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!
I love how the fireplace turned out and those sconces are fabulous! I'm hoping to find those Glade fresheners before the holidays.
Great giveaway!
I think I bought the same stationery!
I just love this fireplace, you have made such a beautiful job and I am sure the beautiful scents go with it perfectly. I am going to buy some tomorrow. It would be fantastic to win your give-away. Betty Baker from Wasaga Beach,Ontario Canada.
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Amazing fireplace and a wonderful giveaway. Thanks LGN!
Your mantle turned out beautiful! the garland is unreal!
Gorgeous mantle!
We also recently bought a house so I am finding all of your tips and ideas super helpful. You have amazing style Love Glade!
We also recently bought a house so I am finding all of your tips and ideas super helpful. You have amazing style Love Glade!
I love the simplicity. Less is more.
The garland is beautiful – I love everything you do!
Love the mantle! Can't wait for the tutorial!! Also, that Glade Sense and Spray actually looks like something something you'd want to display in your house- way to surprise, Glade!
The mantel is beautiful! I love the mercury glass against the black wall color. Amazing!
Ooooooooh my goodness- You are my mantel inspiration- I just moved into a new place and finally have one!
Ooooooooh my goodness- You are my mantel inspiration- I just moved into a new place and finally have one!
What a great way to turn a generally dull item into a piece of decor! Love it.
So pretty! Pick me!
You're inspiring me to finish our mantle in the dark black color, it's so, so gorgeous and all the accessories really pop. Fabulous job as always.
You little stands for the votives are so cute! Love the giveaway.
Love the finished fireplace!
Love the finished fireplace!
Thanks for the festive inspiration! Here's to hoping I win the great giveaway too!
Simply gorgeous!
I love how you just painted wood pieces to display your candles. Beautiful!
Awesome!
Awesome!
Seriously the most beautiful fireplace & mantel ever!
Decorating a rental is challenging, but details like these can be seasonal and easy to switch out. Thanks!
You have a gift. I'd never put those things together, but your style is beautiful and inspiring!
You have a gift. I'd never put those things together, but your style is beautiful and inspiring!
Beautiful!!
We've got no shortage of fireplaces in our new home (5, yikes!), i can use all the ideas I can get.
The black mantel is super chic
this is beautiful! love these colors against the black. cashmere woods is a suiting name for this look too! ;)
Of all the Glade scents, Cashmere Woods is my favorite.
Of all the Glade scents, Cashmere Woods is my favorite.
Looks great!
Thanks for the neat tips!
Beautiful!
what a great giveaway! love the simple but classic decorations on the mantle!!
Jenny, you are a genius! Love the fireplace makeover and the Sense and Sprays are gorgeous!
That throw is so beautiful! And so is your mantel!
I'm not a blogger or designer but following your blog has made me think outside the box and not be afraid of color. Thanks for teaching me how to PAT! (put it all together) Gold is my fave color of spray paint now :)
I love the garland on your mantel! And I would have to try out the clean linen scent by Glade. :)
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
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What a great giveaway!
Looks great!
Great giveaway
I love the garland, you add the best possible pops of color!
Love the garland- can't wait for the DIY tutorial. : )