Fall Comes to Shafferland!

I'm not sure what temps are doing where you are, but they are blissfully fallish around here this week. The days are still warm, but mornings and evenings now require a jacket. The middle of the day isn't quite as hot as it was, and every now and then, I catch glimpses of turning leaves.

I'm not QUITE ready for pumpkins, but I am ready for mums. (Don't have them yet, though.) And this past weekend, I pulled out the fall decor and gave the apartment a little extra touch of love.

So in the spirit of the Fall Favorites list...here is a peek at our fall-filled apartment!

I started in the living room. A couple of pumpkins and some sprigs of berries give the coffee table some extra life. (Our coffee table is hinged in the middle because it has storage inside, so I normally don't keep things on top of it. These are small enough that they don't really stand in the way of being able to open the two doors on top.)

Ryan and I went to Hobby Lobby shortly before we moved to Grabill, and I noticed they had one of their lighted trees covered in fall leaves in one of their displays. We have the same tree and I thought I would copy their idea, just to switch up the tree for fall. (It always reminds me of a cherry tree in blossom, so I thought a fall alteration was in order.)

All twinkly and ready for fall! (It's not a perfect picture, but you get the idea.)

A little pumpkin from a women's retreat a few years ago - tucked into the top of the entertainment center decor.

Over in the dining room, I made this little corner on the buffet:

And since we have a dining room table again, I get to use my massive centerpiece! (I sold all my candles before our move since we can't burn them here, so just imagine them in this picture. I do plan to grab some at the dollar store just to cover up the spikes.)

A little pumpkin for the guest bathroom...

An extra bouquet of flowers in the guest bedroom...

And even a little appearance of fall on the coffee bar:

And one by the door, too...

Our "porch" is actually inside - but I still decorate it!

And a wreath on the door to complete the entry:

The day I did my decorating, our co-worker Justine was here working as well. Some of her family had dropped by to see her, and they heard me say I was going to decorate. She told me later that they asked if I meant I was decorating our apartment or if I was decorating the building itself. She told them I was decorating our apartment, but she was fairly sure I'd be sharing my extra with the building, and she was right!

I did have some extra! So I added a few touches to the main entry of the building:

And I put a few more things in the Community Room, just for good measure:

I love the way it turned out, and I'm excited for all the fall fun we can find a way to enjoy! I do still plan to get a few pumpkins and some mums for the front of the building, and I also put one of my fall flags outside at the entrance.

And that's fall in Shafferland 3.0!