My Non-Mantel

Sometimes, reading my favorites blogs and perusing fabulous inspiration images, I feel like I am missing out on the good stuff: walk-in pantries, basements that children can be banished to play for hours contentedly, garages (yes, garages--think of all that storage!), and of course...a fireplace.

Because with a fireplace comes a mantel. And The Nester is hosting a Mantel Link-Up today along with Julia's Fall Decorating party. And I don't have a mantel.

But I decided not to let that get the best of me. "It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful," right?!

So here is the top of my TV armoire, all decked out for Fall:

I painted the pumpkins last year, and the vintage lunch box was a find at a summer estate sale.

My next non-mantel is the hutch in the kitchen:

Don't you love the dog bed in the corner? I like to keep it real.

Couldn't resist showing you a peek at a few more Fallish things around here. I couldn't put everything out because of the Blessings Unlimited parties I hosted, but I managed to sneak a few things in....

Glass pumpkin, 40% off at AC Moore. Faux acorns in the apothecary were from the $1 bin at Target!

Snagged two of these little brown "Charlie Brown" Fall trees at JoAnn fabric and the faux gourds are also from the $1 Target bin!

It feels like Fall has finally arrived in my area of Virginia. Whether or not it's here to stay, I can't say...but I can say that the Fall decor is up for the next couple of months. Just long enough for me to get antsy about Christmas!

{What are your favorite Fall decorations?}