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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.
I love the brown swirl glass pumpkin on their Pinterest page. It would go prefectly in my newly redecorated pale blue and brown living room.
Rhoda,
I certainly like all the things you chose from Kirlands. I saw a lamp I liked Silver Mercury Glass Rope Table Lamp with shade. There were many nice things to choose from. It’s been my pleasure to follow you on here, I look forward to reading your blog daily to see how your coming along. You home is going to be great!
I am in LOVE with the turquoise and green pumpkins you have… but I can’t find them on Kirkland’s website! Boo! (and not in the Halloween sense!)
We’ve just moved into our first house so I could do some major damage at Kirkland’s… but right now I’m leaning towards their fabulous collection of fall decorations… I love fall…
Thank you so much for hosting Rhoda! Love your wreath and all your fun fall accessories! I am in love with several things at Kirklands but I am drooling over a pair of tall gold fleck lamps. They are so fabulous! Happy fall Rhoda!
Cheers!
Cyndy
Love how the house is coming together! You’ll be sipping cider on the porch before you know it! Kirklands always has such cute decor items, so many that I love but I really like that driftwood lamp and the mercury glass and twig pumpkins. Thanks,
Happy Fall Ya’ll!
I love the pumpkins in your entry way! Okay, Kirklands favorite item right now would be the Wicker Nico Dining Chairs. I am in the middle of a dining room update and would love to add some extra seating around our table. I’ve been dying to get two wicker chairs like these. And these are even on sale right now! Even better. 😉 Happy Fall!!
My sister, mom, & myself all have October birthdays. Several years back we started a tradition of buying a Fall decorative item or a Christmas decorative item. I would splurge and get them each the ceranmic tray with pumpkins. I would also get the glass Christmas poinsettia plate for my mom and the Christmas cake plate for my sister. Just for fun, I would buy my daughter the brown owl pillow for her house. I would buy the turquoise Hadley floor lamp for my daughter as a Christmas gift. And what fun it would be to see the delight on their faces as they opened such fun surprises!!
Oh, Rhoda, I can’ wait until you finally can move into your new home and get to the decorating stage! At Kirkland’s I’d choose the Turquoise Garden Stool and the baker’s rack.
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Thanks for hosting, Rhoda! Can’t wait to go through all the great fall ideas! Love the peacock :)Kristin
My daughter is decorating her bedroom and the Raisa Trees Canvas art print would go perfectly with her new bedding and curtains. I’d love to get it for her.
I would probably use the gift card to purchase a leather ottoman for my daughter’s apartment… Birthday in Oct…:)
Thanks Rhoda… sending you hugs as always!!
I would love to be able to purchase those monogrammed pumpkins! LOVE!
Oh my gosh, their natural harvest wreaths are just gorgeous! I would just love 2 of those for my front doors! Thanks for the chance to win!
ANYthing from Kirkland’s. 🙂 We are moving into our first home next week and can use all the decor help we can get! Thanks Rhoda!
I would really like to have one of the garden stools.
I love the twig pumpkins, the glass pumpkins, the owl pillows and the Harvest canvas art!!
Well that’s very easy for me – I was just in Kirkland’s last week oohing over the gorgeous twig pumpkins. There were some really fun acorns too I’d love to use in my fall decor. Please pick me!!!:o)
Hello! This is my very first time on your blog, and I’m in AHHHH!!!! LoVe, lOvE, LoVe it! And I so lOvE the Walnut Flynn Storage Bench from Kirkland’s!
XO
Sara
I would grab a few mercury glass pumpkins, then get some of their wood wall art–maybe the morrocan blue one, or the night & day one?