How do you decorate for fall?
The Monday lunch blog resumes with the conclusion that it is now officially Fall. I think.
Chinese Lanterns — the plant, that its — hang in the Granville Island Public Market (October, 2006)
My mother always brought the seasons and holidays into our home. The fall saw gourds and miniature, ornamental pumpkins, perhaps some dried leaves, and of course the annual Halloween decorations I put up every year til I moved out. She had me tastefully decorate the gourds once with a little bit of fabric paint.
Now it’s my second autumn in my own home and I’m feeling the urge to embrace it with decor. Nothing tacky, and hopefully nothing plastic. I saw some gourds at the supermarket but I’m hoping to find something a little “fresher” and more local, say, from the farmer’s market. If anything spells autumn, it’s nature and the harvest!
Dried cornstalk at the farmer’s market (October, 2006)
So do you, readers, have any suggestions for simple, organic ways to warm up the house for the fall? I have a coffee table and dinner table I can do up with baskets, a corner table and a windowsill or two. Even the TV bench would work for small things. I passed by Michaels and perused through their flyer later at home and saw a few good things, but crafts in the common sense are too cheesy for me. Pinecones are nice as well but I associate them with Christmas generally. I’d love to see what the Finns do this time of year especially given our geographic similarities.