Welcoming Fall in the Family Room!
When I was a child, my mother loved the transitioning of the seasons, especially Summer to Fall. During this time of the year, she would make trips to the garden center and our local orchard, bringing in mums, apples and pumpkins.
Our small home would be filled with the scents of the season as she made fresh apple cakes, fried apples, and pumpkin bread. Money was always tight, so my sweet mama kept the decorating simple, using organic natural elements such as pine cones, dried flowers, feathers, apples, and pears. Without realizing it, she taught me to love simple, natural decor, and that was the theme for bringing Fall into the family room.
We spend a lot of time in our family room, and when it comes to decorating for the different seasons, I like to keep it simple and easy.
Adding a few touches of Fall to enhance the room, rather than overwhelm it, works best for me, especially in a room that we do a lot of living in.
When the children were all small and at home, I tended to do a lot of “over the top” decorating for the seasons and holidays. It would take me days to decorate and then days to take it all down.
These days, I prefer to keep things easy with small touches here and there, complimenting what’s already in the room.
The coffee table is a perfect place to change out the decor for a new season.
Our ottoman coffee table is a large piece, so it was easy to display some breathtaking velvet pumpkins.
I like to call these velvet pumpkins “heirloom pumpkins” because they’re truly works of art, that can be passed down to the next generation.
They are the perfect pièce de résistance in any room, and I can’t wait to bring them out each year.
They make the perfect foundation piece for Fall decorating.
An architectural capital, turned upside down, showcases a giant velvet pumpkin with smaller ones scattered around it. Tucking in bits of dried hydrangeas and greenery are the finishing touch.
It’s amazing what you can find in your yard, with clippings from your own shrubs and trees making the best fillers.
One of my most treasured pieces is an antique French attendance board that came out of a French Catholic orphanage. It’s well over 100 years old, dating to circa 1860.
It has small slips of paper that slide into slots with the little children’s names written on them. Many of them are still intact.
On each side are a pair of heavy iron cherub sconces, and underneath is a table that holds my collection of processional crosses. I didn’t want to do anything elaborate here, just a simple nod to Autumn.
Using a vintage Italian compote bowl, I layered it with dried hydrangeas, greenery, and a few faux pumpkins. The golden pumpkins compliment the gilding in the church board perfectly.
Our mantel stays mostly the same throughout the year, displayed with a few antique altar sticks, an antique French clock, and a few of my nativity sheep collection.
For Fall, I added an oak leaf garland that I made from the leaves of our big oak tree, and randomly placed a few luscious velvet acorns in different sizes throughout.
I adore these large velvet mushrooms, they are so opulent and look marvelous against the rough texture of the oak leaves.
I swapped out the throw pillows to a gorgeous dark gray velvet for a richer look.
And adding a soft throw in shades of cream and lavender, as well as an exquisite beaded pillow were the perfect finishing touches for bringing Fall to the family room.
The family room now has a cozy feel to it, and we’re ready for the crisp days of Autumn, falling leaves, football, and fires in the fireplace.
I hope you’ve enjoyed touring our family room dressed for Fall!
Cheers, Cindy
Hello Cindy! I love your style. Where on earth did you find that amazing attendance board? OMG, priceless! I would die to find something similar.
Hi Laurel! It was found at an estate sale in Mobile, AL!
Love all your gorgeous posts and pictures. Where can I find a linen slipcover for my Ilea sofa?
Hi Debbie! I found ours on Ebay believe it or not. It was brand new and made by a company that makes slipcovers specifically for the IKEA sofas. Just do a search for “IKEA Ektorp slipcover”.
Once again a lovely fall tour of your beautiful home! You are one of my favorite bloggers because you bring a mix of the old and the new so well. You inspire me every time I visit! Of course who doesn’t love those plush velvet pumpkins. when I visited their site I just couldn’t decide because I love them all!!!………Any tips where to start collecting these beauties?
