For expediency I decided to use my own home and the decorations I've made over the years to show you that you really don't need expensive decorating items to bring the colors of the season into your home. That said, you will soon notice, like probably most of you, I am not an interior decorator by any stretch of the imagination. I do try my best though and I also use some of the tips I find in magazines or wherever and then ultimately go with what I like.
I've found too that after a year of being stored away, I sometimes have to either buy new foliage or maybe tweak some of my decorations to make them look fresh again. So if you're into decorating, you'll find it's a continual slice of enjoyment for you.
The first area I tackled this year was the dining room table. I happened upon an inexpensive tablecloth at WalMart (I think it was $4.00) and then went hunting for some fall leaves, also found at WalMart for a little over a dollar. The bowl that always sits on the table is usually reserved for fresh fruit when in season or when not in season, I'll throw in some of the paper mâché fruit I 
keep in reserve. To add the fall colors I tore apart the sprig of leaves I bought at WalMart and stuck them haphazardly into the bowl while letting some of the grapes and other fruit items I already had show through. Nothing fancy, yet because of the colors I used you know fall is here.
keep in reserve. To add the fall colors I tore apart the sprig of leaves I bought at WalMart and stuck them haphazardly into the bowl while letting some of the grapes and other fruit items I already had show through. Nothing fancy, yet because of the colors I used you know fall is here. On our island in the kitchen, I usually have a large size butcher block cutting board sitting next 
to the knives so I need only reach over and grab a knife for any chopping task I might have. Of course now the best use of space sort of flies out the window for a few months while I take the liberty to decorate for the holidays. In this case, I simply moved the cutting board over to another counter so I could 
use this focal point in the kitchen to show fall was here. I first located a nice glass dish that's really a serving platter and just started loading it up with fall looking items: A couple of tall candles, a gourd or two, some fall leaves, and a couple of scented pie candles I found at the drug store for $1.50 each. The spicy scent was heavenly for the first few days, but now you have to bend down and take a whiff to get the benefit. Before Halloween, I added a couple of ceramic ghosts and a ceramic pumpkin that actually made the arrangement look much cuter than it does now.
to the knives so I need only reach over and grab a knife for any chopping task I might have. Of course now the best use of space sort of flies out the window for a few months while I take the liberty to decorate for the holidays. In this case, I simply moved the cutting board over to another counter so I could 
use this focal point in the kitchen to show fall was here. I first located a nice glass dish that's really a serving platter and just started loading it up with fall looking items: A couple of tall candles, a gourd or two, some fall leaves, and a couple of scented pie candles I found at the drug store for $1.50 each. The spicy scent was heavenly for the first few days, but now you have to bend down and take a whiff to get the benefit. Before Halloween, I added a couple of ceramic ghosts and a ceramic pumpkin that actually made the arrangement look much cuter than it does now. 
On this counter I have a tall thin scarecrow (some years I have him standing in the center of the island decoration) and a basket filled with fall items. Again, for Halloween I sat a stuffed ghost on the edge of the basket. Nothing new was purchased.Before you arrive at our front door you're greeted on the right by our resident scarecrow who hangs around 
during the season. He was once one of those scarecrows with a stick attached so you can put him in the ground. The stick broke, so I removed the remains and simply attached him to the fence.
during the season. He was once one of those scarecrows with a stick attached so you can put him in the ground. The stick broke, so I removed the remains and simply attached him to the fence. I made the wreath that hangs on the front door a few years ago. I bought a 
grapevine wreath and a few bunches of flowers from the dollar store. I tore the flowers and leaves apart and using a glue gun attached them to the wreath. I bought a feathered bird from some place and attached it as an accent. The only thing missing is some Spanish Moss that would help fill in some bare spots.
grapevine wreath and a few bunches of flowers from the dollar store. I tore the flowers and leaves apart and using a glue gun attached them to the wreath. I bought a feathered bird from some place and attached it as an accent. The only thing missing is some Spanish Moss that would help fill in some bare spots. 
During the Christmas season our decorations are spread 
throughout the house, but during this fall season I confine everything to just the kitchen and outdoor areas. With the exception of the transformation of our guest bathroom. At this stage, I simply change out the (do not use) towels in our guest bathroom from the spring/summer colors to the fall/winter darker tones. When I decorate for Christmas, I'll tie a sprig of holly or something around the towels and will place holiday items where ever space will allow. (By the way; the pictures hanging on the wall normally do not look tweaked. It must be the angle of the photo or something.)Again, you don't have to be an interior decorator to add 'signs' of the changing seasons to your home. You also don't need a bunch of money if you just allow yourself to think outside of the box.
