You LOVE fall. It’s the glorious middle ground between the harsh extremes of summer and winter. Warm weather without pit stains. Cool nights without frostbite. All the natural reds, oranges and yellows permeating the wild & whimsical outdoors.

You LOVE your table. It may not be perfect, but it symbolizes most of the things you deeply care about. Family. Friends. Feasting. Real talk. Making meaningful new connections. Winning at games. Hospitality at its most authentic. Not just a house, a home.

You step outside in the morning and you’re NOT sweating. It’s remarkable. How did this happen? Is it fall? Apparently. Better start decorating before you get ambushed by Christmas.

Good ole Pinterest, all the DIY blogs, the Google machine and home design magazines are “inadvertently” wooing and beckoning your gaze with their custom-built rustic chic furniture pieces. Is that a droplet of drool I spy, easing itself out of the corner of your jaw-dropped …