I had to chuckle because your idea of simplicity and mine are about the same! I do love eye candy and your vignettes always provide plenty of that. Thanks! I am so ready for fall.
I love simple and easy! Thanks so much for commenting!
I just went to Plush Pumpkins page and it is exquisite. I don’t have any velvet pumpkins yet but look forward to using them in the future. Your home is gorgeous. I especially love the antique treasures you have collected. The attendance board is so lovely and the best part is those sweet names still there.
I pinned the pic >> https://www.pinterest.com/pin/230739180892119721/
Those pumpkins are gorgeous and I would love to add it to my fall decor! Thank you for the chance!
You’re home is lovely, the plush pumpkins add just the right amount of fall. They are so luxurious. I have visited there site several times and want them all.
I visited PP and drooled over all the beautiful pumpkins and adorable acorns.
These velvet pumpkins are the only thing that tempt me to add to the natural elements I use for fall decoration. I feel like they really “add” something beautiful to natural elements, and don’t just pile on. Gorgeous in your home! Love the seaside trio from their website.
Stunning vignettes with the gorgeous plush pumpkins. They are definitely heirloom pieces.
Your home is lovely decorated for fall. Just gorgeous.
Hi Cindy, Pinned the image from Plush Pumpkins. I am going to try to win again this year. Wish me luck! You blogger girls are all so talented!
Love, love these beautiful pumpkins! Pinned the image. I also like be the acorns. So rich!
I love your attendance board. And I love all the treasures I saw at Plush Pumpkins. I’d be thrilled to win their giveaway.
I visited Plush Pumpkins and explored the pumpkin patch. Stunning!!
Visited the great website of Plush Pumpkins. How does one chose…like asking which child is the favorite!
I enjoy your blog and am inspired by your beautiful home. I am head over heels in love with these velvet pumpkins. But I love the velvet acorns even more.
I have pinned the plush pumpkins image.
Pinned! Have loved these when I first saw them last year but not in my budget
I visited the Plush Pumpkins site (so Lovely!) and pinned an image to my Fall Pinterest page. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway, and Happy Fall!
I visited Plush pumpkins and I am in love with the Autumn Trio. The colors are spectacular and so pretty and would look so pretty in my dining room!
Just love your beautiful home. I visited Plush Pumpkins and pinned to my fall board.
Cindy, your home continues to be one of my absolute favorites and your styling is always exquisite!! The perfect mix here of stunning antiques with warm fall decor is just beautiful! I’m truly inspired… 🙂
Fabulously Fall!!
Fell in love with “Into-In the woods” and want the mushroom and the acorns. I believe they are my favorites!
Pinned to my Fall board too.
I swoon over your home Cindy❤️
I pinned the beautiful plush pumpkins to my fall board
I visted the Plush Pumpkin and pinned those beautiful velvet pumpkins to my fall board!
I visited Plush Pumpkins….and drooled.
Your house looks stunning dressed for Fall. The velvet pumpkins are a favorite of mine too. I also love that French school attendance board! How neat is that? Thanks for sharing!
Hi Cindy,
I so enjoyed the fall tour of your lovely home. I loved the way you decorated with the plush pumpkins. When I visited Plush Pumpkins I was truly amazed at all the gorgeous colors and textures that they offered. I would be over the moon if I were to win.
Thank you for this opportunity. Tse
Your home and Plush Pumpkins! Both works of art!
Just revisited Plush Pumpkins and would love the opportunity to create some fall decorating as displayed in your lovely home.
Hi, Cindy, I absolutely loved all the Plush Pumpkins, especially the Blue Haze Deluxe colorway selection! Just beautiful, I remember looking at them last year, but this years are even prettier if that is possible. Their site makes your mouth water, lol.
Visited the plush pumpkins!! Fabulous
Oh my goodness! I visited and my mouth is watering! Cindy, I so admire your use of color and texture with the beautiful Plush Pumpkins!
