I looked through summer’s window
and was so surprised to see,
Autumnal hues and colors
were peeking back in at me.
—Denise Cunningham
This was indeed the case Sunday afternoon. I had come home from church to prepare dinner and when I looked out my window all I could see were reds and yellows in the trees in the backyard. “When did fall come?” I asked myself. It crept in while we were grilling out on a summer’s day, while we were soaking up the sun on the beach, while we rocked on the back deck in the summer breezes. It continues to creep up – like it or not.
I am a summer bug, but I do enjoy autumn’s colors and its crisp days. The only thing that bothers me about fall is that winter follows it! I know it’s coming and I shiver at the thought! However, I won’t gripe about it – I’ll embrace the change and enjoy it. One way I do that is by decorating my house for the season. I pull out the silk fall leaves, beaded pumpkins, candles, and golden dishes to cozy up our home.
On the shed door I’ve hung a metal pumpkin decoration I found. It’s big enough to be seen at the road and goes well with the “plumey” plants on the porch.
The kitchen counter has been covered with a fall runner, small pumpkins, and a Brambley Hedge Autumn plate that belongs to my daughter whose birthday is on the first day of fall. The plate will be there until she realizes that I still have it. It would look really cute on her cabinet in her kitchen! But for now it looks nice in mine!
My corner shelf holds candles, a ceramic pumpkin, and an antique book that has a page about fall and giving thanks. I love to use old books to decorate – they have such character.
I put a pumpkin on a sconce that normally holds a candle. It’s fun to reinvent items and give them a new use.
On my coffee table are old Southern Living magazines from the months of September and October. I also have a book about autumn that gives beautiful ideas to decorate your home, fall foods to cook, and activities to do. I get inspired by books like these!
What do you do to decorate for fall? What inspires you? Tell me about it!
RefreshHer 
my mother inspires me to decorate for fall!
and btw…I want my plate back. 😉
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