In our family room fall home tour, I’m sharing simple ways of mixing seasonal accents with our everyday decor. I’ll show you how to welcome the fall season with simple dried grass arrangements, dried gourds, and lots of warm wood tones. As a bonus I’m also sharing views into the adjoining breakfast room.
Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tour
I’m so happy to be participating in the Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tour, hosted by my friend Kelly of The Tattered Pew. This is a five day tour with a new group of bloggers joining in each day inviting you into their homes.
I’m jumping into the tours on day four, following my sweet friend Cindy of County Road 407. Cindy not only entertains us with her clever wittiness, but always has the best decorating solutions.
You’ll find all the blog links for the entire week at the end of this post. Please check back tomorrow for the ones going live on Friday.
Family Room Fall Home Tour
I’m focusing mostly on decorating with natural elements and neutral colors in the family room fall home tour. You’ll find lots of easy ways to add all the fall feels to your everyday decor.
Fall Mantel Styling
The fall home tour starts with the mantel. If you read my post Easy Ways To Transition Into Fall, you may notice a few changes on the mantel. I’m switching out the fresh flowers for dried grass bundles in my every day thrift store vases.
I think the texture and color of bunny tail grass is pretty all on its own, so I’m not adding any other embellishments to the arrangements.
For contrast in color, I’m adding a small black clay vase with dried red sorghum next to my sunflower watercolor. On the other side I have a scattering of wood acorns, and one of the faux pumpkins from my post Three Easy Faux Pumpkin Makeovers.
Fall Coffee Table Styling
On the coffee table are more of my everyday accessories with the addition of the dried gourds. Instead of buying something new, I’m borrowing a wood salad bowl from the kitchen to display the gourds in.
It’s funny how everyone that sits on the sofa can’t seem to help picking up the gourds to shake the seeds inside. I think it’s our inner child like tendencies coming out.
After months of shopping my local antique mall, I finally found some cute brass candle sticks. I’m still looking for a few more to use in fall and winter tablescapes.
Don’t you love the contrast of color between the brass and the navy book covers? I’m trying to bring in more shades of blue into the family room and interesting books are an easy way to add color.
No matter what season we’re celebrating, I love having fresh plants on display, because they bring energy into the room. Our newest plant family member is a Baltic Blue Pothos in a rustic terra cotta pot. Wish me luck with this one. 😉
More pops of blues and grays come into play with pretty pillow covers. In addition to color, these patterns help to break up all the dark brown shades around the room.
Fall Breakfast Table
The breakfast table arrangement is a combination of chaste tree pods from our yard, plus crocosmia pods and two types of millet that I picked up in the grocery floral department.
Bright orange and green clippings in the seagrass wrapped glass are also from our yard. It’s a tropical plant called Mexican Fire Bush, which blooms in late summer here, and attracts hummingbirds like crazy.
A simple white pumpkin completes the centerpiece. Now how simple is that?
Styling Open Shelves For Fall
Styling open shelves for fall is easy, when mixing in a few seasonal additions with my everyday ironstone jars. Plaid cloth napkins help carrying over some of that navy color from the family room.
A pretty hazelnut wreath leaning against an ironstone plate repeats those warm wood tones that we love so much in the fall. To see how to make one, click on my post Easy DIY Walnut Wreath, and follow the tutorial.
A wicker pumpkin basket adds interesting texture as well as the dried sunflower from a late summer arrangement. Lastly is one more white pumpkin, because I just couldn’t resist.
Be sure to follow Thistle Key Lane on Pinterest, where the boards are up to date with seasonal inspiration just for you!
I hope you are enjoying our family room fall home tour. Up next on our home tour is Cindy at Cloches and Lavender. I’m always inspired with Cindy’s natural decor ideas, and I know you will love them too.
Cheers!
Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours
This week I am joining some of my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours. Thirty talented and creative women will be opening their homes up for you to tour all week long. You can visit each fall home tour by clicking the links below.
Monday’s Tours
The Tattered Pew // StoneGable // My Wee Abode
She Gave It a Go // Cottage In the Mitten // Simply2Moms
Tuesday’s Tours
Midwest Life and Style // Willow Bloom Home Blog // Bricks n’ Blooms
Cottage On Bunker Hill // Peacock Ridge Farm // Open Doors Open Hearts
Wednesday’s Tours
White Lilac Farmhouse // The Ponds Farmhouse // Eleanor Rose Home
Amy Sadler Designs // Shiplap and Shells // White Arrows Home
Thursday’s Tours
My Thrift Store Addiction // County Road 407 // Thistle Key Lane
Cloches and Lavender // My Family Thyme // tatertots & jello
Friday’s Tours
Le Cultivateur // Southern Home and Hospitality // DIY Beautify
WM Design House // A Life Unfolding // Dabbling and Decorating
Michelle, I love your home and you have done an outstanding job decorating it. Your Hazelnut wreath and bowl of gourds really stuck out to me! I love it all and thanks for sharing!
