Fall is here and what better way to welcome in the new season than by changing up your decor with a few cozy fall touches. I dressed up my dining room shelves for fall by incorporating some wood and moss pumpkins, fall farmhouse decor, and a "Hello Fall" Pom-Pom Pumpkin Sign that I made myself. To keep the vignette looking great through Thanksgiving, I swapped in a couple new accents. I added a DIY Pumpkin Turkey and this "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed" sign, both simple craft projects you can do yourself!
If you have a bookcase or set of shelves in your home, start with a foundation of items you already have on hand such as neutral serving platters, cake stands, dishes, vases, plants or books. Clear out a few spaces on the shelves to make way for some seasonal decor. Just a few pops of fall color and texture can completely transform your bookshelf for fall!
Farmhouse Fall Decorated Shelves
I updated the four shelves in my dining room to make it festive for fall! I kept the plants, platters, and stands I already had on display and incorporated fall accents such as these farmhouse fall blocks. I stacked them on a set of paper covered books to give them some more height. One of the tricks to creating an eye-pleasing shelf is to vary the height of the items displayed, and to overlap some of the items slightly. Adding a mini paper raffia pumpkin in front of the sign does the trick here.
I always like to incorporate something handmade into my vignettes as well. This "Hello Fall" DIY Pumpkin Sign was easy to make and uses one of my favorite craft supplies - pom-poms! The large size of the DIY wood pumpkin decoration makes it a great focal point for the fall display. You can get the list of supplies and step-by-step tutorial here.
I scattered a few small pumpkins on each shelf, varying the texture and color of the pumpkins such as these gold-dipped white pumpkins, fall burlap pumpkins, farmhouse fall pumpkins, and wood pumpkins. I prefer to use faux pumpkins, but you can incorporate real pumpkins and gourds into your display as well!
I decorated a tiered platter with mini white pumpkins, paper raffia pumpkins, fall corn craft embellishments, faux fall leaves and rose gold votives. A simple fall decoration idea that takes minutes to make!
On the bottom shelf I incorporated a moss pumpkin and a pretty ceramic white pumpkin along with the plates and platter I already had displayed.
Thanksgiving Decorated Shelves
You can keep this arrangement going through November with just a few simple accent swaps to transition your shelves for Thanksgiving! I kept the majority of the shelves the same but added a new DIY Grateful & Blessed Wood Sign and DIY Pumpkin Turkey.
In place of the Farmhouse Fall blocks, I added this DIY "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed" sign. It is easy to make and coordinates great with the other fall accents. You can find the tutorial here.
Of course, you need a turkey for your Thanksgiving display! This playful interpretation of a turkey starts with an orange craft pumpkin and uses large fall leaves for its feathers. You can find the simple tutorial on how to make the DIY Pumpkin Turkey. I displayed the turkey on a wood pattern cake stand to give it some height.
For the top shelf, I just made one simple addition. I added a "gather" metal sign that I painted orange to the front of the wood pumpkin.
Making a few simple changes to your everyday decor can give your space an entirely new feel, and is a special way to embrace each new season in your home!
Get all of the DIY fall decorating ideas by checking out the Hello Fall DIY Pumpkin Sign, DIY Pumpkin Turkey and "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed" sign.
