I know so many of you are anticipating Fall and starting to decorate for the season, so I thought I would show you some of the pretty vignettes I found in Christi Carter's Art of Accessorizing book.
Love this vignette. Gourds, pods and candles just always say fall to me.
Many of you have a sun porch and this looks so inviting and cozy. The rustic baskets and the pinecones are all that's needed to create a fall feeling.
I am crazy about the color orange and this room is just the perfect color. How lovely is this!!!
With just the addition of the umbrellas, this suddenly looks like fall.
Of course nuts and apples are always perfect. So simple and so pretty.
I am more than ready and hope Fall gets here in a hurry. How about you?
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GM Marty, I have been looking at Fall images, but I am so NOT ready for Fall, Our summer has been like Spring weather, so unusual for our area and I must say I am totally enjoying it. Maybe when Sept gets here I will be ready! I do love the direction you are going in, so warm and cozy for Fall. When football season starts officially the candles come out and then I am ready.xo Kathysue
ReplyDeleteI can't wait! Love it when the air has a crispiness to it and all the fall festivals start. My favorite time of year!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! It's my favorite season! Today is rainy and cool so it feels kind of like fall. I'm not ready for summer to be over but I'm having a fall moment today.
ReplyDeleteMarty, Living in the South, we have those long hot Summers and even though we have another month or so to go, I'm looking forward to Fall and enjoy looking at books and photos for inspiration. Thanks for sharing the book.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Babs
Yep, I'm more than ready too! With temps in the triple digits for months now, I want to go where it's a bit cooler.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Beautiful inspiration photos Marty, I just LOVE LOVE that sun porch! Martina
ReplyDeleteNot sure if I am ready for fall yet, Marty. I am not looking forward to the leaves falling on the pool and messing it up. But I do love Fall's warm colors...Christine
ReplyDeleteSeems I am usually in the mood but summer seems to fly by and I still want to enjoy my flowers.
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I went to dollar tree yesterday and got tons of fall stuff! so I guess I am getting the itch. Thanks for getting us started!
So ready for fall and a bit cooler temps!
ReplyDeleteNope! Not me. I am still enjoying summer.
ReplyDeleteI do love fall, and your ideas are great. I am just not ready to go there yet....
I am so ready. That means cooler temperatures. Will be able to leave the door & windows open. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteFall cannot get here fast enough for me!
ReplyDeleteMarty,
ReplyDeleteI adore the warm hues and scents of Fall (Autumn)! Our whole menu changes with the seasons On Crooked Creek, as well as the decor, I am so ready for fried apples with waffles for weekend breakfast. I just crave HOT food this time of year! Living on the Prairie, we experience four seasons...personally, I enjoy three of those four! I have a HUGE entertaining schedule this Fall...so, like many I'm excited for Fall to arrive!
Fondly,
Pat
I am definitely ready for the cooler temps and lower humidity of fall. This has been one very hot, sticky and dry summer.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only person who feels like it's too early for fall? Maybe it's because I stayed indoors all summer because it was too hot, but it feels like it should only be about the second week of July. Hard to believe it's mid August already.
ReplyDeleteI love the cooler weather and the changing of the colors, but I'm not looking foward to all the trees losing their leaves. Good think you are planning ahead, because I'll need some decorating tips!
I love fall but, that means winter is on it's way also. I love the natural things fall offers. Pumpkins,guards,bittersweet, Indian corn and colored leaves right off the trees. Thanks for the ideas. Richard at My Old Historic House,
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fall inspiration pics!! I can't wait for fall..... I noticed they had the Mums out yesterday when I was at the grocery store :o)
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I can't wait for Fall Marty. Great inspiration here..thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love fall. My favorite color - orange, like you - plays such a big part in decorating. That book looks great.
ReplyDeleteFall is one of my favorite times for decorating. I love the rustic colors of orange, red, and yellow. Although, a pop of turquoise is always a nice surprise. Can't believe that it is just around the corner.
ReplyDeleteLast year, after what seemed like a never ending winter, it felt as though fall came too soon. This year, when temps hit the 80's in mid June, it seems like summer will never end. I put up my fall decor last week. I'm so over summer!
ReplyDeleteI am TRYING, trying to not rush the season even though Fall is my favorite season! I adore the COLORS, the crisp air, the clothes and of course DECORATING my house for Fall!!!! And, of course, the different food for fall especially SOUPS!!!!!!!! I DO have the itch but am trying not to scratch it:):):) These images are wonderful though so thank you for the inspiration!!!! XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteI could live in eternal Fall weather. My home is decorated in Fall colors so I feel like I am "in style" during that time of year. I am resisting the urge to pull out my Fall bins already. Maybe I will make it through the middle of September. LOL I will have to check out the book you referred to. One more thing I am looking forward to this Fall? Going to visit Kathysue in Cali and finally meeting Jeanette too. woot woot :)
ReplyDeleteIt's been fall like here the last couple of days, warm through the day and crisp cool nights. I'm loving it. I've already transformed the shop with fall decor, now ready to start up here.. hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteI really love the sun porch. All the photos where great inspiration. I am ready for some cooler weather, but here in the South we have a ways to go.
