I bought this (cheap but sturdy) cabinet at Goodwill this summer so we could have a place next to the front door for sitting to pull on boots. The doors hide grown-up work boots and off-season throw blankets.
For the summer months, I piled my Peruvian bright striped pillows in front.
We call this the "boot basket", although it holds the kids' tennis shoes too.
I thought the basket looked summery enough on its own, so we left it bare.
The trees are finally starting to change colors around us, and the Fall weather has started,
so we started bringing Fall inside too.
My only rule for decorating as the seasons change:
"Use only what we already have around the house" ...
aka "Spend no money."
I wrapped the boot basket with a textured piece of fabric
and secured it with two pieces of twill tape tied together.
I moved the bright striped pillows to the back and covered them with another piece of fabric, then piled the brown pillows in front with a green wool one that I borrowed from my bedroom. Isaak helped me choose some branches off a tree in our front yard, and we stuck them in a bottle that we rescued from the recycle bin.
And my pumpkin pillow?
Why, yes, it is just an old orange cashmere sweater stuffed with a pillow!
I tied the sleeves together at the top and stuffed the ends inside, then wrapped a brown washcloth around the knot for a stem. Then I borrowed a scrap of felted green cashmere from my daughters' craft supplies, tucked it in next to the knot, and called it a leaf.
Fall has officially arrived in my entryway!
