Fall Home Tour: Easy Industrial Modern Farmhouse Ideas

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Do you need some ideas for fall decorating? You’re in the right place! Come check out my home in modern farmhouse style with a cottage and industrial twist- lots of budget-friendly options and DIY projects for an inexpensive but classy look!

Bring on the Fall Decorating

Tennessee is amazing in the fall. That’s the good news.

The bad news is that it feels like it takes FOREVER for fall to get here! As a native New Yorker, we were already feeling the fall chill in the air on Labor Day weekend. 

Here? Well, it’s usually the 2nd or 3rd weekend in October before it feels like fall. And even then, we often get a burst of summer weather another time or two before it really cools off.

That being the case, fall decorating does not wait for the weather to match. We just move on to fall decor when September rolls around, whether it feels like it or not.

 

Fall Home Tour in {Industrial} Modern Farmhouse Style

I know the title says ‘Industrial Modern Farmhouse.’ Every time I do a home tour, I struggle to add the ‘style modifier.’ 

First, home styles are pretty fluid. They overlap, and a lot of times, I have a decor style that is a mix of a few.

I like modern farmhouse. I like rustic. I like a little vintage (mostly for Christmas). I also like cottagecore – and as strange as it sounds – industrial as well. 

The Spruce gives a nice definition of industrial farmhouse style – which mixes the warmth of farmhouse with exposed brick and metal, clean lines, raw and weathered materials, lots of texture, and neutral color palettes.

Lots of cozy natural elements mixed with some hard (as opposed to soft), more masculine-feeling pieces.

For me personally, it’s always that touch of black metal that pushes a farmhouse style toward the industrial end of the spectrum.

My house has quite a few black metal accents on furniture, shelving, and other decor, which is why I sometimes classify the style as ‘industrial modern farmhouse.’

Some seasons, (and styles really do fluctuate with the season) I lean more modern farmhouse; others more industrial; others more cottagecore. Who even knows? Who even cares, is probably a better question, right?

We all do what we love, and that’s how it should be.

But for the sake of a title, we’re calling this the Industrial Modern Farmhouse Fall Home Tour. But there also are several areas that I’d say are more Modern Cottage than industrial.

Does it work? You will have to decide that yourself, lol.

I hope you’ll find ideas you can use, regardless of what my eclectic home style is! You don’t have to have a cookie cutter style or look to have a fall home you love.

I’ll link to DIYs as well as budget-friendly fall decor that I used (some were clearance or Dollar Spot type items – told you I’m budget-friendly! – but so I don’t have links for those).

But I hope you’ll find some frugal options and inspiration!

Cozy Fall Home Tour in Industrial Farmhouse Style

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Fall Front Porch

I love decorating – truly I do. But when you’re homeschooling and working from home, it can feel overwhelming to swap out EVERYTHING each season. 

This year, I’ve been working on trying to create seasonally neutral vignettes with some staple pieces that can remain all year – and then switching out the seasonal decor.

So this year, I started using a chair on my porch for a few reasons.

First, as I stated above, to simplify season to season. Second, to take up space. 

And to be honest, I’m pretty fond of the cozy effect.

The chair is your average plastic Adirondack chair with an Amazon scarf which doubles as a plaid blanket and a clearance Walmart fall pillow, very similar to this pillow.

Next to the chair is a DIY sign I made using these techniques.

The wreath on the front door is a purchase from Amazon that I bought last year. 

The other wreath on the window (which is upcycled from a house in NY) is a thrift store find.

On the right side of the porch on the ground, I used real pumpkins that I got at Walmart along with a couple of lanterns and a upcycled pitcher that is painted with the baking soda technique, filled real pampas grass, faux eucalyptus in fall hues.

On the opposite side, I bunched together some chrysanthemums, a faux pumpkin topiary, and other pumpkins, with a faux tree with fall leaves from TJ Maxx.

 

 

As the season went on, we added a little more to our pumpkin display on the right, to include some pumpkins my sons and I got at the pumpkin patch.

And then the boys wanted to add googly eyes to their pumpkins. We keep it real around here!

Even later in the season, we included their carved pumpkins and my DIY hand-drawn pumpkin.

Definitely not Instagram perfect as far as social media is concerned, but my kids are the heart of the home for us, so I love to mix in their stuff with mine.

My porch decor is always non-Halloween, sticking with a strictly fall or harvest theme, all the way until we take it down for Christmas.

The welcome sign on the wall is from Hobby Lobby – which is no longer sold from what I can tell, but here’s a canvas version of it on Wayfair.

