Get More From Less This Fall ¦ Thrift, DIY & Decorate With Me.

This fall, you do not need more decor to make a big impact, and today, I'm going to prove it. Well hello, and welcome to episode 2 of this year's fall series. In my last video, we gave our bathroom a full fall refresh and started creating little fall moments throughout the main floor. In today's episode, we're aiming to get more out of less with staple thrift finds, simple DIYs, and items I already own. Let's head to the thrift store. Now, when it comes to fall, I like to try to be as practical as possible, and that means looking for things that are not only versatile but can also stay out for more than just a season. Okay so we're here at Valley Village and one of the first things I noticed was this super sweet basket for only $7.99. Something like this would be great with pumpkins or dried stems and I also love that it's big enough for things like hats and scarves especially now that it's starting to get cooler out. And it turns out this is actually an authentic vintage picnic basket from Vermont which explains why it felt so substantial i'd say this is a great deal and this is definitely coming home with me now one thing i always find myself drawn to especially this time of year is wood it's such an easy way to instantly cozy up a space without adding anything that feels overly themed now i was so excited when i found this very sweet vintage looking breadboard if you saw my video back in the spring i actually made one to try and get a similar look this one already had that kind of old world rustic nature to it and i love the dark wood and aside from actually using them breadboards also make great little anchors for things like autumn arrangements and kitchen vignettes or even just leaned up as a fall backdrop i'm very excited to style this and i think 5.50 is a really good price now copper is of course very fitting for fall and i've been using it everywhere this season there's just something about it that feels so nostalgic and homey to me and i love how it can instantly warm up a space i've actually been on the hunt for some new additions to my stove area so as soon as i saw these i grabbed them pretty quickly what i especially love are these longer handles i only have one other pot like this but i find that the extra length really helps to fill out the space and just adds a little more visual variety and at seven dollars and fifty cents each these were an easy yes for me and my tried and true way to shop for really any season is just looking for items that fit within the color palette and then mixing and matching for fall i tend to gravitate towards those more muted tones that are easy to work with throughout the year neutral browns and beiges olive greens and all of those muted rusty tones then i'll add a few pops of the more obvious seasonal colors for that festive touch now at first i couldn't really make out what this was i just thought it was really unique and loved that it was handmade but when i looked closer i realized it's actually what appears to be a fish which i just think is so adorable something like this is perfect for serving and entertaining and it's a great example of an item that can be mixed and matched and while eight dollars does feel a little high for the thrift store handmade ceramics like this are harder to come by so for something this unique and versatile i was happy to spend a little more and speaking of mixing and matching every season i always switch up the colors of my books this is a very simple and easy way to just kind of set that seasonal tone while also creating a base for layering in other objects you can find vintage hardcovers for very affordable prices at the thrift stores garage sales even marketplace also make sure to look past any damage or ripped covers nine times out of ten the actual book underneath will still be in pretty good condition now when i saw this cute little kitchen book i just couldn't resist and i'm actually digging the paper cover on this one also for any of you that don't know me yet i'm originally from the maritimes so this is a very welcome addition especially for only 3.49 so we are all back from the thrift store but i do want to show you what i would consider to be my two luckiest finds recently so the first one is this absolutely gorgeous runner, okay wait till you see how big this is, so I got this runner actually from a consignment shop and it was actually sitting front and center in the linen section, and when I checked the price tag it was marked down from $14 which by the way is already an incredible deal for this, but it was marked down to $11.20, I'm like wait is this a pricing error because no way did I find something this size for under $15, even double checked for stains, rips, honestly this thing is in such good condition it really doesn't even look like it's been used, okay so summer might be over but around here garage sales are still a thing and at the last one I went to I got all three of these sweet little glass pumpkins and they even have little fairy lights, now this place also had a ton of Christmas decor so I may have made a few other purchases that I'm going to be saving for closer to Christmas but long story short I think the lady could really tell how excited I was about everything because she gave me all three of these pumpkins for only a dollar and I would have been more than okay with paying the original three, in fact I probably would have paid 10. these pumpkins have been in