The leaves on the trees are changing colors and autumn is slowly coming. With the change of season, nature also changes - the trees shed their colorful autumn leaves and a variety of fruits, such as chestnuts. Chestnut decorations radiate a special warmth and cosiness and can be used to create many beautiful decorations for autumn. Read on and be inspired by our great ideas and simple DIY instructions!
Autumnal decoration isan excellent way to save a little moneyand at the same time a nice activity to do at home on a rainy day. Thanks to its unique texture, you can use it to create an incredible number of beautiful decorative elements. Door wreaths with chestnuts look extremely elegant and unusual. By adding autumn flowers, leaves or even vegetables and fruits, you can create great colorful accents that immediately create a good and festive mood.
Make original autumnal table decorations
If you decorate your candles with autumnal materials such as leaves and chestnuts, you will create a particularly cozy and romantic atmosphere.
For this you will need:
- an elegant serving platter or a decorative bowl
- Block candles in colors of your choice
- a few chestnuts and chestnut shells
- Acorns, colorful leaves or something else - let your creativity run wild
First, place the two candles on the serving plate - whether at either end of the plate or right next to each other is up to you. Distribute all the decorative elements around the candles so that the plate is barely visible at the end. Now light candles, treat yourself to a glass of wine and end the day comfortably!
You can also decorate flower bowls with these natural materials. To do this, first place a flowering potted plant of your choice in the middle. For the next step you will need moss - either collected yourself or purchased. Wrap it around the plant's planter as slowly and carefully as possible and then line the bottom of the plate with it. You can distribute chestnuts, acorns or other suitable autumnal decorations on top.
Set great accents with painted chestnut decorations
Are you not that good at crafts, but still want an original and unique autumnal decoration with chestnuts? Then our next suggestion is just right for you! All you need are a few chestnuts that you have collected yourself and a touch-up pen in the color of your choice. It would be best if you matched the colors to the rest of the decoration or the living style in your apartment. There are absolutely no limits to your imagination when it comes to patterns – anything you like is allowed! To avoid smudging, it is very important to let the paint dry well. You can either have the beautifully painted chestnutspour into a glassor arrange on a decorative bowl and spice up your table decoration a little.
Make a simple door wreath
Decorate your door with the little treasures from the forest. Whether as a door wreath or for the window - our next idea for chestnut decoration is quick to make and looks very elegant and stylish.
Materials required:
- Approximately 30 chestnuts – depending on how big you want your wreath to be.
- Hand drill
- Side cutters
- Thick wire - over 1mm
- Wide fabric band
- Spitzzange
And this is how it's done:
- Since the chestnuts are usually very soft inside and there is a risk of injury, you should drill through them very slowly and carefully with the hand drill.
- Thread the pierced chestnuts onto the wire and form a wreath.
- If you want a heart shape, twist the wreath a little in the middle and twist the ends together with pliers.
- Decorate with a beautiful and elegant bow and attach it to the door or window and there you have itChestnut wreathcomplete!
Unique wind chime
This wind chime is ready in no time and will be super easy for even the clumsiest of you!
For this you need:
- Chestnuts
- a few cones, acorns or leaves
- Apples
- cord
- Ast
And this is how quickly it is done:
- Alternately thread chestnuts, acorns, leaves and cones onto the string and secure them at the ends.
- Tie an apple to the end to weigh it down.
- Tie the finished ropes to a branch and your autumn decorations are ready to hang.
Create your own tea lights
The next suggestion isthe perfect upcycling ideafor everyone who wants to live a little more sustainably. Do you have a few mason jars just lying around at home? Then turn it into an elegant autumn decoration that will give your living room a special touch of coziness and comfort. All you need are a few chestnuts, a mason jar or a ball vase and of course tea lights. Fill the chestnuts into the glass, place a tea light on top and your chestnut decoration is ready! Depending on your mood, you can also add cones or leaves or place a small string of lights on the floor for a more romantic effect.
Decoration made easy
These little chestnut balls are perfect to hang above the dining table and give the whole room a warm, cozy autumn feeling.
Materials required:
- Chestnuts
- Golden paint spray
- Small transparent balls for hanging
Here's how it's done:
- Spray the chestnuts with the color spray and let them dry completely.
- After they are ready, place them in the balls.
- Thread a small string for hanging and you're done!
You can't just use chestnuts for this simple idea - the project will be just as beautiful and elegant with acorns or small cones.
Funny Halloween decorations
Many people associate fall with Halloweenand for this reason we would like to show you a very simple idea for chestnut decoration that will create a festive atmosphere.
For this you will need:
- Chestnuts
- Pipe cleaner, green
- Orange acrylic paint
- adhesive
- Paint brush
- felt-tip pen
- Scissors
- Googly eyes
Step-by-step instructions:
- First, color the chestnuts orange with acrylic paint and let them dry.
- Cut the pipe cleaner into four parts and fold the small pieces over three times.
- Put a small drop of glue on each chestnut and attach the green parts to it.
- Then glue the googly eyes or scary faces onto the little pumpkinspaint on the chestnuts.
Funny ideas
Make different animals out of chestnuts with your children and create your own zoo. It's fun, unique and everyone will have a blast.
A small, funny oneChestnut spideris very quick to make and would make a great addition to your Halloween decorations. For this you need a chestnut, two matches, 8 toothpicks for the legs and googly eyes. Bend the toothpicks slightly and stick them into the side of the chestnut. Then just stick the googly eyes on it and you're done!
Or how about oneChestnut hedgehog? First you have to drill the chestnut in several places with a hand drill and then stick either pine needles or toothpicks into the holes. To make the homemade hedgehog look even more realistic, a halved acorn on the front is perfect for its snout.
Picture frame with chestnut decoration
Chestnut picture frames are a very atmospheric decoration idea for autumn that give your bedroom a personal character.
Materials required:
- A picture frame
- Chestnuts
- Craft glue
It's up to you whether you buy a new picture frame or spice up an old one that you no longer like. No instructions are needed - all you have to do is stick the chestnuts on the picture frame and dry them well let.
Make elegant table decorations
Cones, chestnuts, leaves and moss – everything you need for the perfect autumn decoration in one!
This is what you need:
- 3 chestnuts
- 3 acorns
- toothpick
- Yellow dough
- drill
- Decorative bowl
- Hot glue
- Leaves, cones and moss to decorate
Here's how it's done:
- The first step for this decoration is to make porcini mushrooms from the chestnuts. To do this, drill a hole in each chestnut and each acorn.
- Take a little dough and spread it on the chestnut, then insert a toothpick into the hole and attach the acorn to the other end.
- Repeat the process with the other two chestnuts.
- Glue the moss onto the decorative bowl and finally distribute the remaining decorative elements as you like it best.
