Buffet Table Decor Idea - Fall Decor

I was obsessed with getting a Buffet Table for our dinning room. I basically dislike our actual dinning table (revamp project soon to come), so I wanted to compensate by getting a Buffet Table to decorate and love.

Luckily I ran into this table when a lady I knew was moving out of her house. She didn't have any room for it in her TMO move, so she asked if I would be interested. When she told me it was only $35 I thought I had heard wrong! I grabbed hubby and told him we had to go get it the next day. Of course, hubby was convinced that it would fit in the Jeep, he was wrong. It was a huge ordeal to just get it over to our house. And it finally arrived. I of course went immediately to putting stuff on it! 

As you can see, the color is pretty BLAH. But it really is a nice piece of furniture. Well anyways, I haven't gotten around to painting it or figuring out what I want to do with it. I really would like to have it match my poor sad little dinning table and chairs. 

Well here it is getting ready for fall! I really like it much more this way. Too bad I can't keep it like this year round! 

Everything that I've decorated my buffet table has been an absolute bargain. Both candle holders I bought at the goodwill last year. The two brown candles are from target, both on clearance for $1.50. The Happy Harvest sign is from Michael's I bought after the holiday season last year, I think I paid less than $1 for it. The wine bottle, was a gift, now empty, covered in burlap and a ribbon from the Dollar Tree. 

Here the red plate is also from Michael's for less than a $1. The pumpkins were both bought at thrift stores. The white vase I bought at Ross and then spray painted white. The fall flower arrangement was all bought at a thrift store. My small chalk board was a mirror I bought from the Dollar Tree and painted with Martha Stewart Chalk Paint. 

Here is my dinning table and my buffet table. My table has a table cloth that Mother gave me and a simple centerpiece. 

Here is the centerpiece. The candle holders were bought from Ross for less than $10. The candles were bought at ross for less than $3 for a 6 pack. The fall leaves were bought at Hobby Lobby and the plate at Michaels. 

Fall decor is super easy. I think the best way is to shop year round. Take everything out and decide where it goes best. Make it fun, enjoy it, and don't be afraid to change things up. 

Hurray for the FALL! 

~Follow my Fall Board on Pinterest~

Cozying up the home just in time for Fall

Once September comes around, I begin to wonder how fast the year has gone by. 

Everything is slightly starting to change. The shorter evenings. The colder mornings. The different colors. Being from California I had never realized how a season change can be so noticeable. Or maybe it's my slowly drifting point in life from adolescence to adulthood. Regardless it is both beautiful and a bit overwhelming all at the same time. 

One of my best memories of childhood is decorating for the Holiday Season. My sisters and I would joke that mother's house was a boutique for Holiday decorations. She has the best knick-knacks and decorating ideas. Now that I am in my own (rather large) house, I've made it a point to make details important. Hubby enjoys coming home to a well groomed house and frankly so do I. So I've decided that decorating for the Fall Season will be my hobby for the next month or so. Not to mention it's almost inevitable to get into the decorating mood when all the stores are filled with wonderful decor items. And to make things worse, my obsession with Pinterest has me constantly searching for ideas and crafts. 

~~Follow my Fall Season Board on Pinterest~~

Rather than giving myself a headache trying to decorate all at once - in less than an hour - which is my usual style, I plan on taking it day by day. I've realized that crafting, organizing, decorating, etc. is much easier for me if I am calm and patiently wait for the perfect idea to come knockin' at the door. 

To begin, I've decorated my large buffet table. I have yet to repaint it, which I do plan on doing.. some day, however I think it works once nicely decorated with beautiful Fall Colors. Here's more on my buffet table.

My entryway, has also been nicely tackled with Fall Decor. Again extreme bargaining at its finest. 

The front door is also adorned with your typical Fall Wreath. I did however make this one myself - the cost was about $20, all supplies purchased at my local Michael's Store. Don't forget those coupons! 

Fall gardening is also a must. I absolutely love the colors of fall flowers, especially Mums. Not to mention how easy it is to keep these little beauties alive! 

Whatever may inspire you, I say go for it. There's a limitless amount of things that one can do to make our homes beautiful. 

Share some fall ideas with me! Follow my Fall Board on Pinterest and I'll follow your Fall Board back! 

Coffee Filter Wreath - Fall Decor

Wreaths? Who doesn't love them? I sure do. 

This is one of the easiest crafts that I have done. My inspiration came from here-The 
Little Brown House - I however improvised with an idea from a previous project. 

It was a couple days works, ya know full time job and what not.. But also because like I said 
in another post, I'm really trying to enjoy the luxuries of creating my own home decor, 
rather than rushing through them for a sloppy end result. 

Anyways I've linked her tutorial above.. however here's what I came up with including my 
alternatives. 

The best part of this project is that I did not have to buy coffee filters. Thanks to our new 

Keurig, I had white coffee filters that I had no need for anymore. 

