This week is Fall Home tour week! All week long talented bloggers are sharing their homes dressed and ready for fall to help inspire you with all kinds of ideas for your own fall decor. A huge thanks to Krista at The Happy Housie for organizing us and hosting this tour!  Today, I’m so glad to be sharing my elegant fall home tour with you and whether you’re new here or you’re a returning reader, I’m grateful you’re here and hope you’ll come back time and time again!

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Elegant Fall Entry

Welcome to my home!  I’m using warm and cool tones together…colors I’ve never used before and I’m soooo loving it! I went to the Hot Skwash design studio in Tigard, Oregon (just across the river) and sat with Daria to design and plan what we wanted to do for my entry.

But let me pause for a brief moment and let me point out my new favorite moto jacket.  It’s less than $50 and this khaki color is so gorgeous right?!  The quality is beautiful and fits so nicely.  Just perfect with the fall, especially layered over with this tank I purchased over the summer (sold out but similar look here). It would look cute over so many different tops.

Back to my pumpkins…

We chose to use these colors for our entry color scheme: Spa, Wedgewood, Latte, and Bone. 
To see the different sizes they’re made in and decide what sizes you want, you can click here.

A few weeks ago, I found these gorgeous gold eucalyptus stems, golden glittered faux money plant stems, and glittered beaded branches to replace all the cherry blossom stems that were in my ginger jars for spring and summer.

We added a couple of 4″ beaded pumpkins to adorn the arrangement and add a little something special.

I had a few gold ferns from last year’s stash as well I threw on the ends.

At the top of my staircase is a beautiful jumbo feathered pumpkin in “Cashew” and a 5″ Spa-colored pumpkin next to it.

I love this tall gold lantern.

I remembered I bought a dozen gold candle wreaths from World Market on clearance last year at the end of the season for less than a dollar each.  They were perfect for the tall gold lantern below and for this candle on the table also.  These jumbo velvet pumpkins with feathers from Hot Skwash are delicious, aren’t they?!

These chinoiserie panels make me swoon every time I walk up these stairs!

I love using furs in the fall and winter when decorating.  Throw a fur throw over a bench with a trio of pumpkins and it’s a perfect vignette. Easy peasy.

More pumpkins in Bone, Spa, and Wedgewood.

I love this view!  When we first moved in and received this chandelier from Bellacor, all 4 feet of it took my breath away. It’s coastal glam vibe with the mother of pearl, white wooden beads, and champagne finish was so perfect.  Every time we walk up and down the stairs or in and out the door, it makes me smile.  And now that it’s fall and the entry is adorned with pumpkins…I’m smiling extra big!

 

 

Elegant Fall Living Room

Last week I shared my Elegant Fall Mantel & Living Room In Gray & Gold tour.

I collaborated with Hot Skwash again this year to create the most beautiful scene of pumpkins on my coffee table and on my mantel.  Please click HERE to see my full post on my living room details.

 

Elegant Fall Kitchen

I originally had a few small pops of blush in my white and gold kitchen for fall but after setting my fall table, it just didn’t work with the blush in the background so I took it out.  So, white and gold it is and I’m loving it!  I have plenty of it, that’s for sure!

 

 

I cut some of this new beaded garland (I’ve bought a bunch of it for the holidays…it’s so pretty) and put it in this snack bowl with the pumpkin and loved the way it looked.

 

Find pieces, like cutting boards and metal wreaths or stands, that you love and layer them.

 

 

I used some of that beaded garland here too on this jumbo pumpkin by Hot Skwash. I love it!

 

The beautiful ornate hurricane on my mirrored tray.  It was a fun find at Ross. Can you believe it?! I just love it!

 

 

 

 

Elegant Fall Table

Earlier this week I shared my Elegant Fall Table in Gold, Ivory & Soft Aqua.

You can read that entire post for more details and to see the collection of limited edition Hot Skwash pumpkins here and here) that I used for this table, as well as all of the other pieces to create this look.

It was also a treat to add these gorgeous Aquarius goblets from my friends at Patina Vie.  I love creating fall tables with all of these beautiful details!

  

Elegant Fall Master Bedroom

I kept my blush pink velvet bedding for fall and winter and faux fur accents.

I brought my blush pink velvet pillows, also by Hot Skwash, from last year’s fall table and used them up in my room (and also Brooklyn’s room which I haven’t photographed yet).

I also brought up a few ivory pumpkins.  I thought they’d look so cute on my blush pink ottoman.

