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Fall Tablescape

Oct.posted by Paula 22 Comments

nnentten Admittedly, I’m not a decorator. I was forced to spruce up and decorate a little for an upcoming party. Fortunately, the natural fall colors go perfectly with the colors I have in my house. I don’t know how real decorators decorate, but I’ll tell you how I did this.

How to decorate a Fall Tablescape

  1. Decide on a theme – I knew I wanted a fall theme with beautiful oranges and browns. Whatever is in season, will be more economical to purchase.
  2. Gather ideas – So I went to Pinterest and searched “Fall Tablescapes”. I made a board of all the pictures that I liked.
  3. I then studied the boards to see what would work for me. I decided which items I had the most of so that I could put together something similar. Luckily for me, my husband and I have collected random items over the years.
  4. Practice makes perfect. I started pulling items out that I thought might work. Now, I have no decorator experience other than I like it when I see it. The only design ‘rule’ I know is to work in odd numbers. I just started arranging and rearranging until I got the tables how I want them.
  5. Note – I’m having a buffet-type service so I wasn’t concerned with the height of the centerpieces. If you were actually going to sit and eat at the tables, you’d want centerpieces that you could see the person sitting across from you.

Fall Tablescape

Below is my ‘formal’ dining room, which is actually just part of the great room…with a table stuck in it…that we only eat at Christmas and Thanksgiving.  It’s, basically, the first thing you see when you enter my house so I needed a wowzer factor. Well, maybe it’s still not wowzer, but it’s definitely better than all my blog notes lying all over it!

I had an old frame that I layered on top of the burlap and an animal print. I bought those cute hat boxes at Hobby Lobby a couple of months ago because they were super cheap. They gave me some bulk and height. I opted for a pumpkin on the candlestick because I tend to overdo candles in my house. Next, I finished filing the frame with wicker balls, pine cones, and pumpkins all of which I had. I did send the boys out to find the *pine cones.

*Be sure to spray any items you gather from outside with bug spray. I learned the hard way with that one!

Fall Tablescape 3 #callmepmc

Rustic Fall Centerpiece

Below is my kitchen table. It’s a 5×5 foot square. We’re always in the kitchen, this is where we eat most of our meals. I layered the burlap and another animal print cloth to tie in with the other table. Wesley has this large wood plank (I don’t even know) that I stacked on top of four blocks for a little height. I dug out the old crate we had and filled it with moss, pine cones, decorative balls, and fresh pumpkins. Next, I added the topiary that I already had and picked up the grape-vine cone from Hobby Lobby when I purchased the moss.  I like the rustic feel of this one.

Fall Tablescape #callmepmc

I’m kind of loving it.

Fall Tablescape 2 #callmepmc

It also felt weird photographing something other than food!

It kind of feels weird not adding a recipe to the end of this post!

Do you decorate for Fall and Halloween? View my recipe index. and Adding Fall Color to the Front Door

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Comments

  1. Anna says

    05.24.17 at 3:02 am

    I love all your idea! You’ve written nice post, I am gonna bookmark this page, thanks for info.

    Reply
  2. Hinh anh dep says

    08.30.16 at 7:41 am

    That great ! it look fantastic!

    Reply
  3. Francis says

    08.05.16 at 3:42 am

    Hi Paula,
    I love all your idea! You’ve written nice post, I am gonna bookmark this page, thanks for info.

    Reply
  4. Donna says

    08.04.16 at 8:04 am

    Hi Paula,
    I love your tablescape and think you did a wonderful job .Thanks a lot for sharing this. I will certainly try it and post the feedback here.

    Reply
  5. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    10.27.13 at 11:24 am

    I love how you added the unexpected choice of material you used. Love how it turned out. Visiting from Social Sunday today.

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.27.13 at 11:56 am

      Thank you, Theresa! I looked at 50 different pictures then tried to work with things I had. I was happy with it, but it took all day. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  6. Susan ~ Designs of Home says

    10.23.13 at 8:43 pm

    I love the idea of using the old frame! I have some older ones that are pretty ornate and I have been wondering what to do with them. Thanks for the inspiration !

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.23.13 at 8:44 pm

      oh you are so welcome, I struggle with decorating. It took me all day to do that 🙂

      Reply
  7. Susie@homemaker-mom.com says

    10.21.13 at 3:47 pm

    Lovley table & tips!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.21.13 at 5:01 pm

      Thank you, Susie!

      Reply
  8. Sami says

    10.19.13 at 10:12 am

    Ok, first of all I love leopard print everything! It makes such a cute accent to the fall colors. I also like how each center piece tapers down. I have a hard time with my center pieces, is it too much? too little? etc…
    Thanks for some cute ideas!

    Reply
  9. Andi says

    10.10.13 at 8:48 am

    Are you SURE you aren’t a decorator because this looks pretty darn good, Paula! I am so terrible at this kind of thing. Can you do these more often so I can just copy your creativity? 😉

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.10.13 at 9:03 am

      It does not come easy, it took me all afternoon to do the dining table. Cooking is relaxing to me, this was not 🙂 But I do think I’ll post Christmas decorating pix.

      Reply
  10. Danni@SiloHillFarm says

    10.10.13 at 8:46 am

    What lovely tablescapes! I had to laugh when you said it was weird not posting a recipe after!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.10.13 at 9:01 am

      I got to the end and was like, now what… 🙂

      Reply
  11. Cindy Eikenberg says

    10.09.13 at 7:11 pm

    Paula, I love your tablescape and think you did a wonderful job – it looks so warm and inviting, which exactly how I think a table should look and make your guests feel! 🙂 Using the Pepsi crate was a wonderful ideal. Love it! Pinning!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.09.13 at 8:49 pm

      Thank you, Cindy! I real-ly stress when I try to decorate. It doesn’t come naturally. thanks for sharing.

      Reply

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