These festive fall decoration ideas are the perfect way to add festive flair to your home this pumpkin season!

These fall decoration ideas will have your home extra cozy and ready to deck the halls with “autumn leaves and pumpkins please!” I just love this time of year with pumpkin anything and everything everywhere you turn. I’ve collected almost as much fall décor as Christmas (but not quite, haha). I don’t know what it is, but giving the house a fresh makeover as the seasons change, or as a holiday approaches brings me great joy. There’s something about being surrounded by autumn ambiance while making my pumpkin pancakes or sipping on a hot cider that makes life feel pretty darn great. So, let’s look at a few décor ideas. I hope you find some inspiration here!

Why You’ll Love Decorating Your Home for Fall

• It’ll get you and the family into the autumn spirit.
• It creates warm ambiance for you and the family to enjoy.
• Fall Décor creates a great atmosphere for party or dinner guests.
• It makes devouring those tasty fall recipes that much more enjoyable.

Fall Decoration Ideas

1. Fall Wreaths

Pretty wreaths are a great fall decoration idea to add festive flair to your humble abode. This time of year, you’ll find wreaths with fall leaves and stems in various shades of red, orange, yellow, brown, gold, and neutral colors. Some have pumpkins, acorns, sweet little bows and more. Your front door isn’t the only place for a fall wreath. Hang them on the wall or a mirror indoors to add warmth to any room.

2. Soft Blankets

Home stores have cozy blankets in various autumn colors to decorate your space for fall. Blanket ladders are one great way to both display and store them. Simply draping your festive fall blankets over a couch, chair or ottoman also makes a space inviting. Fleece, faux fur and other various knits and patterns can be found to suit your taste and fit your space!

3. Festive Pillows

Pillows that fit the season are another great fall decoration idea. Look for soft pillows with warm autumn colors and patterns to add some festive fun to your humble abode. Seasonal pillows are great for cozying up a couch, your favorite chair and even your bed.

4. Fall Tiered Tray

Decorate a (tiered tray for fall). It’s a great way to display all the adorable tiny pumpkins, mini hay bales, cute signs and more in an organized fashion. Click here for a how-to guide and ideas!

5. Autumn Wall Art

Find some decorative wall art with paintings or photographs of fall landscapes like autumn leaves, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards. Display the art above a couch or on a shelf or desk to enjoy all season long.

6. Festive Kitchen Towels

Grab some of those festive fall towels at your local home store to hang in your kitchen. You know drying dishes (after making these (insert link here) delicious pumpkin pancakes) will be so much more enjoyable when using a cute fall towel, haha!

7. Fall Magazines

A lesser thought of fall decoration idea is to grab a couple fall magazines to display on your ottoman, coffee, or side table. You can often find magazines full of fun fall décor or tasty autumn recipes for you and guests to enjoy.

8. Seasonal Coasters

 Fall coasters are practical and decorative. Add them to your side table or a tray on your ottoman for that pumpkin spice latte or hot apple cider you plan on enjoying with your favorite Halloween movie!

9. Fall Centerpieces

 Make a simple centerpiece this fall! You can use candles, fall leaves, other decorative fall stems, pumpkins, gourds and more to make a fun and festive centerpiece. Display it on a dining table, kitchen island, or coffee table to add ambiance to your space.

10. Autumn Lantern

Why not decorate a fall lantern this pumpkin season? Lanterns add warmth to any room and come in various styles and materials, so it’s easy to find something to match your style. Add fall leaves, a candle, and top it with a fall stem or pretty bow. There’s many places to display your lanterns and you can leave them up all year long by simply changing just a few small details. Check out How to Decorate a Lantern for Fall here.

11. Fall Bouquets

Add fresh bouquets of mums or daisies in red, orange, and golden yellow to a side or console table for some festive flair. Sunflowers also make beautiful fall bouquets. Look for dried leaves, faux autumn stems, wheat bunches, flowers and more and add them to a vase for your dining room table.

12. Festive Signs

Fall signs with phrases like “Pumpkin Patch” or “Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice” are fun fall decoration ideas. Some have a set of several happy autumn phrases, while other are a single word, phrase or quote.

13. Pumpkins or Gourds

Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes, and even colors! They are a great addition to a centerpiece or tiered tray décor. Of course, your front porch begs for pumpkins galore to welcome guests or trick-or-treaters. Put them on shelves, windowsills or even on your desk at work for added fall charm.

