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Fall decorating

Try our easy decorating ideas to add fall touches to your home with pumpkins, gourds, corn husks, dried corn, nuts, leaves, fabric and other materials.

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Cabin-inspired party
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Welcome fall with a cabin-inspired backyard grilled cheese party. We’ve got the sandwiches, cocktail and decorating ideas. Just add a pot of your favorite tomato soup.
Dyed corn husks
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At summer’s end, corn’s lowly husks become decorating stars. A quick dip in fabric dye sets them aglow in ruby, indigo and gold, leaving vibrant raw material for easy and long-lasting fall crafts.
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A little DIY turns vintage spice tins into clever candle holders for your autumn party table.
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You can dye husks on ears of dried corn to make radiant centerpieces or mantel displays, or use just the dyed husks for fall crafts.
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Outfit your home for fall like you plan your wardrobe—a cozy knit here, a buttery leather there, and stylish touches that let just enough summer breeziness linger past Labor Day.
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The natural beauty of squash and gourds makes fall decorating easy.
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Get set for entertaining from fall to New Year’s with a casual tabletop look. Centered on a eucalyptus-and-strawflower garland, the versatile decor keeps pace with the season’s many gatherings.
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Combine pumpkins with chrysanthemums, bittersweet, zinnias, asters and other fall plants for elegant seasonal displays.
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Use succulents and seedpods to turn an ordinary pumpkin into a colorful fall display.
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Make a beautiful fall wreath from field corn, gourds, snowberries, cranberries, tiny pumpkins, pine boughs, ribbon and jute.

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