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!
So pretty – I am loving the whole scene.
I just love fall and winning this give-a-way would make me love this one even more!
Love your fireplace – you have a great sense of style!! I am also loving the garland – can't wait to see how you made it!!
Lovely… I feel like I can smell your room through the pictures! You did a great job. Happy Holidays!
I love love love yummy scents!
Love love the garland. What a transformation of the fireplace from when you moved in!
There's never been an idea that you've posted that I haven't loved! Jenny, you need to come over and do my house up pretty ;)
Aw fall! I love fall and your mantle really captures it. Can't wait for the DIY.
Lisa
The Autumn Garland is beautiful! I can't wait for the DIY!
Great giveaway! Love the glade scents that are out right now!
As usual, your styling is lovely! :)
Loving how this turned out and am dying to see pics of the rest of the room as you get it furnished :)
Phenomenal mantel and awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win!
The stone you picked looks so nice!! Love it!
Love how you are immediately styling your fireplace to perfection after just finishing it! Would love to win this great Glade giveaway to help spice up my little DC apartment for the holidays. Thanks Jenny, and Glade!
What a fun giveaway! I'd love to win.
That fireplace looks amazing! I love all the rich colors. Thank you for a fun giveaway!
Great inspiration- love the garland!
love this! i am so impressed by your work on the fireplace.
Gorgeous! That garland is incredible!
Gorgeous! That garland is incredible!
I do love fall. What a nice give away!
I've never seen air freshness so stylish! I want!
The mantel looks so beautiful! I love how the warm and golden colors glow in front of the dark, deep background.
I would love to win…thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
I love how your tv blends into your fireplace. And the fall touches really bring in some nice color and warmth. Thanks for always being a source of inspiration!
That garland is amazing! Looking forward to seeing the tutorial for it and wondering if you're planning on doing on for Christmas. :)
LOVE the autumn swag on the mantle!!
Looks beautiful. Great give away.
Looks beautiful!
Love it all!
The sconces look great, and the beehive candle holders complement them perfectly!
It all looks amazing!
Your fall mantel is so inspiring! I want to create something similar on my bookshelves at home.
Looks gorgeous, love how you decorated the fireplace. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Love the garland, what a great idea. And what a lovely giveaway!
I love how your mantle looks! Great work! It's an amazing transformation! Thanks for the give away!
Love the votive candles! Thanks for this giveaway!
I love the black mantel!
I love your blog and adore your fall mantel. Simple yet warm and modern. Beautiful!
I love your blog and this fall mantel is beautiful. Simple, modern and warm!
What a fun giveaway!! Especially love that throw:)
Love, love, love the garland of fall colors against the black of the fireplace it is gorgeous.
What a great giveaway! Love that Glade diffuser too.
How inspiring! While reading this I am burning my new Yankee Winter Pine candle that I have been passing in the market for weeks and finally caved and bought. It is already bringing me so much happiness. Scent truly is such an important element of design. Oh, I hope I win!!
Love, love, love the garland of fall colors against the black of the fireplace it is gorgeous.
What a great giveaway! Love that Glade diffuser too.
What a fun giveaway, and I especially love that throw!
That garland came out amazing! You do amazing work!
How lovely! Beautiful.
The fireplace turned out so beautiful! You've inspired me to decorate the teeny mantel in our teeny apartment :)