The grass may still be electric green, but there are more flashy red and orange Halloween lights and Chuckie’s bride references than you can shake a stick at ’round these parts. I guess a gentle Halloween remains unpopular. That won’t deter me from celebrating the subtle and the understated. I hope glimpses of Dreamy Faded Earthy Fall Color provide a savory escape and soothe you right where you are.
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Earthy Fall Color & Cozy Autumn Vibes
With these color-themed posts, I always have homebodies in mind.
They seem to be more sensitive to mood and seasonal color shifts as shelters and rhythms mirror nature’s.
With the sheer breadth of the internet, who can say how gentle earthy fall color and schemes will influence interior landscapes and artful creations?
So many ripples of inspiration online! Here we are connected.
If you are feeling vibrant and energetic at this moment, maybe a palette in this spirit suits you:
In any case, I hope the days grow as gentle with you as these colors.
(Above: Loi’s gentle autumn Maine home inevitably gives cozy von cozy vibes!)
Gentle Earthy Fall Color & Subtle Fall Touches
It was four autumns ago we bought our Georgian home and began to think about parting with the fixer upper we transformed from top to bottom.
At that time, still living in that home so perfectly cozy and complete, we began to deconstruct our current home.
Each night after we worked our daily jobs, we tackled a bit of this, a bit of that. Painting the staircase, wallpapering, building walls, dismantling a powder room. Beginning with the entry, we progressed toward the kitchen renovation.
It was truly a sweet rhythm in spite of new aggravating health symptoms for me.
There was a sense of moving through problems to excavate and create beauty.
Living with gentle whites and the cozy of greige and tranquil greys (including grisaille wallcoverings) is utterly soothing.
The dramatic moment in our entry above is as busy and saturated as I can tolerate, and it works for us since it’s a pass through sort of moment.
Color Preferences Shifting With Aging & Time
I also admire earthy gentle autumn colors and muted neutrals in this spirit:
Years ago, I loved decorating in autumn with large fall wreaths and centerpieces.
In recent years, it’s more about smaller, subtle touches such as white pumpkins, gourds in pastels…
faded green and pinks in dried hydrangea, blushy nostalgic vignettes…
and bits of gentle texture.
Is Fall Decorating for You?
I don’t change my decor drastically across the seasons, but it always feels natural to bring in touches of nature.
Dried hydrangea from the garden are swapped for white roses. A few pumpkins, gourds, simple branches, mums on the porch, and lit candles feel right as the days shorten.
This mat would have been perfect on our former porch above:
or this one…
Less Can Be More in Autumn
Colors in autumn come and depart quickly, making them all the more precious. Thank goodness life on earth includes Bettie Bearden Pardee:
Isn’t that a most elegant gourd-geous autumn entry with a dialed in color story?
All the yeses!
What will you bake this fall? You know I can’t get enough nibbles of apple crumble, apple muffins, apple coffeecake and braided Swedish apple knots drizzled with icing.
And apple tarts. What a treat it must be to have an old barn for entertaining to host dinners like this:
We can dream! With so much glorious harvest goodness, who can resist the warmth of a golden bonfire or the promise of a quiet day with mulled cider aromas wafting from the kitchen?
Quieter Gentle Autumn Colors
Layering for fall is a relative matter. I’m a minimalist so my rooms stay spare even when I toss a few pillows and a throw into the mix.
Is orange optional?
Absolutely.
My Zuma rugs look good in every room!
Oh I love all of the evidence pointing to cozy factor with white.
The warmth of this vanity is such an amazing moment in this otherwise cool toned bath:
I could never tire of the baby boos.
Fabulous FALL Finds
If you follow Good Life of Design, you may recall my favorite happy fall wreath decorating Kathy’s front door a few seasons ago.
Don’t miss the continuation of the cozy gentle autumn ideas in THIS.
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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