Country Fall Decorating
Country fall decorating brings the beauty of fall colors into your home and adds warmth to your living space. Additionally, country fall decorating is a simple affair in many ways. It relies on many natural elements like dried flowers or the fruits of the harvest as decorating staples. Its casual nature invites people to relax and settle in for an evening of doing puzzles or reading by a crackling fire. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Paint
- Family photos
- Picture frames
- Artwork
- Textiles
- Accessories
- Baskets
- Dried flower arrangements
Instructions
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Paint one wall in a vibrant fall color like deep red or gold. This accent wall will act as a focal point.
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Place family photos in frames that are decorated with fall elements like fall leaves or pumpkins. Hang them on your accent wall and place them on shelves.
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Look for artwork or art prints that celebrate the fall season. Hang these pictures in areas of prominence. These can be still lifes, scenes depicting the fall harvest or nature scenes.
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Select textiles in fall colors like gold, red and orange. These can be colorful pillow shams, patchwork quilts or window treatments.
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Choose accessories for a fireplace mantel or small tables. Look for items like mini pumpkins and gourds, silk or dried leaf vines, colorful candle arrangements or earthenware jugs or pottery.
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Fill baskets constructed of twig or reed with yarn, small flannel sofa blankets or magazines. Place these items at the end of a couch, by a chair or on a fireplace hearth. They not only provide you with extra storage for these items, they add a cozy element for the country fall look.
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Add vases of fall-themed dried flower arrangements to your tables and the room's corners to bring in extra bursts of color.
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Tips & Warnings
When arranging items on areas like a mantel or bookshelves, place the items in groups of three or five. Additionally, place the tallest items in the center and work outward with the smaller items.
Select your accessories carefully. While many people enjoy featuring knickknacks in their homes, too many of them in one place look cluttered. This defeats the purpose of a casual country fall look.
References
- Photo Credit Fall deocration image by Mary Beth Granger from Fotolia.com
