{Giveaway is Closed}
The Winner is:Â Gina E
Yay, it’s time to celebrate the changing of the seasons, into one of my favorite times of the year. FALL! It’s hard not to love Fall, with its crisp cool air in the morning, beautifully changing leaves, and all around great weather. Every year, this time of the season changing pulls me right in and I get all nostalgic for all of those autumn years I’ve had in the past, reveling in the scents and smells of this wonderful time of year.
So, to get ready for Fall at my new house, I had the opportunity to do a little autumn shopping at Kirklands, a fun décor store that has lots of things to choose from. It was fun coming up with ideas for my new space for Fall.  I know, I know….I get to do some very fun things and I pinch myself every day. Somebody has to do it, you know?!
Who says you have to decorate in all the traditional colors of changing leaves?
I have to admit, I’m not one to explode in Fall décor with pumpkins and fake fall leaf swags and wreaths. That’s just not me. But, I did have fun with bringing in some Fall warmth and cheer in non-traditional Fall colors.
Let’s pretend I’ve already moved in my house. I know, it’s a stretch, but just coming in the front door, we can pretend I’m already living in here. We just won’t go any further for now than the entry way. We can pretend that I’m not still caulking and putting in trim and touch up painting.
Let’s pretend I’m having a Fall party!
I would welcome my guests with a nice Welcome mat that greets them at the door.
Welcome y’all! This one has rubber edging that should last a long time, will span the seasons, and it has fleur de lis, which I love.
For the front door, I chose a pretty peacock feather wreath and at $30, it is very affordable. While not the typical Fall colors, these beautiful blues and greens can still welcome the autumn season just as much as orange and yellow, don’t you think?  I hung my wreath on a simple clear suction cup wreath hanger, just in case you are wondering.
It was so soft and pretty colors that I couldn’t resist.
As much as I love blues and greens, this pretty wreath could go in any spot in my house. I won’t be able to leave it on the front door because of weather issues, but it will be fun to have around.
A wood twig pumpkin is another fun way to welcome the Fall season. October and Halloween will be here before we can blink.
Inside the front door, a blue and white chevron tall vase holds a trio of stately sticks.  These aren’t just any sticks, however, they are prelit branches wrapped with cute little lights. I can see these out on my porch later on and they plug into an outlet for some pretty ambiance at night.
I love the pretty pattern of this tall vase and can see using this in lots of places around the house.
This white ceramic garden stool with its puffy tufted dots was just too pretty to resist. Use it as a side table or put something on top to display, this one will be very versatile.
And who can resist lime green and turquoise pumpkins for Fall? Not me! These will be a fun addition around the house and even sitting on the front steps, they would be out of the way of traffic.
So, that’s how I’m kicking off Fall this year!Â
Even though I’m not quite in my house yet, I had a great time on my Kirkland’s shopping spree, gathering some Fall-ish things to get me in the mood for the season. Now, if I was only finished with my renovation and sitting on the back porch sipping hot cider, that would be the bomb. I’m almost there….almost!
I can’t wait to see what YOU ALL have to share this year with your Fall links.
But, before we get to that, I have some exciting news!!
Kirkland’s is giving away a $150 giftcard to ONE of my readers so YOU can have a shopping spree too. Wheeeeeee!! Doesn’t that sound like fun?! I love to share all the fun with y’all too. There’s nothing like shopping with a giftcard, finding treasures and fun things to nest with.Â
- Kirkland’s definitely has you covered with home décor and Fall items and they are a reliable destination for affordable home décor items.
- If you’re looking to accessorize a buffet table for Fall or put together a memorable tail-gating party, Kirkland’s can get the party started.
All you have to do is visit Kirkland’s and tell me which item on their website that you would LOVE to have if you are the lucky winner of the $150 giftcard.Â
You can find Kirkland’s on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest, and they would love to have you follow along on their decorating adventures.
{Disclosure: I received compensation with a gift card for my Kick Off Your Fall blog post. Kirkland’s partnered with several bloggers like me to raise brand awareness in the month of September. All purchases and content are on my own accord and reflect my personal opinion and style. Kirkland’s blogger outreach policies abide by the WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.}
Official Kirkland’s Giveaway Rules. Â Giveaway will close on 9/26/12 at Noon EST.
Rhoda, thanks for hosting a great party! I need some lamps for the living room but would have to pick up some thing seasonal…love the green and turquoise pumpkins. I”m sure I would have no problem spending $150 at Kirklands. Thanks for the great giveaway!
It is so exciting to hear about all the changes in your new home. Like you I love the turquoise ceramic pumpkin and would love to grace my front door with the natural harvest wreath.
Thank you so very much for hosting such a fun party!
Thanks for inviting us in for your fall party! Love the blues and greens- great way to signal a season change without going all-out Great Pumpkin. Ooh, I would love to have that Oil Rub Bronze Miller Floor Lamp. I’m ready for my brass floor lamp to go on to greener pastures. That new floor lamp would lend itself well to my planned changes in the living room. Thanks for making this opportunity available!
I would love to have the white garden stool, too! It is just beautiful and so versatile. I’ve been wanting one, and this is very special.
I love the set of three ceramic pumpkins!
Great party Rhoda! Lots of ideas to pin here. Thanks for hosting!
Sherry
Hi Rhoda, I am new to your blog and I just love it!! I have already used some of your ideas and they turned out great. I love Kirkland’s I still have this huge Angel painting I got like 12 years ago hanging in my entry. I would love to be able to get the Karolina Console it is beautiful and I have a wall just for it since I just redone my whole breakfast room, A girl can only dream :). Thank you for the Blog I have learned a lot.
Dana.
Love the pumpkins on your steps! So cute!
Thanks for the opportunity…
Beautiful as always! Thank you for hosting!
I am always inspired after reading your blog. I didn’t realize how much furniture Kirkland’s has until I went on their website. I loved the distressed bombay mirrored chest. It would look fabulous in our master that I just repainted.
Thanks, Rhoda, for sharing something interesting, helpful or fun almost everyday – you are generous person! I love watching your house take shape and am so happy for you. I look forward to all your house updates and ideas. I like it that you are keeping it real – doing what YOU want to do in your home, because that way you’ll love it for a long time. It would be hard not to be influenced to do what you think others would like best since we are all watching!
Thank you for offering the Kirkland’s giveaway – I’d want to put the gift card towards a leather Luisa ottoman – the colors of leather they offer are so pretty.
I really like the twig pumpkin and the prelit falll wreath. Of course, I could find many other things to make my heart beat faster!
I would have a hard time picking they have a lot of great stuff! Maybe I would get the antique gray clock, and the big aqua clock. (I need two clocks and they have some super cute ones!)
What a great giveaway. Can’t wait to see you all moved into your beautiful house. I would love the brown storage cabinet. Need something for my living room right now.
I don’t know, I really like too many things… maybe one of the fall table candle centerpieces…. maybe the halloween decorations…. I realy can’t decide!!
I would put the gift card toward one of their ottomans or one of the 12″ deep chests, such as the Blue Distressed Chest. Easy to fit anywhere.
I love the Ceramic Orange Pumpkin set. I would definitely also pick out other seasonal items as well!
Awesome giveaway! if I won, I’d probably go to the store and whatever leaps off the shelf and into my buggy (it happens all the time, I swear!) is what I would take home. Here in the cool light of reason, I really like Saddle Brown Leather Chase Chair-I could use a couple of those!
I’m redecorating my bedroom, so I’d really love to have the Resin Peacock Lamp and the Metal Mitchell Circles Mirror.
I’ve been following along as you renovate your house and I’m so excited to see what you do once you move in. It won’t be long now!