The time period around Labor Day and the beginning of School, here in The Northwoods of Wisconsin, brings an end to Summer and heralds in Fall. Temps slowly drop, the maples start to turn red in the forests and my decor changes too.
I always like to let what’s happening outside my windows help inspire my inside decorating. Early September means maple trees are starting to turn bright red and duck hunting season begins. So I decided this year to let the red already in my cabin take center stage along side vintage duck items.
Thanks so much to Amber of Follow The Yellow Brick Home for organizing this tour! You can find links and the full line up at the bottom of this post.
If you are coming over from Rita’s blog Panoply , welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by our log cabin home Up North in Minocqua, Wisconsin.
When you first walk in our cabin we have an area we use like a mud room. With five kids and their sports equipment, shoes, school bags, etc. there is a lot of gear to contain. Years ago I had a handy man build some lockers. In order to keep all the chaos behind in the cubbies and look organized on the outside I bought a buffalo plaid sheet set at Walmart and used the flat sheet as a curtain over the cubbies. My husband hung a curtain rod on top and I used clip curtain hangers to attach the curtain.
I love to decorate the top of the cubbies seasonally.
Two of my favorite signs work great together. “It’s so good to be home.” I found at Hobby Lobby and “Up North” is from the Vintage Cabin Signs line in my White Arrows Home online store. So “It’s so good to be home up north.”
I have been waiting for the right time to display these fun Vintage Red Cap beer cans. The colors and hunting cap labels make them perfect now.
My red plaid Scotch Coolers are the perfect accent. I love the green and red together for Fall without looking like Christmas.
These ceramic mallard ducks I fell in love with at the Duluth Junk Hunt.
I used a vintage runner, another duck and a red lantern on the entry table.
I also extended the duck theme over to the Great Room. My buffalo plaid chairs work great! For the Summer my brass hurricane lanterns had been on the mantel fulled with flags. I pulled them down onto the coffee table for Early Fall and added a simple one pheasant feather inside.
Four duck glasses I found in a local antique shop sit on a tray ready for entertaining with some favorite Bourbons. An old Minocqua (the town we live in) book sits nearby. Duck coasters are there too to keep rings off the wooden coffee table.
My buffalo plaid chairs by the fireplace are the perfect place to cozy up in Fall and play a game of checkers.
I found this metal rimmed tray with a duck scene at the local thrift shop for $7. I love to leave it on top of my Scotch Plaid Cooler to make a fun side table.
A vintage brown sewing box with ducks on top, found at the Manitowish Waters Fleazaar keeps the theme going on the table.
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Kristen, I love visiting your home, and this seasonal transition is perfectly set in your home! Your style is so very similar to the kinds of things I’m drawn to and sell in our antique booth (the Skotch koolers, thermoses, and those Hazel Atlas shot glasses). The buffalo check sheet as curtain is brilliant (so is the cubby central idea). Your home is consistently inviting and full of vintage charm. Happy September!
Thanks Rita! These are some of my favorite booth finds!!
I love your early fall decor, Kristin! We have many maples turning red here, too…and it just feels like fall already!
You do a beautiful job of decorating your home all year round!
Thanks so much Linda! Love seeing more and more color every day!
Your home is always inspiring, love all the pretty plaids and you have some amazing antiques in your vignettes.
Thanks so much Marty! It’s so fun to hunt for these treasures!
Such cute and inspiring touches for fall. Especially those games I see sitting on the ottoman and side table. I love me some games! I’d love to sit there in those checked chairs sippin’ with you!
I love leaving them out for people to sit and play! My parents were here this week and the kids love playing Cribbage with them!
Your signature red and black buffalo check always make me smile. I love the plaid pillows and all the plaid treasures you have found.
Enjoy fall in your neck of the woods.
Thanks Carol! It’s fun to pull pieces out and give them some front and center attention and enjoy them for the season more.
Your home is just like visiting a story book kristen! i LOVE ALL THE RED AND BLACK PLAID YOU HAVE FEATURED THROUGHOUT. THE DUCK ACCENTS ARE SUPER COOL TOO. WE DON’T HAVE A MUD ROOM BUT YOUR LOCKER IDEA IS FABULOUS. I LOVE HOW ITS BOTH DECORATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL TOO. EVERYTHING LOOKS SO GOOD. I CAN’T WAIT FOR FALL NOW. HUGS, COCO
Thanks CoCo! We don’t have a real mudroom either so it was such a great way to use the house as it functions, but make Mama happy too!! 🙂
I always love visiting your home. You have such wonderful early fall touches. I’m quackers over your ducks!
Thanks so much! I was so excited to find the ducks!!
