Fall Home Tour -Part II

I love the outdoors, but especially this time of year.  The leaves are changing colour, the pumpkins are out, and the acorns are falling.  Every fall walk seems like an occasion to find some new treasure in nature.  I love the idea of bringing the outdoors in and that inspired me this fall.  I always decorate for fall with leaves and pumpkins, and pinecones, but this year there’s lots of other little treasures from nature and they’re all on display.

Just in the front door, on the console table I’ve used a few glass cloches to display some pinecones, acorns made from Easter eggs -see how I made them here, and there’s a magnifying glass for further inspection.

I used some scientific glass for vases.  Some I picked up at an antique market, and a couple of pieces are from Michael’s Halloween section.

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Fall Tablescape

I set the table for a fall get together.  Inspired by our botanists theme, I used some more cloches as centerpieces.

I was inspired by the grey pumpkins and squash to keep the table in dark tones of grey, and black mixed with my usual whites.

I love how the greyish green of the seeded eucalyptus tied everything all together.

At each placesetting, a science inspired favour for my guests.

I picked up some test tubes at Michael’s and filled them with some candied nuts.  I added some science-y looking labels and used them as placards for my guests.  A feather adds to the botanist feel too.

The pretty matte black side plates helped bring the table together; I picked them up at IKEA.

The paint dipped brass candlesticks were some I made a while ago -see the tutorial here, and the little fairy lights helped add some sparkle.

Bar Cart

In the corner of the room I have a little bar cart.  It holds some of my favourite vintage glasses, ready for entertaining.

I’ve got it ready for fall with a collection of pretty pumpkins.  The book page  leaf garland is a simple DIY I did years ago, and love to bring out very year -see the tutorial here.

Vintage Fall Decor Display

My very  favourite part of the room is the display on the buffet.  I had so much fun collecting all the bits and pieces.

When I was at an antique fair a few weeks ago, I was on the look out for an old printers tray. Printers who worked with printing presses years ago used to keep all the letters in these special trays to organize them.  Lots of people use them today to display little collections.  

I was inspired by remembering a summer mantel that Alice from Thoughts from Alice did a few years ago, where she used a science theme and displayed rocks and shells in a printers tray.  The printers tray seemed like the perfect way to display seeds and nuts for fall.  I wanted to include some botanical drawings as part of this display.  We made these ones, and will have a tutorial here-they were so simple and inexpensive to put together.

And then in the front a collection of more treasures from nature.

The real framed butterfly specimens and the vintage magnifying glass were picked up at the antique fair.  As were the antique apothecary jars.  I filled them with some acorns, chestnuts, and black-eyed peas.

The microscope was a kijiji find that my sister picked up for me.   And  on the table are more apothecary jars filled with seeds and some more vintage scientific glassware filled with beautiful feathers.

Adding A Little Whimsy To My Decor

This little scene was so much fun to put together.  I was  inspired in part by Erin of Cotton Stem. She has a beautiful blog and instagram feed and always does such fun displays seasonally.  I love her style and how big and fun it is.  She’s shown flowers hanging from ladders, books nailed to her walls, and this season copper kettles as pumpkins.  She made me feel like I had permission to choose a fun theme and really run with it.  

I know that everyone isn’t this over the top when they decorate their homes seasonally.  But seeing hers, and seeing how well it’s received by others made me feel like I had permission to go crazy.  Years ago my sister had the sweetest little florist and gift shop and her and I would spend hours talking about things like her new store front windows each season.  Seeing Erin’s displays made me feel like I could make my own little shop window displays in my house if I wanted to.  I hope I might inspire some of you to put the fun back into your decorating this season.

So that’s my fun science-y botanists dining room this fall.  From the dining room, we head into the living room.

The Living Room

On this cute little table I have the sweetest “hello pumpkin” display set up.

The cute little brass deer is a thrift store find  and I love it.

Black and White Fall Decor Fireplace

In the living room this fall, I continued the greys from the dining room.

The mantel was a lot of fun to put together.  The grey and white colour scheme inspired me to use a collection of tarnished silver.  And I used lots and lots of white pumpkins.

Another favourite from this home tour are the fun pumpkin tassels, made of yarn and wooden beads.

The “gather” sign was a real quick and easy DIY last year.  I found an old and falling apart pallet on a walk in the woods, and took a piece of the wood home.  I used chalk to write out the word gather and when I was happy with it , I went over it in craft paint.

You can find the tutorial of the book page flower pumpkin here.

Cozy Living Room Additions

To make everything feel cozy for fall I used lots of fur and pillows in the living room.

Perfect for curling up with some tea and tv on a cool fall evening.

And over on the other side of the room lots more elements of nature brought in -the wood stump tables, the birch poles, and a little marble bowl filled with acorns.

The Kitchen

Last week I shared some pics from the kitchen -you can see it all here.  It’s pretty neutral too, but with some hits of copper and rose gold.

I’m so glad you stopped by and I hope you’re feeling inspired to bring some of the outdoors in this fall.

With the house all decorated with vintage fall decor for fall, life really is a party!

More Fall Inspiration

You might also like Fall Home Tour 2019 here.

Also check out our Fall Home Tour 2018 here.

You might also enjoy our 5 Ways To Make A Cozy Fall Bedroom here.

Be sure to check out some of the other Canadian Blogger’s Fall Home Tours happening all week.

Monday

AKA Design
Amidst the Chaos
Lemon Thistle
Love Create Celebrate
So Much Better With Age

Tuesday

The Learner Observer
Woman in Real Life
Life is a Party
Clean and Scentsible

Wednesday

Satori Design for Living
The Happy Housie
Rambling Renovators
Craftberry Bush
The Sweetest Digs

Thursday

The DIY Mommy
Home To Heather
White Wood
A Pretty Life
Vin’yet Etc

Friday

Kim Power Style
PMQ for two
The Creek Line House
Sustain My Craft Habit
northern style exposure