Squirrelly Fall Home Decor

real acorns picked up on walks join my squirrel salt and pepper shakers. (charlotte Ekker Wiggins photo)

Squirrelly Fall Home Deco

Fall has definitely arrived where I live in mid-Missouri, days of sunny weather and cool evenings, perfect for walks.

On one of the early fall walks, I noticed acorns starting to fall. There’s an Ozark saying that one can predict winter by the number of acorns falling. The more acorns, the worse the winter.

Regardless of the Ozark tradition, every fall I do have acorns falling from my resident oak trees. I enjoy looking at their shape and size, and I’m periodically tempted to think about what I can make out of the dried tree seeds.

To be inspired, I took one acorn home and added it to my fall squirrels salt and pepper shakers that greet me walking into my kitchen. I use salt and pepper shakers to easily mark and celebrate the different seasons. A few more acorns are now there, picked up during more walks.

The little vignette is easy to set up; I added a yellow mum stem that broke off in my garden. It doesn’t take up much space and it will soon make way for another salt and pepper shaker set to mark the US’s Thanksgiving tradition.

It does take a little time to find the salt and pepper shakers but that’s part of the fun. I’m still looking for something to mark Halloween.

So think small for decor. Salt and pepper shakers don’t take up a lot of space, are easy to change and still provide a mark of time passing.

Charlotte

Salt Pepper Shaker Decor

An old silverplated platter in my kitchen holds pens and this sweet vignette. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Salt Pepper Shaker Decor

As we continue to adjust our living spaces for more and frequent use, repurposing salt and pepper shakers into easy home decor is a good option to brighten a space with little effort.

A friend gave me a vintage ceramic mouse holding a piece of cheese salt shaker many years ago. The little ceramic brought smiles every time I saw it so I started looking around for other salt and pepper shakers. Salt and pepper shakers are small enough to easily store and take little time to set out in a small space.

I didn’t find them often but when I did, I brought them home to be added to one shoe box and to quickly update a little corner of my kitchen.

This particular spot is the first thing I see when I walk into the kitchen and keeps me company when I am working at the kitchen island.

Last Christmas, another friend gifted me with these charming ceramic bears with a honey pot salt and pepper shakers.

These gift bears with honey salt and pepper shakers are the perfect size for this space. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

So cute and the perfect addition to my glass flower basket with a handblown glass bee flying over the flowers.

A little handblown glass bee flies over the flowers in the glass basket. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

It takes me about 5, maybe 10 minutes if I have to pick new flowers - to update this little kitchen corner.

Sometimes I put out a new salt and pepper set for a new season. Other times a new set comes out to celebrate a special occasion. It’s so easy to do and has minimal impact on the rest of the space.

And did I mention the fun it is to treasure hunt for them?

Charlotte