Living SpacesNo. 9900 · The 2026 edition
2016 Fall Home Tour — Pink Peppermint Design
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at pinkpeppermintdesign.com.
About this
A fall home tour post from Pink Peppermint Design, part of the 2016 Fall Home Tour series hosted by Marty of A Stroll Thru Life. Author Tammy walks readers through the fall styling of her Orange County home, sharing practical decorating ideas — seasonal fruit-and-vegetable centerpieces, yard clippings, swapped-in patterned tableware, layered pillows and blankets, and flea-market vintage accents. The page ends with the full five-day line-up of all 30 participating blogger home tours with dates and links.
The plan
- Join a seasonal blogger home tour series hosted by another blogger (this one hosted by Marty of A Stroll Thru Life)
- Prepare a full home tour post with photos of each styled space
- Decorate around a limited color palette — here warm orange and yellow accents mixed into everyday blue-toned decor
- Work with the local climate: in Orange County fall still feels like summer, so seasonal touches are relied on to create the fall mood
- Accept late-fill-in invitations to a tour when asked
- End the post with a complete line-up of every other tour in the series plus links
- Encourage readers to visit the next home on the tour and to follow on social media and subscribe to the newsletter
Decoration ideas
- Mix fresh fruits and vegetables into decor year-round — apples, oranges, pomegranates and other hearty produce make long-lasting, beautiful centerpieces
- Grab clippings from the yard; a few boxwood branches make a pretty, natural arrangement
- Use white dishes as the everyday base because they go with everything, then mix in seasonal appetizer plates or bowls with fun patterns or colors
- Add napkins in fun fall colors to bring autumn tones to the table
- Style the mantel with a fall feather print, a blue bowl, favorite blue books and an orange gratitude journal kept on display to remember to write in it daily
- Mix textured orange pillows in with everyday blue pillows plus a plush velvet pillow containing both blues and oranges to tie the palette together
- Use no-fuss feathers from Hobby Lobby for a fall arrangement that lasts all season, needs no water and can't die
- Mix sunflowers into fall decor because they are pretty and last a long time
- Shop from your own home — rotate books and accessories that usually live in other rooms to make a room feel new at no cost
- Keep blankets in every room for snuggling, stored in baskets so everything looks neat and is easy to put away
- Install a rock wall in the family room to give a newly built tract home a sense of history and a cozy feel
- Choose a brown leather sectional over white couches for practicality with messy teenagers — it wipes off easily and absorbs less odor
- Use a blue plaid chair with brass nail heads as a comfy office chair in a family room office nook
- Collect and decorate with vintage flea market finds and small trinkets from travels
- Display a small vintage powder tin bought at a boutique in Amsterdam as an inexpensive, suitcase-sized souvenir
- Keep a chalk-painted side table in the mix; the chalk paint job has held up well through repeated redecorating
- Place a copy of Emily Henderson's book out as decor, alongside vintage-inspired accessories
Activities
- Tour the other homes in the fall home tour series each day of the week
- Read through Emily Henderson's book during quiet time
- Write in an orange gratitude journal daily during the fall season
- Join the blog's social media channels and sign up for the newsletter for more decorating, entertaining and DIY ideas