trend since I was a child, they're just so nostalgic I love them and they're just perfect altogether, these new additions came to a total of 52.18 and considering most of them can be used throughout the year I'd say we did pretty well so if you saw my last video the only area in the kitchen I've done so far is this little corner here. Everywhere else also hasn't really been changed since the spring, which I'm totally okay with. I think seasonal decorating is so much more enjoyable when we stop worrying about when we're supposed to change things. If I'm still enjoying a space, I'd much rather go at my own pace than constantly feel pressure to move to the next thing. Let me know if any of you can relate to this. Okay, so we're gonna start with this. We're gonna start with the stove area because I could not wait to hang these copper pots and I really want copper to be one of the main focal points this year so I'm just going to go ahead with literally all the copper pieces I own and try and just make this area feel a little bit warmer. And some of you have asked about these rods. I actually got them from Amazon over a year ago and they were super affordable. They're basically just tension rods so very easy to install with no drilling and for the record I have not once had to adjust them and i've put a lot of things on here so over here on the right side of the stove we are going to have a little fun and please ignore all of the non-related kitchen titles normally i do like to have the ones that match the room but i saw this genius idea on pinterest and it was this kitchen knife display but it was made out of vintage books and i just thought it was the best invention since sliced bread might not be for everyone but you guys let me know what you think actually loving this you guys what do we think crazy or cute i also stole my other breadboard from the other corner since this area could use some texture and to complete this grouping of three i'm finishing it off with the first official pumpkin in my home this season moving back over to this other corner i just wanted to add a cute little festive touch with some decorative corn on the cob i actually got these near the end of the season last year when everything went on sale this is also why i like to circle back once the seasons are over okay switching over to the coffee nook now this setup already works really well so i'm just going to be swapping out some of those summery accents first i'm doing a quick little picture swap with this sweet little fruit painting i think the little pops of yellow and orange against the black add the perfect fall touch in here so these were actually a five dollar garage sale find and i always like to kind of shift these in between the kitchen and the dining room just because i think they're so useful to have and because i'm going to be putting coffee pods in here not sugar i'm just going to turn it around and voila and as some of you already know i like to have all of my everyday essentials accessible so if it's going to be left out i'll always try to put it in something pretty to finish off the corner i couldn't wait to bring in the breadboard i'm also adding this cute little amber candle for some extra warmth i do also want to mention that for us in Canada Thanksgiving is actually this coming weekend and last night we tried HelloFresh's creamy butternut squash penne now this is actually just one of their many Thanksgiving options they also have more traditional meals salads even side dishes and sauces and beyond Thanksgiving HelloFresh also has over 100 new recipes each week inspired by over 50 countries around the world and with fresh ingredients delivered right to your door that's one less shopping trip to fit in this would be a great Thanksgiving meal if you're looking for something a little less traditional or if you just want to bring an extra dish to a large gathering this meal only took 30 minutes from start to finish it was very easy to follow and sometimes there are some ingredients that you wouldn't typically use so it's nice that they give just the exact portion so that you don't have to go to the store and buy like a larger container of it especially if it's only for one meal right now use my code JANDA HFSTOVE at hellofresh.com and get a free stove ceramic baking dish with your third box click the link below or use code JANDA HFSTOVE at hellofresh.com with third box of active subscription limited quantities available while supplies last over on the left here i'm starting off with a fall vignette and this vase was actually a thrift flip from the very first video on my channel i'll leave the link below if you want to check it out now when it comes to fall foliage brand new stems can cost anywhere between 15 to 40 dollars each and when you need a few to fill a vase that can add up pretty quickly okay so i decorate with a lot of foliage and don't get me wrong i'm totally okay with splurging on like one or two but because i decorate with so many i just mostly thrift mine and then what i'll do is i'll actually just customize them to my preferred color and this is super easy let me show you now there's a couple different ways to do this today i'll be using spray paint which is good for stems with lots of smaller leaves a paint wash is another option and it's great for toning down vibrant colors i'll have that video linked for you as well and i've had these stems for quite a while i actually sprayed one of them with a softer green last year this time i'm