Fall Décor: Living Room Edition

Pumpkins, pumpkins everywhere……….

I stopped in the Dollar Store last week spent $25.00 dollars and left with bags full of pumpkins and leaves! I normally pass on the fall décor (even though I LOVE it) but this year we are having a harvest party so I knew I want to spread a little fall love throughout our home. My mission (should I decide to take it) was to not spend a dime more than what I spent at the Dollar Store! I would need to make the best out of what I bought and what I had on hand. Here’s what I came up with………….

I gave the Dollar Store pumpkins a little love by glazing, glittering, painting, and stacking them!

 

 

I wanted to fancy up the pumpkins by glazing them. The problem was that I didn’t have glaze on hand. Remember my mission not to spend a dime more than what I spent at the Dollar Store? Well I got a little crafty and made my own glaze by adding a little water to bronze paint. Looks just as good as store bought glaze.....at least I think so!

 

I used the Dollar Store leaves wherever I could. If you have a Dollar Tree close by snatch some of these bad boys up fast. So many things you can do with them. I love the colors they come in and the fact that they have wire in them. They’re pretty awesome!

 

I had an old wreath in my garage sale pile that I tore apart and used as garland on my mantel. Again making do with what I had on hand.

 

  I wanted the berries and twigs that I pulled off the beaten up wreath (now my mantel garland) to shimmer so I brush a little homemade glaze over them and fixed them right up! 

 

 

This tea lights is an old Goodwill purchase. Why in the world would someone toss these? I love the warm color they put off!

 

An antique picture tossed in with some Dollar Store leaves. Sheet music crinkled, rubbed in a little black ink and tied with toffee colored ribbon.

 

This apothecary jar is actually a vase topped with glassware found at Goodwill. Don’t believe me? Click here to see what I did.

 

    

Love using old worn books throughout my home.

 

 

I gave these pumpkins a good glazing and dusted them with
Martha Stewart bronze glitter.

 

Gathered some old fabric scraps I had on hand to create the garland I hung over the mirror. I saw this on someone's blog. I’ve looked high and low for the blog I saw it on but can NOT find it! Let me know if you know who it is and I will link back to them. :o)

 

  One of my favorite childhood pictures. I was a total daddy’s girl.

 

 

 
I think I did pretty well with my “mission”! I do need to come clean about something. I bought one thing from Wally World. It was still a thrifty purchase and I used things I already had on had to complete my vision….does that make it better? I bought this super cute pumpkin for $5.00 at WalMart. I loved the gnarly stem!

 

Our home is decorated in warm tones so fall decor fits in nicely!

 

 

 

 
With a little paint, glitter, and creativity you can
turn inexpensive items………

 

into something to be proud of! As you’re fluffing your nest these next few months try to think outside the box and reinvent things you already have on hand.

I’ll be back next week with a few pictures of the fall decor in our kitchen. If you’re a facebook fan I’ll be sharing a sneak peek this weekend!  

 

 

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