I don't know about you, but I'm tired of hot and humid….I want FALL! I am longing for all the things that mean fall to me…cooler weather, jeans, boots, scarves, crackling fires, apple picking, pumpkins, colorful leaves, apple cider and afternoon hot tea! Here in South Carolina, our fall can have its ups and downs. One day you can be wearing a light sweater and the next shorts and a t-shirt!
One thing that excites me is drooling over all the fall and Halloween decor that bloggers design. I enjoy the inspiration and the creative ideas to try in my own home.
Next Monday starts the All Things Home Fall tour and yours truly has been selected to participate! Happy Dance!!
Later this week, I'll post the links to all the homes participating! Lots of well-known blogs! My tour is next Tuesday. I am very busily getting our home ready. This is just a Fall tour. There will be a Halloween tour next month! Be sure to visit the tours because there is also going to be an amazing GIVEAWAY…..it is very unique!! So while I continue to work on my fall decor, I thought I'd share last year's front porch with you. I hope you don't get too scared….
Some of the items used on the porch have been staples for quite a while. The spooky skeleton witch is new to the porch this year. For several years, she held guard on the front family room steps. She was a fun 1/2 price find at Michael's Crafts. All of the pumpkins are faux.
I love bringing in splashes of black here and there to tie in the Frontgate rug. Frontgate has beautiful outdoor mats that are made to last! I highly recommend these topiaries from Ballard. I have had them for 4 years now, and they still look great! Notice that I added some pumpkins around its base. The look would not be complete without the wired burlap ribbon from Amazon. It's a huge roll that will get you through several projects!
The mum planter is a fun DIY project. Click to take you to the instructions featuring this Mod Podge Mum Bucket which started out as simple galvanized buckets! This was a recent feature.
We never have trick-or-treaters, but it is fun to decorate like we do!!
My mom called me all excited a couple of weeks ago! She found me a beautiful antique mahogany desk to paint for only….drum roll please….$15! The original plan was that I was going to paint it for her. She couldn’t decide on a color so I used one of my favorite two colors that I…
I get so many questions about this one purchase for our home! It’s the number one thing that I am messaged about on the blog and on social media……. Have your faux topiaries held up well and where can I buy them? I thought I’d share my thoughts on them 1 year later. Are you…
A Picnic basket vignette is not only great for storage but are lovely when used on a porch for summer decor. Picnic Basket Vignette BE SURE TO FOLLOW TO THE END OF THE POST WHERE YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF ALL THE BLOGS ON TODAY’S TOUR AS WELL AS MY SHOP THE POST FOR…
It’s hard to believe that we are in the final days of 2017! Each month, I team up with an amazing group of ladies to bring you creative Thrift Store Decor Makeovers. Our intention is to inspire you to make over things that you already own or to spark your creativity as you stroll the…
It’s time to get Favorite Things Friday cranked back up! The last one was in December. This week’s installment is the Home Office. I primarily work from home writing and creating content for this website and working as a Realtor. Currently my home office resides in the mudroom. It’s an ok space, but has…
I absolutely adore decorating our home for the seasons! I’ll be honest that before I started blogging in 2012, it was just fall, Easter and Christmas decor. Blogging certainly forces you to be creative and change things up. Changing things up doesn’t mean you have to break the bank or have tons of extra decor…
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Oh I just love everything you have done. I am especially fond of the black kitty kat. I on the other hand do not need one of those, considering I have 2 black girls not related, 1 tiger looking Maine Coon boy not related, 1 girl dilute forget what her fur is (spotchy colors of black, tan, white) and my one and only Shaymus, The Orange Irish Boy.
All your decorations look so wonderful. I too am ready for fall. It is so hot here, yesterday I opened the door and it felt like a freight train coming through the as the heat poured into the room. Yuck! I think I need to move to a place where there are truly four seasons. Just looking at your lovely decorations make me think – just for a second – that it is cooler outside.
Patty at Home and Lifestyle Design
Thanks bunches, Patty! We actually had a touch of Fall yesterday. It was 71 for a high, but gradually warming again. Ready to pull out the fall clothes!!! Big hug! ~Christy
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Oh I just love everything you have done. I am especially fond of the black kitty kat. I on the other hand do not need one of those, considering I have 2 black girls not related, 1 tiger looking Maine Coon boy not related, 1 girl dilute forget what her fur is (spotchy colors of black, tan, white) and my one and only Shaymus, The Orange Irish Boy.
Thanks so much!!! It sounds like you have some sweet cats! Happy fall!!! 🙂
All your decorations look so wonderful. I too am ready for fall. It is so hot here, yesterday I opened the door and it felt like a freight train coming through the as the heat poured into the room. Yuck! I think I need to move to a place where there are truly four seasons. Just looking at your lovely decorations make me think – just for a second – that it is cooler outside.
Patty at Home and Lifestyle Design
Thanks bunches, Patty! We actually had a touch of Fall yesterday. It was 71 for a high, but gradually warming again. Ready to pull out the fall clothes!!! Big hug! ~Christy