"Produce-ing" a Great Centerpiece

 

 Decorating a seasonal table or assembling an eye-catching centerpiece need not be difficult nor expensive.  In fact, pretty much all you need is a trip to the produce section of your local market, a fist full of colorful leaves from your neighborhood, and a seasonal decorative piece. 

This owl is really old. My husband acquired it years before I married him, and we hung it from a 100-year-old Redbud tree for 18 years until the tree was taken by a tornado. During the excavation and clean up process, I found the owl, partially embedded in a water-filled hole in the ground created by an uprooted tree. I scrubbed it, dried it, and packed it up to take to the new house where it stared at me from the corner of the garage every time I got into my car. 

It was pretty dusty, so I ran it through the dishwasher (no, I am not kidding) and today it is quite a conversation piece as he watches over the fruits and vegetables that make up my seasonal centerpiece. Originally the owl was black, but the years have weathered it into the most wonderful colors, but then I think the years, wisdom, and "weathering" makes us all more beautiful.  I couldn't be happier with it, and I do believe that it's going to appear every fall in one display or other.

The rest of the centerpiece is made up of a pumpkin platter, that once belonged to my mother, as a base, a variety of unusual fruits, and a grouping of seasonal squashes. Not only can I enjoy the centerpiece, but I can eat it when I'm finished!

The table covering I dearly love. It is fabric by Michael Miller called “Nevermore.”  I've tried to include a different angle in each photograph so that you can see the skulls, bugs, poison bottles, frogs, owls, and other spooky components. I love the neutral colors. So many seasonal fabrics are infused with so much color that it can be hard to decorate. This fabric with black, cream, and light amber is perfect. 

The plates are from Pottery Barn and are also called “Nevermore,” are you beginning to detect a theme?  

The pumpkin mugs are years old and from Starbucks. 

Shiny or colorful flatware would have been wrong for this table, so I pulled out the bamboo flatware from Crate & Barrel that I find more uses for than I ever imagined. 

Pumpkin S & P - Gift
White plates - Old Time Pottery

Wine Glasses – Wine Enthusiast
Orange plates - David Harden

“Freaky Fruits” – Melissa’s Produce
Black napkins - made for me by my dear, and much missed mother

This post is linked to:

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Tabletop Tuesday

Wow Us Wednesdays

 The Charm of Home
 At The Picket Fence

Let’s Dish!

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Inspiration Gallery Thursday
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Open House Party

Tablescape Thursday

Home and Garden Thursday

Feather Your Nest Friday
 Show and Tell Friday

Be Inspired Friday

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