I visited Target, located in the Atlantic Terminal by the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The store was about the same size as other metropolitan Target stores I’ve shopped in and spanned two floors, unlike stores I’ve visited in the suburbs.
I shopped at Anthropologie and Target for fall decor. One store had a wider selection, but the other had more discounts.
October 31, 20240
I first stopped at the value section in the front of the store.
The gravy boat cost $3, which I thought was a great deal. The value section also had helpful Thanksgiving must-haves like turkey basters and salt-and-pepper shakers shaped like turkeys for under $5.
Up the escalator was the main home-decor and furniture section.
Hearth & Hand is a home furnishing and decor line launched at Target in 2017 in partnership with Chip and Joanna Gaines, the duo behind the hit HGTV show “Fixer Upper.”
It was over a week before Halloween, so I was surprised the store was focusing so heavily on its Christmas and holiday decor. I hoped I would still be able to find some fall home decor and that it hadn’t all been replaced with Christmas decorations.
In the next row of the Hearth & Hand section were evergreen bouquets and wreaths.
The store sold pampas grass wreaths and more autumnal-colored wreaths made from faux leaves that were much more appropriate for the fall season.
Interior designer Ashley Childs previously told Business Insider that when it comes to fall centerpieces or wreaths in her home decor designs, she frequently uses dried plants or more natural-looking wreaths for a more organic feel.
“I think they’re so obviously organic and beautiful, and there’s just nothing like a real plant or a real dried plant or flower or something like that,” she said.
The Target wreaths ranged from around $30 to $40.
There were also a few festive signs left.
The prices were between 30% and 70% off and the items included a few pillows, throw blankets, baskets, and a wreath.
A landscape artwork was priced around $23 and the pillows were around $12.
A yellow wreath caught my eye.
They were available in pumpkin and other autumnal scents and cost around $15.
There was also a festive turkey made from natural materials.
The pumpkin cost $10.
Among more holiday-themed doormats, I found one that would have worked well for Halloween.
From pumpkin-shaped and snake-themed velvet throw pillows to cozy blankets, this section was well-stocked with fall home decor that could work around or after Halloween.
There were also a few autumnal pillows on sale.
The other pillows, which were made of burlap and other textural fabrics that felt very cozy and autumnal, were priced around $35 each.
There was also a small section of spooky Halloween decor.
I visited the Anthropologie store on Broadway in the Financial District of Manhattan. It was bigger than the store in Soho, and spanned two floors. However, it wasn’t as large as other Anthropologie stores I’ve shopped in uptown.
When I arrived at the store, I noticed that there was a festive display in the window, and employees appeared to be unloading Christmas decorations inside.
When I walked into the store, I immediately spotted some holiday-themed cocktail supplies.
I tried not to get too excited at the prospect of shopping for ornaments, something I do every year. I was here to shop for autumnal decor.
Downstairs, the amount of fall decor was notably sparse.
Even though a large picture of autumnal decor was on display in the section, as seen at the top of this photo, the candles were mostly evergreen, peppermint, and other scents connected with the winter holidays.
There was also a Christmas tree plopped down in the section, which made me worry I wasn’t going to find any fall decor or candles.
My luck changed when I got to the pillow section.
This dark-green pillow retailed for $78, which felt a little expensive for my own budget. I would have chosen the burlap and other textural pillows at Target over this one.
The majority of Anthropologie’s fall decor was tucked away in the sale section.
There were orange glasses with small black cats on them, black glasses with white ghosts, and white glasses with black bats. The glasses cost $12.95 each.
There were also wine glasses with a ghost inside.
This table runner, covered in colorful pumpkin illustrations, cost $39.95, compared to its original price of $58.
This autumnal pillow was also on sale.
This whole shelf was taken up by pumpkin-clove candles in large mercury-glass jars. They cost $69.95, which still felt expensive even for a very large candle.
There were also a few pumpkin-shaped candles.
It cost slightly less at $59.95, compared to $78 originally.
There were also some smaller candles.
This butter dish, shaped like a hedgehog with flowers on it, cost $14.95. Originally, it cost $26.
I also spotted the same pumpkin decoration I saw in the photo above the holiday candle section.
They cost $14.95.
There were also crow-shaped candle holders.
While I thought the items at Anthropologie seemed better quality and more stylized, from the glass pumpkin candles to the luxurious velvet throw pillows, I found similar items at Target for a lower price.
There was also simply more fall decor still out on the floor at Target, while most of Anthropologie’s autumnal decor had been moved to the small sale section before Halloween had even come and gone.
I’ll be back to both stores to shop for Christmas decorations, though I’ll probably lean on Target more.
Anthropologie and Target did not respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.