Autumn in New England is magical! It comes in slowly and you might miss it because Summer is putting on its grand finale. Then one morning you wake up and you know it’s here…the smell of Fall! Clean crisp air fragranced with the scent of the drying leaves and the smoke from a neighbor’s fire to chase off the chill.
Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours
This is a fun week if you are looking for Fall inspiration for your homes! Kelly from The Tattered Pew has gathered 30 bloggers to open up their doors and share their best decorating ideas for Fall!! I love these home tours and get so many ideas from this group of gals!!
If you are hopping over from Kristin at White Arrows Home…can you even believe how amazing her home is??!! I love looking at her pictures, it must feel like you are on vacation all the time!!
For my new visitors, I’m Jennifer and I’ve lived in New England my entire life, currently living in the Seacoast region of New Hampshire with my husband and sons. I love sharing ideas with readers on how to create a beautiful home that won’t break the bank.
Adding Touches of Fall
When decorating for Fall I bring in natural elements and colors that surround my New England home. I headed outside and gathered pine cones, colorful branches, and the final few sunflowers from my garden.
Sunflowers mixed with red crabapple-filled branches and delicate greenery create a happy welcome for friends stopping by.
Setting an Autumn Table
For my tablescape, I used warm browns, soft creams, and copper tones and layered in natural textures for a fun Fall look. I made the mini pumpkins out of dollar store foam ones and added pieces of pinecones gathered from my woods to create one-of-a-kind decorations.
My formula for decorating involves mixing vintage and thrift store items with a couple of DIYs, something new, and I usually manage to sneak a dollar store find in there somewhere!
dollar tree diy
My dollar store find was the charger plates. I gave them a quick coat of copper spray paint ( Lucky Penny by Colorshot). So for less than the cost of a single charger at most stores, I made an entire set (and you would never know the difference!)
I also like finding new uses for things you already have in your home…my table runner is a flour sack towel. It’s the perfect size for the round table!
Fall Centerpiece
When I was thinking about a centerpiece to fit in with the natural Fall feeling of my tablescape I came up with this sweet pumpkin idea (my most creative ideas usually come to me in the wee morning hours). It’s made from the leftover seagrass rush I had from another project. It looks perfect atop of a thrift store $2 find!!
pumpkin diys
I made 2 different pumpkins to use for my Fall dining table.
Decorating a Hutch for Fall
One of my favorite spots to decorate is this corner kitchen hutch. The hutch is original to the house and I found it in the basement when we moved in. It’s on its 3rd color…what can I say, I like to paint things!!
Hutches are a perfect spot to add your personality and a little fun to your seasonal decorating.
Using my same decorating formula, I gathered a few thrift store steals like the Robinson Ransbottom bean pot on top of the hutch ( I found it for just a few dollars at a local thrift store and felt like I had robbed a bank when I walked out with it!!).
I fell in love with this Hearth & Hand green pitcher when I saw it in the new Fall line. The color is so rich and pretty.
Fall Favorites
I kept it simple and added a bunch of dried wheat to the pitcher.
A formerly red thrift store ceramic pot that I painted shades of copper is used as a planter.
To even out the darker wood and metallic tones in my hutch I added a stack of small white plates.
I added my DIY Wood Bead Pumpkin on top.
A vintage stack of books and a few seasonal touches finished off the hutch for Fall.
Wall Basket
The wall basket was from Green Plum Vintage Goods in Newburyport, MA. I’ve never seen a basket like it and knew it would fit in perfectly on this wall.
One of my favorite finds this Fall were these apple picks from Michael’s, I used them to make this wreath and also made a YouTube video.
Thanks so much for touring my New England Fall home!! I’m so glad you stopped by today for a visit.
Next up of the Bloggers’ Best Home Tours are my friends Anne and Ann Marie of SImply2Moms please go check out their Fall home tour. I got a chance to meet them last Summer at a conference and they are awesome-sauce!!
Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours
This week I’m joining my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours! All week long we are welcoming you into our homes. You can visit each Fall home tour by clicking the links below.
Monday’s Tours
The Tattered Pew / Midwest Life and Style / Bricks ‘n Blooms
My Thrift Store Addiction / Pasha Is Home / Willow Bloom Home Blog
Tuesday’s Tours
Open Doors Open Hearts / White Arrows Home / Cottage On Bunker Hill
Simply2Moms / Cottage In The Mitten / Fiddle Leaf Blog
Wednesday’s Tours
Sweet Pea / County Road 407 / Lora Bloomquist Create and Ponder
Thistle Key Lane / Cloches and Lavender / A Life Unfolding
Thursday’s Tours
First Day of Home / The Old Barn / Tatertots and Jello
The Ponds Farmhouse / StoneGable / Noting Grace
Friday’s Tours
Dabbling and Decorating / She Gave It A Go / Sand Dollar Lane
Your home is gorgeous Jennifer! I especially love the wall of botanical prints in your dining area. It’s so classic! Pinning!
Thanks Cindy!! I think that was my 1st blog post…one of the few things I haven’t changed in the past two years!! I love them.