Absolutely love these velvet pumpkins, acorns and the mushrooms are too fabulous!!
I would love to have any of the plush pumpkins. If the sheep wanted to follow them to my house, I would be really happy. Pinned them.
Your home is so elegant, while at the same time very comfortable feeling. I visited the Plush Pumpkin site. Such gorgeous colors!
HI Cindy, I visited Plush Pumpkins, pinned the photo too because I am in love with the pumpkins and those cute acorns. I just love acorns because I grew up in a house surrounded by woods in CT. Thank you for the chance to win!
Hi Cindy!
Pinned the image! These are gorgeous!!
I visited – the pumpkins are so pretty!
~Cindy~
Hope you are doing well ! Your family room is so very pretty!
I visited the website, and it would be grand to have the real ones instead of the knock offs that is for sure !!!
Take care ,
Paula In.
Totally obsessed with velvet pumpkins this year. I pinned these and would love to add them to my decor!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home on the fall tour. I love your sweet antique attendance board. I visited Plush pumpkin website and pinned to my Pinterest board.
Your room is beautiful! I visited the Plush Pumpkin website and pinned the image! You can never have to many velvet pumpkins! Happy Fall!
Your room is beautiful! I visited Plush Pumpkins and pinned the image! You can never have to many velvet pumpkins! Happy Fall!
I visited their site and I love their selection!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home and inspiring us. I love the colors in the selection of plush pumpkins you posted they match my Thanksgiving china. Therefore, I pinned your picture to my Thanksgiving board. Loved the purple rain collection from plush pumpkin it is pinned to my Halloween board. Thanks again.
Daily visit it Edith and Evelyn vintage – check, visit to plush pumpkins – check, check
Cindy, love your home and the beautiful fall decor.. love the Plush Pumpkins,pinned to my fall board.
I went to their website. My favorite are the shades of green trio. Your family room is beautiful!
Thanks for the inspired fall decorating.
I visited Plush Pumpkins.
Just beautiful, Cindy!!
The plush pumpkins are so very elegant and rich yet so simple and plain. Love them. Signed up for newsletter, pinned your image and signed up for your blog. Excited for future posts.
I just pinned the image to my “Fall” board. P.S. The French attendance board is an incredible find! I love it!
I visited their website and saw all of their beautiful products.
Beautiful and elegant !!!! I love your style and have enjoyed your blog ever since I found you! I went on the Plush pumpkins website to enter the contest,( I wanted to buy everything) also pinned the pumpkins and hope I win!!!
I visited ‘Plush Pumpkin’….great colors! Your family room, and entire home, makes my heart go ‘pitter patter’….but I tell you that lots! <3
Your beautiful home always inspires. We love Plush Pumpkins here! Thanks for the opportunity to win the giveaway. Pumpkins are gorgeous! I pinned the button and visited Plush Pumpkins. Love that site!!!
Happy Fall!
Cindy, you and I love all the same things. I wish I could visit your beautiful home decorated for Fall. It’s a joy to be on the bHome Fall Tour with you!
I was hoping for this giveaway as i love their pumpkins and i am becoming obsessed with the acorns:) cheryl
I visited the site. Cute pumpkins! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I pinned! 🙂
Oh what a lovely family room. Not only did I pin the pumpkin picture but I visited the Plush Pumpkin website. I am in love with Thomas O’Brien Shades of Green Deluxe collection. I can see it on my Welsh dresser in my old dough bowl.thank you for the opportunity to win some.
I visited Plush Pumpkins. Yay! More pumpkins! I love them! I’m dreaming of Peacocks!
The acorns from plush pumpkins are adorable, as are all their other lines.
I visited the website and love the berry and pink lemonade pumpkins.
Oh wow Cindy your family room looks amazing, love the new plush pumpkins, the large one on your coffee table/ottoman is my favorite on their website I keep checking them out……lol…..