ReplyDeleteEven though its still close to 90 degrees, I was looking at my fall containers out in the storage building. Love the samples you posted... Hurry, Fall, Hurry..
ReplyDeleteYes fall can not get her soon enough! I love the orange room with the blue and white and the apples and glass. Jennifer
ReplyDeleteOh Marty... I am so ready for Fall....we are burning up here in Texas and we could use Fall tomorrow! I'm very fond of Fall colors and of course I love all the decorating that goes along with it. Glad to see this post.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely ready for fall and I hope it lasts more than a couple of weeks -- you never can tell in Oklahoma! Sometimes it seems like we go directly from summer to winter. We'll need to be a little more creative with our autumn decorating, too. The heat has really done a number on many of the trees. In some places, it almost looks like fall already, but if you look closely you'll see that the leaves are dead instead of bronze. Cooler weather will certainly provide us with some inspiration! Annie
ReplyDeleteYes! I am so ready for fall. It is my favorite time of year. I am looking forward to crisp mornings, apples, football and all the other fun fall activities!
ReplyDeleteThanks Marty, I've just started thinking about fall and what colors to add to my blue and white and the orange would be perfect.
ReplyDeleteHi Marty,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post! I am so ready for fall. I love the rich warm colors. The pictures you shared are simply gorgeous! Great inspiration. ~Susie
I love fall, Marty. Your pictures make me yearn for the crisp fall days and for the time when I can start putting out the fall decorations. Love Pumpkins and acorns, and apples and gourds and on and on. My grandson plays High School football this year. That is what fall is about. Can't wait.
ReplyDeleteNo. I am definitely not ready for fall. Fall means soon it will be bitter cold for six months. It's starting to look and feel like fall weather right now. So, thanks for showing me that there is one good side to fall. Great accessories! :)
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Hi lovely lady.
ReplyDeleteYES YES come on fall/ I have had a Hot Hot Summer in Texas!!!
XXOO Diane
Marty dear, YOU have NO idea how much we are ready for Fall. My favorite time of year...but it's a toss up when it comes to Winter!
ReplyDeleteI loved your photo's with all the neat idea's. Yep...ready in this neck of the woods! :)
Hugs to you...
Mona
I am ready for Fall! The Georgia heat has been too hot for me! I love your inspirational pictures! I'm counting down the days until cooler crisp weather is here!
ReplyDeleteMarty don't remind me about fall Although I love fall...But it will make me one year older the big 50 is just around the corner....
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely looking forward to the cool Fall weather as our summer heat has gone on too long this year. I wish the pleasant Fall weather would last longer!
ReplyDeleteWe just about melted moving our kiddo into her dorm today so Fall sounds wonderful to us. That porch reminds me of Debra's from Common Ground.
ReplyDeleteI love the fall time but I'm not in any hurry for it! I want to savor every summer day before I have to give it up and call it fall! Your photos are all great and probably later in September I'll be ready to decorate for fall.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of fall, I always loved fall in NY, as I'm an Oct. girl and my first daughter was born in Sept. and my youngest in Nov., I guess we're all The Fall Girls! Have a great week dear Marty. FABBY
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspiration...love all the photos. :) I am *so* ready for Fall. In fact, I unpacked all my fall goodies this weekend and plan to start decorating sometime this week. I just bought 2 new fall wreaths today, and they are already on the front doors...blush!! I'm the 1st person in the hood to have my fall wreaths on the door. ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week! XOXO ~Liz
Yes Marty Iam ready for Fall. We have had a hot and dry summer. But this will be the first Fall in 34 years I don't start back to work.
ReplyDeleteCount me in for being ready for Fall, too, Marty! What a great book with beautiful inspirational pics.
ReplyDeleteI can not complain about the beautiful weather we have been having here for the summer, but, I am so ready for fall. I can't wait to start getting ready for the cooler weather and warmer colors.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready for cooler weather but not quite ready to let go of summer yet. Beautiful pics, that looks like a very inspirational book.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely not! I'm savoring every last bit of summer which is too short here in the Northeast. But when Fall arrives, I will settle in and enjoy it. Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteI'll be a bit sad to see summer pass, but then I get excited about fall too. I love wearing cozy sweaters and collecting beautiful fall leaves on long walks with my Mom and Bentley too!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Susan and Bentley
Yep, I'm sooooo ready for fall. I can't wait! The heat in Atlanta has just been close to unbearable this summer. Loved all those inspiration pics!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for Fall and all the decorating opportunities it provides! I love the inspiration pictures you are showing. I think I need to start planning now!
ReplyDeleteNot even thinking Fall here. 3 more weeks before school starts, that's when I start to think Fall!
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