Simple Fall Mantel with a Farmhouse Sign

Create a simple fall mantel with a DIY farmhouse sign! It's easy to build a mantel full of character without breaking the bank! All it takes is a little creativity, DIY elbow grease and a few faux flowers, and you're done!

Love these simple tips for decorating for fall!! Simple farmhouse fall mantel with a DIY wooden sign

I've become obsessed with a big statement piece on the mantel for each season. This time I had a vision for a simple wooden farmhouse sign made from particle board and some basic 1 x 2's. I love the visual impact and the message the verse sends. It's my favorite mantel to date! (I always say that, haha!)

I wanted to keep things big and simple this year, because I hate making things more complicated than they need to be. Who's with me??

Simple is good, because who has time for complicated??

OK, so here's what I did to decorate my house this year. I reused a lot of my decor and bought a bunch of one thing. You'll see!

A cozy fall corner with a blanket ladder, leather armchair - and pumpkins!! | Simple farmhouse fall mantel with a DIY wooden sign

How I Decorated My Home for Fall

First, I chose my color scheme.

When I opened my fall decor boxes from years past, I realized I wasn't into all the orange anymore. I pulled out all the blues, greens and neutrals I already had and started from there.

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Then I used my galvanized metal olive buckets from the summer. I just swapped my lavender stems for cotton stems. And finally, I kept the eucalyptus and lamb's ear and simply rearranged them.

Simple farmhouse fall mantel with a DIY wooden sign

The wooden box on the mantel is a DIY wooden box project I made this spring. I hope to share a tutorial soon about how easy it is to decorate. You can probably figure it out on your own, but in case someone is struggling, I'll walk through the simple steps to make it look gorgeous.

One big thing I did this year was splurge on a ton of faux pumpkins. I usually use white, blue and green pumpkins in my decor every year, but I honestly just buy the real thing. Then I found some gorgeous blue, green and white faux pumpkins at the store this year.

(Psst – I'll have a list of all the sources at the end of the post!)

So, I stocked up! That was my biggest splurge on fall decor this year, but it was worth it. Now I can use them for years to come instead of buying new ones every year.

The wheat bundles on each side of my DIY wooden box are from HomeGoods. They're super sturdy, and I loved that they came with green grosgrain ribbon already attached.

I filled my wooden box with pumpkin foliage from this store, plus lamb's ear and eucalyptus.

And that was it! I just added more faux green, blue and white pumpkins around the room. I stacked some on the floor and called it a day. These simple decorations are perfect because my 2-year-old tends to leave them alone, so everything can stay in place for the whole season! Yay!