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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?