The jute rug is an Amazon purchase I use for fall and winter to cover the harsh concrete, and the plaid rug on top is from Joann’s.

Altogether, my goal is that it is cozy and inviting.

 

Living Room 

I don’t have a proper entry way – not enough space for a cute table – but you can lean in and get a closer look to see the fall decor even from the front door.

As you walk straight in, you’ll come to the living room, which have white walls all around and all different kinds of wood tones for shelving, furniture, and accents.

If you hang a right down the hallway, you’ll see a pub mirror (old school Pottery Barn circa 2005 that has seen many coats of different colors of paint!) which has fall decor in warm colors: a burnt orange scarf, a straw tote bag filled with faux stems, and vintage feel kitchen towel turned faux canvas wall hanging (a super easy DIY!)

 

Upon entering the living room, I treat this area as sort of an entryway, with a decorated table. 

This year, it ended up being very neutral with a few pops of burnt orange.

The pitcher and bowl were upcycled thrift finds painted using the baking soda method, the fall stems were an Amazon find, and then I just piled up some faux pumpkins with a bundle of taper candles.

On the bottom of the table, I put painted faux pumpkins in a hurricane vase next to a terracotta planter.  I keep the basket and blanket there each season and just switch out the blanket. Easy!

The industrial farmhouse mirror on the wall is to the left and showcases a simple wreath I bought from Aldi.

On the open shelves which are further to the left, I have printable wall art (you can grab them in my Etsy shop!) along with a DIY rag wreath  and some planters with wheat.

On the other wall turning 90 degrees, I have a shelf above the TV which I used as something of a ‘mantel’ until I had a proper mantel above our fireplace.

Here I follow the basic rules of mantel styling: statement piece in the center, height on the ends, layers of decor in between.

From one end to other I have:

Manzanita branch with faux rhinestones (a centerpiece from my wedding and it’s in the perfect place to add the height I need every season!)

Faux fall basket (TJ Maxx clearance from last year)

Two signs: the navy blue one is a Target Dollar Spot find from a few years ago, the larger one is a Hobby Lobby find

Pumpkins and pumpkins in a lantern

Mustard yellow florals in a large vase with rope (from Five Below!)

Below, in the entertainment center, I placed wreath candle holders (Hobby Lobby) on each side with pillar candles. I mixed and matched to add in some color.

Inside the center doors of the entertainment center is a chicken wire basket filled with more faux pumpkins that I painted various colors and concrete pumpkins on the side.

If you turn around 180 degrees and face the window, you’ll see my coffee table, which I just kept very simple this year-  just a dough bowl filled with more painted pumpkins and some fabric pumpkins surrounding it.

 

 

Underneath the bowl I placed a wispy fall scarf.

Turning back around 180 degrees to the TV and moving toward the right is a DIY hookboard I made from reclaimed wood.

 

Hanging on the hooks are a wreath from Hearth and Hand and a sign from Walmart (that I absolutely cannot get to hang straight, lol).

Below is an upcycled apple cider jar with faux floral stems on a black and wood mini table.

Next to that is a basket with DIY placemat fall pillows, blankets, and a mustard-colored scarf for a splash of color.

As you move toward one end of the living room to the other, I styled the top of a cabinet for fall as well:

In the center is a thrifted frame with scrapbook paper in the background with a wheat wreath, along with a cute welcome sign from Dollar Tree (that’s right- Dollar Tree!).

To the right, DIY apothecary jars filled with corn kernels, faux pumpkins, and faux acorns, with a vase with burgundy stems.

On the other side, I have a terracotta Magnolia planter with sprout pencils, along with a book holder from Hearth and Hand with my favorite book to display for every season: Liz Marie Galvin’s Cozy White Cottage Seasons. It’s no brainer decor all year long!

 

Placing a seasonal book with beautiful photos in a book holder is my favorite way to use books in decor.

There are so many uses for a good book!

Dining Table Area

I don’t have a real dining room, but our dining table is at the end of our living room.

Here’s how I styled the table for fall:

In the center is a utensils crock from Michaels filled with faux leaf stems from Michaels and these gorgeous berry stems (still looking for a real crock every time I’m at the flea market!).

The berries are definitely my most favorite piece of decor in today’s tour and the focal point of my table. 

These stems are just amazing and look so real and can be bent and arrange in just about any way.

I used the gorgeous scarf style table runner and added in some pumpkins and chunky wood candle holders.

 

I have a few versions of this table – just the tablescape, as you see above.