14. Fall Garland

There are endless options for autumn garlands available. Of course, you’ll find traditional fall leaves and berries, but perhaps little footballs or turkeys are more up your alley. Some have corn, pumpkins, acorns, spooky ghosts for Halloween and more. Hang garland around doorways or place it on a shelf or entertainment center. Add a string of lights for added ambiance.

15. Autumn Scents

Complete your fall décor with a lovely fall scent. Candles, wall plugins, and room sprays are available this time of year in delightful scents of apples or pumpkin with cinnamon and spice.

Thank you for checking out these festive fall decoration ideas! What autumn decor will you put up in your home? Let me know in the comments below.

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Pumpkin season is here! Get into the spirit of the season and decorate a fall tiered tray. Autumn leaves, mini pumpkins, a candle and more adorn this fun decorative piece. What will you put on yours?

Come with me and I’ll show you how to decorate a tiered tray for fall! There are so many fun things you can do to make it your own. It’s a fun project to do solo, with a friend, or with the kiddos. So warm up that hot spiced cider or grab a pumpkin spice latte and let’s get started.

Why You’ll Love a Tiered Tray Decorated for Fall

• It’s a festive way to add fall flair to your home or office.
• You can easily match it to your home.
• It’s a fun project if you want to add your own creative touch, but these instructions make it easy for those who feel creativity is not their strong suit.
• There are many places you can display your fall tiered tray.
• You can easily change a few items to match the current season or holiday.

How to Make a Fall Tiered Tray Match My Home

It doesn’t matter what style your home is, you can put together a tiered tray that fits with your decor. If you have a lot of color in your home and the traditional fall colors of orange, yellow and red don’t match what you already have, look for neutral or more muted fall décor. There’s a lot out there! You may even be able to find décor items in your home’s colors. You can always grab a faux pumpkin and spray it any color you want, but have you seen the current selection of pumpkin colors available lately?

Another thing to consider is that even if fall colors don’t match your home décor colors exactly, they may complement them. Orange and yellow go well with navy, as one example.

Now if your furniture is a rainbow of colors that won’t match anything fall, why not decorate a small space like a bathroom, your bedroom or an office with neutral base pieces and add that pop of seasonal color. There’s a lot of places where you can put this decorative piece.

Where Can I Put a Tiered Tray?

• Kitchen
  • Countertop in a corner
  • Middle of a kitchen island
  • Centered on, and up against, a kitchen wall
• Bathroom
  • Countertop between double sinks or in a corner to the side of one sink.
  • Corner ledge of a large soaking tub
• Office
  • Desk
  • Shelf or cabinet
• Living Room/Family Room/Den
  • Console table
  • Shelf
• Bedroom
  • Dresser in your bedroom or guest room.

What Can I Put On My Fall Tiered Tray?

Now that we know where to put the tiered tray, let’s look at what to put on it. There are endless items you can put on the tray. If you’re like me and find anything tiny absolutely adorable, then this is the project for you. I’ve found those cute little decorative items look best grouped together with larger items to avoid a space looking cluttery.

Now let me show you what I put on this fun decorative piece and give you some other ideas to ponder.

Foundation Pieces

Your foundation pieces are the pieces that can be used year-round without being changed out. This can simply be the tray, but there’s some other decorative items we can use as well.

The Foundation Pieces I Use Include:

A Tiered Tray

There are so many to choose from, so you won’t have trouble finding one that goes with your home décor style. I chose a neutral, off white, wood tray with a metal handle and two tiers. It’s a bit rustic, but polished and goes with my farmhouse décor. You can get these trays in a variety of neutral colors and finishes (or in various colors if you so desire). They come in wood, metal, ceramic and more. Some are round and some are square. You’ll often find they have two or three tiers. I find the two-tiered tray fits more decorative items because there is more space between the top and bottom tier. Also, the height is just right for fitting on my kitchen counter, under my cabinets.

A Miniature Vase

These can be found in various shapes, sizes and colors at craft stores or in small sets online. I use a cute little clear one. You can put seasonal stems or flowers in it.

A Single Cupcake Stand

This is great for elevating smaller items and can also be found at a craft store or in sets at online retailers, but also at a kitchen or home goods store. They come in various colors and materials as well.

A Little Pitcher

I found this at a home store in the kitchen section, and like the little vase, it’s great for holding seasonal stems and flowers.

