Fall Fresh Seasonal Home Tour with Cozy Cottage Style Touches
Are you looking for some simple ideas for decorating your home this autumn? Today, I’m taking you on my fall fresh seasonal home tour to show you how I’ve decorated with cozy cottage-style touches.
Have you brought out your fall decorations yet? I always love bringing all the fall vibes to our beach cottage every September. When it comes to decorating, I usually go with a simpler look with subtle changes.
No matter the season, I always love bringing the outdoor elements indoors and showing off my vintage finds.
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Cottage Style Living Room Fall Tour
Are you ready for my fall cottage-style home tour? Let’s start with the living room.
Entering Our Beach Cottage
We live in a 1600-square-foot cottage with a front door that opens to the living room; as much as I love our home, I do wish there was a warm and cozy front entry to welcome you in.
But compromise is always present in an older home like ours, so we have learned to adjust over the years.
In this view, the leather sofa is to the left, and the kitchen is to the right.
Celebrate Fall with Vintage Finds
Our cottage-style living room is filled with plenty of vintage finds for the fall season and nature-inspired decor.
Using vintage suitcases and wooden cases brings warmth to the room and are fabulous vintage-inspired decor props for fall.
Vintage treasures like wooden dough bowls and wicker baskets are the perfect decor accessory for your seasonal fruit and flowers.
Dried hydrangeas make a great statement for fall and are easy to dry.
It’s All About the Textures for Fall
The fall season is all about the textures. As you can see here, I have plenty…
Jax and Ollie are comfy over on the sofa with the decorative pillows and chunky throws I added to the living room this fall.
I use faux pumpkins indoors and love displaying pumpkins with different textures and sizes throughout the house for fall.
The twig pumpkin pictured above, left on the coffee table, is placed on a pedestal with a mini wreath added to the top for more interest. These days, there’s so much more you can do with a wreath than just hanging it.
Roses, browns, and creams are some of my favorite colors this time of year.
I’ve been trying to find pillow covers rather than entire pillows when shopping for seasonal decor. I don’t have any more room to store all the pillows I’ve accumulated over the years.
Have you ever had a dog that can’t jump? Meet Ollie. It took him 2 years to learn how to jump up on this chair, and now it’s one of his favorite spots.
There’s always a warm and snuggly throw for him to relax on those crisp fall days.
Our Open Concept
Now I’m showing you the view from the living room, looking at the kitchen.
We love our white slipcovered chairs, which are easy to accessorize for any season. We bought these at Quatrine Home. They can be pricey, but our last set lasted over 20 years, so they are a great investment and worth every penny.
There used to be a wall between the living room and the kitchen. Now, the space feels open and inviting—and so much bigger!
Do you remember me telling you that our beach cottage is only 1,600 square feet?
We have to be strategic about storage solutions around here, which is why we’ve placed our cabinet full of ironstone in the living room but still close to the kitchen.
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Cottage Style Kitchen Fall Tour
Welcome to our fall cottage-style kitchen tour. If you haven’t seen our kitchen renovation, make sure you read my post, Our 100-Year-Old Kitchen – Before, After & Everything in Between. We tore everything down to the studs.
We designed the kitchen with our vintage farm sink in mind. Eventually, we replaced it with this reproduction because it was peeling and chipping so badly.
Flea Market Finds for the Kitchen
Our cottage kitchen has its share of vintage treasures and flea market finds.
Vintage ironstone, wicker picnic baskets, copper, and weather tins are some goodies in my fall kitchen.
One of my favorite ways to decorate for fall is with copper. I probably have 6 or 8 copper kettles and continue buying them whenever I find one.
I also love showing off the vintage pans I’ve collected. Copper and fall go hand-in-hand, in my opinion. It brings such warmth to this space. I also have copper canisters that I’ll be putting out soon.
You can see how we made this iron pan rack here.
Getting Creative With a Kitchen Island
We really wanted an island in this space but couldn’t find the size we had hoped for. This vintage dresser was found on Craigslist, and the butcher block top was from a Dunkin Donuts that was going out of business.
Lighting Candles for Autumn Warmth
No fall home tour is complete without some fall-scented candles around. Candles are one of my very favorite things about fall!
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Display Your Fall Decor with Open Shelving
These open shelves are the perfect spot to display different collections each season. Fall is a great time to bring the copper and crocks back out to the kitchen for the autumn months.
My vintage ironstone collection is displayed on my open shelving where I add pumpkins and faux fruit and vegetables.
A vintage scale, wicker picnic basket, glass cloche, and basket full of breadboards create a warm and cozy cottage-style feel.
Outdoor Elements are Perfect for Fall
I love bringing cut flowers from the garden into the kitchen when they’re still in season.
