap into the holiday decorations. Take a peak;

I made the wreath and stockings myself using burlap fabric left over from my wedding. I made the 'Merry Christmas' banner over the fireplace by tracing letters onto brown paper bags, cutting them out and stringing them on twine. I also made the tree skirt and bows on the tree out of the leftover burlap fabric and the white starfish are also leftover from the wedding. I picked through my existing ornament collection and pulled out all of the turquoise, silver and lime green ones so I didn't have to spend any money on new ornaments this year. You might have seen my chandelier adorned with ornaments already (I shared it with you here a couple weeks ago.) During the holidays I like to burn candles in the fireplace to give the room a nice cozy feel, since we can't have real fires.

So what do you think?! I love the way everything came together and was happy I decided to change things up and not use any red this year! What about you, do you stick to the tried and true green and red color combo when decorating for Christmas? Or are you a rule breaker and try out new things each year? Please share!

'O Christmas Tree!

I'm still working on putting the finishing touches on my Christmas tree. I haven't gotten it quite right, but it is getting close! (Please tell me I'm not the only one who tweaks my tree right up until the day of Christmas?!) Anyway, I will show you pictures of my finished tree and other holiday decor as soon as it's completed. Until then, here's a boat load of Christmas tree inspiration for you to feast on today. Traditional, modern, eclectic, whatever your style, there's bound to be a Christmas tree in this mix that suites your fancy! Take a look and tell me which one you like best!