With the official first day of fall just days away, think about things you can do to bring fall into your home.
A great place to start is by going outdoors. What fall leaves, branches or natural items – like grasses, pinecones or nuts – can you bring indoors for an inexpensive accent to your decor?
Use neutral tones highlighted with fall colors focusing on the vivid jewel tones of autumn like rich reds, warm golds, brilliant oranges, deep greens and pops of purple. The buzz for fall is all about gray being the new beige. Think about ways to incorporate it into your decor.
Create a fall welcome at your front door by placing pumpkins on steps, a twiggy wreath around an exterior light or baskets of bright fall flowers like mums.
Use fall scents like pumpkin, cinnamon and apple throughout your home. Whatever scent you choose, make sure you stick with it consistently so you don’t have scents overpowering each other. No one wants to walk into a scent war-zone!
Fill bowls with nuts or pinecones for a fast fall accent. Place large leaves between a serving tray and a piece of glass. You can use this as a centerpiece, serve warm mugs of cider on it and leave it on the coffee table as a conversation piece.
Keep your focus on warmth. Warm colors and cozy fabrics create a fantastic sense of welcome.
When entertaining guests, serve food choices that bring fall to mind like pumpkin, apple, cinnamon.
And, as always, remember to sit down and enjoy your guests. That’s what it is all about!
Happy Entertaining!
Shanna
Savvy Entertaining 