The days are shortening and the nights are growing cooler. Autumn is soon arrived in all her natural splendor, and with the crispness of fall the foliage explodes with color. This is a time to warm the inside of your home with all the brilliant golds, amber oranges and deep reds nature has to offer.
Switch out some of your home accent pieces, add a couple of new accessories and put out a couple of nice fall flower arrangements to give any room in your home the look of the season. One inexpensive way to change out accessories is cloth napkins in wonderful earthy tones of fall, or placemats for the table, inexpensive throw rugs, etc.
For fall decorating, choose flowers with yellows, reds, and oranges. Roses and Chrysanthemums are always popular. Or, pick lilies in yellow or orange and long-stemmed Gladiolas. Find dried grasses and leaves to give your arrangement the finishing touch.
Mix things up, try one idea or theme for a fall wreath on your front door, another in the garden and yet others for tablescapes and fall accents inside the home. The variety of plants, flowers, fall foliage and other autumn decorations gives you endless possibilities. Use Pumpkins as a vase (you can line the inside with a jar or plastic container that holds water), small pumpkins and apples make wonderful votive candle holders if you hollow them out. Make the scented pomanders that I have listed in my archives with fresh oranges and enjoy the fall color of orange and wonderful aroma.
To make your tablescape or floral arrangement last, it’s worth taking time to prepare your materials properly. Fresh flowers should be hardened by re-cutting the stems and placing them in fresh water for at least an hour before placing into your vase or floral foam base. A sideboard, display shelves, end table or coffee table can be transformed with colors and hints of autumn.
If you use flowers or foliage with thick stems, split them so that needles and wire used to hold things in place can easily penetrate the woody stems. Thin stems can be re-enforced by binding thicker stems to them with floral tape or wire.
And of course, once you have your fresh fall floral arrangement completed, be sure to add water to the container every day and mist with water to keep them fresh; if you plan wisely, you can simply replace flowers in your arrangement to extend the lifespan of your fall arrangements.
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