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STYLE FILES – Warming Your Home Up for Fall

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

As the days become shorter and the temperatures start to dip, it’s time to bring some warmth into your home with autumn’s brilliant reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. It can be as simple as adding a throw pillow or going as far as painting a wall. With these simple ideas, warming your home up is a breeze.

Change out throw pillows and blankets to ones with deeper hues and cozier fabrics

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Add in an area rug and some bright colors for a little fall sizzle.

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Hang window treatments that will make your home look and feel cozy…

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Give your mantel a fall makeover

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Add some awesome slip covers to seating to create a warmer feel

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Accessorize with towels, vases and flowers in your bathroom and kitchen…

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Change out artwork to create a Fall flare (or create your own)

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Don’t forget about your porch or outside entry

I hope this gives you some inspiration to get your home cozy and Fall-ready! For even more inspiration go to my Fall Pinterest page!

Happy Decorating~

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DIY – Creating Handsome Headboards

Brock Designs, Portland OR. Interior Design Company

A fantastic way to make a bold statement and create a centerpiece to your bedroom is through your headboard. It makes a room feel complete and polished. Here are some “easy-do-it-yourself” headboard projects which are plush, unique and sure to make a statement in your bedroom.

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This grand upholstered headboard with nail head trim is sure to turn some heads! The height makes the room seem much larger by bringing the eyes upward. It’s surprisingly very easy to make!

(find the directions and the shopping list here)

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Using old shutters (or new ones and making them look antiqued) is a great and simple way to create a headboard piece. I love the partially open look of these, rather than being flat on the wall which makes it look a little more whimsical!

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What a fun idea for a lake or beach house! Simple oars connected to a 2×4 at the edge of the bed. Get vintage oars on Ebay here. I love the different colors and lengths.

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One of my favorite headboard ideas- the old doors mounted to the wall. You can usually find old doors at a construction “up-cycle” facility or architectural salvage shop. Another take on this is to turn a door horizontally and hang it a bit higher. You only have to use one door for this version!

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This headboard says it all…LOVE! Simply using old wood planks and painting a little sentiment is just perfect!

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So simplistic! Modge Podge beautiful scrapbook paper or wall paper scraps on to the glass of old windows and hang as a headboard!

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Using a mantel as a headboard piece just makes the room feel warm and cozy even without the fireplace! You can also make this out of crown moldings and wood panels to look like a mantel and weather it yourself.