I am SO excited to partner again with Glade® to bring you this post on how I’m bringing fall decor into my home this year with decor and scent! There is such an emotional connection to scent (all it takes me is half a whiff of Dior J’adore perfume to be transported to high school!). Where could it be more important to be making these emotional scent connections than in our homes? Introducing seasonal scents at this time of the year is such a key (and simple!) part of getting your home holiday-ready.
About five minutes after we finished our new fireplace surround, I was itching to style it with all sorts of pretty seasonal accessories. But in the end I kept it pretty restrained on the mantel so that the autumnal garland could be the star (DIY tutorial coming tomorrow!). Though the votives, the small succulent plants and the Glade® Sense and Spray® Automatic Freshener play important supporting characters. There is a little color here, but mostly I wanted the mantel to be about texture.
I put two fresheners on the mantel for symmetry. I have the Cashmere Woods scent in both fresheners and they are making our large, high-ceilinged living room smell heavenly! Now it looks and smells like fall in here (a far cry from where we were just a few short weeks ago!).
Here’s a breakdown of how I styled our new mantel for fall, including a huge give away from Glade® to help your make over your own home for the holidays!
I think one of the best styling tips I could ever give is to elevate items you want to stand out or to make look more special. On a little pedestal, even an air freshener looks beautiful and sculptural! (well, it helps if your air freshener is as beautiful as Glade’s Sense and Spray!)
To make these pedestals for my fresheners, I stopped into the hardware store and found these little wooden post caps for a few dollars each.
I quickly spray painted them with this Aubergine color from Rustoleum – the perfect unexpected fall color.
I could have sanded the wood down a little more, but I liked the wood grain pattern and thought it would be pretty peeking through the paint. I think it looks cool and I’m glad I kept it!
The citron boxes the succulent planters are sitting on are just stationary packaging I picked up at Target (the boxes are actually really nice though – no noticeable seams on the corners)! Use what you got, right? :) The mercury glass planters are larger votive holders, also from Target.
The orangey mercury glass votives I lined up in the center of the mantel were clearance finds at Michaels from a few weeks ago. The color on these votives is seriously phenomenal – I’m loving them and wish I could had bought more to keep on hand for parties.
The herringbone basket we’re using for spare firewood is also a recent Target purchase (from the bath section). The little black tufted stool in front of the firebox is from Homegoods and the rug I’m trying in here for now is the same rug we had in our brownstone living room. I like how the neutral elements in the space (the rug, the floors, the fireplace and walls) all help the colorful accessories pop. This room was made for holiday decorating! :)
Now, for the fun part! Glade is kindly offering a beautiful give away package to a lucky LGN reader to help them bring a little seasonal flair into their home. Simply leave a comment on this post to enter to win a beautiful gray basket filled with a gorgeous striped throw, a deck of inspiration images and color palettes, a Glade® Sense and Spray® Automatic Freshener, an Apple Cinnamon scent refill, and a $200 Visa gift card!
Contest ends on Tuesday, November 26 at midnight PST. Winner will be chosen at random and contacted via email. Best of luck!
The fireplace obviously looks amazing, but those awesome mercury votives in the middle keep catching my eye! So cool!
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The mantel looks amazing! I love seeing how you decorate so beautifully on a budget. Thank for for all the tips!
Your home is looking amazing! Love to see your posts pop up in my reader:)
Oh my gosh those sconces are so awesome!! I would love to know where to find them. Hopefully I didn't miss it in your post, i read through twice :) Super awesome giveaway, I love candles and anything that makes your home smell inviting!
anxiously awaiting the garland post! it is GORG!
Love that aubergine spraypaint color!
Amazing how just a few touches can transform a space into the current season. Also what a lovely basket of items from Glade!
Pretty! I've been trying to do some seasonal decorating, but all I have so far are some mini pumpkins on the coffee table. :P
This fire place is just amazing, I love the all black, and that garland!! I can't wait for the tutorial tomorrow!
Looks great, Jenny! You're a marvel!
Love that you shop the same spots that I do! It's fun to find great decor on a dime. I have teenager daughters who hang out in our basement den I just refurbished. I need Glade! :-)
Looks fabulous!
Love the garland! It all looks beautiful!
Simply and elegantly done. Always a pleasure to see what you come up with!
Dying for a little Holiday spruce up. You are SO INSPIRING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyouverymuch!
It's going to be fun to decorate your gorgeous mantle this holiday. Talk about a great backdrop for sparkle!
Dying for a little Holiday spruce up. You are SO INSPIRING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thankyouverymuch!
The black mantel is my everything.
Living for that black mantel.
The colors of that garland are amazingly beautiful! I can't even handle it.
I absolutely love that fall garland – beautifully unique!
Love it all!!
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I am in love with that garland! So beautiful. :)
I love those orange votives, too. I'll have to check my Michaels and see if they have any. Thanks for the giveaway.
That looks fantastic!! Great give away too:)
I cannot wait to see the entire room!
I Love every single piece of it so far!
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous!
Scents are so important. What an exciting giveaway!!!
Love this blog. Hope to win~!
I love it all! Fingers crossed:)
What an amazing transformation! The fireplace looks great and I love the styling!
Thanks for the giveaway! (And I'm crushing on those tangerine votives.)
What an amazing transformation! The fireplace looks great and I love the styling!
I love it all! Fingers crossed:)
How festive and creative.
Fingers crossed for a win!
Love your blog,
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This makes me sad that I don't have a mantle. But I do love having fall scents around the house.
I love this whole post! Your especially garland is stunning.
Looks stunning (and I bet it smells divine!).
Your fireplace and mantel look great! I can't wait to finish our fireplace so I can decorate the mantel for the holidays.
I love the garland and the giveaway! What a perfectly "fall" set of items.
That garland is amazing!
The timing on this post is perfect – we're moving into a new home next week with a fireplace, and I have no idea what to do with it (besides s'mores). Thanks Jenny!
Love the dark color on the surround. And the mercury glass. I'm always on the fence about buying any, though. It reminds me so much of x-mas that I worry I won't like it later in the year.
your fireplace is amazing!!
Beautiful mantel. I love seeing how you pulled it all together.
Stunning fireplace and styling!
I love the use of the votive holder as a planter!
Love the basket of firewood! So cute
Love this. Would also love to win. :)