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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 

Pheasant Andirons

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

Benjamin Moore Gray Horse

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.

One Kings Lane

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.

October Watercolor Print

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

Sculptural Pumpkin Mug

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

Spode Woodland

Framed Pair of Pointers Hunting Ducks Stream Side

Pointers in the Field

Springer Spaniel Pillow Cover

Memories of our fall trips to East Tennessee sweeten the beauty of the season.

Photo by Zane Persaud

Figural Hound Party Bucket

Speaking of fall and four-legged friends, this cutie is my kind of fall find.

Honeyhomb Market

Handcarved Wooden Spoon

9″ Fall Acorn Container by Place & Time

Copper Hammered Metal Pitcher

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

Set Of 6 2×4 Spice Jars

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.

It is amazing how quick my autumn accessorizing for home and hearth files  fills up with images.

The save image as option on my devices sees its share of action.

I utilize the weekends for blog housekeeping, deleting images, updating fonts and the like- too much to see, source and save during the week.

In my latest save or delete session, I ran across this picture Dave the Builder snapped last year of our local garden district bayou in full fall glory.

Gorgeous, n’est–ce pas?  

Funny how an image or a subject in that image alerts the senses and inspires ideas for autumn accessorizing for home and hearth.

This colors on parade color palette touches upon seasonal shades traditionally associated with autumn’s color wheel and nature’s neutrals.

Seasonal updating through tones, textures and palettes inspired by nature translate well to seasonal home decor accessories.

Decorative dining and entertaining pieces, throws, pillows, lamps, rugs, and spot furnishings are the mainstay of seasonal go-to accents.

Fall is the season for the senses, and throw pillows instantly introduce the all important cozy pop of color, warmth, tone and texture while keeping seasonal updating costs in check.

A rule of thumb I follow when selecting seasonal accessories, especially throw pillows, is to go with a smart and stylish choice of color (go ahead, try a new-traditional color!), pattern. and texture that picks up the warm and cozy feeling associated with the season while blurring the hard line of strictly a fall or winter accessory.

Timpani Drum Solid Copper Chandelier Fixture, France, circa 1900

Copper crush meets federal meets farmhouse gotta have it.

Warm metals continue to be hot on the what’s on trend for the season radar.

Speaking of copper and warm metals…

Apples, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, Louisiana pecans- oh yeah, they’re in there! 

Our son snapped this image over this past Labor Day weekend while visiting Riding Mountain National Park.

The pair of bison caught his eye, and the white birch trees caught mine.

I am a wee bit envious of those of you who are fortunate enough to live in the land of four seasons, white pumpkins and white birch trees.

White birch logs make a lovely decorative fall accent for home and hearth.

The concept of seasonal updating is nothing new.

When the seasons change, decoristas naturally become inspired to add to and/or take away from the look of the last season and breathe a bit of fall fresh air into their decor with current home decor accessories of the new season.

I believe a space, like a good red wine, must be afforded the opportunity to breathe.

Uncork a more expressive look by releasing aged accessories, stale color(s) and settled for furnishings with selective seasonal edits.

Huldah Club Chair

I find that in most cases when a phenomenal investment home decor accessory or home furnishings piece appeals to the personal style and taste side of my brain in one season, it typically continues to hold my attention through to the next season(s).

Usher in a new season with a new look with this in mind- warmth, comfortable luxury and coziness remain the design features of the autumn accessorizing for home and hearth season.