Monday, September 14, 2020

Styling a Two-Tier Tray

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Call me a sap, but I have succumbed to the purchase of one of those ubiquitous two-tier trays; I didn’t want to be the only person who didn’t have one. It is indeed a cute receptacle for a nice variety of fall decor, and I couldn’t be more pleased. 
Styling one of these can be tricky. You need to combine old with new, soft textures with hard ones, and add a little bit of greenery, real or faux, to finish things off.
As you can see, I’m embracing the neutrals this season. I combined vintage (the squirrel vase) with new (the cloth pumpkins), tossed in a bit of farmhouse (the Rae Dunn "Nibble" plates), and whimsy (the MacKenzie-Childs "Courtly Check" flatware).
The single ceramic pumpkin is what's left of a set of pumpkin salt and pepper shakers. Instead of discarding the remaining shaker, I now use it for a cinnamon-sugar mixture that I put on toast. 
The flowers are silk, and were originally a horrible color of diarrhea green. I got out a couple of cans of spray paint from my impressively large collection, and made them colors that I found appealing. Never be afraid to spray paint silk flowers or greenery, they take to paint quite well as you can see. 
The jar candle from Colonial Candle of Cape Cod is a favorite fragrance of mine in Tibetan Sandalwood. Not only do I like the candle, but I find the empty candle holder to be a wonderful receptacle for my vast collection of colored pencils, markers, and pens. 
The glass pumpkin is from Pottery Barn. I bought it a number of years ago, but it is still available, and I believe currently on sale. I put LED string lights inside and light it up in the evening. Very atmospheric.
How are you decorating for the season? Are you embracing fall, or hanging on desperately to summer?



7 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

Love beautiful Fall deco.and I need to get one of those 2 tier tray too :-))

Rustown Mom said...

Ugh - bring on Fall already! The heat this summer has been oppressive here, to say the least! I decorated for Fall a couple of weeks ago as I am over summer. I love your tiered tray - I have been really loving things in trays lately. A sweet collection that makes me think of happy times to come!

Patti @ Pandoras Box said...

This is such a great grouping and so festive! Great tips, too! Cute flatware - my fav!!

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Patti,
Your home looks so beautiful and festive! I wish I were a decorator but I'm not. I don't like to store things and have to get them out and put them away. But I certainly enjoy when other's decorate!!

sandy said...

i love it all!! so cool. Never knew about spray painting plastic flowers. And those acorns - LOVE them. The whole scene with your living room behind it is so gorgeous.

Linda said...

The two-tiered tray looks wonderful with those neutral shades and pops of color. I'm in love with black and white checked anything - often called buffalo check - so I love those elements in your display. That "Nibble" plate is darling. I have a Rae Dunn mug and love that font!

thepaintedapron.com said...

I am all about tiered trays right now Pattie and yours is adorable! Never thought of spray painting flowers, genius! I bought a large 3 tier tray to organize my art pens and supplies and love it so much that I don't want to use it for anything else, so I ended up ordering another one that I can style seasonally...Oh Amazon, why are you so easy to buy from!! Anyway I love love the goodies you used on your fall tray, it looks just fabulous!
Jenna