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!
Absolutely lovely.
The black fireplace and amazing choice of stone are absolutely inspired. It makes the fireplace almost like a fabulous piece of furniture and grounds the entire space. ANYTHING you add just pops, including and especially that off the charts Fall garland! LOVE it all!!
Love the aubergine. I didn't know Rustoleum came in that color!
I love how the mantel turned out! Thank you for the. Inspiration.
Love your idea for elevating items – simple, yet stylish. Would enjoy having the warm scent of cinnamon lingering in my house this fall…
Great ideas for my fall table! I love the color of that throw! Fall is so beautiful- it's fun to decorate the indoors to resemble the outdoors.
It's amazing how a combination of items can make a huge statement!
Beautiful mantel decor! Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
The sconce is great! Where is it from?
Thanks for entering me!
Love the garland. Looks great on dark fireplace.
I am dying to see the tutorial for that garland. The whole thing is beautiful!!!!
The wooden post cap idea is genius! And that votive for the succulent is gorgeous, nice find!
Simply lovely! The post caps made the scent container into art!
This is such an elegant and swanky space. I just love it! I never thought of adding smell to a space when decorating. Consider it done now. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome gift.
This is such an elegant and swanky space. I just love it! I never thought of adding smell to a space when decorating. Consider it done now. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome gift.
The little pedestals are a great idea! I'm going to try that one…
Love the mantle, and especially the fall touches. Those orange votives are gorgeous! The bronze look of the air freshner is so different and great! I would really love to win the give basket!!
Lovely fireplace and great fall decoration ideas! Love the pedestal idea!!
We are just finishing a mantel upgrade ourselves. I love love the black!! Our room is going to be finished Sunday and I can start on the accents then…thanks for the great ideas!!!
Jenny, this is GORGEOUS!
Your new fireplace is amazing – I don't know how you do it. Thank you for all of the inspirational ideas you share. Your blog is my absolute favorite!
Love everything you do! Great mantel with unexpected touches. And great giveaway.
Love the look :) Happy Wednesday!
Beautiful mantel! Crossing my fingers to win :)
love your mantel – it is simple but impactful against the dark mantel. great work!
— jackie @ jade and oak
Love the black fireplace!
Love the black fireplace!
I like that the freshener is actually in a cute container and of course, your styling make it look even better…I need this! :)
such a gorgeous mantel!
Thanks for the giveaway….always love trying new scented items in our house! Love seeing your home updates! Stunning!
Love the air freshener! Thanks! Keep up the good work on your house…looks great!
Thanks for the inspiration… LOVE your mantel!
looks great!
Love the idea of using dual Glade fragrance products in a large space…GENIUS!
Love the garland! Can't wait for the tutorial. :) Also, I was shocked to find out those little "sculpture" pieces are actually air fresheners. Nice!
I like the color choice for two pedestals-the lime and cranberry/ aubergine look great together
Loving the black fireplace. I'm so excited that you are starting to get to the decorating part! Thanks for the giveaway!
that's awesome, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the styling tips. I love how the mantel turned out!
Thank you so much for the styling tips. I love how the mantel turned out!
It turned out so beautiful! Thumbs up!
So beautiful! I swear by glade plug ins! With a dog and three boys, they help my house stay fresh-smelling! The new fall scents are great
LOVE your mantel and the choices you made for the decor! Target is my all time favorite store, I make up reasons all the time to the hubby just to go there to look around, he hates it but I love it..hehe I gotta get started on my season decor, thanks for the inspiration!
Brass sconces look great against the black (haven't found the shades yet… still missing a few things from our move!), and you're right the neutrals provide a great canvas for holiday decor.
Brass sconces look great against the black (haven't found the shades yet… still missing a few things from our move!), and you're right the neutrals provide a great canvas for holiday decor.
The Fall garland is gorgeous! So creative. I love the organic look of it. What a beautiful inspiration!
It is so pretty and simple. I love it.
Love it! So perfectly autumnal!
I always hated the way air freshners look so I never bothered to get one. Now I have no more excuses. And your fire place is absolutly fab!
Absolutely love your new fireplace! Styling a mantle is one of those things that I can't wait for in a future home – a fireplace is on my must-have list for my next house. Can't wait for the garland tutorial!
Beautiful! I love the garland!