Brilliant Scenes of Fall Color Indoors and Out
Celebrate the season with Houzzers’ photos of fall
Last week we asked for your best photos of fall color. With designers, photographers and home gardeners chiming in from across the U.S. and around the world, we were awestruck by the leaves, flowers, lakes, trees and more than 300 other spectacular scenes of fall you showed us. Though scenes of autumn range from coast to coast, every place is brimming with this season’s tidings. Let’s take a look at some of our favorites.
MKF captured the contrast of fall with these fallen maple leaves on a green lawn in Indiana.
Colorful grasses and trees frame this scene, captured by Kmsjas in Chicago.
Khillen showed us a long and winding road in South Frontenac, eastern Ontario.
The Hocking Hills, in southeast Ohio, were captured in fall glory by shumanclan.
Sher Simon Design uploaded a sunlit view of fall in Highland Park, Minnesota.
Here’s a shot of Maine. This one Franklybeans uploaded is of Toddy Pond.
Actionmgt uploaded a photo from a backyard near Cleveland: “No frost yet!”
This photo, by Hcs64, of a tree-lined street in northwestern Kansas captures a pleasant fall walk.
Not everyone is venturing outside for fall. Wyndyacre’s cat is content inside the barn in southwest Ontario, Canada.
Southern Vermont is seeing its share of color, as evidenced in this photo by Dvcottage.
Rtoporowski shared a photo of the golden trees and corn in Sugar Grove, Illinois.
From 17fairfax in Pembroke, Massachusetts: “No architecture or design here, just my dogs enjoying the autumn lake scene.”
From Diana Kollmeier comes this photo of beautiful Cascade Lake in Brightwaters, Long Island, New York.
From Kaplan Thompson Architects: “The foliage in western Maine is simply stunning!”
Fallen leaves and architectural trees frame this modern home by Hive Modular.
Glenn Michaels (glennm44) captured more fall leaves in Maine.
Margie Kieper showed us fall in eastern Connecticut.
From Layanee DeMerchant: “It has been glorious in New England.”
Custom Home Group shared a project the group built in Lititz, Pennsylvania, with a fiery fall backdrop.
Indydil showed us a different shade of fall color with flowering cosmos in Stratford, Connecticut.
Fall colors surround this home by New Energy Works Timberframers, in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.
Beverlyvideo shared a waterfront view in New Hampshire.
Colorado firm Reber Landscape Architecture captured a rainy scene of Japanese maple leaves on blue concrete.
Expertz3 showed us fall in Pennsylvania.
From kcholmen on Lost Lake in Birchwood, Minnesota: “Colors on ‘our’ pond this fall.”
Alterhome shared a quiet road in Saugerties, New York.
From Kcnc in Black Oak Prairie, Wisconsin: “Best color I’ve seen in years.”
Brad Bauer gave us a peek at southern Wisconsin.
Judrams shared a picture of the family house in Minnesota.
Mbschubert captured a busy bee in Louisville, Kentucky.
The trees outside ra011643’s living room in West Bloomfield, Michigan, are bursting in colors of red, yellow and green.
Kjdick loves to drive under the canopy of color on the quiet street where this photo was taken, in North Mankato, Minnesota.
Here’s another leaf photo taken by Rod Sanford and uploaded by garrism1.
This Carolina beech tree, captured by Brghealey in Wisconsin, proudly displays fall’s colors.
Kenagustin9 showed us fall in Norway.
lmac393 shared this lake view from Drummond Island, Michigan.
Mjwallace9 captured the autumn mist on Secord Lake in Gladwin, Michigan.
Leisa Wood-Bauer uploaded a picture of her farm in southwest Wisconsin.
From Pam Chapman Architect: “I am enjoying visiting my mother in West Virginia, where I grew up.”
This image of fall at the farm comes from 559900 in Cashiers, North Carolina.
Here’s another shot from 559900.
From Susan Kalas: “My fall garden at its peak!”
Elena Iakimenko snapped a photo after the rain in her neighborhood in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Pamlighthousecove showed us the view from her deck in Washago, Ontario.
Joanna242 captured this photo while on a walk in Mount Pleasant, Toronto. “The leaves have been in their glory for over a month now,” she writes.
From ammackart: “Our cottage’s waterfront in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.”
Bazzaca brought fall colors indoors.
From northstar365, outside Montreal: “We have a lake that is just beyond the backyard … [this image shows] what we see on our daily walks this time of year.”
Ccohenr1 showed us that Mammoth Lakes in California is experiencing some fall color.
From Magnus Anderson Hardwood Floors: “Fall in Colorado is spectacular this year.” Here’s a field of aspen trees and maroon bells in Aspen.
In Northern California it’s planting time for daffodilmama, with drought-tolerant, Mediterranean plants ready to go in the ground before winter.
Fallen leaves and porch decorations create quite the fall scene in this photo by RVP Photography of Cincinnati.
From Judyrud in Washington state: “Here’s my Japanese maple, just coming into its own. I love how it goes from green to yellow to gold to orange to red to burgundy (my favorite), sometimes all at once, as evidenced by its fallen leaves on the cyclamen.”
Janie Pollard in southern Oregon offered a photo taken at Lithia Park in nearby Ashland, Oregon.
From Coop 15 Architecture: “It’s a little tricky to find nice fall backdrops in eternally green Seattle, but here’s one of our projects with some lovely fall colors.”
Here’s a colorful heavenly bamboo in Judyrud’s Pacific Northwest yard.
Belmar Park and Kountze Lake, seen here, are blocks away from ledathaler’s home in Lakewood, Colorado.
Net51 uploaded a photo of leaves collected during an afternoon walk in Loveland, Colorado, near Breckenridge.
Aspen’s fall color see from indoors comes to us courtesy of 186 Lighting Design Group - Gregg Mackell.
Angelavalenzuela showed us fall in Park City, Utah.
From Mark Miller in northern Idaho: “Autumn purple ash in full glory along with my Camperdown elm that is still yet to change.”
From Colorado kitchen and bath designer Jan Neiges, CKD: “Mother Nature at its best!”
This scene in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, inspired a painting by Sherry Harradence.
Umbarra shared a view from southwest France, with this horse chestnut showing its fall color.
Massachusetts garden designer Nancy Mellen shared this photo of smokebush.
Open Homes Photography in the San Francisco Bay Area captured this image of a home in the trees.
Illinois designer Katherine Stuart snapped this photo of her front walk after a rainy day.
Fall color mixes with evergreen foliage in this urban garden by Philadelphia firm Wyant Architecture.
J F Roesemann Builders in New York showed us how to bring fall color to the table with this vignette of found foliage at its annual Applefest Harvest festival.
Here’s a peek at a path near jiemin’s backyard.
This home by New York firm Crisp Architects glows in the autumn light.
From K&D Landscape Management in Chicago: “A caramel-color bench is surrounded by a rich assortment of fall colors and textures in this back garden. Awesome client too!”
This home, by Fiorentino Group Architects of New Hampshire, is welcoming fall with turkeys and colorful trees.
Amber Freda NYC Garden Design shared this rooftop garden in the city.
The tamarack trees have turned golden in northern Wisconsin. From Dawneemarie01: “We call it Green and Gold because we love our Green Bay Packers!”
Roxieturner shared a view of Homer, Alaska.
More great photos of fall color: Don’t miss any of the 300-plus photos of fall that the Houzz community has shared. Click through them all here, then add your own.
More great photos of fall color: Don’t miss any of the 300-plus photos of fall that the Houzz community has shared. Click through them all here, then add your own.