So let's begin:

White Coffee Filters (on hand - I believe you can get a packet for .89)

Styrofoam Circle (Dollar Tree)
Wired Thanksgiving Ribbon (Dollar Tree)

Hot Glue Gun (on hand)

Brewed Coffee (on hand - I LOOOOVEE COFFEE)

I began by brewing some coffee - I've also heard that tea does the trick - and warming it up in a large pot. I separated all the coffee filters and started to stick them in there. (Don't forget to turn off the burner) I left them in there for about 20 minutes and then took them all out. I threw them on my counter, over some paper towels to let them dry. While I was taking them out, I made sure to start to form them a little. It took a little over a day for them to be completely dry. 

Once they were all dry, I just got at it. I started on the inside of the wreath and worked my way around. I made sure that the coffee filters were shaped the way and in the direction that I wanted them. The nice part is that they are really east to work with. I made sure to stick in a coffee filter here and there if it didn't look "full" enough. 

I am using these wreaths for a window. So I wanted both sides to be decorated. Therefore I had to do the same on the front and back and on the sides. 

TADA - End product. 

I think it works, it was simple, cheap, and I can move them around the house!
Interested in more easy Idea for Fall Decor? Check out simple and cheap ways to garden! 

Fall Decorating on a Budget

I've been waiting all summer for fall to arrive.. and as me and the hubs were driving down the street.. I realized that Autumn is most definitely here. Just look at this beauty!! 

Giant Springs Park, Great Falls, MT

Despite the fact that it's not as chilly as one would hope.. and I haven't been able to dress up in scarves and boots... I could not wait to get my decorating started in order to make my house feel like this season's holidays are just around the corner!  Sometimes I wish I had not only a huge house, but a huge budget ;) regardless... I definitely didn't want to spend a huge chunk of cash going to Michaels, Ross, Pier1, ETC. on buying all the really cute stuff that they have. So I decided that with the help of creativity and Pinterest I would get my imagination going. Biggest advice -- Don't be scared to become your own Martha Stewart -- seriously your biggest critic is yourself, think outside the box, and just do it! 

So here it goes --

Best places to shop for me were Dollar Store, Michaels (looking out for clearance and coupons), Hobby Lobby (same - clearance and coupons), GoodWill, Yard Sales. 

FALL - bottles 
 Crush Bottles - $3.00 6 pack (disposed 2) @Grocery store {LOVE orange soda :)}
Krylon Metallic paint - $3.25 bottle (clearance - now I have a pretty full spray can) @Hobby Lobby
Adhesive letters - $1.25 each @Hobby Lobby
Individual shrubs - $1 each @Dollar Store
Total ~ $11

Pumpkin Centerpiece
8 small pumpkins - $1 each @Dollar Store
Large round glass plate - $.69 @GoodWill
hot glue 
Total ~ $9 

Table cloth - gift from Mother :) 

Front Door Wreath 
Wooden wreath - $1 @DollarStore
2 Fall leaves garland - $1 each @DollarStore
Small broom - $2 @GoodWill
Bow - .50@GoodWill
Total ~ $4.50

Candle Holders 
this one took a little hunting and looking around for
2 Steel candle holder - $.75 each @GoodWill
2 Glass vases - $.99 each @GoodWill
Pinecones - 3 large bags @ Yardsale for $1 (this was a total score- one bag had store pricing of 4.99)
Small pumpkins - $.50 each @HobbyLobby
Fall leaves - $1 a bag @Dollar Store
Total ~ $6.75

Candle Centerpiece

When me and my girlfriends were walking out of Michaels we saw pretty much the same thing for about $24!!! 

3 small vanilla scented candles - $1 each @DollarStore

4 stems of Berries - $.70 each @Michaels 

small wooden wreath - $1 @DollarStore

Orange plate - $1 @Michaels 

cinnamon stick 

Total ~ $7

Salt & Pepper shakers - $2.99 @ Michaels

Fall Bouquet & Candle
Glass Vase - $.75 Yard sale (I went ahead and spray painted it white - milkglass effect)
Stem of fall leaves - $1.25 @JoAnn
Stem of Berries - $1.25 @JoAnn
Total ~ 2.25
Pumpkin Spice candle - $3.99 @ Ross (these are always cheaper @Ross - so keep an eye out)
I removed label and added a Bow - $.50 @Dollar Store
Total ~ $4.50
Also, notice on the bottom I used the rest of the pine cones from my previous project and dumped them in a clear glass vase (on hand)


These are a few of my projects that I'm definitely proud of.
So I hope you get the idea, there are so many possibilities to decorating your home and making it feel special. It is definitely rewarding to sit on your couch and look up to see your home pretty and clean because you took the extra effort to make something special all by yourself!
Hope you're inspired! October is here - so start decorating! :)

XOXO