18 Classy, Natural Elements for Fabulous Fall Decor & Color

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Fall decor. Gourds, acorns and caps, feathers, bittersweet, autumn leaves, vines, Indian corn, branches. There is so much to say for bring nature’s fall bounty inside to enrich our homes and enliven our table with God’s ever-amazing handiwork.

We teach our children thankfulness for the God-of-all-provision when we display His creative beauty. Without realizing it, my excitement transferred this love of creation to our children in the first few years of collecting, admiring, and observing some of the seldom seen details. Sometimes God’s blessings are right in our own backyard, the garden, or in the park across the street.

Natural Elements for Fabulous Fall Décor

Gathering can be one of the best parts.

(photo source) Garden Mama’s bittersweet

Walking through crunchy leaves to collect acorns, buckeyes, cottonwood balls, and sweet gum pods makes for invigorating exercise especially when the day is sunny and cool. With a keen eye, you might be surprised by what you find!

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Nature-Inspired Table and Mantle Décor

So bring the outdoors inside. Man-made colors can never quite compare.

(photo source) Some pretty neat Vase Decoration Ideas here

Big sprays of fall leaves are one way to fill a larger space, add vibrant color, and create a airy focal point in a room (mantle, table, buffet, etc).

(photo source) Happy Thanksgiving Ideas  from French Garden House

Acorns used in accent pieces can go rustic and also do well in a contemporary setting as below.

(photo source) Fall Decorating with Nature: Acorns & Leave

I wonder if soaking in glycerin could be used to preserve these persimmons…I haven’t researched this and would love someone’s knowledgeable input. Otherwise, while unique and lovely at first, it seems they would mold?!

 (photo source) Autumn Inspired Beauty for Your Home, by JES

Pottery Barn Inspired

To preserve leaves and keep them supple and life-like, use this helpful tutorial by Martha Stewart. I have seen it done with long-lasting success. Once you have done a few branches or leaves, you can use them to decorate year after year, and they will not get brittle.

Leaves can be pressed between a folded Kleenex tissue in the pages of book and dried. This photo captures the creative possibilities for thicker, larger leaves: gift tags, name place cards, or Scripture, when that perfect marker is employed.

I especially love the rich textured effect of little acorns and caps on a vase for those late fall-blooming chrysanthemums and sedum Autumn Joy (pictured). This fall decor color combination really brightens a table.

(photo source) Make it: Acorn Vase (& More Free Decorating with Nature Ideas)

Multicolored Indian corn with dried husks can last for many years if stored properly, and it makes for a simple, cozy touch around your home. Leave them displayed from early fall through Thanksgiving to showcase God’s creative beauty and bounty.

The Pottery Barn always has fantastic fall decor ideas to inspire those with the urge to do some fall decorating. So often, simpler is better, less is more. That reminds me, we have some little 3 and 4 point antlers around here somewhere.

I must plant a little bittersweet vine just for fall décor!

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DIY Door Décor

I want to do this simple treatment on our front door next year 🙂

I found Indian corn fall decor ideas here:

And in preparation for the coming winter decorations, now is the time to collect sweet-gum balls if you want to try your hand at this frosty Martha Stewart snowflake wreath. You can often find them in a state park or stately older cemetery.

 (photo source) Martha Stewart Sweet-gum Ball Wreath

After all, it is your little details that speak a woman’s touch and brings sweetness to the home-place.

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