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Blogger Fall Home Tour

October 3, 2015 By Shelley 21 Comments

What Does Fall Mean to You?

Fall Home Tour Collage

Welcome!

Hope you are enjoying the Fall 2015 Tour of Blogger Homes.

Thanks for taking time to stop by! If you missed any of the homes on the tour, the links are all listed at the end of this post. Be sure to take a look around!

I don’t know about you, but Fall is my favorite time of year…

The amber light. The fresh air with no humidity. Those blue skies over the Great Lakes.

All the way around, I’m a happy girl when the calendar turns to Fall.

Because I tend to go a little overboard on Christmas holiday decorating (YIKES!), I try to keep things a little simpler in the fall.

Come on in and join me for a quick peek around  the interior and garden of our historic home.

Fall Blogger Home Tour

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Fall Blogger Home Tour

See the munch marks on my pumpkin? The chipmunks, squirrels and I fight all season long over the pumpkins…

A Peek Around the House

Fall is the best time of year to hit the Farmer’s Market down the street from us. I scoop up the last of the season’s “fresh from the grower’s garden” goodies of all kinds.

My favorites are sunflowers and zinnias…

I know the days of being able to walk two blocks down and get a bundle of each for $5.00 are coming to an end for the year, so I try not to miss any of the last few market days.

Decorating for Fall

(Here’s a behind the scenes peek at how I use rubber boots to create a unique Fall arrangement.  Its a fun, 5-minute project that will last for several weeks if you keep the flowers cut and watered.)

You will find zinnias everywhere around this house during September and October…

Fall Home Tour

The zinnias below are in a glass vase that was a gift from an 83-year old lady I met when I worked at a retirement village during grad school.

It’s really old and really cool. (Just like her she always told me!)

I still have a tiny little piece of tape on the bottom of it where she wrote her name.

She brought me fresh flowers from her garden at the retirement center for my desk all summer and fall long…

#Blessings

Fall Home Tour

I can’t think of another flower bouquet that has so many bright colors except for maybe snapdragons?

Fall Home Tour

Fall Home Tour

And I fill the house with hydrangeas I’ve dried from my garden…

Drying Hydrangeas

(Here’s the lazy girl way to quickly dry hydrangeas from your garden…)

Hydrangeas and Candy Corn

Little Signs of Fall

Of course Fall wouldn’t be complete without some basics: apples, pears, pumpkins, grapes, scarecrows and acorns just to name a few.

Doesn’t get any more Fall-like than that right?

I use them here and there to help bring Autumn in to the house…

Fall Home Tour

Fall Home Tour

I know some folks think scarecrows are tacky. I’m not one of them!

This smiley guy stands guard at our bar…

Fall Home Tour

Fall Home Tour

 

 And a little wheat for my antique watering can…

Fall Home Tour

Warming Things Up

We live north of the Mason-Dixie line now and the Fall evenings can be a little crispy!

So I do a few things to warm up the house as the mercury starts to dip…

I switch the curtains in our big (and drafty!) bay window in the front of the house from thin cotton ones to lined, burlap ones.

Fall Home Tour

Doesn’t burlap somehow say Fall y’all?

I think so.

And I drag my warmer throws back out and leave them all over the house… The one on the back of the sofa (above) is my favorite new find from Target when we were in Traverse City.

And then there is this old snuggly throw and fun sunflower pillow I added to my favorite nook in the house…my sunroom!

In to the SunroomFINAL

Fall Blogger Tour

Bringing Fall to the Garden

You didn’t think I would let you go without a peek around the garden too did you?

While I love the charm inside our house, eight months of the year my garden is what gets the most of my attention!

Here is a sneak peek…

Over the next few weeks I will be sharing my favorite flowers of Fall and some tips on creating Fall Container Gardens.

Fall Garden Tour

 Fall container gardening

And a few preview pics of the window boxes this Fall.

Still a bit of a work in progress but they are almost done!

Fall Home and Garden Tour

Fall Home and Garden Tour

Fall Home Tour

Home and Garden Fall Tour

That’s the end of my Fall Home Tour!

If you like what you see, please sign up to follow my blog.

