Autumn in the Living Room...and new curtains

It is officially "Pumpkin Thyme", y'all!! Its been a busy few weeks, with the beginning of our homeschool year and all the excitement Fall brings with her. This past Thursday and Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch and apple farm, which I will post about soon. The curtains have been finished for a few weeks now and I LOVE them!! I was waiting to post to get my mantle the way I wanted it and I think I am pleased, finally.

I have some beafier, wooden rods that I want to use{purchased from Goodwill in the spring}, but need brackets, so until I feel like giving up thrifting money for wood brackets, I decided to use the iron rods I already had. Maybe I will find some wood ones thrifting?? I cannot tell y'all how much cozier and homier our home feels with these curtains. I am so happy with how they turned out. Y'all remember my inspiration?? Mine are definitely different, as I tailored the fabrics to my taste, but Jerusalem's are beautiful, too.

Here is the mantle in all her{it should be a "her", right??} autumn finery. I used my huge sign my friend painted for me on a cabinet door and layered on texture with a chippy baluster that I propped a pumpkin on, a galvanized pail with faux bittersweet and leaves, and a Southern Living at Home egg basket with faux white pumpkins.

The lamp I found at a local thrift shop. I can't get enough lamps, it seems. For $3-5 a pop, its an inexpensive way to get a new look. I found a wire lampshade with tattered coverings cheap at a yard sale, ripped the fabric off and just rigged part of a table cloth for a new shade. Then I tied on an acorn candle ring on with chocolate crocheted lace. I just love chocolate...the candy and the color.

Okay, so what do y'all think?? Are your homes ready for Autumn yet??