Saturday, October 3, 2009

Transitioning to Fall

It's that time of year - the air is getting crisper and pumpkins are showing up everywhere! I love it. Spring is usually my favorite - but fall is a close second. My projects have been minimal lately unless it involves cleaning out a closet or toy chest because we've just put our house on the market. However, I did make time to do a fun fall table scape on our dining room table and add a touch of fall to our front porch. And being as broke thrifty as I am... I think all supplies were found at Walmart (I know, I cringe a little too but you do what you have to do) and they worked great!

So - our table looked like this a lot of the summer...


And is now transformed to this:


I used a mixture of real and plastic pumpkins and squash... the leaves were actually cut off a strand of leaf garland that I had from a long time ago. The brown charger that they are all sitting on was like $2 on clearance... cheap project but it gives the table a fun look for visitors.


The other area that had a little metamorphosis is our front porch. The summer re-do had it looking like this:
The addition of a fall bouquet from above mentioned super-cheapo store added a fall "pop" that I love to come home to!

The little nest and eggs in the bowl were actually free. The kids found the nest in the front yard... and the little eggs are small wooden ones from my daughter's play kitchen (which is currently in storage as part of our de-cluttering attempt while our house is on the market). So - voila, there you have it. Quick, inexpensive and minimal... but it does feel a bit more like fall now!






Check out tons of cool ideas at BNOTP!

12 comments:

  1. DEAR MelanyTN
    EXCELLENT WORK AND CREATIVE IDEAS.
    EVEN FROM YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE YOU ARE DOING A LOT FOR MOTIVATION.
    LET ME KNOW YOUR EMAIL ID SO THAT I CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

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  2. Love it, Mel! Your house is on the market?? Where ya goin'? Looking forward to seeing you this week! La

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  3. I like how you placed your pumpkins on candlesticks - real cute!

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  4. So fun decorating for fall, letting your inner creativeness shine! Have a great week, thanks for sharing!

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  5. I love the bright red vase and the nesting bowl!! so cute. I am actually glad you got most stuff from Walmart because it makes it easy!! cute tablescape

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  6. Great tablescape and I LOVE your black and white furniture on the porch. Very cool!

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  7. Great changes...and perfect for selling your home. Best of luck!

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  8. I've never been much of a decorator through the seasons, but visiting all of these blogs is really inspiring!


    I have a linky party going on if you'd like to join: http://theshadesofpink.blogspot.com/2009/10/room-month-great-pumpkin.html

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  9. Just popped in from BNOTP, loved seeing your fall decorating.
    Maggie

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  10. Love the little pumpkins on candlesticks. Too cute!

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  11. Love this fall display! So beautiful - I love the colors of fall! Thanks for sharing, and inspiring! I needed it!

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