Last year I hit up the "after Christmas" sales and "ooh-ed and aww-ed" at all of the gorgeous finds that I got at 75% off. I purchased chic stockings, beautiful tree ornaments, pretty tablescape pieces, and many other home decor elements in anticipation of our first Christmas in our brand new home. I couldn't wait until this Christmas when I could put all of those things in place and transform the rooms in our home into elegant Christmas spaces.
But I won't be putting anything out this year.
Our baby is due just a few weeks after Christmas and I don't want to go through the exhausting task of decorating our home while being 8 months pregnant and then tackle the chore of taking down all of the embellishments while also tending to a precious newborn. So all of my pretty Christmas decor will have to wait until next year to grace our home. I'm too much of a perfectionist to just "throw things up" and then "throw everything in a box" once Christmas is over. I take after my mom's system of doing things...which means properly wrapping up every single ornament and decor piece carefully...in bubble wrap...even if it takes 5 minutes to do just one.
With all that said...fall has officially made its presence known and I decided that I would at least subtly fancy up our home for fall, adding some little touches "here and there".
Have a looksie at the fall decor that I have in our home:
But I won't be putting anything out this year.
Our baby is due just a few weeks after Christmas and I don't want to go through the exhausting task of decorating our home while being 8 months pregnant and then tackle the chore of taking down all of the embellishments while also tending to a precious newborn. So all of my pretty Christmas decor will have to wait until next year to grace our home. I'm too much of a perfectionist to just "throw things up" and then "throw everything in a box" once Christmas is over. I take after my mom's system of doing things...which means properly wrapping up every single ornament and decor piece carefully...in bubble wrap...even if it takes 5 minutes to do just one.
With all that said...fall has officially made its presence known and I decided that I would at least subtly fancy up our home for fall, adding some little touches "here and there".
Have a looksie at the fall decor that I have in our home:
The wreath hanging outside our door:
I changed out the candles in our entryway...
And hung this pillow on the door of our coat closet:
Above the fireplace mantle I put these "Harvest" block letters in place...
The pillows on the below chairs were ones that I already had in place:
I just added these ceramic pumpkins on the table to spruce up the area a bit for fall:
On our kitchen island I filled an apothecary jar with fall foliage...
And decorated the place settings in fall colors...
I bought a Spiced Pumpkin candle to give off a sweet oroma to fill our house...
I already had these orange pillows in place on our living room furniture...
In the dining area, I put out just a few things to fancy up the table a bit...
I bought a new table runner, changed out the candles, and put some pumpkins in place...
I accented our desk area with an orange pillow, added some scented foliage inside of the vase, and placed a small pumpkin next to it...
I also bought a new cook book filled with yummy recipes! And bought the serving set to the left for just $5 on sale!
I didn't put out a large amount of fall decor but just enough to make me content. I spent maybe $100 in total on everything. A small price for a few months of bringing the beautiful season of fall into our home.
I didn't put out a large amount of fall decor but just enough to make me content. I spent maybe $100 in total on everything. A small price for a few months of bringing the beautiful season of fall into our home.
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