French Country: Simple Ideas for Fall!

Fall is all about adding warmth and comfort to your home.

As temperatures dive in the high country and snow dusts the mountaintops here in Colorado,

autumn is easing on down to the foot of the Rockies. 

It won't be long before the days are shorter, the nights cooler and the aspen leaves turn to gold.

Whether it's bringing the outdoors in or taking your decor outside, 

autumn is a wonderful time of year to give your home a little love.

The great thing about seasonal decorating is
you don't have to re-do the whole house (unless you want to). 

Just adding a few touches of the season here and there is all it takes to celebrate the change.

For instance, my dining room table gets a seasonal boost with a basket of green apples. 

Baskets or old galvanized buckets make great containers to hold fall accessories.

Incorporating various finishes such as silver, dried flowers and straw-wrapped wine bottles,

is the key to fall decorating, bringing nature's warmth and textures indoors. 

Natural materials like branches, pine cones or bleached antlers 

are easy ways to accessorize with the season. 

A mini-makeover in the living room takes the mantel from summer to fall with the addition 

of some vintage books, a few dried hydrangeas and an old clock in a cloche.

Add some natural materials and a change in color palette and autumn arrives in the guest room.

In my little kitchen's only window, I switch out my summery white lace curtain panels 

for a farmhouse valance. The autumnal golds and reds bring a bit of warmth to the kitchen 

and the roosters crow to come on outside and enjoy the cooler temperatures.

A valance also lets in a lot more natural light than panels, a good idea as the days get shorter. 

Keep it simple.

The foyer is toned down with a single candle on a tall wrought iron candlestick,
a basket of branches, a velvety riding helmet and some knee-high boots.

To me, fall and horses just go together, whether it's in Colorado or the French countryside.
One of my favorite autumn memories is one late September day when I was taking riding lessons.
The mountain air was cool but the sun felt warm on my shoulders.
I entered an old barn, rich with horsey smells, sweet hay, leather tack and soft nickering.
Heaven.

I bring that fond memory back in my sunroom with a jean's jacket and a pair of cowboy boots. 

Time to turn on the gas fireplace and settle in here at the foot of the Rockies.

The nighttime air blows through my bedroom window, cool and crisp,
and that extra blanket on the bed is starting to feel pretty good.

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