It’s my favorite time of year, fall!  It’s the time where the weather cools off a little, the anticipation of the holidays starts mounting, fire pits, and coziness is all around.  I know I sound so typical, but it’s a great time of year.

This is the first fall that we’ve been in our new house and my first fall in Colorado.  I can tell you right now that the Colorado fall colors are the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.  Decorating for the holidays in our new house is a little tricky though.  I’m not 100% sure where I want things to go or how I want to set things up.  But that’s the beauty of a new house, you get to experiment.

This year I tried to keep our fall decor fairly minimal and incorporate a color I don’t typically decorate with, purple!  You’ll get to see a lot more of that wine hued color on our Fall Front Porch, which I’ll post about next week.

Please excuse the reflection of Sunday football on the glass.   I kept most of my original decor in the living room but just added a few fall touches, using some gourds, an amazing smelling candle, and one of two fall tabletop topiaries.

I added some more fall decor to our living room bookshelves as well.  The mercury glass pumpkin doesn’t scream fall, but blends in with our existing decor.  And I got smart and turned the TV off for this photo!

The dining room is where I really tried to incorporate more purple because I already had some wine colored place mats.  Using them on the table and some orange a yellow sunflowers really brought the fall inside.  I also have some potpourri that smells like heaven that I used in candle holders down the middle of the table.

I even included a few fall touches in our half bathroom this year.  This is the most used bathroom in the house when we have guests over so I wanted to dress it up a bit as well.

Using another fall topiary and potpourri filled candle holder I’ve connected all the spaces.  I also have a great little leaf shaped dish that is collecting lotions and room sprays in the bathroom.

Well that’s it for our indoor fall decor this year.  It’s fairly minimal, but I am thinking of getting some fall themed pillow for our living room.  If I get them I’ll be sure to post about them on Instagram so you can see them.

There are also a ton of other ways to subtly decorate for fall.  See if any of the ideas below would work for your home.

• Add a few pine cones in a bowl or vase
• Use some sticks in a large urn, or down the center of a table
• Add some textured throws to your couch, like cable knit or fur, to really amp up the cozy factor
• Diffuse some fall essential oils so your whole house smells amazing
• Use apples and mini pumpkins in a large bowl, vase, or basket to decorate
• Store cut up wood in a large handled basket near a fireplace

What do you think of the touches of fall I used?  Do you think you could incorporate any of these ideas in your own home?