Downsizing from a 2000 square foot house to a 880 square foot apartment has zapped my enthusiasm for fall decorating. I'm irritated that I no longer have a front porch, fireplace mantle, built-in bookshelves, and a formal dining room. Those features really allowed me to have fun with decorating and make the house feel like home. About a month ago, I culled through some of my fall decor and got rid of a few things that I felt I could live without. A few weeks ago, I pulled out my autumn kitchen towels and bought some candles. I couldn't bring myself to drag out my boxes from storage and start decorating the apartment.
So, instead of grading papers today, I sucked it up and got out the boxes. I was disappointed I couldn't find a nice way to display my lighted leaf garland. Every way I tried looked tacky. Now maybe if I was 20-something years old, I would have tacked it up on the wall or something, but not now. I was also going to drag out some cute Halloween stuff too, but I just didn't have room.
I came to realize that I just needed to put out the pieces I really loved and be happy with it. In the end, I just have my china hutch, liquor cabinet, and a small wall decorated. Instead of putting a wreath on my front door, it's hanging on a wall. I'm usually not a fan of putting up faux flowers on my walls, but I didn't want to take the chance of putting it outside on my door plus I couldn't find my wreath hanger! I'll post more pictures later once I get my dining room table cleared off and set up.