 

 

These mini pumpkins with Swarovski crystals are the prettiest for just the smallest, prettiest fall accents around my room!

In my sitting chair corner, it’s the coziest little seat with faux fur and pink pumpkins and I keep my favorite slippers there.  This is where I often sit to write in my gratitude journal.  There’s a lot of reflection that happens here!  And this sweater, by the way, is so soft and comfy for fall and winter!  I love the camel and blush colors in it too!

 

Pretty pumpkins adorn either end of my dresser and I love waking up and seeing them all each morning!

 

 

Each nightstand also has pink pumpkins.  I didn’t photograph my chaise lounge here in my bedroom!  But…there are some on my tray there too so I’ll need to update this post with a picture.  I just love the pumpkins!   I literally place them wherever I can in the bedroom and I’m so grateful my husband doesn’t mind all the pink because I sure enjoy it!

 

 

 

 

 

Please click on the links below the images to see more from my friends below.

Sharing with me today…

Wednesday

Home Made Lovely // Craftberry Bush // The Tattered Pew
Town and Country Living // Shabyfufu

A Pretty Life // Amber Tysl // Jenna Kate at Home
Kim Power Style // Summer Adams Designs

And sharing the rest of this week…

Monday

The Happy Housie // Modern Glam // She Gave it a Go
Inspiration for Moms // In My Own Style

Cherished Bliss // Grace in My Space
My Sweet Savannah // All Things With Purpose // Just a Girl and Her Blog

Tuesday

Clean & Scentsible // Two Twenty One // Love Create Celebrate
Rambling Renovators // Life is a Party

Lemon Thistle // Cassie Bustamante // So Much Better With Age
The DIY Mommy // Taryn Whiteaker

Thursday

Sincerely, Marie Designs // Shades of Blue Interiors// Rooms FOR Rent
Stacy Risenmay // Hallstrom Home

Place of My Taste // Twelve on Main // Zevy Joy // The Turquoise Home // Doreen Corrigan

 

 

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I’m so excited that the Seasonal Simplicity series is back again; and this time it’s to celebrate Summer! Today I’ve joined up with a talented group of bloggers to kick of this series by sharing a beautiful DIY or Craft project with you all!  I’m inviting you to the entrance of my home…my front porch!  I’ve created a very simple but lovely green asymmetrical wreath to show you and also my new planter boxes I received this spring! Enjoy the inspiration and ideas and pin away!  You can always hover over any of my images and click the “pin it” icon on the top left corner.

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This is our first official spring here in the Pacific Northwest and it is quite different than spring back in Texas.  In 3 words I’ll just say…..

It is glorious!!!

The weather is absolutely perfect!  Everything is green and flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, it’s mostly sunny but a rain here and there to cool things off, we’ve been playing and gardening outside and taking walks and picnic-ing.  It’s truly been lovely!  I just shared the very beginning stage of my backyard last week and the French-inspired back patio (that’s already had a bunch of new changes).  So now it’s time to work on the front and share it with you!

For the front door of our Craftsman-style home, I wanted to create a wreath for the spring and summer that was full of greenery to compliment the new white planter boxes and ferns I planted.

I ran to my nearest craft store, which was Michaels, and grabbed a grapevine wreath that was on sale for about $10.  I also grabbed a variety of spring faux greenery stems that were 50% off.  I can’t really tell you how many stems to get because it’s up to you and how full you want to make it.

I would just say to grab a few of each variety and then do like I did and take back what you don’t use.  I grabbed a few different varieties of faux fern stems, eucalyptus, and boxwood.

Now, I made a DIY Boxwood & Magnolia Wreath back in Texas a couple of years ago and had to use twine and floral wire to start securing those stems to the grapevine.  That’s because it was sooooo hot in Texas that if I had used hot glue, it would have melted off the wreath on those hottest summer days and fallen apart.

But now that we’re in the Pacific Northwest, and since our door is shaded and not directly in the sun, I went ahead and clipped stems and started hot-gluing them on to the wreath like crazy.  A month later, with heavy rain and wind here and there, it’s holding up perfectly fine.

For the asymmetrical look, just choose one side you want cover and which direction you want to go and then work around, piece by piece and top to bottom.

I also grabbed a few little bunches of faux snowball stems and other little greenish-white flower stems and added a few touches on there.  I had to add some floral but I didn’t want to go overboard on this particular design and take away from all the pretty fern varieties and other stems.

