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!
Woah that garland is AMAZING! So cool.
I love how cozy and warm your mantel looks!
very nice!! Love the nature feel from the garland!
love that throw!
Your fireplace update is amazing!!
I love Glade products, and Cashmere Woods is a personal fav. Thank you for the great giveaway. Whoever wins is a lucky gal!
I am in love with your mantel decor. The florals look incredible!!
I love the black fireplace
What a fun mantel Jenny. The garland is gorgeous! Hope I win your basket of Glade goodies :)
It all looks so amazing on the black mantel. Thanks for the great giveaway.
looks amazing! I love that you purchased your items from stores that most people have access to.
Love those orange votives and love houses that smell good. :)
Mantel turned out great! And those air fresheners are surprisingly chic.
Love how your fireplace turned out!
Mantel turned out great! And those air fresheners are surprisingly chic.
I love your mantle! You are so creative :)
Beautiful mantel. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love your fireplace. The color reminds me of France, many locals in the Vendee region have old black fireplaces. They say it was code to show the house was in support (or not?) Of the king.
Love the garland! I just bought glade apple cinnamon for the first time last week and I love the way it's making my home smell!
Love the garland! I just bought glade apple cinnamon for the first time last week and I love the way it's making my home smell!
I was sort of doubting the all-black fireplace. I was so extremely wrong. It's perfect.
What a great transformation! Love everything!
I was sort of doubting the all-black fireplace. I was so extremely wrong. It's perfect.
Your blog is one of my favorites! Such great inspiration and look forward to seeing what you post each day!
Fall has always been my favorite time of year as it reminds me to take stock of what I am thankful for. After your kitchen re-do where you originally posted about Cashmere Woods, I went out and purchased some. Now my house smells ready to welcome our family and friends this holiday season. Thanks Jenny.
I love how the fireplace turned out! The black made me skeptical at first but it makes the colors really pop:) The garland is a great touch to add with those fall scents!
Beautiful! I'm stunned at your ability to combine abstract objects into something cohesive and attractive! Gorgeous.
Love your blog and can imagine how wonderful your room smells – hope I can have a chance to use the fragrance in my home
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I'm using the Glade pumpkin spice plug-in now! I would like to try the new product.
I LOVE your mantel…so festive yet refined.
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I love the fall swaggy garland you hung on the mantel…just gorgeous! I also love anything made by Glade! How awesome it would be to win this package!
Love! I need to bring some good smells into my house with Glade!
Autumnal feast of goodness!!!
I love your blog and would love to win! :)
I love your blog! Your fireplace is gorgeous! I would be honored to win :)
Wow! The tv is almost invisible. I actually thought it was just a mirror for a few minutes. Beautiful job, Jenny!
I definitely need to get some glade in my life. I love candles but the hubby accidentally left one burning when he went to work the other day. We're ok, but don't want to take that risk again!
I love what you've done with your fireplace, and that garland is amazing!
I absolutely love what you've done with your fireplace, and that garland is amazing!
Love it!
Everything is looking so great! Love Glade products!!
Everything is looking so great! Love Glade products!!
Great looking mantel!
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Your mantle looks so elegant! I never would have thought to paint a mantle black, and absolutely love it. Thanks for inspiring through your blog!
Your mantle looks so elegant! I never would have thought to paint a mantle black, and absolutely love it. Thanks for inspiring through your blog!
It looks great. I'm sure it does smell great too! Excited for tomorrows tutorial.
Great giveaway.
What a nice give away! I love the idea of making your own pedestal. So curious about these scent thingies.Great inspiration.
I love Fall!
Your mantel looks beautiful! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Your mantel turned out great and I love how the television over it turned out, I'm usually not a fan but the black paint makes it so work! I love the sconces too and can't wait to see all the ways you end up styling your mantel! I love what you've done for fall!!!