Last week, on a slightly cooler and cloudy afternoon, I decorated our home for the fall months and am really enjoying the cozy touches of red, orange, yellow, and brown scattered around. Fun fact: My favorite color is brown. I am an autumn soul, after all. So, pour a cup of your favorite coffee, tea, or cocoa, have a seat, and spend some time with me in our cozy, fall home.
I desperately needed a new wreath and was so happy to find this one on Etsy.
This is the entryway, complete with fairy lights and a sweet sign given to me years ago.
We spend most of our time in the family room, but getting a good shot of the space is hard! I have a fall ambiance YouTube station on almost every day. This is one of my favorites. The space under the television is great for displaying some old favorite wooden pumpkins and a ceramic one, too.
Behind the couch, I put more lights and two of my favorite fall photos.
From the family room, you can see into the room we call the Bird Room, mainly because you can see the birds from those windows. I love sitting there with my coffee and the pups early in the morning, watching those birds as the world wakes up and a new day begins. Lastly, the kitchen, where we gather to share meals and moments of our lives.
And off the kitchen, a cozy little spot for this cute guy to hang out. Peyton and Chris got him for me, and I think this is the perfect spot for him. And that is it! As I am putting this post together, I notice that most of the things I have here are things I have had for years and years. I do buy new things occasionally to add, but for the most part, I use the things that symbolize home, comfort, and cozy for my family. The pumpkin on the fireplace hearth is called Big Pumpkin, and I bought that at a store called Ames over twenty-five years ago! Each of my children has played with that pumpkin and continues to look for it every year. The Spiced Pumpkin Yankee Candle is the signature scent of our home and family. I have burned one every single fall since I can remember, and when my children smell it, they know fall is here. I think that is something to remember in this society of indulgence, commercialism, and influencer-driven buying. Just because Target, Pottery Barn, or Walmart come out with a brand new line of cute-themed things every year does not mean I have to buy them. For me, older, unique, more sentimental things are what I want my kids to remember from their childhood, just as I remember certain things from mine.
In a few weeks, we will add the not-so-spooky Halloween decorations, but for now, we are all enjoying our cozy autumn home together. We will sip pumpkin-spiced flavored everything, snuggle under pumpkin-covered throw blankets, and soak in this beautiful, all too short, comfortable time of year.
Have a lovely Wednesday, my friends!
Billie Jo
