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!
Hi Jenny! Thanks so much for your decoration tips. I tend to be very conservative when it comes to decorating…(in a New England, colonial sort of way) sticking with neutral colors and accents.
Since reading your blog though, I have been inspired to step outside of my comfort zone a bit and add pops of vibrant colors to my wall art, throw pillows, carpets and accessories.
I love the renovation throughout your house…I have been a bit skeptical a few times on your vision for certain rooms but you have yet to disappoint (ex: laundry room makeover) and I am always left thinking how great all the colors come together!
Thanks for your inspiration! Slowly but surely, I'm adding color to my life and it feels wonderful!
Your fireplace turned out so well and of course the decorations are beautiful!
What a before and after! I love the accessories on the new mantle! You always make everyday objects looks spectacular!
I have been eyeing the glade scent and spray gold piece. Love it!
I love your mantel!! Unique and very festive :)
Love the mantel!
What a fun give away. I would love this.
Cute!
I'm so in love with where this room is going!
beautiful mantel-love the garland!! Thanks for the opportunity!
So beautiful and festive!
So beautiful and festive!
Beautifully done Jenny! I can't believe those are air fresheners up there, too cute!
I am in love with succulents displayed in cute containers and see them everywhere now, my question for you is…. how are you doing that when the containers do not have drain holes? Thanks!
Love how your room is coming together! And I love the garland and sconces!!!
Love Love the garland. I'd love to win!
Your work is so amazing! I cant wait to see what you do with the antique bed!
I like how you turned a votive into a plant holder, very clever. But the star is definitely your autumn garland. :o)
With a new baby in our home, we could definitely use some help on the "smelling better" and "looking cuter" front. Great ideas.
So beautiful! Can't wait for the tutorial!
Warm, festive and great smelling- great combination!
So beautiful! This will be so very cozy at night with the candles lit!
The fireplace turned out so great! I've loved following along. This Glade giveaway is perfect for the holiday season!
Love the mantel! Great giveaway too! :)
Love the unexpected sources of decorating details and inspiration – I need to think outside the box more when I'm shopping!
Warm, festive and great smelling- perfect fall combo.
Beautiful garland, can't wait to see the tutorial. I love the new mantle too. Spray painting is my friend these days. Do you have any tips for storing the extra paint? Or do you discard it?
Love how it's lookin'!
AMAZING giveaway and love the mantle! The citron is a fave of mine!!
Love the look! I've been itching to do a mantle makeover and this is just the push I needed!
Your fireplace looks incredible! I love your sconces.
This giveaway is very generous and I appreciate the chance to win it.
Thank-you!
I love your new fireplace! It makes me wish I could update the fireplace in our rental.
Looking forward to tomorrow's garland tutorial. What you have done is truly lovely1
Those mercury glass votives are beautiful!
Your new mantle looks lovely! Target is absolutely one of my favorite places for decor and shopping general :) Thanks for the fun giveaway!
Perfect, as always! Love the Target finds!!
I love fall scents! Such a cozy time of year!
Always an inspiration!
Love the mercury glass planters as a votive! Great idea.
Erika W.
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I've been waiting for the reveal and it looks fabulous! I would love to win this great giveaway!
Love this! Those scents would be perfect for the fall!
Beautiful seasonal inspiration, can't wait for the tutorial for the swag.
I love your fireplace! Great giveaway!
Love your mantel! And I would love that gift card!
love the votives! So gorgeous.
love the votives
These Glade products would be perfect for my tiny apartment, where we have zero space to even hang a tree and very little wall space to hang wreaths and other fun stuff. Can't wait for the garland tutorial!
So beautiful!
Great giveaway! Your mantel looks so beautiful. Scents are the best way to help it feel like the holidays, especially when living in Arizona!
Love me some Target!!