Fall Ideas

Fall starts on Saturday. And while it's not terribly cool here in the Lone Star State, it's almost 20 degrees cooler than it was two weeks ago. Sometimes you just have to be thankful for the little things!

So I've been contemplating my fall decorating, which I plan to do this weekend. Here's a quick recap of how it looked here. I've made SO many changes to this room. The sofa's been moved. We added a media cabinet. And some color. All good changes. But I'm thinking about to work these in with my existing decor. Because admittedly, after spending the last month buying new Christmas ornaments (more on that in another post!), I'm feeling more than a little thrifty at the thought of having to invest a significant amount more in fall decor. Particularly since some of my ooh's and ahh's are way more than what I spend even if I had the money. Case in point, take a look at this (and forgive the overly wide photo, but I wanted you to actually be able to see the runner!):

Source: horchow.com via Elona on Pinterest

So pretty, right?! So are the prices. The 17x72 table runner is $190. The place mats are $170 each! So I was surfing some of my favorite blogs (that you can always scroll through as well, just click on the links on the right side of the page) and came across this post

Source: honeybearlane.com via Elona on Pinterest

The ruffle on this runner really reminds me of the one on the Horchow site. And while I would want mine finished and not colorful, lol, it was a great inspiration for me to do what I do best sometimes - copy!! So that's what my goal is this weekend. I know I can make this table runner for a fraction of the cost. But I'll be skipping the place mats. Totally impractical for my family. I think this is going to look great in my dining room!

Here's a peak at pumpkin I found that I had to have. I did purchase it, but it was on sale at Hobby Lobby, and it really matches my living room well! This is a glass pumpkin, and more than likely, it's going to go in my new media cabinet (and looking at this fireplace really makes me want to paint the mantle the same white I used on my media cabinet...since it's a rental though, I guess I'll refrain...) You can also see the white cord keeper in the background. Ahem. Another project that's not quite done. The Builder has promised to have it painted the same color as the wall by Christmas so that it will blend into the wall. While I'm sure you'll still technically be able to see it, it's still way better than all the chords that were dangling down from behind the TV. So I'll take the lesser of the two evils.