We can also keep in touch on Pinterest and Instagram…

I have a big Fall and Holiday Season planned. I’d love for you to be a part of it!

 Don’t forget to stop by the rest of the homes on the Fall Tour.

Loads of inspiration from some really terrific bloggers!

XO

Shelley

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  1. 1

    Patti says

    October 3, 2015 at 7:52 am

    Hi Shelley,
    What a fun home you have. Such bright colors and wonderful touches of whimsy. Your zinnias are one of my favorite flowers and I just love the way you decorated your window boxes.
    Have a great weekend,
    Patti

    Reply
    • 2

      Shelley says

      October 3, 2015 at 9:09 am

      Thanks, Patti! Whimsy is a good way to describe many things in my home and garden. Glad you stopped in for a visit….

      Reply
  2. 3

    Stacey says

    October 3, 2015 at 8:47 am

    Shelley, your home is just wonderful! I might say that because you and I have some things in common. I have the same dishes and tea kettle. I also love red in my home along with tons of flowers. You have made everything just lovely!

    Reply
    • 4

      Shelley says

      October 3, 2015 at 9:08 am

      Thanks Stacey! I love those dishes. Wish Southern Living at Home was still around! Glad you stopped by.

      Reply
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    Stephanie @ Casa Watkins says

    October 3, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Shelley, Your home is so warm and inviting! I loved seeing more of your home after the My Home Style blog hop earlier this week. I love the special garden touches too. Oh, and the scarecrow is ADORABLE!!

    Reply
    • 6

      Shelley says

      October 3, 2015 at 11:17 am

      Thanks Stephanie! Glad you came to visit again!

      Reply
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    Michele says

    October 3, 2015 at 11:20 pm

    I love all the color in your home. The flowers are favorites of mine! How fun that the market is so close to your house. I think I’d be there every day!! Thank you for joining the tour!!

    Reply
    • 8

      Shelley says

      October 4, 2015 at 11:25 am

      Thanks Michele! I appreciate your including me on the tour….

      Reply
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    Tammy says

    October 4, 2015 at 7:59 am

    How lucky you are to live so close to a farmers market…all of the flowers are just beautiful…love your planter boxes and how you have decorated them along with your home decor.

    Reply
    • 10

      Shelley says

      October 4, 2015 at 11:24 am

      Thank you! We are lucky to have the market so close from spring through fall!

      Reply
  6. 11

    Meegan says

    October 4, 2015 at 7:55 pm

    I love farmers markets! Your fresh flowers throughout your tour are simple gorgeous. Thanks for sharing your home and all of your Fall decorating ideas. It has been a lot of fun.
    Have a great week!

    Reply
    • 12

      Shelley says

      October 5, 2015 at 10:37 am

      It has been a fun week, Meegan! Its definitely kept us all busy… Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
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    julie nichols says

    October 4, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    Hi Shelly I think we have something in common we both love hydrangeas and zinnias I love how you brought there beauty into your lovely home. I love all the bright colors!
    XO
    Julie @ Love My Simple Home

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    • 14

      Shelley says

      October 5, 2015 at 10:36 am

      Thanks, Julie! I’m going to have to head over to your blog for a visit too!

      Reply
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    Jill Flory says

    October 5, 2015 at 4:44 pm

    I love fall too! Your fall touches are so lovely!

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    • 16

      Shelley says

      October 5, 2015 at 4:52 pm

      Thanks Jill! Hope you are enjoying your fall too!

      Reply
  9. 17

    Sondra says

    October 6, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Oh, your fall home is so inviting! Your flowers are gorgeous, and I love the story of the glass vase with the zinnias. Thanks for sharing your home!!

    Reply
    • 18

      Shelley says

      October 6, 2015 at 9:36 pm

      Thank you! Glad you could stop in to enjoy them!

      Reply
  10. 19

    Maria gonzalez says

    October 7, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    What a lovely home! I love the story about the little vase…so sweet!

    Reply
    • 20

      Shelley says

      October 7, 2015 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks Maria! Those little treasures make a house “home” don’t they? Glad you stopped in.

      Reply

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