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During the fall months, many people decorate in and around their homes using hay bales, scarecrows, pumpkins, apples, and burlap. If you're decorating for fall, you may be looking for items that are still associated with the season, but not as traditionally used. Here are a few of the more unique ways to decorate your space for fall.
Use Lesser-Known Fall Fruits
When people think of decorating for the fall, they often reach for items such as pumpkins, apples, Indian corn, and squash. But these are not the only fruits and vegetables that are commonly found during the fall months, or that you can use to decorate. Fruits such as pomegranates, pears, figs, and cranberries are all in season. You can fill a tall cylinder vase with these fruits to create a centerpiece or slice up, dry out and string them to make a fall garland or wreath.
Decorate With Copper Accents
People also commonly use a lot of orange and cream colors when they're decorating for the fall months. If you want to change things up and like a little sparkle in your life, consider using copper accents instead. You can use copper rings around fabric napkins, use copper chargers on your dinner table, or spray paint pumpkins, pine cones or leaves using copper paint to create one-of-a-kind decorations for your home.
Bring in the Plaid
Another way to decorate for fall using non-traditional decorations is to bring in plaid. The aforementioned orange and cream are also used quite a bit for throw pillows or throw blankets in the fall. However, plaid blankets and pillows can help to make your home cozy, while also feeling fall-like. Best of all, many plaid color schemes can also be used during the winter months, helping you carry your decor from one season to the next.
Decorating a space can only go so far at transforming it. If you're unhappy with your current place, you may be looking for new apartments in Chicago, Illinois. Here at Presidential Towers, we offer beautiful and spacious apartment homes that anyone would love to call home. Visit our complex today to learn more about our floor plans, availability, and pricing.
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Fall is the time of year to enjoy a new variation on your favorite foods. A particular favorite for the fall season is fresh apples. When you live in our Chicago apartments, you have an opportunity to pick your own apples at a variety of orchards that open their doors over the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Visit the All Seasons Orchard
All Seasons Orchard in Woodstock allows families to enjoy the orchard and fun activities from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday to Friday each week. Saturday hours at the orchard allow your family to stay from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., so you have a little extra time.
Enjoy picking from 11 varieties of apples, and check out the additional activities when you want a break. Get lost in the corn maze or try out the barnyard activities during your visit to the orchard. All Seasons Orchard offers races, a petting zoo, and a kitchen with a full menu and bakery.
Stop By Apples on Oak for Apple Picking
Apples on Oak in Joliet offers free admission for apple picking. It does not have the wide array of activities as other orchards, but it does allow you to pick apples with your family and enjoy the time with loved ones. Visit the orchard on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. or on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for apple picking.
Get a Variety at County Line Orchard
County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, may require a bit of driving from our apartments in Chicago, but it offers a larger variety of apples to fit your taste. The orchard has 30 different varieties of apples for picking. You can also enjoy the corn maze, the antique tractor rides, and the Kid's Farm. The orchard is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day.
Fall is apple picking season, and you have a variety of options available in the Chicago, Illinois, area. When you want to enjoy family fun and you hope to bring home your favorite variety of apples, you should start by visiting a nearby orchard. For more information about our excellent community and apartment amenities or to see an available floor plan, contact us today.
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