Not a single craft has been completed.

I just took 5 minutes here and there, maybe once every few days over the course of a couple of weeks to put some stuff out around the house that made me feel cheerfully fallish and like I’d done my part to set us up for the season ahead.Of course, big fancy decorations are awesome too, but even just little things around a room can cozy things up and boost everyone’s spirits..

So here’s the living room this season:.I honestly don’t think it’s really all that well-suited to having its picture taken right now because there isn’t really a focal point and we’re still holding off on getting a new coffee table and replacing the console table that Jack somehow managed to dismantle in the last few months since he’s been walking.It’s actually really nice and comfortable and lovely to be in this room right now with all the little reminders of fall, our favorite season, all around..

There are pumpkins, of course, that I picked up at the grocery store when I was there anyway one day.So that really took no time at all!

And bonus: Jack now knows what a pumpkin is and doesn’t call them apples anymore!

Education through decorating!.I like to work on just one wall of a room, doing the trim and wall color during one afternoon or evening on the weekend, and then put everything back into place and not worry the room again until the next weekend.

That way the room’s not all in disarray all week and I can even do things like cook dinner or play a game with Kennedy in between coats.Before I know it, the room is done and I haven’t even skipped a beat.. #6: Clean Your Brushes the Lazy Way.

I really hate cleaning brushes.I have a few brushes that I love to use on trim or for cutting in around corners, but I really don’t look forward to having to clean them after I’ve done all the work of painting already.