With autumn in full bloom, I thought I'd share with you some of my tips and design ideas on styling a cheerful autumn corner in your home.
A cheerfully decorated room for me is uncluttered but filled with items that inspire me to feel happy, calm, and relaxed. I do this through color, artwork, texture, and with natural and artificial lighting. I mixed the warm colors of beige, cognac, and brown in the furniture and brought in my favorite color pale blue with the accessories. The patterned pillows and my favorite throw blanket that I had for years add softness to the corner of the sofa.
I get really excited when I look at the photograph on the wall! It inspired me for the color palette and pattern mixing for this space and I thought why not make it the story and available to purchase. The beach is the happiest place for us and even though the temperatures are cooler we still like to hang out there. We don't even mind if the weather isn't the best because there's nothing better than to arrive home to a cozy cheerful spot to sit and relax. On the coffee table, the oyster shells collected on the beach have a resting spot on a stack of design books that I am currently reading.
Whenever the autumn season would come around I always felt pressured to purchase new decor and fill an entire room using all the fall colors one would think of. Now I only focus on subtle tabletop decor using naturally found elements. I could have just popped a mum plant here and called it a day but to me, that would be boring. In my opinion, there is no better way to seasonal decorate your home than by just going outside and clipping what you have in your yard. On the narrow strip of the drop-leaf table, next to the sofa is a bouquet of flowers. How can you not feel cheered when you come into a room and are greeted by a colorful flower arrangement. I clipped the dahlias and lavender from our patio garden to create this early autumn bouquet. When I arranged the flowers I didn't want them to look stiff and forced so I mixed varieties and colors and bunched them loosely in a black vase. This creates a beautiful natural feel to the corner which is so much better than a theme look that you can go out and buy.
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