Modern and Fresh Fall Home Tour

Good Morning everyone!  I am very excited to be a part of Kristen and Lindsay's Modern Fall House Tour.  It has been such a great source of inspiration!  Yesterday we got to see Shannon's Fall inspired bathroom. SO much fun!  (I think I need that Mr. Bubble picture).
I live in New England, and I just love the fall weather.  Right now the trees are peaking and the air is crisp.  It makes me want to cook, light fires and spend as much time outdoors before the long winter hits.  It also reminds me to get all my spray painting projects done before its too cold to finish them.
This year I am really excited to have an actual front porch to decorate!   (For the past few years we only had a crumbling stone step.)    I'm a traditionalist so its pumpkins, mums and corn around here.
On the back patio we try to squeeze in lots of fires and marshmallow roasts while we still can.   And when it gets too cold we move them inside to the fireplace. (I might be raising pyromaniacs by the way my kid's get so excited by a fire.)  As my plants die off, I replace them with mums.    It has been pretty chilly, so I put the storm windows in our 3 season porch.   I have begun to bring some of my favorite outdoor plants inside (ferns, rosemary, succulents). I hope they survive!   The 3 season porch is new, so I am not sure how the temperature will be in there.  This space used to be a covered open air porch.  We are buying an electric fireplace heater to put out here for the cold months.  I have no idea if that will keep everything from freezing, but I'm hopeful. To cozy the space up I added a rug.


The inside of my house is still under renovation (slowest reno EVER),  so please excuse anything that looks a little off! 
I was actually not even going to show it because a few days ago it looked like this... ummmm, yeah. But there is nothing like a house tour to get your space together and temporarily clean!

I don't go too crazy with decorations inside.  Its more about color, texture and layering.
I did get a little festive though and made a centerpiece for the occasion.
I used my husband's truck to display some gourds- it appeases all the testosterone in the house. Plus it was orange so it went with the scheme.
 In the cooler months I have lots of throws and pillows on hand to curl up with.  It usually leads to a mess of pillow forts, so my house never looks this neat. ever. My husband's joke for when the house is clean is- "Did you blog today?"



 We just got a new pocket door for the laundry room the other day and painted a coral red.   It works great for now-  but as many of you know me, I will probably have changed the color twice by spring;)  More layering of throws and fuzzy stuff by the fireplace. A pyro needs to be comfortable!  My office space gets the best light now that the leaves are falling off the trees. I feel like a cat in a sunny spot on cool mornings.  I hope you enjoyed this peak into my little world!   Thanks so much for having me on the tour Kristen and Lindsay.   Up tomorrow is the talented Kristin from Bliss at Home, so be sure to check her out! And don't forget to check out all the other bloggers involved on the tour here:  1 – Kristen from KFD Designs
and Lindsay from the White Buffalso Styling Co.
2 – Sarah from Sarah M. Dorsey Designs
3 – Gabbi from Retro Ranch Reno
4 – Brittany from Brittany Makes
5 – Jesse from Scout & Nimble
6 – Julia from Cuckoo 4 Design
7 – Carolyn from Sweet Chaos Home
8 – Jennifer from The Chronicles of Home
9 – Bethany from Dwellings by Devore
10 – Carmel from Our Fifth House
11 – Kristin from The Hunted Interior
12 – Anneke from This That & Life 
13 – Michelle from Décor and the Dog
14 – Cassie from Primitive & Proper
15 – Ally from From the Right Bank
16 – Shannon from Shannon Berrey Designs
17 – Danika from Gorgeous Shiny Things
18 – Kristin from Bliss at Home
19 – Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof
20 – Jessica from Dear Emmeline
21 – Kelly from View Along the Way
22 – Sarah from Lacquer and Linen
23 – Eileen from A Creative Day Blog
24 – Sarah from Royal Marigold
25 – Lori from Lori May Interiors
26 – Jennifer from Dimples and Tangles
27 – Caitlin from Desert Domicile
28 – Sherry from Design Indulgence
29 – Lakeitha from Lakeitha Duncan Lifestyle Blog
30 – Shavonda from A Home Full of Color
and Whitney from The Curtis Casa
31 – Angela from Number Fifty-three
and Jennifer from Brave New Home