I couldn't help it, I needed to update some of my decor to become more "fall-like". I won't let the Halloween stuff come out until October 1st though :)
Dining room table--I don't really use my dining room table very often so I can keep a pretty table-scape on it without it being impractical. I wanted to update the look for fall by using more neutral colors, I really like the combination of the orange candle with the grayish-lavender flowers. The retro gilded glasses also add a nice warmth to the table, I put candles in them so they cast a really nice glow at night. Oh, and yes, that is a pumpkin in the back! My mom gave it to me for Christmas last year and I've been waiting all year to put it on my table! I think it adds a subtle "this is my fall decor" statement to the table, without being too themed for Halloween.
It is actually very convenient that my window is a golden topaz color, makes my fall decorating easy! Anyways, the reason I posted this picture isn't because it's extremely fall-like, but because I've been seeing a lot of designers using groupings of branches in a vase on console tables or buffets. I know this is nothing new, but I think it is very appropriate for fall, not to mention I seem to kill flowers and branches require zero upkeep. While I could have found my own branches outside I actually bought these. I went to this really cool store called Scraps in SF and bought 4 architectural prints, some small bottles and these branches all for $2! My friend bought like 5 frames and some other little things for only $7. Pretty awesome.
I also updated my mantle a little bit. Not the greatest picture, especially because you can't see the rest of the fireplace, but I have a friend staying in my living room so there is an air mattress in front of the fireplace right now. I have a small collection of little creamers and bottle from my grandma and I wanted to show them on the mantle instead of keeping them in a cabinet. The artwork in the middle was actually made by my mom in the 70s when she lived in Japan, it's needlepoint, and it just happened to match the colors in my living room--30 years later--with the lavender and green.
These glasses, I LOVE them. Definitely from the 60s! I bought them at a garage sale as a set of 7 for $1. Pretty good deal!
Last but not least, not related to fall decor at all, my suzani came! This is the suzani that I bought in Istanbul last year. I love the bold embroidery on the yellow background, I'm thinking about putting it on my bed, when the walls are gray instead of yellow (I think I would be overwhelmed by the brightness of yellow walls with a bright yellow suzani).
Close up of the writing in the center of the suzani. I think the date when it was made is on the right side, 21/11/82. Very ironic because I never even noticed the date until today, and it just happens to be 4 days under 4 years before my birthday. I'm not sure what the date inside the purple-blue flower means, but it says 1922. I really don't think the suzani was made then so the date will be a mystery.
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