completely changing the color and hoping to get more of this deeper transitional burgundy look now you only need one or two colors depending on your original stems but i already had these on hand so i experimented with all of them i'm just alternating between each color in no particular order until i get that multi-toned effect now we officially have a new set of fall stems added to the collection and for a great deal also for the record i'm definitely not against spending money on new seasonal decor as you've seen some of my favorite pieces are things i've knowingly splurged on for me it's really just about being intentional and knowing what my options are so i can decide what's worth splurging on when to thrift and whether i even need to go shopping in the first place to finish off the island i'm just going in and adding some of those more homey touches the wild one i decided the picnic basket definitely had to be in this corner the other one is actually going to go in the living room which we'll get to a little later this time i'm adding a second garland which was an off-season find from Habitat for Humanity and i'm really letting everything just kind of spill out here because i want to create that abundant fall harvest feeling like i mentioned earlier decorating should never feel like you're on some kind of timeline but i also don't think we should feel stuck with something either i'm constantly moving things around and testing new ideas and then changing my mind it's really just about letting that natural process unfold speaking of testing new ideas i decided to try glass tinting for the first time i've been seeing this look everywhere and it's definitely not just the glass pumpkins i thrifted these candle holders back in the summer and i wanted to see if i could make them look a little more like the ones from Birch Lane only this isn't going to cost us 62 dollars all you're gonna need for this is an oven some gloss Mod Podge water and food coloring now i had also planned to make some amber bottles but i accidentally used the matte version instead of the gloss which didn't turn out so well so always double check the labels so you don't make the same mistake and in terms of volume i just kind of eyeballed it i went with about an ounce and a half of Mod Podge and then started with around five drops of each color i'm just using a mix of dark green and brown food coloring after mixing that together i ended up adding a few more drops of brown and then a very small amount of water and surprisingly i only used about half the mixture so you really don't need a lot now i let these bake for an hour at 175 degrees fahrenheit but this will also vary depending on the products you're using once they were done i turned the oven off and then left them in there for another 45 minutes so that they could gradually cool down i then went in with a second coat using the rest of the mixture and then repeated the process i have to say for my first attempt at glass tinting i'm pretty proud of how these turned out and considering we now have two of these for a fraction of the cost i definitely call this experiment a success shifting over to the living room i'm just making some very small changes starting with the gallery wall and i'm only removing two pictures here just the ones that feel a little more summer forward these three feel much more like fall to me and also have a lot of those warm neutrals and something else i like to do is instead of going out and spending money on seasonal prints i'll just make my own usually it'll either be a leaf from my backyard or just an extra one off of a wreath and i'll just pop it into one of my existing frames not only is this free but it also means that i don't have to store a bunch of seasonal artwork i also took the leaf from over on the coffee table and i think it really completes the wall now as you can probably tell i use a lot of ribbon and love to style with bows i think it's one of the easiest ways to decorate because visually it goes a lot further than the actual space it takes up and depending on the fabric you choose bows can also work the other way and actually help you to fill out a space as well these wooden candlestick holders feel a little on the small side for this area but since they're such a perfect fit for fall i still wanted to feature them i'm using thrifted mesh here this will hold its shape and just give an overall fuller look to the bow all i'm doing is folding the ends over each other and then i'm using this other ribbon to secure it in the middle to secure everything i'm just sliding a short piece of wire through the back of each bow and twisting it around the wood and these little pumpkins are one of my favorite DIYs from last year's fall flips i did about 10 of them in all different sizes and i wanted them to look as realistic as possible so that i wouldn't have to buy as many real ones each year now the rest of the living room is staying pretty much the same i'm just having fun with little color swaps and layering in more of those smaller seasonal accents and that completes this year's living room i've had so much fun decorating this year and i hope this gives you a few ideas for getting more from less this fall sometimes a little creativity being intentional with color and shopping your own home can completely change how a space feels and i always love hearing your feedback so let me know what you enjoyed from today's video and what are some fun ways that you're decorating this year