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 stool in front of the fireplace is inspired…love it!! Cannot wait to see the entire room!
Your mantel looks great! I would love to try the new glade products we have two dogs so we always welcome fresh scents!
Lovely as always, Jenny! Enjoy decorating your beautiful new home!
I love your blog! It is so inspirational! Thank you for letting us in to your home! I can't wait to see more.
So happy you get to finally start decorating!! Love the mantel and this awesome giveaway!!!
So happy you get to finally start decorating!! Love the mantel and this awesome giveaway!!!
Your mantel looks stunning. I am inspired to pretty up an area of my home now too!
It looks great! I wasn't sure about a black fireplace, but with the stone accent it is not too much.
Low what I have down with the fireplace would love a cance to fix mine up!
I'm loving the pops of gold on your dark mantle!
I love the way you styled your mantel. I have three in my house and I try to decorate them all so the more inspiration the better!
The fireplace came out great – I wondered how you it would look without a threshold – I would love to get rid of ours eventually. And the garland is stunning against the black!
Funny – I was just thinking about buying a new air freshener!
Oh my word! That garland is insane!!! Crossing my fingers I win this giveaway!!!
Wow! What a great giveaway! I would love to win! I just picked up the apple cinnamon a few weeks back and would love to refill it!
You are so creative, I look at your blog all the time!
You nailed it again Jenny! Absolutely beautiful, can't wait to see what you transform next! Thanks for the giveaway!
Love your new fireplace and mantle!
I love your fall mantle! You have the most phenomenal taste!
What lovely color inspirations!!
I love the cashmere woods smell!
Thanks for sharing your home and design ideas with the blog world! I just love your willingness to try new things and repurpose the old.
Thank you for a great giveaway! Fingers crossed!
I love how you used ordinary, everyday things to create a gorgeous mantel decor. I am trying to do that more often around the house. It has so far worked out which makes me pretty happy!
I love the succulents!
very nice
What a beautiful mantel! I'm loving the texture and colors in the garland.
It is all so lovely
I am amazed by everything you accomplish!! You always are so inspiring!
Love the light fixtures with it all. High fives from Utah. Nice work lady
Jenny, you have an amazing touch….I love how you simply styled your mantle…and the new surround and color looks so beautiful!
That air freshener looks so useful! I should remember to pick one up.
You are so clever. Beautiful with a seasonal smell
love the mantle!
Love your mantle and the use of stone remnants was totally new info for me. I'll definitely be on the lookout at my local supplier! Can't wait to read about the garland; very pretty.
Love your mantle and the use of stone remnants was totally new info for me. I'll definitely be on the lookout at my local supplier! Can't wait to read about the garland; very pretty.
Love it!
I love your blog and I hope I win!
Love your blog!
Awesome. I love succulents and the votive isn't something I thought about displaying them in!
I can't wait to read how you made that garland!
Those Glade sense and sprays are so adorable! Love the mantel!
Great look!
This is amazing!
You are always an inspiration! You've helped me make my rental much much cooler than if I hadn't been reading your blog for a few years now.
You are always an inspiration! You've helped me make my rental much much cooler than if I hadn't been reading your blog for a few years now.
Love everything you've been doing to your home. Full of so many great ideas :)
Found your blog just recently, but reading everything post by post since then! So inspiring!
Love the air freshener!!! =D Would be great to win it! 8)
I was wondering how your fireplace turned out. It's great!
Love the Target finds & of course those scent holders are so new & unusual.
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loving this!!
Looks wonderful!