We’ve determined my personal design style to be Chinosoutherie, a collision of the bold, colorful, eclectic Chinoiserie aesthetic with the elegant and classic style of the old south. Don’t look for my style in the design books, you will not find it. However, that does not dissuade us. This fall I didn’t back away from the bodacious color schemes of Chinoiserie Design, or the gentile touches of Traditional Southern Style. Here is How to Add Fall Decor to Your Chinoiserie Chic Fall Home.

We started the fall decor in the entryway with a berry colored theme you can find on this post: Fresh Colors for Your Fall Home Decor

You’ll find four years of fall decor on my blog. Check out: Three Steps to Organize Your China Cabinet for Fall , Budget Friendly DIY Fall Centerpiece, or Autumn into Fall Elegant Farmhouse Tablescape.

How to Add Fall Decor to your Chinoiserie Chic Home

The berry color continues into the living room, joined by turquoise and cobalt blue. Here are the steps to achieve this look that will work for the classy, traditional understated space as well. These simple steps will take you straight through fall, Thanksgiving, and right to the doorstep of the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year”.

Three Easy Steps for Fall Decorating in any Design Style Space

1. Add Cozy Fall Layers and Textures
2. Place a Few Fall Decor Items Around
3. Don’t Forget the Personal Items that Hold Your Best Fall Memories

1. Add Cozy Layers and Textures

Plush velvet, soft nubby textures and items that conjure cozy comfort are not only useful, but also help create a fall feel for your space. I love velvet pillows, and use them year around in this living room, but I did add some richer teal colored ones to the mix for fall. The rich and thick woven tapestry piece was layered onto the back of the sofa for the season. It’s actually a full sized Italian bedspread I found at an antique store for a song. I’ve planned to part with it several times, as it doesn’t fit any of my beds. But, the details are so exquisite, I’ve not been able to let it go.

Because this sweet pumpkin pillow was a perfectly adorable bronze color, but I wanted more, I simply scrunched up some colorful material and hot glued it right over the top to get the colorful pillow I desired for the room.

2. Place Your Fall Decor Items

Did someone say pumpkins! I. WILL. NOT. PURCHASE. ANY. MORE. PUMPKINS. Oh, I hope that works this year. It’s just a seemingly endless love affair I have with the plump little beauties, and miraculously I found a spot for them all. The living room showcases the mercury glass pumpkins in various colors I’ve collected through the years.

There are a few sprigs of fall foliage tucked in and around the pumpkins on the drum table.

You will find a couple of the more traditional orange colored pumpkins in the very understated neon pink cheetah chair. I know you are not surprised!

3. Don’t Forget the Personal Items That Hold Your Best Fall Memories

Photographs, fall gifts you’ve received, or special fall items that are past down by family deserve to be on display. I love this photograph of the neighborhood children playing in the leaves, circa 2003!

One of the only times we had a professional photograph shoot our family was in the fall. I love bringing several of these out in the fall.

Good news! We’re getting another one of those professional shoots scheduled this year. We do it every 10-12 years whether we’ve changed or not. HEHEHE.

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Enjoy Today!

Love y’all,

Lori Nell