Happy September!  The summer FLEW by, didn’t it?  I’m a bit emotional today as I’m sending my oldest to start second grade. 🙁 I’m still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that he is now a big kid and that I have a child that old.  How did this happen?!  HA!   I’m thankful that I have this amazing blog Fall Home Tour with a bunch of REALLY talented ladies to distract me from dwelling on all the above.  Once you finish here, I hope you will skip over to the next home on the tour all of which are linked below.

Not only is decorating a creative outlet for me, it’s also therapeutic.  Anything that allows me to release my expressive side is a good thing, which is why I love sharing my seasonal decor with you guys.  I try to change things up year to year, to give you fresh content and ideas.  This year for my mantel I wanted to use a different color combo.   The weather has been insanely hot in Boston so the thought of intense orange just isn’t appealing to me yet. These colors are a bit different for fall decor but they remind me of it nonetheless.  If you’re like me and looking to start decorating but want to ease into it, the color combo of pale greens, cranberries and some peach tones will do just the trick.

Ever since we did our accent wall over our mantle with E-Z Wall stick on panels, decorating it is so much more fun.  I’ve had these silhouettes of my kids since they were 2.5 and a newborn.  We have a local bookstore that hosted a silhouette artist before Christmas, that did these cuttings live in the store while looking at my kids profiles.  I wouldn’t say they are the most accurate representations of my kids, they were very squirmy then, but they are close enough ;).  I love the old vintage touch they add.

The wreath is from Christmas Tree Shops and is definitely the inspiration for the mantel.  Once I saw these colors I knew I wanted to incorporate them in my living room.  My husband and I were married at the end of October and we used pale pinks, gold and cranberry for our wedding colors so they remind me of our special day.  It’s going to be 10 years this October guys!

The script word “thankful’  I bought from Michaels and was unfinished wood that I painted black to match the frames.  I attached it with some floral wire and it really added a pop.  I also found these pumpkins at Michaels and knew they were perfect.  However I also painted some white pumpkins with acrylic paint to match as well.   I placed some neutral leaves behind the pumpkins and draped a beautiful garland from my friend Lemons To Lovely’s.

To bring the color scheme together I ordered a scarf blanket as I didn’t have one in this color yet, I love how functional these are.  I use them in decor and also wear them when the weather cools down.

I found the cutest buffalo check pillows at the Target dollar spot and scooped up a couple.  I love how the black buffalo check looks for fall so I’m using that in my dining room.  However I brought some in here for fun!  I tried free hand painting some of these white pumpkins with the buffalo check and while they aren’t perfect they definitely get the idea across.  This metal basket is also from Christmas Tree shops and I love that farmhouse style it has, I thought it would be fun for pumpkins, or firewood, or to fold blankets in.   Baskets are something I love using in decor because they are so functional.

Lastly, the pièce de résistance, my new felt garland from Wooly Sheep Dots!  I can’t get over how adorable these little felt pumpkins are, which she makes by hand.  This garland brings the whole look together, and I love that it supports a small shop/artist as well.

I hope you all enjoy seeing my mantel all ready for fall!  This time of year when the weather is still so hot I like easing into it with muted fall colors.  I’m not ready for the orange yet!   How is your September going so far? Would you ever try a new color scheme in your fall decor?   Can’t wait to show you the rest of this room.  There were a few other tweaks I made in here for fall 🙂

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Natalie- My Vintage Porch

Marci-Lemons to Lovelys

Rachel- The Porchlight Cottage

Hayley- A House With Books