I absolutely love to decorate my home! I change things often, always editing and tweaking. My design goal is for our home to always feel welcoming, a place that people can feel right at home. For the most part my home looks pretty much the same throughout the year. However, I amp up the level of cozy in fall.
Fall is a busy season for my family and we spend most of it in the great outdoors. It use to be consumed with soccer but now boys school ball starts in Spring so this year should be a little less hectic. After a long day all I want is to come back home to a cozy environment.
Just a little FYI, you really won't find any traditional fall decorating items in my home. No pumpkins or hues of red, green, or orange. Outside, now that's another story!
We will start off our tour in my living room and conclude out on my front porch. Lately I've been in a blue mood. No I'm not sad just loving any and everything blue. You will notice the blue influence throughout my living room. Lets get started shall we!
The area behind the door, as I call it, houses our tv. Our tv console got a complete makeover with chalk paint. It's now this lovely gray color that pops off the hardwood floors. I thought it was a good idea to start an art gallery wall and recently added a couple more pieces to my existing layout.
The print in the wooden frame is from a local Nashville artist, Ryan Rado. I picked that up at a pop up shop. I love those by the way, it's a great way to meet new interesting people and support the local market. The leaf print is actually a post card from The Menil Collection, a Houston museum. It's of a piece we saw while there last year by Henri Matisse. I can't wait to discover new art and add it to my gallery wall.
My hubby really doesn't like anything surrounding the tv so we often have to come up with a compromise. I moved the tv to one side of the console so that I could create a small vignette. The wooden lantern was a way for me to add back in a warm wood tone paired with a fun colorful bowl filled with leaves for my gratitude tree. You will find that I like to add greenery throughout my home, it provides a layer of softness and texture.
I recently talked about my big blank wall and the solutions I came up with. I originally wanted to have to picture ledges full of art but ultimately decided on an oversized painting. I'm not finished with this wall and I am currently in hot pursuit for a narrow bench and picture light.
The other side of the living room I wanted to be extra cozy. To achieve this level of cozy I'm after I snuck in a couple new pillows, one of which is an interesting texture, and a super soft throw blanket. Y'all I just love throw blankets. They are my jam and one can never have too many. I have a basket of throws with more throws on my blanket ladder I built.A few months back I found the most perfect floor lamp and I love it! It fits nicely in the corner and provides the softest light. Just behind that gorgeous lamp are four frames that are mostly empty. One day, my friends, one day. The goal is to add interesting landscapes of the places we have been or desire to go.
Outside I packed in as much fall as I can possible stand. That pumpkin wooden wreath is super cute and was my jumping off point. So naturally mums, pumpkins, and more pumpkins followed. Our porch is simple but yet screams fall.
I hope you enjoyed my tour and thanks for stopping by. Make sure to visit the other tour hosts and tell them I said Hi.
See ya soon!
*A special thank you to At Home for sponsoring this post. All opinions, ideas, and projects are my own.
Darnetha,
ReplyDeleteI love your home tour! The console is amazing! also, I like how you update your front porch. I agree that I don't like to orange and red hues myself, so I love how you made your home feel like Fall without having to add those colors! Great Job!
Thanks Alaya! I love how paint can give an old item new life, it feels like I bought an entirely new piece.
DeleteOh Darnetha, everything looks so nice, your front porch is #goals! I will be sure to check back for inspiration! I love your new rug and that wall art is gorgeous! Beautifully done friend!
ReplyDeleteCarli, thank you so much! I wanted the porch to be bright and littered with pumpkins! I still need to add a few more. Someone stop me please!
DeleteDarnetha I love your modern style! The rug really set the tone & looks great! The copper pot on your porch really stands out I love it! Thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteLisa I've being leaning toward a lot of modern style design lately. I'm glad you can see that reflected in my home! Can you believe I got that copper pot at At Home?! Can't wait to add a self timing candle in it.
DeleteDarnetha I absolutely love your fall details! They look great and your porch is the perfect welcome for any guests. Love all of your At Home purchases.
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin! I wanted our porch to be very happy and welcoming!
DeleteGreat job Darnetha! I love the gray color on your TV console! Your front porch is so cute.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I was a little worried at first with my color choice but it turned out better than expected! Thanks for stopping by friend!
DeleteIt looks great. Your living room is beautiful and your new rug is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea and thanks for stopping by! That rug really changes the mood of the room but in a good way. It's a happy change from my usual solid color rugs.
DeleteEverything thing looks good makes me want to change mine up
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Let me know if you change some things up for fall.
DeleteDarnetha, the rug looks amazing! And, I love that you're enjoying the pillows enough to keep them up through Fall. The art piece from At Home is beautiful!! I saw a piece similar there that I think I might go get now.
ReplyDeleteWhitney we love your pillows! They looked and worked great with all the fall details I added. I've been browsing to see what I can add next for my winter decor. At Home has a ton of great art to choose from, I know you will find the perfect piece.
DeleteLove the gray. I always wanted to do a gray somewhere in my home but I don't know how to make it blend with all the earth tones in the space. Any suggestions
ReplyDeleteI would be happy to help you. Gray is a wonderful color that it will not only blend well with cool colors but also with warm, earth tones. Send me a few pictures and we can brainstorm together.
DeleteI love your home Darnetha ! Everything is so beautiful ! The TV console has to be my absolute favorite !
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Nicole! The console is tied with the new rug as my favorite!
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