Autumn is one of the most colorful seasons and offers many great ideas for natural decoration for indoors and outdoors. An atmospheric autumn decoration can conjure up a pleasant atmosphere in your own four walls without costing you a lot of money and effort. Natural material is best suited for this. Check out our DIY ideas for interesting decorations with cones to get inspiration for a pretty, homemade decoration for fall.
Make beautiful decorations with cones and natural materials in autumn
In autumn, nature offers many materials that are perfect for decorating your home. Autumn leaves, dry flowers, branches with berries and cones can be used to conjure up beautiful creations that create a natural feeling in the interior. Would you like the house and garden specialdecorate for fall, then natural materials are the best choice. You can use a natural material itself as decoration or combine it with others. The first decoration idea we are presenting here fits in every room in the apartment and can be copied quickly and easily.
You can use cones and other natural materials to arrange beautiful containers for candles and make atmospheric decorations for tables and window sills yourself. For this project you will need pine cones, fall leaves, acorns, twigs with berries, or other natural materials of your choice. Glass containers are also required, as well as matching pillar candles. First put the candle in the container and then fill the free space around it with legumes. You then make small arrangements from the twigs, leaves and cones, which you tie together using floral wire. Then simply tie the finished arrangement to the glass container with jute twine and decorate the selected area with it.
Ideas for autumn table decorations
Cones themselves are particularly decorative and are ideal for beautiful autumn decorations. However, if you don't like the natural brown look, you can paint and decorate the cones used as you wish. They can then be arranged in decorative containers and can beautifully decorate both the table and the fireplace or window ledge. It's best to choose colors that match your interior but are also reminiscent of autumn. Using a brush and different shades of a color you can create the cones with an ombré effect for a modern lookMake your own fall decorations.
If you want to make the decoration with cones more original, you can bleach the brown pine or pine cones instead of painting them. To bleach, the cones should be brown and already opened and dry. Simply place them in a bucket and fill with water and bleach in a 1:3 ratio (75% bleach and 25% water) so that the cones are completely covered. You can place some stones on top to prevent it from floating on the surface. Leave the cones in the liquid for 36-48 hours. Then let them dry on a fabric in the sun for a few days and when they are fully opened again, they are ready to decorate your home.
With pine cones and other natural materials you canrustic table decorationMake your own for any occasion. You decide for yourself whether you want a single centerpiece or several small decorations. Trays and bowls made of wood are ideal for decorating, as they add a rustic touch to the entire decoration with cones. There are no limits to your creativity when it comes to arranging and choosing materials.
To create an original decoration with cones for autumn, you don't necessarily need other materials from nature. A beautiful tealight holder, for example, can be made with pine cones in different sizes and is the perfect decorative idea for the coffee table. A wooden disc works well as a base, onto which you can glue the cones with hot glue. Just a tea light in the middle and the small table decoration is ready.
Decorate the fireplace
The fireplace or a fireplace console is one of the most popular places in the home for autumnal decorations with cones. The decorations can be beautifully presented there and serve as visual highlights in the room. You can make a natural garland yourself from pine cones, which is perfect forDecorating the mantelfits. All you need is some floral wire and a suitable string to tie the individual cones together.
Your garland would look even more beautiful if you used other natural materials typical of autumn in addition to cones. Colorful autumn leaves add some color to the decoration and create atmospheric color accents in the living room. If you integrate a string of lights into the garland, you immediately add a beautiful lighting effect.
For outside
However, you can use pine and pine cones to decorate not only the house, but also the outdoor area. This way you can welcome your guests at the entrance to the house and make a good impression. Large cones can be used for outdoor decoration because they are visible from a greater distance and have a particularly decorative effect. These combine beautifully with large vases with colorful autumn flowers. Pumpkins should also not be missing from the autumn decorations for the entrance to the house.
Make a door wreath
With an autumnally decorated door wreath, the front door can be made atmospheric without much effort. A decoration with cones can spice up the door wreath and combines wonderfully with other natural materials. Below you will find simple instructions for this pretty door wreath, which you can make yourself or with the children.
For this project you will need the following materials:
- large Styrofoam wreath
- Juteband
- Mini decorative pumpkins
- small cones
- Feathers
- Hot glue
- Paints and brushes (optional)
First wrap the styrofoam wreath with the jute ribbon so that the styrofoam is completely covered. Then paint the small cones in any autumn colors you wish and let them dry. Arrange the feathers, decorative pumpkins and cones nicely on the wreath and glue them to the appropriate places with hot glue. Finally, make a hanger for the wreath and hang it on the door.
There are endless ideas for making a door wreath for fall. Wreaths made from twigs with berries, autumn leaves and pine cones also look very beautiful. The different shapes and structures create an interesting decoration and create a beautiful play of colors at the entrance to the house.