Miniature Lights

These little lights add ambiance to the tiered tray. You can find them at craft stores, big box stores, or online retailers.

Other Foundation Piece Ideas Include:

A Candle

If you’d like this as a foundational piece, make sure to get a neutral color.

Beaded Garland

This is a versatile decorative piece that can be used almost anywhere, including your fall tiered tray. It can be a foundation piece, or they make colorful fall versions as well.

Tiny Books

You can find and stack actual miniature books (yes, this is a thing and they’re adorable) or you can find miniature decorations that are made to look like a stack of books.

Seasonal Pieces

These are the decorative pieces that you can have fun with and change out each season.

The Seasonal Pieces I Use Include:

Mini Hay Bales

I just love these little bales of hay. They’re great for stacking or elevating other items on your tray.

Little Pumpkins

I’m using a real orange mini pumpkin and a faux white pumpkin, but real white pumpkins have become quite popular and are easy to find as well.

Autumn Leaves

I chose some dark orange and red leaves with little pinecones and an acorn on it. Check out your local craft store. You can find leaves in red, orange, yellow and even neutral colors.

Other Fall Stems

I found some orange stems and creamy fall berries at my local craft store.

Seasonal Candle

Instead of using a candle as a foundation piece, I use a pretty gold, fall seasonal candle on my tiered tray. You can also switch the candle out, getting different seasonal colors or shapes (fall leaf, pumpkin, etc.).

Fall Verse for Picture Frame

I use a Bible verse (Matthew 18:20) as it speaks of gathering, which brings to mind Thanksgiving. You can make your own with a small picture frame and print out a quote, verse or phrase you like to personalize your tray.  Check out these ideas below.

What Quote or Phrase Should I Put in My Picture Frame?

Quotes

• • • It’s the first day of Autumn! A time of Hot Chocolatey Mornings, and Toasty Marshmallow Evenings, and, Best of All, Leaping into Leaves! – Winnie the Pooh
    • As Long as Autumn Lasts, I Shall Not Have Hands, Canvas and Colors Enough to Paint the Beautiful Things I See. – Vincent Van Gogh
    • Every Leaf Speaks Bliss to Me, Fluttering From the Autumn Tree – Emily Bronte
    • I’m So Glad We Live in a World Where There are Octobers – L.M. Montgomery
    • Autumn is Here! The Soul Stirs with Joy as Glowing Fall Leaves Dance Their Way to the Ground. – Angela Harris

Phrases

• • • Autumn Leaves and Pumpkins Please
    • Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice
    • Happy Fall Y’all
    • Gather Together

Other Seasonal Piece Ideas Include:

• Sun flowers, other fall-colored flowers or mini wheat stalks
• Small gourds
• Ornamental corn
• Bundled cinnamon sticks
• Small figurines like owls, mini scarecrows, little vintage trucks, etc.
• Halloween or Thanksgiving items like little ghosts, jack-o-lanterns or turkeys.
• Miniature signs with words or short phrases.

How to Decorate the Fall Tiered Tray

On my tray I’ve got some red, orange, gold, beige and white. I like to spread the colors throughout the tray.

1. You can see I have orange on the bottom left side of the tray (the orange plant stems) and on the top right side of the tray (the mini pumpkin).
2. Also, I have red leaves on both the upper left and lower right, spreading those brighter colors out.
3. Then I’ve got beiges spread out like a triangle with the hay bales and the fall berries.
4. Lastly, I have a little gold on the top and bottom.

Overall, I approach decorating a tiered tray looking for a little balance and cohesion, but with a goal of avoiding an overly orderly and symmetrical look. Following these steps should give it a natural flow.

I had a lot of fun putting together a tiered tray for fall. I hope you enjoy it too!

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These festive lantern ideas for fall are perfect for adding warm autumn ambiance to your home or office space.

I have a few festive lanterns that I keep up year-round in my home, and what makes them festive is decorating them for the current season or holiday. It’s so easy and with fall arriving, I can’t WAIT to get out my decorations. Living in the desert, we don’t get a lot of natural fall beauty, so we create it ourselves. We do have a little fall color if you drive outside of Phoenix to higher elevation, but if you plant a color changing tree in Phoenix it gets confused and starts changing in December, haha.  

