FALL INTO AUTUMN WALL ART

Just like a good spring cleaning, I always feel like fall is a wonderful time to dust off the wall art that’s been hanging all summer (all year...all decade...) and think about warming up the mood like an apple crisp autumn day!

When you were younger, creating a fabulous fall look in your home might have meant overloading the living room cardboard cut outs of pumpkins, witches and ghosts, oh my!

But now that you’re an authentic-for-realsies adult, or a boomer with kids/grandkids who are old enough not to care about making your home look like a haunted house inside and out, it’s time to fall into dressing up your walls with some stylish artwork that can grace your 'House of the Seven Gables' from the start of the school year well into Thanksgiving season…until another refresh hits.

let's Harvest the feelings of fall wall art

What does autumn look and feel like to you? Are you lucky enough to live in a region where the leaves change to exquisite fiery reds and golden hues, where you can hike through the ochre shaded woods to gaze at nature’s splendor from the top of a mountain peak? Does your region of the world hold harvest festivals and fairs complete with candied apples and hard cider? Is there a local farm nearby with a petting zoo where you can feed the goats after picking up some gourds to display outside...just so you can squash any rumors that you don’t adore this season?

The Old Cider Mill stands warmly amidst vibrant autumn foliage, offering fresh pressed cider and colorful chrysanthemums on a sunny fall day. This is one of my newest celebrations of autumn!

Another fall fave could be going apple picking with the kids or friends and enjoying some cider donuts after all your hard work. Or…maybe autumn is just a place mark until the day you get to put on a costume and dance to the Monster Mash at your friend’s annual Halloween party. If 'Halloween season' stirs up a love/hate relationship with your sensibilities, how about focusing on the autumnal feel of throwing on your favorite chunky sweater and worn-in boots, and dreaming about an inviting fall landscape that practically begs you to sit and daydream.

We have been blessed to enjoy all of the great memories depicted above...and would also add in the call of the gridiron, knowing that fun family smack-talking about rival teams will be blowing in like an autumn nor'easter. Have we conjured up enough memories, tastes and emotions to start painting a picture of what fall means to you? Great! Then we’re ready to take a look at some autumn wall art we’ve harvested to get you in the mood for all the warm and cozy feels that fall can bring to you and the walls of your home.

Persimmon TONES TO WARM UP YOUR WALLs

Ripe and fresh for the picking!

South American fruit can bring a tasty twist to fall wall art design, with a light, crisp airiness. It pulls in the persimmon flavor that was the Sherwin-Williams 2024 paint color of the year. This warm, fruity hue is sure to be on-trend in home decor and interior design elements alike in the foreseeable future.

Earthy greens, blacks and browns

The autumnal color palette is much broader than persimmon and golden hues. Think deep olive and pine green tones, and the dark chocolate browns of a forest trail. And as I learned years ago in interior design class, the use of a bit of black in a room is grounding, and adds an element of sophistication to any space.

Let's look at some autumnal-toned wall art from near and far, featuring warm browns and greens:

A verdant, pastoral Irish cottage print adds homey warmth to a living room dressed for autumn.

The combination of colors and textures in this room invites comfort while celebrating the beauty of an English countryside fall.

A simple bucolic print is all that's needed here.

How about a blend of vintage and eclectic styles for your home? This black and white photographic collage direct from Salem MA adds a sophisticated taste to any Halloween celebration or autumnally decorated space:

Pumpkins and goblins and gourds - Oh my!!!

Rustic Barns that Evoke Autumn

Barns are an iconic symbol associated with plentiful fall harvests, providing shelter to animals, and of course, the color red. You may ask...why red? We love dropping some bonus science education into our home decor info, so here goes. Back in the day, farmers often used linseed oil to paint/seal their barns. This orange-tinged oil, along with other materials like lime and milk, were often combined with ferrous oxide...a.k.a. rust. Rust was critical for killing moss and fungus, and it also worked as a sealant. Adding ferrous oxide to the orange-hued mix created the 'barn red' that we know and LOVE to this day. Science class is now over, so let's take a look at a variety of barns in tones that evoke the call of autumn, in rusty reds...

Envision how easy it would be to swap out this autumn worthy designs for red, white and blue coastal imagery come summertime.

Cozy browns...

From a pop of vivid autumn to summery blue and white Grandma Coastal - this room is seasonally flexible.

...and vintage vibe black and white...

Classic vintage cider mill, decorous in black and white.

Broaden your vision of FALL WALL ART

In this post, I hope to have conveyed that your seasonal fall wall art does not always need to reflect falling leaves or hay-hued harvests. You can absolutely evoke all the good feels of warmth and coziness simply by choosing colors that create that sensation for you, like these crisp weathered grass and wine toned landscapes:

The living room comes alive with warm autumn hues, featuring a collection of landscape paintings that depict the tranquil beauty of fall fields and rustic charm above a plush tan sofa.

And if you want your kitchen walls to sport a blend of sage and cinnamon-orange:

Wall art celebrates the perfect football ambiance, surrounded by autumn-themed decor with pumpkins, highlighting a cozy and festive atmosphere.

Earthy Coastal Wall Art that Can Work Year-Round

As you know from my earlier blog posts, I'm a coastal soul. So for me, no autumn wall art blog would be complete without a fall ocean vista...

Crisp morning beach walks are a favorite memory captured.

Thanks so much for taking a walk with me through some great autumnal wall art. I hope it will give you inspiration to warm up your walls throughout the fall. And now I'm off to make some apple crisp...

From my grotto to yours,

Nancy

Grotto Studios

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