to wish decorating for autumn was a thing in the UK?

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I want to decorate my house for autumn. A low key version of the way some people in the United States decorate for fall.

But it just isn't a thing here, so I can't really find any good stuff in the shops.

Or am I just looking in all the wrong places? In particular I would love some nice decorative pumpkins that aren't Halloween themed.

Shops seem to be going directly into Christmas, which annoys me. Why do we only get a two week window for Halloween stuff but a 4 month window for Christmas?

Oh god, please don’t. Can’t stand all that fake autumn leaf and pumpkin patch shite. My MIL goes mental, for it. So twee.

I saw a lovely video on FB the other day about flowered pumpkins - they just PVA’d them on in lovely patterns and they looked amazing! Really lovely. I like your idea of autumn decorating and would do it too if I could be arsed but I can’t.. i can do seasonal cleaning but that’s about it. If I were pushed I’d probably make an autumn leaf bunting kind of thing. Or glue petals to pumpkins (they really did look gorgeous)

Yes YANBU.
Trying to make an autumn wreath and it's so hard to find all the lovely things on Pinterest.

I am with you OP, I love this time of year and wish I could jazz up the house a bit. Twee or not, I'd like to be able to.

Have you tried amazon? We got a few bits to decorate for thanksgiving from there.

plastic tatfest #1 is six sodding weeks away and it already getting hard to buy useful stuff . tatfest 2 is 3 months off and that is appearing too.

so plenty of planet wreckers about as I see it. Maybe do something pinterest with leaves and twigs? free.and biodegradable.

I like it, but then I’ve lived in the U.S. so I’ve been converted 🍂

Our local Sainsburys has pumpkins in all sorts of colours and sizes.

Not sure about using them to decorate for Autumn but the green ones are gorgeous.

I got some gorgeous ceramic mushrooms and toadstools in Lidl a couple of weeks ago. Aldi should be having their autumn decorations in soon. It seems a bigger thing in Germany as I brought some lovely autumn ornaments back from visiting a friend in Hannover. No pumpkins but plenty of toadstools, mushrooms, pine cones, hedgehogs 🦔, coloured leaves etc.

Oh me too!! I've found some lovely autumn leaf themed tealight holders on eBay and have some pumpkin shower gel on the go. I think celebrating the seasons is the way to go and Autumn is one of the loveliest!

I think it's a nice idea. I like marking the seasons and anything which makes the dark evenings twinklier has to be a winner in my book!

I try to decorate with natural things as much as possible - to avoid contributing to the waste mountain and because I think it looks nicer. We tend to bring back finds from walks like leaves, conkers, nuts etc. Never underestimate the power of a bottle of gold spray paint to make things look festive!

Anyone like to suggest some nice pinterest stuff for inspiration please?

Our local Sainsburys has pumpkins in all sorts of colours and sizes.

As in fake ones? Sainsburys is out of my way a bit so it is probably the only place I haven't looked, so I might have to go tomorrow.

specialsubject I can only laugh at your planetwrecker comment. :o

I love small decor changes according to the season we are in. This year I’ve decorated a plain twig wreath with sunflowers and pine cones from hobbycraft and orange and red maple leaves from eBay. Looks nice and rustic. Using it as a nice centrepiece on our dining table at the moment with a nice autumnal candle in the middle :) looks lovely and always have compliments when we have visitors.

There are limits to my crafting abilities. Some people can take a twig and a few leaves and make it look good, but I am not one of those people.

I do it. Couldn't give a shit if some random on Mumsnet thinks it's twee, I enjoy it. I have a wreath on the door, even change my curtains, cushions and pictures etc and do the same for Christmas.

Homesense is the place to go.

Twiggy things from the garden? I have dogwood and a creeper (either Boston or Virginia) that goes red very soon.
Red berries on a Cottoneaster.
Could get some teasels if I was near enough (I see them on the side of the motorway but that's a risk I;m not taking)

Love the idea of a stack of pumpkins but I know some clumpsy toad would trip on them

I love Hallowe'en and the decorations but its a lot for basically one night.

Pine cones, I have a few scattered about on our fireplace. I get the DC to look for them, plus they’re free.

Etsy might be good for this sort of thing.

I have made:

Felt leaf table runner, different coloured leaves.
Door wreath with 'fakeorns' (fake acorns!)
Pinecone + twig mobile in the porch, made by a 5yo.
Random collections of pinecones, twigs, acorns, conkers etc dotted around the house.

Nothing that is a dust-collecting bugger, just a few things that come out every year. Ditto Easter, and i have a wreath for all seasons - my Hallowe'en wreath is epic

I'm in neither UK nor USA and it is nigh on impossible to find autumny things here. And we mostly go summer>2 weeks of cold>summer!

I buy different shape, size and colour squash and varnish them. Put them on an old plate on my dresser. I replace my "summery" cups/plates on dresser and put my autumn ones out. Next theme will be Christmas. I have been collecting bits of chin from car boots etc for years so don't seem to run out of ideas and themes.

I like doing this in a very low-key way. My family scathingly call it 'the autumn display'. Around the wood burner I put different shaped squashes and very small pumpkins that I get from lidl, some pine cones and some candles which I light in the eves.

Think the pp meant real squash/pumpkins at Sainsbury's. We have a big one near us and I haven't seen any non-halloween-autumn Decs in there.

Tk maxx is the very best place for this! They have tons of seasonal stuff imported from the US. I got a lovely 'cozy cabin' candle and was v tempted by all the different pumpkin or spiced apple ones. They also had loads of different decorative pumpkins, foliage etc

Why is being a planet wrecker funny?

I love marking the seasons in my decor too, don’t care if some people think it’s twee, I like a nice autumnal wreath for the front door, looks lovely when all the leaves turn that beautiful red colour, it’s my favourite time of year and I like to celebrate it.