Fall Décor Projects

I decided to decorate for fall on the first of September rather than waiting until October like I usually do.  With my newly renovated spaces in my home I was itching to do some decorating, which is odd for me as I don't tend to get that way at all.  But this year I feel different about it so I went with it.  And I have had a blast too!

My first project was easy and thrifty.  I had gone to dollar tree to see what they had for fall decor and found some florals that really looked nice and I decided I'd get some to make an arrangement for our mantle.  I picked out several in a variety of colors that looked nice together and then a vase to put them in.  To spruce up the vase I wanted to give it a makeover with some copper spray paint.  I gave it three good coats and let it dry.  I think it really dressed it up nicely.

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

Then I arranged the flowers in the vase and set it on the mantle along with my two glass pumpkins.  I've had these pumpkins for years and had picked them up at Honks 99¢ Store when they used to be around.  So I've had them awhile and I just love them.

The next project was super simple.  I had found this pumpkin sign and it says exactly what I feel on a daily basis.  I didn't love the flattened rafia bow on it so I removed it and replaced it with a bow I tied with wired fall ribbon and hot glued it into place.  I found both the ribbon and sign at Dollar Tree.  I hung it in my kitchen and I love it.

I added one of the mums to my big flowerpot
along with my fall tin picks that I've had for years

ShopKo had mums on sale 3 for $9.99.  When I got there to look at them I was really surprised and happy to find they were the big ones.  I decided to buy three.  After our triple digit heatwave our summer flowers were looking a bit bedraggled.  I replaced a couple of them with two of the mums in our flowerpots on the porch and added a third pot as well.  The pot, once again, came from Dollar tree and I just set the mum right inside of it.

We gave the chair a couple light coats of paint to freshen it up

The girls helped me to build a crate out of wood scraps

I've been looking for a little table to set next to the thrift store chair I made over a couple years ago and had yet to find one.  An idea popped into my head while shopping that I could just use a crate set on its end as a table for now until the right one comes along.  With a garage full of wood scraps there was no point to me buying one.  So when we got home the girls and I build us a crate.

We also gave the chair a makeover as well.  The girls and I gave it a fresh coat of paint from a can we had in the garage.  Then I used two fall themed dollar store dishtowels that I stitched together to recover the seat.  Quick, easy and a great $2 remake, if you ask me.

How cute it this?!

I haven't decided yet if I'm going to stain the crate
or let it weather naturally

We set the chair back on the porch with the new crate and the mum in the pot and my little heart was singing.  It looks perfect and so inviting.

I hung up the fall Welcome sign we've had for quite some time and moved the barn star to hang above the chair and crate.  Our new door mat I bought on sale and with a coupon at ShopKo looks so nice in front of our door.  It really pulls all of our colors together too.

Our new door mat

I really love our front porch area so much right now as well as the areas inside our home.  And I am really glad I decided to do it now because we get to enjoy it a whole month longer.  So pretty, warm and inviting.

  

I'm pretty proud of what we did here

Our home is really transforming into something very special.  Have you made any fall decorations yet this year?