I loved visiting your home, Jennifer! It is so cozy, warm, and welcoming. I love your style and all of the natural elements you incorporated!
Awww, thanks friend!! That’s the sweetest!!
Beautiful! I love all of the touches of fall, especially all of the pinecones!
Elizabeth…I think you are required to love pinecones!
Love your Fall home tour, Jen! You’ve added so many gorgeous DIYs and thrift store finds. Can you imagine that someone would leave a beautiful hutch like that in the basement? It looks stunning dressed up for Fall!
Every detail is perfection! so pretty!
Thank you sooo much Jessica!!
Beautiful home all ready for fall. Thank you for sharing it! The corner cabinet looks wonderful.
Thank you so much Linda!!
Jennifer,
Loved your home tour and all those CUTE Diy pumpkins! Pinned them for later. Happy Fall!
Thanks so much Libbie!!
I am so inspired Jennifer! Your autumn table is just beautiful and I definitely want to try to make a DIY pumpkin after seeing yours. Visiting New England is at the top of my bucket list. I’ve heard so many great things about this time of year.
Yes, come to New England!! You will love it…and most of it is near the ocean so you’ll feel at home!
That hutch! That color! Everything is just beautiful!
Thanks so much Ana!! I dig the green so much!!
Hi Jennifer!
I loved your home tour! So pretty and those DIY pumpkins are great! I pinned them to my fall board to share. So clever!
xoxo
Thanks so much Jen!! I really appreciate it!!
Wonderful tour, Jennifer! Love all the natural accents you included. Those pinecone pumpkins are the bomb; definitely checking that out! Decorating up high on top of a hutch is one of my favorite styling jobs;) Love how yours turned out.
Thanks Lora!!! They were one of those crafts that took a little while but don’t require much thinking!!
Jennifer gorgeous tour. I love your table setting with those pumpkins. I love pinecones. Anything I can bring inside from nature is perfect.
Your home is beautiful and there’s nothing like fall in the northeast! Pinned!
Thanks so much Cindy!! Fall is a glorious time of the year here!!
Great tour, Jennifer! I loved seeing your hutch all styled for the season. You’re a girl after my own heart with all your DIY projects. That basket arrangement with the apples was one of my faves. Hugs!
Thanks so much Crissy!! I really love Fall…and DIY anything!!
Jennifer I love everything about your fall home tour! Those diy pumpkins are amazing and I also love the garland along the top of your hutch. So fun touring together today friend! 🙂
Thanks, friends!!You know I had to get a DIY or 2 in there!! Yes, I am crushing on that garland too…I wish I had grabbed another one before they sold out!!
Jennifer it’s on my bucket list to visit New England in the fall…so get your guest room ready! Your fall decor is gorgeous and I love all of your thrifty finds. That bean pot?! What a steal!! Gorgeous as always, pinned!!
You have to come to New England sometime!! There’s so much natural beauty and fun things to do!!
Hey friend…your home is beautiful and don’t think I didn’t spot those donuts on the cake plate!! When you least expect it, I’ll be knocking on your door! 💛
Lucas ate them all!!!
Love the view of your table and surrounding room from the kitchen. Your corner hutch is pretty and the paint color is perfect for showing off your seasonal decor!
Michelle, I was going to message you today because my bottle gourds have been throwing up a zillion flowers the past few weeks and I think I’m going to have a bunch of tiny ones so I can copycat your gourds!!
I love everything so much!! I want to move your hutch and table right into my cabin!! Those pinecones on your dishes and the little nature touches in the napkin holders! All so gorgeous!
Thanks so much, Kristin!! You went into my spam folder…how dare they do that to you!!
Your fall home is gorgeous! I love the addition of the pinecones and acorns in such creative ways.
Thanks so much Shawna!! Oh, do I have lots of pinecones around here!!
Jennifer, I loved the Pumpkin on your table. Cant wait to share your video on Thursday.
Oh, that DIY will be up on the blog tomorrow! I thought I would have it done tonight but I’m at the point of my day that my sentences aren’t making sense!!
Jen, I love your gorgeous home tour. I’m a sucker for a pretty table and your fall table is stunning! Happy to be touring with you this week. Pinned!
Thanks Jen!! I always love all the tablescapes that you gals do so I’ve been taking notes!!
Your house looks gorgeous decked out for fall, Jennifer. I so much enjoyed every single picture that you shared.
Thanks so much Paula!! Love ya!!
Oh, thank you Paula!!!
Jennifer your home looks so pretty all decorated for fall! I love all of your rustic and organic touches and of course all the pretty DIYs you do! Pinned!
Thanks so much Stacy!!
Jennifer, I adore how you styled your dining room hutch and I am crushing on those apple picks! It’s a pleasure to tour with you this week! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
I love those little picks too!! I think I bought half of the stock Michael’s had!!
Jen! I loved your tour!! Your hutch is one of my favorites too!! PS I think it’s totally fine that you’ve painted it 3 colors. I need to paint a hutch in my living room!! But I’m struggling with what color…but like you said I can change the color if I don’t like it!!! Such a beautiful dining room jen!!!
You’re up early too!!! Thanks Aliya!!