Always beautiful, Cindy. I love how you’ve decorated the top of your china hutch!
Beautiful home! Pinned the picture 🙂
Your home looks beautiful, as always! I pinned the Plush Pumpkins to my fall decorating board. Thank you for the inspiration.
Your home is as beautiful as always and ever Cindy! I’m missing chatting with you and John. We need to get together.
I went over to plush pumpkins. I especially like the beach colored ones!
Have a lovely day, and let fall begin!
Love them all! Thanks!
The Plush Pumpkins are so lovely! I have a couple but would hope to start a collection to pass them on as you say! They look beautiful in your home. Am putting my fall decor out tomorrow for the first day of fall!
Pinned It
Absolutely stunning; love your attention to detail!! I also love and pinned the Plush Pumpkins. I look forward to following your blog.
Your home is so beautiful decorated for fall. Love those plush pumpkins. I have pinned the image to my fall decorating board.
I visited and of course all of them can come home with me…
how can anyone pick one…..
love how you displayed your pumpkins…
just fab
Those Plush Pumpkins are gorgeous…….but they really are gorgeous with your French fines!! I always love seeing your home! Blessings for Fall
Love your room! Pinned it
I pinned it, now Lady Luck be with me!
i am pinning the lovely pumpkins on my Fall board. Thank you to Plush Pumpkins for the giveaway.
Their pumpkins are to die for! Just loved the “Sassy” colors! Would love to have any of them in my house.
I visiied and pinned Plush Pumpkins they are the best pumpkins Ive seen, love them and love the mushrooms they make also!
If I won, I’d love the Seaside Trio pumpkins. The colors would work beautifully with the colors in my LR…here smack dab in the middle of the Upper Midwest, miles and miles from either coast 😉
Your family room looks lovely with the added elements for fall.
Went to the website and I couldn’t figure out which ones I liked the best. I LOVE them all! I pinned for all to see! I also love your house and all your amazing renos and decor! Keep it all coming!
I pinned and have visited that site many times thanks to your postings from last year and this!
Thank you for giving us this opportunity-Love Plush Pumpkin! I anxiously await each of your post as you always give me inspiration‼️
I pinned the last image. Im so hoping I win the plush pumpkins!
I love the plush pumpkins! They are beautiful. I have visited her site often and drooled. I also pinned the picture on my “Fallin’ in to Fall” board.
Love everything – BUT – please let me know where the beautiful throw on the off-white chair in 1st pic came from.
Blessings to YOU
Terry, the throw is from At Home!
I love the colors of falls and the velvet pumpkins on the plush pumpkins website are beautiful!
Lovely! I visited their site! LOVE the ‘pebble trio’. A lovely addition to any room for a touch of autumn!! Your room looks devine, Cindy!!
Celia
Pinned!
I loved the plush pumpkin! Especially the orange and brown pumpkins!
Beautiful! Love the French board too as I have always admired it anytime it can be seen in any of your posts. Visited Plush pumpkins and pinned. Thanks
Thank you, Candy! Good luck!
Beautiful! I’ve visited Plush Pumpkins before (and just revisited) and they have some lovely items. I love the look of the velvet pumpkins and acorns.
Oh Cindy,
I absolutely loved every single one collection, but I have to say I adore the Trio Collections…They are so unique, elegant and whimsical!
Thank you for sharing, and thank you for the opportunity to enter this great giveaway!
Blessings my friend!❤
Yolanda
Good luck, Yolanda!
I love the Seaside Deluxe set!! It’s all beautiful though. Thank you for the chance of the giveaway. Your family room though! Swoon!
Thank you, Regina! Good luck!
Wow, just SO beautiful! I too like the soft side of Autumn with more natural trimmings and neutral colors. These silk velvet pumpkins are just so gorgeous! I’ve pinned them and will cross my fingers for good luck!
