Bring Fall Into Your Home and Garden
Welcome the season with cozy decor and landscape color
While leaves in burnished reds, rustic yellows and caramel oranges don’t tumble to the ground in San Diego, the feeling of the harvest season does arrive as temperatures drop and days grow shorter. It’s time for sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes and homemade soups.
The intimacy of autumn, with its memories of childhood and family gatherings, lives in our hearts—and can live in our homes and our gardens too.
We’ve brought you 11 landscape and interior design ideas to warm your heart and give you that magical fall feeling.
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1. Forest GreenFarrow and Ball’s Studio Green inspires a dining room, adding a cozy comfort that makes you want to linger with a delicious book and a soothing cup of hot tea. The stool’s mustard yellow also lends an autumnal touch.Farrow and Ball’s Studio Green inspires a dining room, adding a cozy comfort that makes you want to linger with a delicious book and a soothing cup of hot tea. The stool’s mustard yellow also lends an autumnal touch.
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2. Splash of Orange-RedWhat is it about orange-red that just makes you feel welcome? These counter stools beyond the open doors of Saylor Wright’s Ocean Beach home beckon visitors into the kitchen to enjoy the cozy comfort of her little cottage designed by Jimmy Sullivan. Photo by Chipper HatterWhat is it about orange-red that just makes you feel welcome? These counter stools beyond the open doors of Saylor Wright’s Ocean Beach home beckon visitors into the kitchen to enjoy the cozy comfort of her little cottage designed by Jimmy Sullivan. Photo by Chipper Hatter
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3. Drop of GoldInterior designer Nahid Nikzad introduced a backdrop of gold-leaf, glass-beaded Maya Romanoff wallpaper in Vishal and Vinita Verma’s Carmel Valley dining room. The shimmering hue reminds one of the simple pleasures of autumn as do the trio of branches that mimic a branch-style candleholder on the table. Photo by Martin MannInterior designer Nahid Nikzad introduced a backdrop of gold-leaf, glass-beaded Maya Romanoff wallpaper in Vishal and Vinita Verma’s Carmel Valley dining room. The shimmering hue reminds one of the simple pleasures of autumn as do the trio of branches that mimic a branch-style candleholder on the table. Photo by Martin Mann
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4. Platter UpOpening up a custom dining room cabinet to show off a collection of platters somehow makes the mouth water for the bounty of fall’s harvest. Architect John O’Neill, contractor Douglas Martin and interior designer Randy Boyd designed and built this Rancho Santa Fe estate belonging to Cini and Ira Robb. Photo by Martin MannOpening up a custom dining room cabinet to show off a collection of platters somehow makes the mouth water for the bounty of fall’s harvest. Architect John O’Neill, contractor Douglas Martin and interior designer Randy Boyd designed and built this Rancho Santa Fe estate belonging to Cini and Ira Robb. Photo by Martin Mann
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5. Rustic & BurntAutumn hues of rustic red and burnt orange, a textural rug and the warmth of oak and sapele ushers the comfort of fall into David and Arlene’s master bedroom. The interior design and custom furnishings of the San Marcos residence were done by Jim Walters of JP Walters Design Associates. Photo by Brady Architectural PhotographyAutumn hues of rustic red and burnt orange, a textural rug and the warmth of oak and sapele ushers the comfort of fall into David and Arlene’s master bedroom. The interior design and custom furnishings of the San Marcos residence were done by Jim Walters of JP Walters Design Associates. Photo by Brady Architectural Photography
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6. Cozy ComfortA guest bedroom, decked out by interior designer Rebecca Robeson, layers brocades and velvets in autumnal colors for cozy comfort. Outside, floral hues agree that fall has arrived.A guest bedroom, decked out by interior designer Rebecca Robeson, layers brocades and velvets in autumnal colors for cozy comfort. Outside, floral hues agree that fall has arrived.
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7. Orange-RedLion’s tail and bougainvillea provide bursts of orange and red in Holley Rippey’s Encinitas garden. The crisp, fall-like colors are echoed in outdoor furnishings and drapes where alfresco dining takes place underneath lanterns attached to a pergola.Lion’s tail and bougainvillea provide bursts of orange and red in Holley Rippey’s Encinitas garden. The crisp, fall-like colors are echoed in outdoor furnishings and drapes where alfresco dining takes place underneath lanterns attached to a pergola.
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8. Scarlet PurpleThe striking scarlet-purple foliage of a Forest Pansy Redbud tree and a vibrant tapestry of colorful flowers accents the stately Spanish Colonial Revival residence of Ryan and Michelle Sit. The Rancho Santa Fe property’s landscaping was designed by Torrey Pines Landscape Company. Photo by Martin MannThe striking scarlet-purple foliage of a Forest Pansy Redbud tree and a vibrant tapestry of colorful flowers accents the stately Spanish Colonial Revival residence of Ryan and Michelle Sit. The Rancho Santa Fe property’s landscaping was designed by Torrey Pines Landscape Company. Photo by Martin Mann
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9. Cabin FeelsA thicket of seasonal native plants surround the rustic cabin that houses Ellen Speert’s Art Therapy Center in Encinitas and provides that fall feeling of layering up and being cuddled by warmth. Photo by Emma AlmendarezA thicket of seasonal native plants surround the rustic cabin that houses Ellen Speert’s Art Therapy Center in Encinitas and provides that fall feeling of layering up and being cuddled by warmth. Photo by Emma Almendarez
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10. Scavenger HuntWhen Claudia Johnson looks through her sitting-room window to view her landscape through the seasons, she calls it watching “garden theater.” In fall, her rustic outdoor table gets a touch of autumn with intermittent centerpieces of oranges and lemons, captured inside antique mystery objects found on one of her many scavenger hunts. Photo by Emma AlmendarezWhen Claudia Johnson looks through her sitting-room window to view her landscape through the seasons, she calls it watching “garden theater.” In fall, her rustic outdoor table gets a touch of autumn with intermittent centerpieces of oranges and lemons, captured inside antique mystery objects found on one of her many scavenger hunts. Photo by Emma Almendarez
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11. Garden of the YearTrees throughout Carl and Sharon Hilliard’s Del Mar property, which include red-leaf Japanese maple and black pines, provide seasonal color as do many varieties of day lilies, hydrangeas and azaleas that change depending on the time of year. The garden, designed by Takendo Arii, offers three levels from which to view the landscaping. Photo by Martin MannTrees throughout Carl and Sharon Hilliard’s Del Mar property, which include red-leaf Japanese maple and black pines, provide seasonal color as do many varieties of day lilies, hydrangeas and azaleas that change depending on the time of year. The garden, designed by Takendo Arii, offers three levels from which to view the landscaping. Photo by Martin Mann
