Autumn inspiration

I was in a big-box store the other day and they already had Christmas trees out. Is it just me or does Christmas merchandise creep into stores earlier and earlier each year? Halloween stuff is already half off (hello! I haven’t even sewn my kids’ costumes yet) and one retailer told me today that she already saw Thanksgiving products on clearance.

Poor autumn gets ignored. And it’s such a lovely season! Wonderful foods, beautiful sights, great smells.

So I was having those thoughts when I stumbled upon this post on re-nest , which got me thinking about ways I can cozy up my home’s interior and make it feel more like fall.

Re-nest featured some lovely, autumnish items for sale on Etsy that are worth checking out, my favorites of which were a modern hexagonal table runner and a 3-D pumpkin . Both products were made from secondhand sweaters, making me want to rummage through my closet or the nearest secondhand shop for inspiration.

So feeling all defensive of fall, I took a trip through Spokane today to shoot an “ode to autumn” with my camera. Now, you might assume I went around photographing vibrantly colored trees or something. Not so. I headed to the great indoors and shot pictures of clothing, accessories, restaurant table displays and other items that felt like fall. Red. Orange. Brown. And cozy.

Maybe something in this slideshow will inspire a centerpiece in your home or a shopping spree. Or maybe it will simply be a way to dedicate two minutes of everyone’s time to autumn … before the Christmas stuff goes on sale.

The photos were taken at Luna restaurant , Lolo Boutique, Tangerine , The Tin Roof Home Furnishings & Decor and Taste Cafe & Gourmet to Go .