This fall decor preview is a love letter to cozy at home. So many of us find such joy in decorating home and hearth with seasonal accents and accessories rich in color, texture, pattern, warmth, and comfort- the hallmarks of fall times spent cozy at home.
The Blessings of Autumn by Thomas Kinkade
Elation is the word of the day courtesy of the “cold” front with no humidity currently in place over our little corner of the world.
Recent conversations around Places In The Home include how the bright white light of the afternoon sun together with cooler mornings and evenings indicate fall is in the future.
We joke about Louisiana’s false fall (which is an actual season in these parts), and my son can’t believe there was a prolonged fall season 40+ years ago when I was in high school. Mid-September through November saw sweaters, flannel shirts, and wool suits the favored Friday night football games fashions.
Good times and great weather!
“By all these lovely tokens,
September days are here.
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer.”
—Helen Hunt Jackson
Photo by Svitlana
In the world of seasonal decorating it’s the small touches that count.
Small touches make a big impact on your dominant decor style which in turn accomplishes the intended purpose of seasonal decorating- to create standout statement vignettes, spots, and corners ready to capture the eye and the essence of the current season.
Vintage Arch Antique Gold Ornate Metal Framed Accent Wall Mirror
Art Nouveau Lamp with Urn Style Base with Floral Designs and Decorative Dome
Antique Ironstone Brown Floral Transfer Ware Large Pitcher
Rockland Hand Knotted Persian Style Rug- Threshold™ with Studio McGee
Glass Figural Pumpkin Acorn Trails – Threshold™
Brunschwig and Fils “On Point”-Hunting Toile Pillow Cover
Mainstays 12″ White Washed Textured Ceramic Vase
William Morris Inspired Fox Art Print
Neutral shades and tones magnify the visual intensity of earthy cornerstone accent colors, warming so well to our year round decor accents.
Colonial Revival and Federalist style homes and spaces bring about heart skips a beat moments.
In other words, I love the look.
Dark patinas, period interiors, and Colonial Revival style furnishings tell a story of cozy at home.
Park Designs Stool With Turned Legs
Antique Side Table With Turned Legs
Figural Pumpkin Stoneware Pitcher
Wood Turned Candleholder – Threshold™
Mini Maple Leaf Wreath Red – Threshold™
Set of 4 Pine Forest Soup Bowls – Certified International
Set of 4 Pine Forest Square Canape Plates – Certified International
Handmade Tooled Leather and Cedar Wood Accent Stool
Vintage French Ironstone Teal Transferware Serving Dish
Nordic Ware Nonstick Cast Aluminum Woodland Cakelet
Warm colors, natural elements, cozy textures, classic patterns, and scents of the season lend a hand to create quite the cozy ambiance.
When asked to choose the space in my house that most realizes fall has come home, without a doubt, it is the kitchen.
Antique “Corona” Covered Vegetable Dish – Dudson, Wilcox & Till – c. 1902
Cuisinart Caskata Classic Cast Iron 5.-qt. Dutch Oven
Set Of 6 French Toile Dinner Plates
Not That Fancy : Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting
Off Your Boots (Hardcover)
Recipes, dishes, and treats fall into the category of creature comforts.
Victoria Classics Fall Baking 2023
Developing, baking, cooking, and tasting new recipes spotlighting seasonal spices and seasonings rich in flavor and fragrance is one of the very best parts of the fall festival.
The Little Book of Pumpkin Spice: Celebrate the Cozy Comfort of Autumn Days
Pumpkin Coconut Fluff Pie
Ingredients
1 9″ graham cracker crust
1 8 oz container whipped topping
1 3.5 oz box vanilla instant pudding & pie filling
1 15 oz can 100% pure pumpkin
½ cup sweetened coconut flakes
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground nutmeg
Directions
In a large mixing bowl, add pure pumpkin, vanilla pudding mix, coconut, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and pumpkin pie spice. Using a wooden spoon, stir ingredients until combined.
Next, add vanilla and whipped topping. Fold until incorporated. Spread the pumpkin fluff mixture into the graham cracker crust; cover with plastic wrap.
Chill covered pie for at least 4 hours to set. Before serving dust the top of the pie with additional pumpkin pie spice.
Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Soup Recipe
Savory Saffron 6 qt. Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven with Lid in Honey Gold
Pumpkin everything is in style, good taste, and delicious season.
The Pioneer Woman 2-Quart Enamel-on-Cast Iron Pumpkin Dutch Oven
Large Pumpkin Bowl with Handle Ivory – Threshold™
Mississippi Catfish Gumbo Recipe
J G Meakin Ironstone Bowl – Sweet Pea Pattern
Asiatic Pheasant Blue Rim Soup Bowl
Similar enough to bring back memories, this Pointers in the Field digital print reminds me of the oil on canvas painting of a hunt scene hanging above an antique table in my paternal grandparent’s den.
Print of Hunting Hound Pointing Dog Painting By Constant Troyon
Framed Pair of Pointers Hunting Ducks Stream Side
Memories of our fall trips to East Tennessee sweeten the beauty of the season.
Photo by Zane Persaud
Speaking of fall and four-legged friends, this cutie is my kind of fall find.
9″ Fall Acorn Container by Place & Time
Vintage German Wax Rooster Mold
6 Royal USA Colonial Homestead 5.5″ Fruit Dessert Bowls
Vintage German Brown Floral and White Ceramic Porcelain Ginger Jar Vase
Vintage Brass and Copper Ornate Bucket
Brooklyn Brownstone – deVOL Kitchens
Fashion mavens deem black and brown a neutral color combination.
Country Grove Solid Wood Windsor Back Arm Chair
Rich.
Deep.
Versatile.
Using the color black adds depth, dimension and drama.
2-Light Mission Dust Bronze Trestle
Forest Harvest Tablecloth in Blue and Mustard
Crisp fall days into nights supply the seasonal backdrop that inspires cozy times spent outdoors.
Dining al fresco under a harvest moon is one of the highlights of the season and a perfect way to cozy at home.
Flannel fabric remnants become a tablecloth, a copper pot or cauldron filled with faux or real seasonal stems and branches a stunning centerpiece, candlelight the night light of choice, and the good china a fitting addition to a fall under the stars tablescape.
Under consideration for a big ticket purchase is the gorgeous Alana Lawson Accent Arm Chair Metal Casters.
Fawn brown velvet complements the light birchwood legs with front casters.
Alana 38 in. Performance Velvet Lawson Accent Arm Chair
Halloween is creeping up on us as well, and this Smiling Jack-O-Lantern Terracotta Accent is porch and patio perfect for the occasion.
Funny how the shift in sunlight, temperatures, and spirit alerts the senses to autumn’s arrival. I feel it, I see it, and I love it!
Too much of a good thing is a great thing when it’s another fall decor preview. It’s one of the best ways to get the decorating wheels turning towards the next season of seasonal updating house and home.
