Our (very colorful!) fall home tour

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It’s that time again … time to share our colorful fall home tour as part of the It’s a Colorful Life Party blog hop, that is, hosted by my friends Jennifer and Jewel.

In case “blog hop” is a new term to you, it’s a multi-day extravaganza where several bloggers share their posts on a specific topic each day.

This time around, I’m teaming up with twenty other bloggers to share with you how we all decorate for fall.

So if you’re waiting for a sign to start decorating for the season …

Y’all, this is it.

If you’re arriving here by way of Tatertots & Jello, welcome!

I absolutely love the pops of pink Jen uses in her fall decorating.

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Decorating for fall when you don’t love fall colors

I have a confession: I’m not a big fan of traditional fall colors.

Yes, I do love orange … but that’s where my fall color obsession comes to a screeching halt.

I’ve got a secret for you, though: Even if you’re not into the usual fall colors, you can still decorate for the season.

Here are the “rules” (they’re not exactly rules, but you get the idea) that I follow:

#1: Let jewel tones shine.

Bye bye, brown and rust.

Hello, emerald green, cobalt blue and eggplant. 

Deep, saturated hues like the ones I just mentioned are perfect to incorporate in your home as the weather gets cooler.

Can you spy my new cobalt blue velvet pillows on the sofa?

Here’s a better look at them.

I love the subtle design on the front!

Speaking of pillows, the beautiful tapestry lumbar pillow you see was purchased from my friend Courtney of Zig & Company.

Courtney adds new pillow covers to her shop each week! 

And they’re all beautiful. Make sure to go stop by her shop.

Here are some of my other favorite cozy pillow finds.

Just click on each image below to shop:

#2: Make nature second nature.

When decorating for fall, bring the outdoors in.

Sure, you can buy a couple pumpkins, but don’t forget about pinecones, oak leaf branches, seasonal flowers, and pampas grass. 

I added some small white pumpkins to a wooden bowl and placed it on our console table:

Here’s another photo — this time of the pumpkins, the bowl, and the whole space. 

Do you spy the bowl of pinecones too?

I’ll give you a hint: Look at our pink bar cart-turned-console table.

Here’s the view of the same spot in our home, but this time looking straight into the family room from the kitchen:

I picked up several bouquets of fall flowers over the weekend, both at the grocery store and from a floral wholesaler near me. 

Here’s a close up of one bouquet I created:

I also used some vase fillers (code for “bunches of greenery”) in a pretty geometric vase in our breakfast nook:

It’s so tough to get a great photo of our breakfast nook thanks to that gigantic bay window, but I did my best.

Here’s a closer look at the table, along with a better view of the amazing artwork I got recently from Katy Garry.

If you don’t want to splurge on real florals, then a dried bouquet like this one would be a beautiful decor touch for fall that you could use again and again.

#3: Opt for texture.

Think about fall clothing favorites like chunky wool sweaters, blanket scarves, and leather boots.

Bring those same textures into your home decor this time of year.

I love adding throw pillows made chunky knits (like this handknit pillow that looks and feels like my favorite sweater), leather and even velvet (I like these velvet pillow covers).

Add a cozy throw or two into the mix, and you’ve got yourself one seriously comfy, seasonally dressed sofa.

I bought this color-blocked throw and it’s the softest thing ever.

You can spot it in all the photos of our family room.

Bonus: Your kids will have a field day building forts with all those new pillows and throws.

(That’s why you bought them in the first place, right?!)

Here are a few of my favorite throws.

Just click each image below to shop:

#4: When in doubt, grab your paintbrush.

Those of us who shy away from decorating with traditional fall hues know it can be difficult to find colorful fall decor to buy.

If you can’t find it in a store …

Make it yourself!

Grab a paintbrush or a can of your favorite spray paint, and go to town.

That’s what I did when I created these fun Kate Spade-inspired painted pumpkins that are on display in our foyer.

I love them.

And the best part? They were super easy to make.

Get the tutorial for these fun painted pumpkins right here.

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