This floral arrangement I created includes dahlias, yarrow, sedum autumn joy, cinnamon basil, and hydrangeas.
As I said earlier, my fall home decor is full of vintage pieces and outdoor elements inspired by nature. Using fresh and faux fruit is one of my favorite ways to decorate for fall. And as you can see, the faux artichokes look so realistic, don’t they?
Our Eating Space is Small Yet Significant
Our small house has no formal dining room, just this cozy eating space. From here, you can see the greenhouse, gardens, and water views, which is why we rarely go out to eat!
I found this wooden tray at Target and use it on our dining room table all the time. A vase of flowers and some fruit look perfect here.
The plates and pitcher were purchased from Anthropologie last year. The color complements my fall palette of roses and creams perfectly.
A bouquet of seasonal fresh flowers and some copper pieces create a beautiful centerpiece. For fall, I always try to have something from the outdoors in our dining area.
Dahlias are incredible flowers, and I’m so happy that mine will last here in hardiness zone 8b through at least mid-October. It will depend on when we get our first heavy rain of the season.
Cottage Garden Fall Tour
The autumn season is truly bittersweet when it comes to my garden. It’s the time when I have to say goodbye to all those summer flowers that I spent so much time growing and nurturing.
It’s also when gardeners start to put their gardens to bed. There is so much to do to prepare for the next growing season.
Fall perennials such as asters, sedum autumn joy, mums, and dahlias are now blooming in my garden. There isn’t much time left for the cut flower garden. Other than dahlias, there are still some strawflowers and zinnias.
The good news is that as I pull the spent flowers from the cutting garden, I will now have room to plant my spring bulbs this month. I can’t wait to show you what I’ll grow next spring in the raised garden beds.
Here’s a greenhouse porch view from last fall. I’ll be planting the same annuals:
And, of course, nothing says fall like some real pumpkins. I love using green and white pumpkins in my garden. Cornhusks will finish off this area beautifully.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my fall cottage-style home tour and are taking an idea or two with you.
If you have any questions or additional suggestions, please share them in the comments below. And be sure to share this blog post link with anyone who may enjoy this fall home tour.
Until next time,
Happy Fall!
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Kim, your home is looking so beautiful! I love your gardens, but I am always happy to see inside your home too! I have been admiring the basket full of cutting boards in your kitchen. I need to find one, since my boards are always slipping when I lean them up against the backsplash. I also love the pitcher and plates you got at Anthro last year. So pretty!
Kim, your home and gardens are so beautiful! I especially love your pot rack and copper pots. It’s gorgeous! Happy Fall, my friend.
Kim, it is always such a treat to visit your beautiful cottage home! It is so charming and there is so much inspiration in each picture. You have such a talent for incorporating your beautiful flowers with your vintage treasures. I am now on the look out for a copper kettle! I am so happy to be touring with you. Happy Fall, my friend!
Kim, your home looks so beautiful for fall. I love how you have brought in the natural elements and mixed them with your vintage pices.
I especially love the flowers hanging with the copper pots in the kitchen.
I knew I’d be drooling over your tour Kim. And who knew Dunkin D’s would have such cute stuff? I never expected that! Smiled when I read about Ollie taking 2 years to figure out how to jump on the chair. That’s so cute. One thing I noticed that is so different from us down here in the south – when we get corn stalks they are brown and quite crispy! I’ve noticed everyone up north has green stalks. They must last way longer than ours. Loved touring with you this week. Happy Fall!
Your home looks beautiful and so inspiring. I love all the natural touches from the hydrangeas to the fresh pears. It’s all so pretty. Happy fall!
Thank you so much, Shawna. Enjoy your fall season my friend.
Kim, your cottage home is so charming and even more so with your pretty fall touches. There are so many views to admire in every space and you have styled everything so perfectly! Beautiful tour my friend!
I can’t thank you enough for the sweet compliments, Michelle. What a fun week this has been touring everyone’s homes. Happy fall my friend!
Always so much loveliness in your cottage home, Kim! That leafy pumpkin really had me in a trance! So pretty! And of course, I love your kitchen all decorated for fall, as well. I don’t think I ever noticed your sink until this tour! LOL! Pinned, and always love touring with you!
Thank you so much, Julie. I always smile when I see we are doing a blog hop together. You are just the sweetest person. Happy fall my friend.
Kim, I love your beach cottage!! it’s so cozy and there are so many pretty things to look at! Your fall color theme is gorgeous and I love the touches of pink! I’m always inspired when I visit! Oh, and your pups are the cutest! ?
