Favorite Fall Online Finds for September

Today we are sharing some of our favorite fall online finds for September to embrace the change in seasons.

Backstory

Switching up your home decor to reflect autumn is one of the simplest and most enjoyable ways to usher in the change of seasons. There are a wide variety of simple and affordable changes you can incorporate into your home. One of my favorite ways to welcome fall is to change the white ironstone dishes in our step-back cupboard for brown transferware dishes. While I collect brown transferware year-round, it’s always fun to display it en mass in the fall.

With that in mind, I scoured Etsy to find some affordable and charming pieces of brown transferware you can incorporate into your own home.

Brown Transferware

Platters and plates can also be used to create plate walls and are the perfect way to decorate an area over a sideboard, an entryway table, a dining room wall, or even a bedroom wall. Of course, they can also be used throughout your home to hold seasonal decor or candles.

Cindy has a great post with detailed instructions on how to create your own plate-wall.

Here is another example using transferware plates and platters from the Nesting Place.

I have been toying with the idea of creating a plate-wall in our home. What do you think? Should I add one of these to our dining room wall?

Favorite Online Finds for September

I got together with some of my blogging friends and here are our favorite online finds for September.

Anna from Sky Lark House

Below are some of my favorite brown transferware pieces I found on Etsy.

• This set of brown transferware napkin rings is stunning and a rare find.
• This platter or this platter would look amazing on a wall.
• I love that the pattern covers the interior and exterior of this bowl.
• Finally, these plates, and these plates along with this platter would look beautiful mixed and matched together for a table setting.

Lora from Lora Bloomquist

If you love vintage and antique items, Lora Bloomquist has some inspiration for you. Her blog is full of ideas for repurposing and reusing these items.

• I’m slowly bringing out the Fall decor and styling different places in our home. The last couple of years I’ve been collecting old cleaning brushes as in interesting filler. I love filling vessels with them in the Fall; the texture is so rustic, and they can be a subtle nod to Halloween. Find vintage brushes HERE.
• Fall means the start of regularly scheduled programming and looking a little more “put together”. I enjoy pulling out these dangly wood cut leaf earrings. I have them in classic brown and black, but would love to add some fall colors to my collection. Find similar styles HERE.
• Last weekend I spent hours cleaning this vintage industrial organizer to get in my booth this week. I ran out of my usual cleaner (HERE), so Mr. Fix-it handed me THIS. Wow, it cut the grease so quickly & easily. Definitely adding this to my must have cleaners for the greasy garage junk.
• I recently revived an old wood curved glass curio for Happy Girl. THIS product had it looking fresh and beautiful with a simple wiping down. It comes in different wood colors. I just used a darker version (Mahogany), even though it wasn’t the same kind of wood. The neutral color can be used on any type of wood to revitalize it instantly.
• The warmer temps usually hang around a while longer and I can’t stand being hot. THESE linen overalls transition to a Fall look without being heavy. I’ve got them in black and green; so easy with a simple short sleeve or 3/4 inch T shirt. They run generous.
• Growing up, every Fall my mom would say, “plaid is in this year”. It just feels so back-to-school to me;) I’ve loved bringing out THESE orange plaid ruffly pillow covers to kick off the summer to fall season. I also seem to bring home some type of new pumpkins each year. This year, I scooped up several small terra cotta versions HERE. They are so cute; I may need to get a couple of the jack o lantern versions, too. Think I have a pumpkin weakness that starts in September;)

South House Designs

Diane from South House Designs has a wide array of DIYs and projects for your home. She also shares information about entertaining, recipes, and outdoor living. She is known for her creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Here are Diane’s favorite finds.

We are hosting a backyard, Around the Fire Pit gathering. Yes, in the height of mosquito weather we are inviting a large number of people to our yard and I really don’t want them to be the buffet. So here are some of the measures I’m taking.

Are you too trying to break the Amazon habit? I try to only use Amazon as a last resort. So let me share my TIPS for Lowe’s:

• Join Lowes.com membership (FREE) for free delivery options & reward $
• Order online from home
• Specify pickup or same day delivery (free for “reg” supplies)
• Large item delivery — we had 4×8 plywood and long 2×4’s delivered in DC for $35.

Back to our party pest-free strategy:

• From Lowe’s, I ordered mosquito dunks (exact same price as Amazon). I wanted black buckets so they would recede into the plantings, but 5 gallon black buckets were ridiculously expensive everywhere! But these 3 gallon buckets are even better and a whole lot cheaper and easier to camouflage. Still enough water surface to do the trick! And these sneaky fly trap bags. All delivered same day. I love for my purchases to help pay local salaries and keep our neighborhood businesses alive.
• I gave in and ordered these fly fans from Amazon. I discovered these at outdoor restaurants in the south. They work great. I’m using them on our s’mores bar.
• And to have a s’mores bar you have to have fire pits. No more constantly dodging the blowing smoke. Now I can sit and truly enjoy the fire with Solo Stoves (from Amazon for the best price, or from Lowe’s for local purchasing)
• And for marshmallows themselves, these are great roasting sticks (all from Etsy – a favorite resource): telescoping with bright handles to help locate them when cleaning up in the dark (hmmm, yes, experience talking here). And light weight for the kiddos. Or for the avid golfer, these are brilliantly clever.

In Closing . . .

Have fun transitioning to the coming season. It’s a wonderful opportunity to embrace all it has to offer. After all, each season is fleeting.