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!
Love your constant creativity!
You are making your home so beautiful, everyday I come here to see what's new in Jenny's home and brain for that matter. thanks for the chance to win this great prize. The sconces are gorgeous!
i love the black, compliments this color scheme very well! I would love to win too!
I love it! It all came together nicely.
I love it! It all came together nicely.
what a great contest. it has been so fun to see the progress you've made on your new home!
The fireplace looks great!
This looks awesome!
The scavenged fall garland is a knockout against the black! Loving it! And the sconces are to die for. Great work. Thanks for the chance to win!!
Beautiful fall garland! Love the real wood fireplace! so cozy!
I love your fireplace transformation and the lovely Fall decor!
Your mantel looks beautiful! I just love the garland!
I LOVE Glade's Cashmere Woods!! It's the only scent I put in my family and living room. It's so comforting! Anyways, great giveaway, scent and mantel! Triple threat haha.
Great giveaway!!
Love your projects.
Teresa
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love your gorgeous new mantle stone, as well as this great styling!! I'll be hitting up Target this weekend :)
so pretty
Beautiful, love everything about the mantel decor & the garland is stunning.
Love the mantel!
Love the mantel!
I love a seasonal approach to holiday decorating. It is much easier for me to live with and so classy. Thanks for sharing!
Pretty pretty. I was checking out those glade things at target. Cute!
Pretty pretty. I was checking out those glade things at target. Cute!
Wow! Thanks for hosting this giveaway! Your mantel looks awesome, by the way. :)
Love it! Autumn decor and scents are my favorite!
That garland is amazing! Love how the fireplace came together!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Your fireplace décor looks awesome!
The colors in your garland really pop against the dark mantel. Very nice!
Thanks for hosting this exciting giveaway!
Looks great – love the garland! And the giveaway :)
would love to win!
Love the idea of using candle holders as planters!
We're closing on our house in a week…such beautiful inspiration!
Can't wait to see a pulled back photo of this room with the finished fireplace! That throw is beautiful!
Cashmere Woods is the BEST scent ever. I'm so glad you're telling people about it!
I love a decorated mantle and I love that you're showing a way to do it with a flat screen mounted above it. That's my set up too, and it can be a little challenging.
Cannot believe how you make an everyday object seem glamorous!! Hope I win!!
I love that autumnal garland!
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Looks fabulous! Thanks Glade and LGN.
Beautiful mantle! Thanks for the giveaway :)
Awesome giveaway! Would love to win!
Beautiful mantel! I love the deep purple color, I'll have to find some of that spray paint for my own collection.
Looks wonderful, love the colors!
The garland is So perfect! I need to add some yummy fall scents to my home! :)
Love, love, love the garland! I think you've inspired me to paint my mantle black as well!
Love the Fall mantle!
Beautiful garland. So, so pretty.
This is my entry!!
Loving your new fireplace! Also, I'm very impressed that the Glade Sense and Spray Automatic Freshener is able to fill your giant room (since it has such tall ceilings)!
Your mantel and your simple decor turned out wonderful. I love understated seasonal decor. Awesome job!
Love the votives and the sconces look great! It would be fun to win, especially since we just bought a house.