Fall Has Arrived

This weekend I really wanted to get you up to date on all that is going on with school and my very own super-cute classroom, but I realized I never took final pictures of my room. And blogs get really boring without at least one great picture.

But my day off was not wasted. I decorated for fall. If I didn't do it now before fall actually arrives, I will not get it done until Thanksgiving. Plus the turquoise, pale pink, and sunny yellows didn't feel like the end of summer, beginning of school anymore.

Well, my 750 sq. foot apartment is more function than decoration out of necessity. We have been living in this one bedroom for about a year and it is spacious for two. There is a lot of leg room, but there is a distinct lack of great wall space. Some of that is I refuse to spend money on larger pieces for an apartment that I didn't want to stay in for a second year. Some of that is I have some great wall art that I bought for a large spacious loft condo that we had, and it simply doesn't work. I don't have fourteen feet of wall to work with anymore. But I do have a decent fireplace and mantel. It is the focal point of the entire living space of the apartment.

The bike canvas print is my absolute favorite piece. It has great colors and blends well with all seasons, so it stays up year round. I found it for $25 at a Marshalls two years ago. 

The the gold glittery wheat with the cute ribbon were also found at a Marshalls (last year though). I know that it is a huge designer no-no to have such noticeably different heights on display, but the wall is actually angled back so the taller arrangements aren't awkward. It actually kinda works. 

Everything else is from a hodgepodge of affordable or discount stores like Kirklands, Hobby Lobby, Target, and Home Goods. Every item ran $15 or less and I repurpose a lot of those items throughout the rest of the year. 

So now at least one portion of my home looks like fall! 

Here are a few of my other favorite fall things:

This candle is the best Yankee Candle ever!! It is my favorite and super-hard to track down. I usually find it at Home Goods of all places. It's limited edition and only comes out every couple of years. When I first found this candle, I literally burned through the medium candle in a month. But the flavor had totally disappeared. My sweet husband tracked down two jars for me from Amazon and surprised me with them for our first anniversary. (How sweet is that!) 

This white ceramic owl was another Home Goods find - from this year. He is hanging out in my kitchen right now, because he doesn't match or fit on the mantle. The little dude who says "Enjoy Fall" was a Hallmark store clearance find. I am not a major clutter person and this guy falls under the "clutter" category, but he does remind me to smile, so I figured he is a necessity.

So that is what fall looks like in my apartment.