Below is with place settings (which also show up in my Thanksgiving table, but with an entirely different tablescape!).

  

I also did another display where I kept it very simple and very functional.

 

We homeschool and use this table a lot so while the pretty runner is super-elegant, it’s not really practical for every day. But I couldn’t resist sharing it with you.

The scaled back version is our everyday use table because – we actually have to eat at this table. 😉

This is an easy and pretty DIY wood bead tray I made that I keep all the essentials on, and a few little pieces of fall decor just to tie in.

Behind the dining table, I added these stems with faux pears from Dollar Tree on a wood shelf! I have been looking for fall pear decor for ages now and was so glad to find some at Dollar Tree!

The vases are from Magnolia and tie in the industrial farmhouse style.

Below that is a tiered tray that I DIYed filled with leaf garland, faux pumpkins, signs, candles and other fall decor.

 

 

 

Family Room

The last place I decorated is our ‘fireplace room.’ We don’t have an open floor plan (yet), but this room is right off the kitchen, separated from the living and dining area. And to be totally honest, it’s usually a mess (real life pic below).

We spend a lot of time here, and it has become my favorite space in our home (when we get it all cleaned up). 

A few years ago, I painted our brick wall with the fireplace with a grey wash, then a white wash and added a mantel above the fireplace.

I still have a few more idea for what I want to do to that area (the bricks are a little busy for me!), but I love decorating this fall mantel.

To brighten up the very rustic look, I added a round gold mirror from Aldi, and while gold isn’t necessarily an industrial farmhouse style, it was a great way to soften the area and round out some of the severe lines of the bricks. 

 

I toyed around with a black mirror to stay consistent with industrial look, but my preference was to use gold as it just warmed up the space, made it more inviting, and gave it a cozy feel.

On my mantel, instead of printable fall wall art which I’ve used every year so far, I kept it simple with the mirror as a statement piece. I stuck with more of a deep burgundy and mustard color scheme, which added some brightness and color to the space.

From left to right, I used faux florals in a brown vase, a Hearth and Hand candlestick holder with burnt orange candles, surrounded by pumpkins.

Then, there’s a mustard-colored lantern stacked on books, a small brown bottle with wheat.

Then, on the other side is a small pumpkin sign (Big Lots), another small jar with faux berries, stacked book with the other basket of burgundy stems, a chunky candleholder with a pillar candle, and a cream-colored pitcher with faux aspen leaf stems.

The leaves are one of my favorite decorations to add a touch of fall.

To finish the look, I did an off-center draping of corn husk garland.

For an easy update to focus just a little more on Thanksgiving, I added in more wheat and removed some of the florals for a true Thanksgiving harvest vibe.

 

On the fireplace hearth on the bottom, I have a rope DIY tray where I filled another vase with bright and cheery fall florals, a mustard pumpkin, beads, and a candle.

Next to it, I have a basket with fall blankets and a pumpkin.

I usually try to get a picture of the entire fireplace, but my sons created a huge Lego city (and a styrofoam plate) on the bottom and there was just no moving it. Here’s what it looks like:

You’ll have to use your imagination to make the Legos disappear and put the whole look together. 😂

Turning 180 degrees, I have an ottoman that I recovered and place a tray with fall decor in the center: a small pitcher with bright fall florals, a fall kitchen towel with a terra cotta bowl filled with mini pumpkins and berries, and some fall candles.

 

 

Just one more space in this room – on top of a bookcase I added a fall eucalyptus wreath and a candle and a jar with berry stems. 

That’s it! 

I fully believe that you can create a beautiful home for fall in a way that stays true to yourself: to keeping it functional for your family, by staying in a budget, by not needing to keep up with what you see on your Instagram feed.

I love using unique vintage pieces from thrift stores or yard sales, making DIYs, upcycling and repurposing what I already have. Every year, there’s always a new inspiration to change it up, which is why I think my style still remains undefined.

More Fall Decor Ideas

If you’re looking for more fall decor ideas, I have loads!

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Rustic Modern Farmhouse Fall Home Tour: 2022

30 Stunning Farmhouse Fall Mantel Decor Ideas

25 Fabulously Cozy Fall Table Decor Ideas

40 DIY Rustic Fall Decor You’ll Absolutely Love!

40 Easy & Amazing Farmhouse Fall DIY Wreaths

If you try any of these ideas, I’d love to see them! Please tag me on Instagram @100affections and I’ll share it in my stories!

Other thoughts? I’d love to hear them! Leave a comment below!