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French Fall Home Tour with Purple and Green (No Orange Allowed)

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Welcome to my fall French home tour, with beautiful purple and green flowers.

French Fall Home Tour with Purple and Green large purple flowers.

Before we begin this tour, I’d like to thank my friend Rachel from Maison de Pax for having me. I’ve known her for about three years now and we hang out at Haven each year. We are French lovers (wait, we love French things we are not lovers) anyway let’s move on.

Welcome to Vancouver (AKA the Wet Coast), it’s just stopped raining long enough for me to take some photos outside.

This is my new-to-me house (Sweet Little Bungalow) and this is its first fall tour probably ever. There is still plenty to do for curb appeal outside but I’ve added some mums, white pumpkins (I  scoured the town and found odd ones here and there in little florist shops) and, of course, crocks (because I’m obsessed with crocks) holding florals that resemble vegetables. The salesperson at the garden centre I went to made sure to tell me not to eat them, they just resemble vegetables. Point taken although I was aware this wasn’t a grocery store.

(Side note: at the time this post was published, white pumpkins galore in every store. Of course.)

So let’s take a tour inside and I’ll show you how I decorated for fall without using any orange (because I’m not a fan) and instead chose purple and green, totally not fall colors or are they?

Jamie standing in the front doorway with purple flowers and white pumpkins.
There are crocks beside the white pumpkins.

Welcome to the living room. The seating area by the window has a bit of a vaulted ceiling as you can tell. It’s a quaint little spot in my home.

French limestone mantel, neutral decor, heirloom pumpkins, seeded eucalyptus in the living room.
French chairs, neutral decor, fall decorating.
A small black round table with a glass jar filled with greenery and pink berries, a vintage book, a white pumpkin.
An up close view of the white pumpkin by a mirror.
There are pumpkins on the mantel beside the eucalyptus.

I’ve been obsessing over this seeded eucalyptus this season. The soft green color is perfect with the white heirloom pumpkins. 

Seeded eucalyptus on the fireplace mantel.
There is a large wooden mirror on the fireplace mantel with wall sconces beside it.
Gold wall sconces on the wall.

I still have to fix this broken mirror but for now it adds character. 

Purple and blue hydranageas in dough bowl.
Purple and blue hydrangeas in a wooden bowl.
There are wooden beads in the dough bowl beside the hydrangeas.

The little corner by the window has purple/blue hydrangeas from my garden. I clipped them this summer for my kitchen details post. 

Now let’s take you to the dining room where I’ve decorated my table with more purple hydrangea and a beautiful purple linen tablecloth I purchased in St. Emilion, France this year.

Click in case you missed French country fall dining room.
Up close picture of a piece of the wooden chandelier.
The chandelier in the dining room.
A table setting with candles, hydrangeas, and a galvanized centerpiece.
Ruffled placemat, purple and green fall decor.

This is a tip that I stole from Heather Bullard from my trip to France, she used French yogurt jars to hold candles.

The French love their yogurt and most are sold in glass jars and it’s the best yogurt you’ll ever taste.

Anyway, I brought a bunch back (cleaned jars, not the yogurt) but I also found some French yogurt at my Whole Foods store.

A beautiful fall table setting with hydrangeas and candles.
There is seeded eucalyptus on the table.

I added epsom salts to hold the pillar candles. 

A pink an white napkin wrapped in twine with some seeded eucalyptus.

I made a simple place card with a kraft tag, jute twine and a sprig of seeded eucalyptus. 

French linen tablecloth on the table.
Birds eye view of the table setting.

The centrepiece is very simple with white pumpkins, hydrangeas and eucalyptus on two metal trays (so funny, I just realized that post was a competition between Rachel and I!)

There are long matchsticks in a glass jar on the table.

Video:

Be sure to watch a short video on this year’s fall decor!

I hope you enjoyed this tour! be sure to visit my friends with their gorgeous fall tours.

Make sure to pin it for later!

French Country Fall Decor.

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French Yogurt Jar Candles

French Yogurt Jar Candles poster.

Velvet Pumpkin Centrepiece

Velvet Pumpkin Table Setting poster.
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  5. Shauna says

    So beautiful, Jamie! I’m not much of a fan of orange either. I think that’s why I usually decorate a bit for fall then look forward to Christmas decor. Although, you’ve shown it can be lovely without using traditional fall colours.

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  6. Aaron says

    Absolutely stunning! And the decorating is beautiful too! I love how you managed to make it feel like fall without the orange! Well done!

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  9. Danielle says

    Jamie, your home is gorgeous. I LOVED the tour and all your white pumpkins and eucalyptus. I can’t seem to find white pumpkins here yet. Hopefully soon! Just stunning, my friend. xx

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    • Jamie says

      Thanks Danielle. Isn’t it annoying about the pumpkins? I couldn’t believe when I went to the store today and saw them everywhere…right after I posted. I hope you find some soon!
      Hugs, Jamie

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  10. Kim says

    I am just in love with your dining room tablescape! Gorgeousness everywhere. Tres bien! Truth be told, I’m a little jealous that you’re wearing boots already – it’s still too warm here for that. I’m ready for those crisp September mornings, complete with crunchy grass!

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  21. Deb says

    Beautiful color palette for Fall.
    One request, I know that the tight shots are beautiful aesthetically, but could you put in a few more full shots that give us an idea of how the whole table looks? It’s too beautiful not to see. Thanks!

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  22. Norma Rolader says

    Oh wow!! Love your decor, ideas and tips!!! I have just found you through the other ladies on the podcast! God bless and have a blessed weekend

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  23. Lisa says

    Gorgeous fall decor. I am not a fan of orange either so I really like the white and green pumpkins that you have so effectively displayed throughout your home. Thanks for sharing it with Share Your Style.

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  24. Je says

    Sweet Jamie, where did you get these precious gold single sconces in pic with the wood mirror. Perfectly lovely and I need sconces. Thanks Jenny

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