Quick and Easy Ways to Decorate Your Apartment for Autumn
Cozy sweater season is finally upon us, and it’s not just your wardrobe that deserves a makeover. Your apartment should be ready for autumn, too! If you need some seasonal design inspiration, here are a few decor tips for fall.
Toss up some twinkle lights. What could be simpler than stringing up a few strands of lights? Twinkle lights instantly create a cozy vibe within your home, transforming a simple space into something almost magical. You’ll love curling up on the couch with the softly glimmering lights hanging overhead.
DIY a dried herb and flower wreath. If you want to adorn your door in a way that doesn’t involve autumn leaves, try this DIY wreath instead. In place of the fall foliage, it showcases dried herbs and colorful flowers to create a more contemporary look.
Stock vases with pumpkins. When it comes to fall decor, you can’t go wrong with the classic pumpkin. But if you want to elevate the simple gourd, find pint-sized pumpkins in a few different shapes and hues and pack them into large glass vases. The result will be a stunning centerpiece for your dining room table or a chic vignette for the living room.
Create a “get cozy” station. ‘Tis the season to snuggle up! Encourage your guests to do so by stacking some soft throw blankets in plain sight, perhaps capping them off with a plump pumpkin or a small chalkboard sign that actually instructs them to, “Get cozy!”
The Ultimate Fall Decorating Guide: 30 Ideas to Try This Weekend [Apartment Therapy]
8 Fall DIY Decor Ideas [Noelle’s Favorite Things]
DIY Fall Home Decor We're Dreaming About [Southern Living]
Tap Into Your Creative Side at Color Me Mine in Silver Spring
Children love to color, paint, sculpt and draw, even if they're not accomplished artists, and adults can take a cue from those kids at Color Me Mine in Silver Spring. Whether you come solo or rent the place out for a private party, you work at your own pace and in your own way, supported by the staff members who can help you manage the process, suggest techniques for decoration, or just leave you to your own devices.
Here's how it works: after you arrive and check in, select a pottery piece that strikes your fancy. Then choose the colors and techniques that you'd like to use to decorate your piece--it could be brushes, stencils, sponges, or stamps. Once you're done (usually after a couple of hours), you pay for your pottery and the studio fee ($10 standard, less on discount days), and get a pickup date for your piece to be fired and ready.
No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating DIYs for Grown-Ups
Carving a jack-o-lantern may have been fun when you were a youngster—but that was before you were the one in charge of cleaning up. Times have changed, and so have your tastes. So here are a few sophisticated DIY projects you can try with your pumpkins this year.
Chalkboard Pumpkins
Chalkboard paint isn’t just for the walls. If you cover a pumpkin in the black matte paint, you can actually scrawl fun fall messages across it with chalk. Start by finding a faux pumpkin at the craft store that’s smooth enough for the chalkboard paint, and then coat the entire thing with it. Add a stripe of glittery paint—and maybe add some glitter to the leaves, too—for a bit of extra flair.
Glitter Pumpkins
If you firmly believe that Mother Nature got the color scheme right, but you still want to punch up your pumpkins, these glittery gourds are for you. Grab a few faux pumpkins and smother them with Mod Podge, then coat the entire exterior with orange glitter. Let the pumpkin dry and nestle it among some artificial fall leaves on your coffee table or dining room table.
Paint-Dipped Pumpkins
Maybe you prefer decor that’s slightly less sparkly, in which case these simple paint-dipped pumpkins are probably your best bet. This craft requires an actual trip to the pumpkin patch to grab a real gourd. Then wrap a strip of painter’s tape around the center of the pumpkin, turning it upside down and perching the stem firmly in the roll of tape. Use a brush to coat the bottom half with paint in your favorite autumn hue (you might need to do two or three coats). Once it dries, peel off the tape and reveal your masterpiece.
15 Glam Pumpkin Designs For A Glitzy Fall And Halloween Décor [homedit]
12 Glitter Pumpkins That'll Add Some Glamour to Your Porch This Halloween [House Beautiful]
DIY Paint-Dipped Pumpkin [Erin Spain]
Save the Date for the Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Fall Fair on Oct. 20
Don’t fight the impending fall and holiday season – kick off the start of crisp fall weather with the best that Silver Spring has to offer at their yearly Arts & Crafts Fall Fair. The event is set for Sunday, October 20 in Veterans Plaza from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and promises to offer plenty of shopping, tasting, and family-friendly fun. Explore the arts and craft vendors to give your home a refresh for the season, or discover the rare finds that will make impressive gifts this holiday. Both fall décor and holiday displays will bring Veterans Plaza to life and get you in the mood for autumn and the last few months of 2019. There will be hot apple cider, rich cocoa, and plenty of other flavors of fall, plus kids can decorate tiny pumpkins just in time for Halloween.
Admission to the Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Fall Fair is free, and no advance registration is required. Don’t miss it!
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Save the Date for the Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Fall Fair on Oct. 20
Don’t fight the impending fall and holiday season – kick off the start of crisp fall weather with the best that Silver Spring has to offer at their yearly Arts & Crafts Fall Fair. The event is set for Sunday, October 20 in Veterans Plaza from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., and promises to offer plenty of shopping, tasting, and family-friendly fun. Explore the arts and craft vendors to give your home a refresh for the season, or discover the rare finds that will make impressive gifts this holiday. Both fall décor and holiday displays will bring Veterans Plaza to life and get you in the mood for autumn and the last few months of 2019. There will be hot apple cider, rich cocoa, and plenty of other flavors of fall, plus kids can decorate tiny pumpkins just in time for Halloween.
Admission to the Silver Spring Arts & Crafts Fall Fair is free, and no advance registration is required. Don’t miss it!
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