Do you share the same affection for fall as we do? Then you have stopped at the right place because we are going to show you a charming, versatile, affordable and effective way to decorate your home for fall.
And what is the item that makes a big impact with little investment? The chalkboard, of course. There are paints that can be applied to various surfaces to achieve a blackboard effect, allowing you to unleash your creativity. You can turn an old wooden sign into a chalkboard, a door into a small blackboard or why not an entire wall?
In all cases, chalkboards spread plenty of farmhouse charm and offer you various designs to decorate. Let’s see a few ideas on how to use the chalkboards in the fall decor.
1. Display A Favourite Pumpkin Quote
If you have a wider board, you can add a fun seasonal quote and even a painting that relates to it.
The font is the key to achieving an appealing chalkboard sign, so try out different ways of lettering until you find the best one for the length of the quote and the size of the chalkboard.
2. Enhance The Farmhouse Charm Of The Chalkboard With A Leaf Garland
If you stick to a simple and short design of a chalkboard in a picture frame with a short inscription, you can focus on the surrounding decoration.
How about a garland of real or faux flowers around the chalkboard or a small wreath from fabric pumpkins? These will enhance the rustic charm of the chalkboard sign.
3. A Small Chalkboard For Simple But Inspiring Thoughts
Chalkboards can be used in every space of your home and office. You can make a chalkboard of a small or large size, depending on the place it will decorate. In this cute fall decor idea, the chalkboard was initially a picture frame.
Because of its size, the inscription is short and simple. But that is its charm and very important function to greet the guests being placed on a console table in the entryway.
4. Turn A Window Frame Into A Chalkboard
Are you a fan of DIY and recycling projects? This one is for you. You need an old window frame and a fiberboard to put in the place of the glass.
Apply black chalk paint on it and inscribe a beautiful quote. Hang on a wide and empty wall where it can become a focal point.
5. Decorate The Mantel With A Chalkboard
The inscription on the chalkboard can be a saying that is valid for all seasons. What you can do to make the overall decor season-friendly is to surround it with symbolic pieces that anchor fall.
A garland of pumpkins or fall leaves beneath the mantel, pumpkin piles next to the fireplace, etc.
6. Display A Thanksgiving Quote
One of the best holidays of the year is Thanksgiving and you can use quotes related to it for your fall decor.
Write them down on the chalkboard you have and complement the sign with a beautiful fall arrangement with pumpkins.
7. Showcase Your Artistic Skills
The bigger the blackboard is, the more space you have to show off your painting skills.
You can get different colors of chalk for your art piece or stick to the traditional black and white color scheme.
8. Add Seasonal Flowers And Pumpkins
If you prefer more naturalistic fall decor, use real flowers and pumpkins in addition to the chalkboard decor.
Mums in galvanized buckets or rattan baskets match the rustic nature of the chalkboard.
9. Cottage Style Chalkboard
Create a fun and country-related verse for your kitchen chalkboard.
Dedicate it to the symbols of fall- pumpkins, orange leaves, shorter days, bonfires, etc.
10. Vintage Picture Frame Transformed Into A Fall Chalkboard
If you have an antique picture frame that doesn’t match any painting, use it to hold a chalkboard. They will pair perfectly together.
Draw a truck with pumpkins or if you are not that skilled, a simple pumpkin and add seasonal fruits or other natural items around it.
11. Create A Chalkboard Sign Inspired By A Favourite Sport
If your family is also a fan of football, autumn is the best season to show it off in a fun and interesting chalkboard sign.
12. Draw Your Own Pumpkin Sign
The pile of pumpkins of different sizes, colors and textures has inspired the chalkboard art above or vice versa.
Never mind, the truth is that this arrangement is fantastic. It is eye-catching, festive and very seasonal.
13. Sketch Pumpkins On The Chalkboard In The Dining Room
Displaying a large chalkboard sign in the dining room is a great idea because you can pair it with the table centerpiece.
The chalkboard sign is an effective and versatile wall decoration because you can easily change its theme when you want.
14. Write Down What You Love About Fall
This is another inspiring idea of how to make the chalkboard fall-inspired. Draw one or two pumpkins in one of the corners and write down a list of the greatest things about fall.
As you see, the chalkboard is hung on a wall next to a small coffee corner, so you can use the coffee table to enhance the fall ambiance.
15. Recycle An Old Drawer Into A Rustic Chalkboard
An old drawer can be upcycled and turned into a gorgeous rustic decoration. Paint its bottom with black chalk paint. The rest of the wood you can whitewash or stain.
The formed shelves can hold light decorations in the fall theme. The chalkboard is the space to write something inspiring, why not in French?
16. Get A Custom Sign
If you don’t have time to make yourself a fall chalkboard sign or you doubt your drawing skills, you can get one ready from Etsy, for example.
It can be customized to your preferences and with the quote you like most. You can also choose the font and the size of the letters.
17. Praise The Fall Colour Palette
You can mix and match natural decoration with chalkboard art. The lovely idea here showcases a large chalkboard used for seasonal quotes and inspirations.
For the fall season, trees are drawn with chalk and then decorated with real leaves.
18. Use It As Halloween Decor
The small chalkboard above the console table can be used for a cute Halloween drawing.
The black and white theme is also imposed by the black coffee machine and the white ghost cups.
19. Truck Welcome Fall Sign
The chalkboard sign also finds its place on the porch. The wooden sitting set, the black and white runner and the crate centerpiece set a cozy farmhouse atmosphere.
The chalkboard depicts a famous picture of a pickup truck filled with orange pumpkins.
Added “welcome fall” inscription makes sure that the theme is set and the guests are invited warmly.
20. Inspire For Thanksgiving
Word art is always a good idea when you want to get inspired and beautify your decor simultaneously. This chalkboard does that, inspiring with a meaningful thought for Thanksgiving and not only.
The black, white and wood design pairs with the rustic mantel and the nature-inspired fall decor pieces.
21. Create A Pumpkin Patch Sign
The joy created by pumpkin patches has inspired this fall chalkboard idea. Make the wall art personalized by drawing the pumpkins yourself and adding the name of your child or children.
The best place for this sign is the entryway to connect the drawing with the outdoors.
22. Use It As Simple Fall Decor
If fall is your favourite season, you can adapt the famous quote “There is no place like home” to ” There is no place like Autumn”.
The chalkboard is of a plain design, but the inscription makes the difference.
23. Stencil A Small Chalkboard
You can buy a ready-made stencil with a drawing or inscription you like in the fall theme.
Give the maker the size of your chalkboard and they will offer you options.
24. Turn An Antique Into Useful Wall Art
If you love hunting for antique pieces, you may already have one to turn into a vintage chalkboard.
An antique mirror, an arched window or even a tray can be transformed into wall art pieces.
25. Add A Paper Wreath To The Chalkboard
Turn the fall decoration into an eco-friendly and reusable one. The chalkboard offers you versatility when it comes to its design and the inscribed theme.
Complement it with a paper wreath in the fall color palette. It is easy to find patterns of leaves on the Internet as well as instructions on how to weave the felt flowers.
26. Create A Fall Decor That Includes All Autumn Holidays
If you already have a chalkboard, focus the seasonal decor around it. Add pumpkins in the shape of a pile or a fabric garland. Hang witch hats from paper and a broom using transparent cord.
You can inscribe a thought for Thanksgiving and voila! You have mixed and matched all fall holidays in one place.
