I'm trying to be really good about decorating on a budget but it's so hard when Fall is my favorite season of the year! And, I think I've done it with some thrify thinking starting with my new Autumn inspired pillows.
This is my goal: to have seasonal throw pillow all year long. But, instead of spending a fortune on pillows and trying to figure out where to store them, I'm making seasonal slip covers for my already exisiting pillows.
The first pillow below is made from a really cute hand towel I found this season at Kohls. All I did was measure the size of the pillow, cut the towel to size and sew two folds of coordinating linen fabric to the back.
This beautiful linen and embroidered pumpkin lumbar pillow is a place mat I adored at Kohls as well! If you look carefully at the place mat when you purchase it, it is already sewn like a pillow with a distinct front and back piece of material. I simply cut a slit in the center of the back piece of fabric and stuffed it with one of my pillows. Boom! Instant pillow!
Here is the new mantle (minus paint and stain) in the family room. I still have to post my how to for the mantle and bookshelf my amazingly crafty husband built for me.
My foyer is decorated with Halloween decor already as well.
I love these cute Halloween ornaments but I needed a place to hang them.
I simply cut a few branches from a crab-apple tree outside and duct taped the bottom together. I was going to spray paint the branches black and decorate with some glitter but I think I want to uses the branches somehow for November and December. I may just need 3 different sets but for now I'm content with their natural look.
I took my glass votive jars and changed them out too. This one below is stuffed with cotton pillow stuffing and a few black felt cutouts for eyes and a mouth.
I even hit up the bookshelves of my kitchen island!
Here is the living room; full view (still minus white trim and paint sadly)