Thank you so much, Cindy! And my pups say thank you as well. I can’t tell you how happy I am that you got to join the fall tour. Your hutches had me drooling. They were so beautiful. Happy fall!
Kim your home looks so pretty for fall! I love all the fresh cut flowers you used! Wish we lived closer so we could hang out in the gardens! xo
It is such a bummer that we live about as far apart as possible Stacy. We would be the best of friends hanging out in the garden and helping each other with our projects. Happy fall!
Kim, I’ve typed this up 3 times and every time I try to correct a typo it erases what I’ve typed…so excuse the typos but…I love your home!! and especially love your gardens! I could scroll through photos of them all day! No matter what season it is, they are gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for sharing them!! XoXo
Oh no. I have no idea why it did that. Sorry about that. Thank you for the kind words Aliya. So fun to be joining you on this fall tour again. Happy fall!
Kim. where do I begin? You have packed so much coziness and uniqueness into 1600 sq. feet! Your farmhouse sink is amazing! And your painted cupboards give your home a wonderful cottage feel. Your shiplap and floors and garden and garden shed… I could go on and on! What a lovely place to live! Thank you for sharing your lovely fall home!
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate such wonderful compliments coming from you Yvonne. You are my decorating inspiration. Thank you so much for your kindness and the smile you have put on my face.
What is the other pumpkin on the table made out of?? You 100% know I was expanding the picture to try and figure out how I can make it!!!! Lovely as always!!
I think you asked about this last year too Jennifer. I think you’re talking about the one that looks like it’s made out of dried apple slices.
Kim, I’ll probably ask you next year because I forgot!!!!! LOL #truestory
Kim, I just love your home whether you’re sharing inside or out! Always a beautiful view! I think your couch and area rug are amazing! Your outdoors touches are perfect for the fall season! Happy Fall, friend!! ??
Thank you, Kim. I found the couch when I went to Chicago last September and instantly fell in love. It’s amazing what one piece of furniture can do for an entire room. Happy fall my friend.
Kim!!! I loved your tour you sure know how to pack in a lot of beauty in 1,600 square feet! I love seeing the outdoors brought in with all of your vintage goodies too. So pretty! Pinned and thankful to have you on the tour!
Thank you so much, Kelly. I can’t tell you how much I love being part of this fabulous blog tour. It’s amazing how much inspiration you can pack into a full week. Happy fall my friend and thank you for all that you do to put this all together.
Your home is always beautiful. Your Dahlia are gorgeous. I grew Zinnias this year and I’m hooked.
Our home isn’t dall without tons of hydrangeas.
You have many vintage treasures and I love copper too.
Too bad we have no good thrifting in NJ
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Thank you, Cindy. Zinnias are also a favorite of mine and I’m so glad you got the joy of growing them this year. Happy fall!
Kim, your tour is a breath of fresh air. I love how you used natural elements to decorate for fall. Your buffet is just stunning…LOVE the hydrangeas and the wreath. And of course, your gardens are always show-stopping. I love how you styled your shed too and the cute scarecrow. Happy to be hopping with you this week. Pinned!
Thank you for the amazing comments, Jen. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it and love hopping with you, my friend.
Kim,
Your home is simply lovely! I found so much inspiration, pinned!
It’s a joy being on this tour with you.
xoxo,
Brendt
Thank you so much for the compliment Brendt. It makes me so happy that you were inspired as I always am when I go to your blog.
HI Kim, Your cottage is styled so beautifully! I love the natural accents you’ve paired with vintage treasures. As always, your floral bouquets are just gorgeous–pinned! It is a pleasure to tour with you again. Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you for the sweet words, Cecilia. I always love it when we tour together. We both have such a love for vintage. Happy fall sweet friend.
Love it all Kim. Your pot rack with all the copper and drying flower bundles is gorgeous for beautiful fall decor. Happy Fall!
Thank you so much, Debra. Happy fall right back at you my friend.
Your home is stunning. The kitchen is my favorite!! Cute pup!
Thank you, Anne. The cute pup also thanks you.
Kim, your home and gardens are just beautiful. And, you even decorated that greenhouse. Oh my goodness it looks so pretty. I could stay in there all day!
Anytime you want to hang out in my greenhouse Tammy, you are welcome! Thank you for the kind words, my friend.
Your home is so cozy Kim! Every detail is beautiful. I love your use of florals & natural elements along with vintage finds, one of my favorite way to decorate! Happy fall, pinned!!!
Thank you so much, Heidi. Fall is always so fun to decorate for.
Your home is always amazing. The decorations are perfect and everything flows together so well! You know how much I love all your flowers. All I can say is amazing!!
What a thoughtful compliment Rachel. I really appreciate it my friend.