Kristen, love how all the plaids look so perfect in your log cabin. Everything looks so cozy and inviting. Love your locker shelves. All the details are so interesting Great job on transitioning In
To fall.
Thanks so much Carol!! It’s such a fun time of year!
Kristin,
Seeing all your red plaid in your log LODGE is perfect for Fall. My mother had a pair of ceramic ducks in the same style as yours. when she died, my brother put them in their guest bedroom, and I loved seeing them there to remind me of my childhood home and Mother. I caught my breath a little when I saw yours in this post.
Love seeing your UP NORTH home every time! It’s like having a mini-vacation in the woods.
Judith
Oh Judith! I love that you have such sweet memories attached to these sweet ducks!!! Thank you for sharing that with me!
I loved seeing all of your duck/geese themed vintage decor and it brought back so many memories of growing up in the 70’s. I’m pretty sure that my aunt had both your glass set and the tray that you used on top of your plaid cooler. It all looks cozy and just perfect for decorating this time of year.
Isn’t it fun to see it all come back around again!! That’s awesome that you remember them in your aunt’s house!!
What a cozy cabin, Kristin! I think we met briefly at Haven (maybe in the iMovie class?), so it’s good to see you here again. I’m loving the duck theme and vintage finds. That cover you made for the cubbies is brilliant, too. I need one of those (a really big one) to cover lots of the spaces my boys occupy in the house right now! Ha! Fun to be hopping with you.
So fun Crissy!! Do you think you’ll go to Haven next year? I’d love to connect more! I was so happy to find an easy solution for our clutter!!!
Kristin, I love your duck collection and buffalo check! Happy almost fall! Blessings, Cecilia @ My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks Cecilia! It’s fun to start decorating and see where it ends up!
I know when we come tour your home you are going to have some beautiful plaids/tartans for us! Love how you incorporate them into your decor. The ducks are so cute… what a fun theme!
We’ve been experimenting with fun duck recipes and it inspired my seasonal decor this year!
Those pretty plaids make everything look so cozy! Perfect for this time of year! Great hopping with you!
Shelley
Thanks so much! I am just so drawn to plaids!
Hello kristin! I love all your pretty plaids and all the vintage decor mixed in. I especially like your mini bar with the lanterns with the pheasant feathers inside – nothing like a whisky sipper in front of the fireplace on these cooling nights! So happy to be hopping with you!
I’m so glad it’s almost Friday because that’s exactly what I want to do. It’s cool here and I think the first fire of the season will be roaring this weekend.
Kristin you always pull out the cutest treasures with different vintage themes. the Mallard ducks are truly perfect for this time of year and looks perfect displayed in your vignettes. I love the red plaid coolers and the red cap beer cans. I am already getting excited to see more fall changes come to Camp paradise after reading this post. All of the plaids are great for transitioning to fall. By the way, we will be celebrating our four year “friendsiversary” next month, and it all started with #madforplaiddecor!
Thank you so much for joining the hop. Enjoy the rest of summer!
the ducks *look perfect.
Thanks Amber! Sitting down to finish reading the tour posts! I just love this group you’ve gathered and always find so much inspiration and encouragement here!
I love these tips! I am so ready for all things FALL! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jen!! I just love Fall too!!
I love all your red plaid vintage pieces and your buffalo checks in your beautiful cabin home, Kristin! I have a dear friend that has the same style as you, and I always refer her to your blog for inspiration:) so fun to see another corner of your home, all decked out (with ducks!) I’m sure it will all be getting gorgeous soon with the fall colors!
How fun Lora!! Thank you for sharing my blog with your friend!
Kristin, I love your cozy cabin! The storage unit with the sheet is an awesome piece to keep things organized! I collect plaid coolers and thermoses, so of course I love them, and the ducks are awesome!
hugs,
Jann
Thanks! Those ducks just called out to me at a vintage market I was at, I had thought I’d sell them, but found the perfect spot for them!!
Kristin, I finally made it to your house. It’s been crazy busy at our place and I’m still trying to finish visiting everyone’s home. I love the rustic look, just as we have in our cottage. I think decorating for early fall, and the cooler months in general, is so each to do in a log home. Everything looks lovely!
I’m working on getting to all the posts today so I completely know how busy this season is! 🙂 Looking forward to time at your beautiful home checking out your tour!
I loved your buffalo check curtain! Your home is always so much fun and I really enjoyed seeing your transition to Fall!
Thanks so much Kelly! I was so happy to find a way to hid the clutter! 😉
Oh Kristen, you make me want to head up North to enjoy the changing of the seasons along the lake. I love all of your vintage coolers which are perfect for your fall displays. Enjoy fall before the cold winter comes!
So happy to have you with us at Tuesday Turn About! Be sure to stop by this week! 😉
Thanks Julie!! I hope to be a regular!