Here in Austin the temperatures have finally dropped below 80 degrees, so we are calling it FALL all caps like. The desperation for seasonal variety is fierce in the face of year round warmth, so we rely on visual cues to trick us into feeling a nip in the air. Case in point: there are approximately 500 scarecrows and pumpkins littering the neighborhood, and I can’t take a walk without smacking a ghost in the face.

Texans have all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.

You know what says fall but has year round appeal? What does not punch you in the face, so much as lovingly caress your rods and cones? What works equally well as a minimal accent or an architectural focal point?

Don’t say Pumpkin Spice, although I could lick those walls.

It’s not orange, and it’s not rust… let’s call it Amber. She’s a 70s girl, comfortable in a library or doing martini fueled cartwheels downtown. (Full disclosure, I am 100% describing myself.)

That’s one fine ass cartwheeling kitchen.

The entire room is perfection, and it’s really all about the curtains. Amber makes a strong architectural statement, but it’s not as aloof or bossy as some of the power shades of past.

Apparatus blew my mind with their apartment in AD. Every single thing is a work of art, yet it feels cozy and warm and seductive. It’s the perfect antidote to that bleached out easter egg palette that has been sucking the personality from every room on pinterest.