Fall @ Home - Dining & Living Room

9.24.2008

Since Fall's officially here, I thought I'd do my annual Fall Home Tour. I started decorating for fall the last week in August, because I took some vacation and thought it would be a good time to get started. Needless to say, I have just now finished Fall Decor 2008 and as I was taking these photos it seems like there are some rooms with not much fall at all.

Today I'll post the Dining Room and Living Room photos and proceed to other areas of the house in the coming days. You can enlarge all photos by clicking on them.

This is the little wine buffet in our dining room. I especially love this white pumpkin...one of my favorites.

The dining room table. My zebra dishes are from Ballard Design.


Wider shot of the dining room. I collect pastoral engravings and oil paintings and most are displayed here. They remind me of growing up in the Midwest.


Here are the bookcases and mantle in the living room. I did put some fall leaves and berries on the mantle and tried a collection of pumpkins up there, but I liked it better without them.

Next up is the sofa and coffee table. The room isn't wide enough to get a very good head-on shot. I also love those three white pumpkins on my coffee table. I got them at Hobby Lobby a couple years ago.


I am in the midst of getting window treatments in the living room, and I am also into decorative throw pillows, as you can see. The monogrammed pillow and the two blue ones were made by my window treatment fabricator. The two damask pillows are from HomeGoods.

As a side note since I mentioned window treatments... I have a wonderful fabricator here in Atlanta that comes to my house and brings dozens of fabric sample books with her. It saves me from running to fabric stores, getting samples, bringing them home to match, and then running back to buy the fabric. She's wonderful and has become a dear friend.
If you're in the Atlanta area and want her contact information, let me know.

I love this happy pumpkin kettle sitting on a zebra "suitcase" between the two leather recliners in the living room.
Tomorrow I'll show my keeping room (new window treatments in there) and kitchen decor.
Happy Fall, y'all!

29 comments:

Just Mom :

Simply stunning!

Thanks for inviting us in to your home. Can't wait for more.

:-D

Susan :

Looks nice.
Susan

CR :

Looks great, I love this time of year!

Tonja :

Beautiful!

Tina Leigh :

I love the white pumpkins...I would have never thought to use them....now I know I'll have to buy some when I see them. I LOVE the pumpkin kettle too.

maggi :

I love it all! I really love the zebra plates!

Melissa @ Breath of Life :

Your home is beautiful. I love the white pumpkins, too. I wish we had a Hobby Lobby here!

Kari :

Your home looks wonderful! I love those dishes - Ballard Designs is one of my favorite sources for decorating inspiration. Happy fall!

melissa :

Love all your 'fallish' decorating! :)

Melissa

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality :

Jill, I loved seeing more of your home. It's gorgeous! I don't think I've seen all these rooms before. Love that blue in your DR...did you tell me you had used Wedgewood Gray too?? Is that it, it's so pretty.

Love all your fall decor!

CRICKET :

I love your family room, so cozy and love built-ins. Will be fun to see the rest. Sorry but someone had to tag you...http://preppycricket.blogspot.com/

lisa :

absolutly georgous! please come decorate my house. i love your taste. the fluer-de-lis napkins are a great touch.

Belle (from Life of a...) :

I adore home tours, bloggy or otherwise. My dining room is almost exactly the same color. VERY nice!

Steph :

Jill, Your house looks great! What color blue is that in your dining room? I love it!

Tricia :

Love Love Love it!! I haven't come to grips with the fact that I will be confined to the house with the wildflowers for 6 months during the cold winter, so I am not yet excited about digging out my fall gear....but yours is lovely! Looking forward to more!

Gracie Beth :

I just tagged you on my blog

annie :

Adorable!

Vader's Mom :

Beautiful!

And I love those zebra dishes.

Stephanie :

very pretty!

Jen r. :

You have a beautiful home. Love your decorations!

Darlene :

You have a GORGEOUS home and I LOVE all of your decorations...I think my favorite might be the big pumpkin pot...LOVE it!!

Nancy :

I love it all! So pretty. (BTW, I want to start collecting pastoral scenes, too!)
-Nancy

Astrid :

You have a beautiful home! I should also start collecting pastoral scenes. I think they're calming to look at. :)

Glamorous Life of a House Wife :

CA-YUTE! I love it. I did Zebra plates for Fall a few years ago and absolutely loved it. Looks great, girl.

Meghan :

Stunning!

Jaida :

Your home decoration is simply gorgeous.

new every morning :

Your home is so warm and welcoming!
I love the colors in your dining room.

I heart the white pumpkin!!!

Lishak :

I love the cute pumpkins on the zebra plates. Too cute!

Kimba :

Hi Jill! I can't believe I'm still making my way around to everyone who came to my halloween party. Love, love, love this post! Your dining room is beautiful! That color is stunning.

Thanks for coming to my party!
Happy halloween,
Kimba

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