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I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

Fall Home Tour

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If you know me at all, you know that I do not have good home styling skills and that I don’t decorate for the seasons (other than Christmas). As much as I’d love to be good at styling my home, I usually end up plopping an accessory on a shelf or table and leaving it there forever.

Basically, I have zero styling game.

However – I’ve really been wanting to change that. I’m always so jealous of people who have beautifully styled homes for fall or spring, and I’ve been wanting to learn how to decorate for the seasons for a while now. So, when my friend Meg from Green With Decor asked if I’d be interested in participating in her Fall Home Tour series, I jumped on the opportunity. I figured if I had a deadline to write a post about how I decorated my house for fall I’d have to actually do it. There are a ton of bloggers participating this week in sharing their homes, so be sure to stop by everyone else’s tours for some serious fall inspiration. I promise, you don’t want to miss it!

Ready to see what I’ve done in ours so far?

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I started off with literally nothing to decorate my home for fall, so I had a bit of shopping to do. I tried to keep it affordable (thank goodness for Hobby Lobby and their constant sales) and I tried not to stress too much about it. I’ll admit, I spent a bit of time browsing other bloggers’ fall home tours on Pinterest and started to feel totally inadequate, stressed, and incompetent. But then I reminded myself that there’s no point in comparing myself to them when they clearly have a passion and talent that I just don’t – if it takes me more than 5 minutes to style something, I’m out. It needs to be simple, easy, and affordable – if it’s not, I just don’t have the patience for it.

So, here’s my quick and easy fall home tour – my home does not look like a fall harvest exploded in it (although I love the homes that do!) but I think there are enough little touches to make a difference. If nothing else, it’s a good start for my first year decorating for the season!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I bought a cozy, neutral blanket for our couch (we have a blanket there year-round because I’m constantly cold!) and some fun accessories. I’ve never been great at styling our sofa – I can never figure out how many pillows is right or what shapes to buy, but I love what we’ve got on there right now. I want to layer in a few more with some color, but this is a great start!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I tried to stick to neutral colors, lots of texture, and a little bit of fun.

That black buffalo check pillow looks way better in the room than I expected – I might go back and get another one! Or is that too matchy? The textured pillow is probably my favorite thing in the whole world – I bought two of them, and I think I could have covered the whole couch in them. Gorgeous.

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this! I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I especially love the faux wheat and grain stems – they’re so realistic looking, and they add a definite fall feel without being cheesy. I also love the height they add! I have a hard time figuring out how to really get good layering going when I’m styling things and it often looks flat, so these nice tall stems are perfect!

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I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

The dining room is always my favorite area to style. Maybe it’s because it’s a little more straightforward than other areas – there’s a big table just waiting for me to decorate it and it’s a little simpler to determine how much is enough and exactly how to style it. I didn’t set the table for these photos, but I’ll write a post later in the season about how we set the table for the holidays!

For this setup, I just grabbed a couple of yards of this pretty plaid fabric, folded it in half, and plopped it on the table. I told you – I’m all about keeping it low-key! I’ll probably actually sew it into a runner at some point, but it works like this for now. All of the cute little pompom flowers are fake – thank goodness, because Jackson is obsessed and won’t leave them alone!

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this! I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

Later in the season I’ll start buying some greenery from the grocery store to keep on the table – our grocery store sells big bunches of leaves and stems for just a few bucks in the fall and winter, and they look gorgeous on the table for Thanksgiving and Christmas (click the links to see how we used them last year!). I’m all about using cheap-o bouquets from the grocery store to make a big difference for not a lot of money. I like to split the bouquets among a bunch of different vases so they can make a maximum impact.

I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this! I love this fall home tour for people who don't know how to style for the seasons! I don't have the time or the energy to spend a lot of time decorating my home for the seasons, but I think I could handle something like this!

I think it’s an okay first shot at decorating for fall, no?

Don’t forget to check out all of the other amazing fall home tours this week – some of these ladies could be professional seasonal decorators – I look like a dang heart-eyed emoji over here.

Fall decorating ideas from 34 talented bloggers

Monday

Green With Decor

Craft and Tell

Little Bits of Home

Love & Renovations

Newly Woodwards

Simple Nature Decor

Our Crafty Mom

Tuesday

My Life From Home

House by Hoff

Wife in Progress

Knock it off Kim

Average But Inspired

Lehman Lane

Pocketful of Posies

Wednesday

My Creative Days

Sharon Joyce Interiors

2 Bees in a Pod – Vicki’s house

Iris Nacole

Up to Date Interiors

Seeking Lavender Lane

Casa Watkins Living

Thursday

The DIY Mommy

The Honeycomb Home

Two Purple Couches

2 Bees in a Pod – Jenn’s house

Go Haus Go

Love Your Abode

Live the Fancy Life

Friday

Pretty Real Blog

This is Our Bliss

Designing Vibes

Shabby Grace Blog

Southern State of Mind

Our House now a home

Do you decorate your home for fall?

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  5. Amanda! Beautiful pops of colors and I’m loving the mix of textures. Great wooden pumpkin!! I love the intricate details.

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  10. We are kindred spirits. I have the same styling issues. I am good at small areas, but your beautiful home tour has inspired me to maybe attempt one too someday! And fall doesn’t have to be all pumpkins and wheat, I love that you did cozy and warm. Pinned!

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  11. Gorgeous! I think you did a great job, especially for your first shot. I think it’s inspiring and maybe next year I can do better with our fall decorating.

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  16. I think you did an awesome job! I adore that textured pillow, too! And I know exactly how you feel – I have to stop looking at other tours for inspiration because I get depressed at how our home looks nothing like them.

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  19. Okay, my friend, I’m dropping by to steal a few of those pom pom flowers, although, I have a feeling they’ll suddenly go “missing” at the hand of a little boy around here, too! I think your home tour (and home, not to mention your puppy) is fabulous – I’m loving your throw pillows – just perfect for the season. I love all of your style choices!

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  20. Oh man, don’t be so hard on yourself! I think you have much more talent than you give yourself credit for. You did a great job decorating for fall and I love how much color you use!

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  30. I’m totally impressed! It looks wonderful and I think you’re being too hard on yourself and your styling skills. It’s a beautiful, warm home and I love all your touches. And those pom pom flowers need to come to live with me.

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  31. Hey Amanda,
    Sounds like we have a lot in common…I am not big on seasonal styling either. But, you totally rocked this tour! I love your eclectic approach and am obsessed with your dining room! So glad I stopped by.
    Much love,
    Erica
    Designing Vibes

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  33. Seeing as the most I do for fall is set out a (real) pumpkin or two on the porch and light up Bath and Body Works’ Leaves scented candle, this looks pretty great to me! I’m inspired to go get a similar plaid fabric for my dining room table, though. We have a long farmhouse table so I love how a runner looks on it!

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  35. Your house looks great for fall! The picture of your dog is one of my faves though, what a cutie! Love the wheat, too, I’ve become obsessed with wheat this year, too haha!

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  36. You did such an awesome job with your home tour! I love the deer head so much! How great is Hobby Lobby? There sales are awesome!

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