So, with this extremely cozy and delightful time of year approaching, I thought I’d kick off the season with this fun and simple decoration that’ll add ambiance to any humble abode. Come with me and I’ll show you why you’ll love a festive lantern, what you’ll need, where to find what you’ll need, how to put it together, and where to display it.

Why You’ll Love a Festive Lantern Decorated for Fall

• You’ll love how quick and easy it is to put together.
• A lantern decorated for fall adds ambiance to any space.
• You can display the lantern year-round and change just a few elements each season.
• There are many ways to add your own creative touch.

What You’ll Need to Decorate a Festive Lantern for Fall

Base Pieces:

Lantern/s

Maybe you already have some lanterns in your home, but if not, there are many options out there. I recommend finding styles that are neutral so they can be incorporated into your everyday décor. With endless styles to choose from it’ll be easy to find a color and style that goes with your existing décor.

Seasonal Décor Options:

Candles or Lights

Depending on how you plan to decorate your festive lantern, you can choose decorative miniature lights or a candle for ambiance. If you decide on decorative lights, battery operated are best, so you don’t have a cord coming out of the lantern. As for candles, a simple white color is a classic choice or candles in red, orange and gold are fitting for the season. You can also find candles in various fall shapes or patterns like pumpkins, leaves, ghosts and more. Consider battery operated candles if you’d like your candle to glow, as it’s always the safer choice.  

Fall Leaves and Stems

Autumn Leaves in colors of brown, red, orange, and yellow are great for the season. You’ll find various fall stems with berries, wheat, leaves, pumpkins, acorns and more.

Pumpkins and Gourds

Miniature pumpkins, faux or real are a fun choice for decorating your festive lantern. Little gourds in oranges, reds, greens, and yellows are other great options.

Ribbon

Stores often have ribbon in various fall patterns and colors this time of year. Opt for a wired ribbon to give your bow a nice shape. You can also find premade bows this time of year in the seasonal section at your local store.

Where to Find a Lantern and Décor

Craft Stores, home stores, big box stores and online retailers are a few places that offer home décor like lanterns, candles, and lights. These types of retailers also carry seasonal décor including leaves, faux pumpkins, fall ribbon and more.

How to Decorate a Festive Lantern for Fall

There are so many ways to decorate a festive lantern, but let me show you a couple of simple ideas:

Option 1

1. Place candle at the base of the lantern in the center.
2. Surround the candle with fall leaves.
3. Add a fall stem or ribbon to the top of the lantern.
4. Display and enjoy!

Option 2

1. Using an enclosed lantern with a door, lay the lantern on it’s back, open the door and fill with pumpkins, gourds, fall leaves, or any combination of the three.
2. Weave battery operated lights throughout the décor inside the lantern, hiding the batteries where you have reasonable access to turn it on and off.
3. Display and enjoy!

These are just a couple of options. Take a stroll through the seasonal section at local stores or peruse online for endless Halloween, Thanksgiving, and other fall decorations to display in your festive lantern. Get creative with it and design something that you can enjoy all season long.

Where to Display Your Festive Lantern/s

Front Porch

Create a welcoming fall scene on your front porch! Surround your festive fall lantern with leaves and pumpkins on top of mini hay bales. Put up some lights or garland. Add a fall wreath with lights to your door and a festive door mat.

On the Wall

Hang your lantern on the wall in a space that needs some extra pizazz. If you have two lanterns, place them on either side of your television or a piece of wall art for a pleasant look.

Counter or Kitchen Island

Decorated lanterns look great on kitchen islands. You can also place one on the kitchen counter in a corner for a nice look. They also go well on bathroom counters between two sinks or in a corner.

Console Table

Display your lantern on a console table near your entryway or in living rooms or dens. Make them part of a larger display, surrounded by other fall décor to add to the overall look.

Shelf

Shelves are another great place to display your festive lantern. Place it near some stacked books with a pumpkin on top or next to a picture of the family at the pumpkin patch.

Tabletop

Make festive lanterns a part of your in or outdoor tablescape. It’s great as a centerpiece on its own or surrounded by other décor. Keep it up all season long or enjoy it for Halloween or Thanksgiving.

Desk

Warm up your office space by placing the lantern on your desk where you’ll enjoy it while you work. I don’t know about you, but I do my best work when I clear the surrounding clutter and work in a pleasant space!

Thank you looking at these festive lantern ideas for fall! How will you decorate your lantern and where will you display it? Let me know in the comments below!

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