Fall Home Tour 2018: Living Room
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Fall Home Tour 2018: Living Room

The next space up on my fall home tour is my living room! I have been steering more towards all neutrals and pale pastels in this room lately so I decided to keep that feel for fall instead of adding my usual pops of orange and browns. I used lots of layered velvet and knit pillows on the couch in all different shades of cream. blush, and magenta mixed in with my favorite gold leaf pillows from Homegoods. I layered up the mantle a bit more than I usually do for fall by adding some eucalyptus garland and then piled up some neutral pumpkins on the threshold too. I always add lots of pumpkins to my built-in shelves, all white and metallic this year, and also added a few vases with simple fall stems.

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DIY Autumn Stovetop Simmering Scent
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DIY Autumn Stovetop Simmering Scent

One of the best parts of autumn is undoubtedly all the wonderful scents of the season!  For a couple of years I have been putting together these homemade stove-top fall scents for the store and my own home.  Each year I have added a few more ingredients and perfected my recipe a little more.  These little jars of ingredients pack a punch, within a few minutes they will make your whole home smell just heavenly and exactly like fall!  I've included all the ingredients and step-by-step directions below so that you can make your own. We recently had our own build-your-own simmering scent station set up at the mercantile and it was a huge hit! We had all the ingredients ready and empty jars available for customers to fill and customize themselves.

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