The pleasures of autumn are fleeting, as we well know. It seems all too soon that the brilliant display of dazzling fall colour gives way to the unrelieved winter months. So take advantage of these last warm days to get outside for a ramble through the fields, picking up leaves, flowers, pods and nuts to create simple projects that are as easy as a walk in the, er, park.
Let your imagination run free. Choose leaves with different colours and shapes, such as oak leaves, Japanese maples and birch, and press them to preserve. Keep complementary and contrasting fabrics on hand, as well as an assortment of ribbon, botanical drawings, etc.
Photo above: Velvet, Kravet; wallpaper, Provincial Wallcoverings / Decorlux.
Walking through fields and forests reveals unexpected delights on a fall day. Ann Marie chose a blown-glass lamp with an open bottom and attached pressed leaves on the inside with spray adhesive for a pleasing display. The mood is echoed here by the similar tones in the vintage books, branches with berries and decanter of sherry. Try experimenting with different coloured and shaped flora to suit your decor and the occasion. Lamp, Hardware.
Put away the delicate candlesticks that seemed so ideal for breezy summer evening meals and go more rustic with a collection of simple square candles with homemade birch-bark coverings. The look is easy to recreate with store-bought square candles and pieces of birch bark trimmed to fit and fastened to the sides of the candles with glue. Added interest comes in the form of gingerbread cookies shaped like oak leaves. Candles, Angus & Company; cookies, All the Best.
0 Comment