Late Fall Mantel with Woodland Friends

I did a little tweaking in the Hearth Room for late Fall by bringing out my two Fall Friends to hang out on the mantel. My chippy concrete owl and the old squirrel bank took their spot of honor. Our weather has finally changed to the cooler temps that should come with the last week of October, so some darker and heavier textiles will be feeling at home in here.

I've come to the conclusion that with the poor lighting in the hearth room, my camera just does not like orange. It's difficult to take photos in here, but the orange just rankles my camera for some reason. Too much contrast I guess. Anyway, I love it in person, just not so much in pics. But Hey... October loves orange.

I also added my Halloween-ish orange and black Buffalo Check

 pillow covers on the slipcovered sofa and chair.

They are sort of seasonally limited,

 but they look so darn cute this time of year.

My fave brown floral pillows are paired up with the check 

and black ticking pillows.

Mr. Hootz comes out in Late Fall too.

The hearth has a vintage metal basket with dried gourds,

antlers, and preserved leaves.

... and my antique rolling market basket 

is filled with faux hydrangeas and leaves.

Just a few small changes that bring this space

into late fall.

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I'm ready to start sharing my Thanksgiving goodies.

How about you all...?

Or are you ready for Christmas?

I like to do a mix of late Fall with Thanksgiving

 and early Christmas starting in mid-November.

Hope you're having a wonderful last week of October!

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