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What exactly is fall? Being my favorite season, I decided tolook it up and see how Mr. Webster defines it. Flipping to’fall’ I found ‘autumn’, OK, turning to that it reads, ‘autumn,the season that comes between summer and winter’. Well, that’spretty cut and dry and I think most of us already know that, sohere is my interpretation.
‘Autumn; cool days leading into brisk nights. Fresh pickedapples, leaves ablaze with color, pumpkins, gourds, Halloween,Thanksgiving and a brand new opportunity to decorate your home’.
I’m not sure about you, but one of the reasons I love the fallis with the cooler temperatures, I seem to have a renewed energylevel. Daily activities are suddenly not such an effort. Thinkabout the things you can do with this newfound energy. Givingyour home a good cleaning (after all who wants to do that whenit’s 90 and the humidity level is so high it feels like it couldrain inside your home), sorting through and discarding unwanteditems in closets, drawers and cupboards. Admiring mother naturesmagnificent color show while taking walks with the family or afavorite four-legged fur baby.
As mentioned above, this is also an opportunity for change inyour homes décor. Now I’m not talking about a complete redo,just adding accessories that are fall related is all that’sneeded.
Add some warm throws over the back or arms of the furniture,change out the accent pillows to something with a fall print orwarmer colors, even just one or two pillows can make adifference.
Swap out summer flower arrangements for new ones that have afall theme. Take a walk around your yard or in a neighborhoodpark or state forest and look for things to use, like unusualshaped twigs, pinecones, acorns and seedpods. Mixing these withstore bought silk mums, preserved leaves or cat -o-nine tails inany type of container you may have will give a fall look to anysurface.
Hang a grapevine wreath adorned with colorful mums on your door,or how about using the wreath as a centerpiece. Lay it in themiddle of any table and place a ceramic or even real pumpkin inthe middle.
Speaking of pumpkins, purchase a few (real or not) and spreadthem around your home both inside and out. Combine them withcolorful gourds and apples in containers and they really lookfestive. Take a look around local discount and craft stores forartificial fruit.. The advantage to these is once this seasonhas passed they can be packed away until needed again next year,so this makes for a very economical investment.
Scent is another indication of the fall season. Candles andpotpourri in fall fragrances like pumpkin; spiced apple or ciderwill make walking into your home a wonderful experience. Beloware a couple of favorites of mine.
Potpourri – ‘Natures Own Potpourri’, located in Tennessee, Ihave used many different brands and this is by far the best.Some of my favorite scents are: Apple Tree, American Harvest &Country Retreat.
Candles ‘ Village Candle Factory Store, located in TopshamMaine. I’ve been burning candles for many years and these are inmy opinion the best. As for the smell, well all I can say isyummmmm. My favorites consist of: Crisp Apple, Spiced Pumpkin,Mulled Cider & Gingerbread.
How ever you decide to celebrate and decorate for fall, staywarm, get comfortable and settle in while you wait for the nextseason to visit.
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About the author:Bonnie P. Carrier is the creator of Savvy Home Decorating. Sheis the mother to two grown daughters and a very spoiled 4yr oldBlue Merle Sheltie named Toby. Having been a homemaker for over23yrs, has provided years of experience in budget decorating andorganization. Stop by Savvy Home Decorating for ideas and tipson budget decorating: savvy-home-decorating.com