Your family room is full of beauty! The plush pumpkins are so great. I am lucky to own one, but would love to build a collection. Thank you.
Beautiful and elegant. So lovely and a much more refined way to enjoy fall in my home. Thank you so much for sharing your talent!
As always I look forward to seeing your beautiful home! I visited Plush Pumpkins and loved every single velvet pumpkin. I love how they use real stems! Thank you for this fabulous opportunity. Fingers crossed! xo Dell
Love all the vignettes you have created. Fall is my favorite season I would love to add some Plush Pumpkins to my home. I pinned the image to Seasons Autumn.
Oh my, I visited Plush Pumpkin, and I’m swooning! What a wonderful giveaway! And your home looks as amazing as ever, Cindy!
Thanks for this giveaway. The pumpkins are beautiful!
Absolutely gorgeous! I’m a huge fan of plush pumpkins and yours are divine:) Thanks for the giveaway — I pinned the image to my Fall Decor board! xo Kathleen|Our Hopeful Home
Absolutely gorgeous – everything ! I will go over this post again and again. Your treasures are truly treasures and you have arranged them so beautifully. Have a lovely autumn and enjoy all the beauty you have created.
The pumpkins are beautiful! The pink lemonade, seaside, pebble and blue haze colors are to die for!! I also pinned her picture, definitely Pin-worthy! Thank you for sharing, and for the chance in your giveaway!
Your decor is beautiful! I’m definitely pinning this one for future ideas!
Cindy, I love seeing your living room and foyer decorated for Fall…Gorgeous! I have pinned and would love to win these adorable pumpkins.
Love your blog and your shop! Visited the Plush Pumpkin and just loved seeing their items! The pumpkins are gorgeous, but I have to say I absolutely love their acorns and those mushrooms–absolutely adorable!
Pinned it! These are beautiful pumpkins!
Love love all the colors. And pinned also. Thank you these are beyond beautiful
Lovely! I’ve been meaning to get some of these pumpkins, and you have inspired me to do so with your beautiful home! Pinned to my Fall Favorites board!
The only word I can find to describe the beautiful details in this room is “breathtaking” I so love how you incorporated those elegant, heirloom quality Plush Pumpkins throughout the room in those incredible vignettes. I truly acquired many ideas in which to display my seasonal decor. I have always loved decorating with the Plush Pumpkin collection. I so remember my very first pumpkin purchase several years ago. Always such a treat to visit here at Edith and Evelyn! Happy Fall Cindy!!!
Thank you, Shirley! Using these luscious Plush Pumpkins is really all you need! It makes decorating so easy, just add fresh greener and flowers, and you’re done! Thanks so much for commenting, dear friend! Happy Fall!
I visited Plush Pumpkin and love the nest with the acorns nestled inside. Thank you.
I just love the plush pumpkins that yellow velvet pumpkins is to die for and those acorns are adorable imagine having a bowl full of them so pretty. I think I entered the giveaway I went to plush pumpkins website and entered my email address. Cindy I can’t wait to get my gilded cherub and I have not begun painting the demuline table yet I’m working on a cross stitch project right now. Happy fall everyone!
The velvet acorns are gorgeous, Denise! I believe your sweet cherub is being packed for shipping today! Good luck on the giveaway!
Cindy,
First let me say that French board is to die for. I can see why it is your favorite piece. Also,I ordered from plush pumpkins and the pumpkins are well made and their customer service is great. You can never have too many of them
Thank you, Diane! It’s true, you can’t have too many Plush Pumpkins! They are quite collectible!
I visited Plush Pumpkins, their pumpkins are so gorgeous! Love how you decorated with them! Thank you for the amazing opportunity 😉
Good luck, Mary!
Beatutiful room, beautiful colors! Pinned!
I visited Plush Pumpkins and they are fabulous!
I visited Plush Pumpkins and I tried to pin the image, but ended up pinning something. Thanks for a chance at this giveaway!
Good luck, Kara!