Periodically,
home décor just needs a little updating.
At some point, we all end up with those one-time-use decorations that
are now taking up valuable storage space.
Yet investing in staples that can stand the test of season after season
is a good use of your decorating dollar.
Here are some good finds to keep an eye out for this fall:
Glassware – Vases, bowls, and cake stands can be mixed with
tablescapes and other home décor scenes year round. These are top staple pieces to pick up on
sale and clearance and use again and again.
Candlesticks – Candlesticks can make a comeback and add value to
centerpieces and other tabletop decorations by adding height and color. They can also be easily spray painted to
match your scene-of-the-season and still get a do-over next year.
Seasonal
Ceramics – Yes, real pumpkins go a
long way to spruce up front doors and dining tables to boot. But after Thanksgiving, they have to make
their permanent exit. Investing in a few
pumpkins, gourds, pinecones, or other fall go-to pieces in ceramic, metal, or
another material can create a larger collection through the years that can keep
turning up repeatedly, while still looking new.
Fall
Swags – Though I am not a proponent
of using store bought leaf swags (vines) just as they come off the shelf, I am
for stocking up on discounted swags to add to my leaf collection. I pull individual leaves from the swags to
hand position within a fall centerpiece.
By mixing leaves from various groupings I’ve acquired over the years, I
end up with more depth in the variety I display. And faux leaves don’t die on you.
Place
Setting Chargers – It’s nice to add a
new set of 8 or 12 chargers to your collection on occasion. Metallics like gold, silver, and bronze can
be used for other seasons as well, just as colored chargers or chargers made of
alternate materials like wood and shell.
Depending on your decorating themes, chargers can be reused spring,
summer, fall, and winter, offering a different look every time.
Stockpiling
some fall décor items now that you can surely reuse for years to come stretches
your décor budget and gives you more variety to play with next time. Some of the prettiest centerpieces and home
decorating themes can come from the many ways in which an extensive collection
is laid out again and again, always with a fresh twist.
DesignInMind column; appeared in the Valley Morning Star October 7th.
