3 Quick and Easy Autumn Decor Upgrades That You’ll “Fall” in Love With

Posted on Aug 10, 2023 Topic : Inspirational/Devotional, Women's Christian Living
Posted by : KariAnne Wood

Don’t tell the other seasons, but fall is my favorite. I love sweater weather and clear, crisp afternoons under blue skies with falling leaves to keep the day company. It’s like the world is ready for pumpkin spice and hot chocolate. With all the mini marshmallows.

Wood Leaf Pumpkin

There are so many ways to make a pumpkin look cute. You can paint them and decoupage them and make your own out of felted wool. The pumpkin-creating possibilities are endless.

If you have pumpkins that have seen better days and need a little refresh, here’s a simple tip to make those pumpkins ready for their own fashion show.

Search the aisles of the craft store for wooden leaves. They typically come in a bag with different sizes and shapes. Remove them from the bag and add them to the top of your pumpkins. You can glue them in place, or if the leaves have a small hole at the top like these, you can use a piece of twine to attach them to the pumpkin stem.

Expert Tip: Instead of wood leaves, why not add book-page leaves to your pumpkins? Cut out leaves of different shapes and sizes from an old book, pinch the end, and glue them to the top of your pumpkin.

Bittersweet Fall Mantel

Just between us? I have a challenging time with fall in my living room. You see, it’s blue and white. Not exactly at the top of the fall color list.

And then I came up with a super simple mantel decorating idea, starting with the red orange of bittersweet.

These stems of faux bittersweet look like individual pieces of contemporary art. So I let them shine.

I tucked four long pieces of faux bittersweet on the mantel—two on each side with their stems crisscrossed. Next, I placed blue and white pumpkins among the stems. The key to decorating with pumpkins on a mantel is to vary the height. Use pedestals or books or even milk glass flipped upside down to give height to the pumpkins.

Then I added a few candlesticks and some blue and white pieces.

Now the mantel is ready for fall.

Expert Tip: If neutral colors are more your thing, you could recreate the same look with stems of neutral flowers, like dried hydrangea or wheat or dried leaves.

Rustic Fall Place Setting

Planning a fall get-together with family and friends this season? Here’s a creative way to set your fall table.

Start with a neutral fall wreath at each place setting, made by wrapping neutral fall stems into a circle with florist wire. Next, place a round cutting board or wood charger on top of the stems. Add a large white plate at each place, layered with a smaller fall leaf plate. Gold silverware, neutral linen napkins (these are my grandmother’s), and a beaded napkin ring complete the look.

Finally, scatter pumpkins down the center of the table for an easy centerpiece and add a smaller pumpkin at each place setting as a gift for each of the guests.

Expert Tip: For an easy fall centerpiece idea, hollow out faux pumpkins to use as vases in the center of the table.

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Looking for more quick and easy seasonal decorating tips? Find them here.