Fashionable Home Decorating Ideas for Fall
An
amazing ritual is once again underway. The days
are getting shorter; leaves are turning brilliant
shades of yellow, orange and red; and flocks of
birds are making their way south. Inspired by the
changes brought on by Mother Nature, people
across the country are initiating changes of
their own, giving their home décor a new lease
on life.
According
to the American Society of Interior Designers
(ASID), fall is one of the busiest times of year
for people who work in the home decorating
business. “The calls just pour in from
people who want to spiff things up before the
holidays,” says B.J. Peterson of the
Peterson-Arce Design Group in Los Angeles.
“They’re getting in the mood for entertaining, or have
people coming in from out of town and want to
make an impression.”
Fall
isn’t only a busy time of year for interior
decorators, but for arts and crafts stores as
well. Do-it-yourselfers flock to stores like
Michaels, the nation's largest specialty retailer
of arts and crafts materials, not only for
materials but for ideas. “It doesn’t
matter if you’re a novice or an experienced
crafter. Home decorating is so easy, anyone can
do it, and you can find everything you need to
complete a project at one of our stores,”
says Laura Byrne, Director of Marketing at
Michaels Arts & Crafts stores. Among the most
popular do-it-yourself projects this time of
year, wreaths, candlescaping, seasonal decorating
and decorative painting.
Wreaths
and Floral Arrangements
Creating
a wreath is one of the more popular and easy
crafting projects you can do this time of year.
Wreaths can be round, square, or any shape you
desire to complement your style. Hung from a door
or a wall or placed on a tabletop, wreaths are a
wonderful way to add the elements of the season
to your home. Items that can be used to decorate
a wreath are as limitless as your imagination.
They include silk or dried flowers, fruits,
vegetables, berries, ribbons, and bows.
You
can find everything you need to create a wreath
at your local arts and crafts stores, which have
a wide selection of decorative tools and
embellishments. For novice wreath makers, many
websites now provide step by step instructions to
help you create your very own wreath. One of the
newest additions to Michaels.com even includes
interactive visuals to guide you through the
wreath making process: www.michaels.com/easywreaths.
Peterson
says one of the easiest ways to set a mood in a
room is with a floral arrangement. “You can
really let your imagination run wild when you
create one of these,” she says. “For
fall, you can use pinecones, seasonal fruit,
evergreen branches, dried flowers, or even reeds
to fill a vase, decorate a table or fill a corner
of the room. The idea is to bring a piece of the
outdoors inside.”
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