Thank you Rachel! I can’t resist those little gourds either! 😊
I knew you’d have my favorite little gourds! If I ever find any I’m scooping them up! The mantel is a jaw dropper with the soft colors. I never knew those stems were called bunny tail grass. Learn something new everyday. Always enjoy touring with you friend.
Thank you Cindy! I figured out the bunny tail grass when I ordered a few of the bundles on-line. 😉 This has been a fun week with all the amazing fall tours and our Pinterest Challenge too!
So pretty Michelle and I am allover that hazelnut wreath! How have I never thought of making one. Thanks for the inspiration. One will be made now!
Thank you Cindy! The hazel nut wreath was really easy to make!
Michelle, I love that nut wreath! How cute was that sweet chestnut wreath. Your home looks so beautiful for the fall.
Thank you Tammy for the sweet comments! Happy fall!
Michelle I love all your mantel and table styling tips! And that nut wreath is really pretty too. How perfect for fall. Pinned! Happy fall. xoxo
Thank you Stacy for the wonderful compliment and for pinning! Hugs!
Hi Michelle, Your family room decor is lovely and I really like your charming open shelves–pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you Cecilia! I love having a place to display little collections!
Michelle, your home looks so pretty decorated for fall! I especially love the sunflower print on your mantle. Happy fall!
Thank you Kim! The sunflower painting is one that I recently added to my Society6 store!
Michelle you do fall so well! Love the simplicity, I find it really calming. And that cute hazelnut wreath is just the sweetest! Pinned and so thankful you could join the tour this week!
This was a wonderful week of fall home tours, and I’m so excited to be part of it! Thanks for all your hard work getting us organized!
I love the way you have decorated your home for fall! The wreath is so cute! Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
Thanks so much for noticing the little hazelnut wreath! I love these easy fall projects!
Your style is ALWAYS a fave of mine, Michelle! Love that black vase that adds some ‘grounding’ to your mantel… so smart! And where did you get the chair with the ottoman from? Pinned!
Thank you Julie, your sweet comments always make me feel so good! I bought the chair about 8 years ago from Ethan Allen, but I don’t believe they carry it any more.
Your rooms are gorgeous Michelle! So simple and so cozy. And your coffee table styling is beautiful. Now I’m in love with those tiny gourds. I’ve never seen any before – something else to look for!
Thank you Kate! I’m kinda crazy about dried gourds, and look forward to using them in different ways every year. 😊
Your family room is beautifully decorated for fall, Michelle. Clean, simple, and classic. Happy to be touring with you this week. Pinned.
Thank you Jen, so happy to be touring with you my friend! Thanks for pinning too!
Michelle, I always love what you do! Personal win for me.. I found some of the tiny gourds at a vintage bazaar yesterday!! I’m growing them in my garden but they didn’t dry out last year (got gross instead of dried!!)
So funny you mentioned that Jennifer, I tried to dry a large fresh gourd last year, and was afraid we would have to call a hazmat team to pick it up. Totally disgusting LOL!
Your home is so beautiful Michelle. I’m loving the hazelnut wreath and those sweet little gourds. The blues and grays are gorgeous for the fall season and I’m especially in love with that floral pillow. So much inspiration my friend Happy Fall!
Thank you so much for sweet comments Kim! I think we are all set for fall we just need some sweater weather LOL!
Michelle, I always love visiting your beautiful home! It is so light, bright, and inviting! I love the tiny gourds on your coffee table, along with your hazelnut wreath against the ironstone. So pretty! It is wonderful to be touring with you. Happy Fall, my friend!
What a great week of home tours it was, and I’m so happy to be on the same day with you! Hugs!
Everything looks so beautiful! I love your table, mantel and coffee table styling!
Thank you so much Kristin! I’m really enjoying the simplified fall decorating this year!
Your home is always styled so beautifully Michelle. I love the touches of blue with the neutral tones of the gourds and the acorns. And it looks like you found some lovely brass candlesticks, I hope you find a few more for the holidays.
Thank you so much Wendy for stopping by and the lovely comments! Hugs!
So pretty!! Simple and classic styling yet so elegant. I LOVE that hazelnut wreath…how neat is that?!
Thank you so much Rachel for stopping by and the sweet comments!