Since I have black on my front porch door mat and black metal porch lights (see more on those here), I wanted to tie that all in with some thick black and white striped wired ribbon.  So I created a big bow and fastened that on with floral wire.

I really like the way that looks!  I think it turned out nicely and I’m really loving the asymmetrical look.  It’s definitely different than my last DIY wreath but still green and fresh-looking!

I ordered these white Nantucket-style planter boxes for my front door and drilled a couple more holes in the bottom and they’re perfect!  I love the look!  I chose to plant ferns in them because A) they’re inexpensive B) will grow quite a bit and look nice and full C) you water them a lot the first week and then they are totally easy maintenance after that and D) they tolerate all that shade really well.

I still have more flowers to plant in the front yard this week, as I’ve been giving so much attention to the backyard.  And wait until you see what I’m adding in between my garages!  But anyway, I love the way this simple DIY wreath looks with the planters on my front porch.  What do you think?

Please make sure to visit my friends today and their fabulous DIY wreath ideas!

The Happy Housie / The DIY Mommy /Confessions of a Serial DIYer / Zevy Joy

Finding Silver Pennies / Happy Happy Nester / Tidbits / Vinyet Etc.

A Pretty Life / Artsy Chicks Rule / Town and Country Living / Newly Woodwards

Southern State of Mind / Craftberry Bush / Summer Adams

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Spring is upon us and I can hardly wait!  As I’ve put away all things Valentines and started freshening up my home for Spring, I knew I wanted a new wreath for the front door.  I searched the internet and went to all the well-known home decor stores and came up with nothing!  Everything I saw was either very fake and cheesy-looking OR decent but way overpriced.  I knew what I wanted so I decided to make my own.  Here’s how to make a faux boxwood and magnolia wreath!

Materials:
(5) stems faux boxwood
(1) faux magnolia flower stem
(1) round branch wreath
Hot glue gun
Wire cutters

I love boxwood but preserved boxwood on my front door would only be exposed to the sun and other elements and turn that ugly olive green and be quickly ruined.  I decided to use faux boxwood stems BUT I had to find pretty ones and not the cheap plastic kind.  I went to Michael’s because I like their stems the most and I love all of their new basic stems they just started carrying.  I think faux eucalyptus would be so lovely as well!

These lovely, lighter boxwood were perfect and they were not at all super plastic-looking.  They were on sale for 40% so that was a bonus.  I was trying to make this wreath for a fraction of what I’d seen in other stores.  I wasn’t interested in the $80 wreaths I kept seeing all day when I was out shopping.

I also LOVE magnolia flowers.  I see magnolia trees everywhere here in Dallas and I have always loved them, so I knew I wanted to add one. But again, I had to find a real-touch magnolia stem that was high-quality and really pretty.

I also found this one at Michael’s and got if for 40% off.

I had a round branch wreath already that I found at a garage sale for 50 cents but you can find them for $5 at any craft store (or less with a coupon).

Cut the stems off with your wire cutter and start sticking them down in between the branches, working your way around the wreath (I went counter-clockwise, or to the right).  Make sure to cut a couple of inches below the last stem so that you can really stick it all the way into the wreath.

Once you’ve gotten all the way around, leave a small empty spot for your magnolia stem.  Cut it short and take off the 2 leaves that are further down the stem.  Use hot glue to attach them to that bottom left corner or wherever you’d like to place it.  Continue around the wreath with your hot glue, AFTER you’ve decided that you like where you’ve placed all the stems, and just add little dobs of glue where the stem is tucked into the wreath.

You don’t need the hot glue for all the faux boxwood if this wreath is going inside but because this is going outside, I wanted to protect it from the elements and make sure it was secure.

I placed my wreath on a pretty door hanger and I just love it!

It’s simple but elegant and welcoming.  I really love the stems and don’t feel like it looks fake and cheap.  The total cost for me was about $23 because I already had wire cutters, hot glue gun, and the $5 wreath. Again, if I hadn’t already had the wreath it would’ve only cost me a couple more dollars but the other store wreaths I looked at were $80 so I’m very pleased with the money I saved AND I truly like this wreath better than the others I’d seen.

Here are the supplies and shopping links if you want to order these items from the comfort of your home.

Wreath Door Hangers:

Front Door Mats:

Urn Planters:

If you loved this idea but do NOT want to make your own wreath, here are some lovely options:

I’m so glad you stopped by and stay tuned for lots of fun Spring decor ideas over the next few weeks that I’ll be sharing!

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