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!
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What a fabulous give away! Your mantel is beautiful and am sure smells wonderful!!
What a great opportunity to celebrate the season! Thanks so much!
Absolutely love the various materials you used in the swag! The symmetry of it makes it petfect. A simope mantle display is always classic –
Absolutely love the various materials you used in the swag. The symmetry makes it completely classic –
Happy holidays♥ what a wonderful giveaway! Thanks ;)
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Your photos are so lovely, I can almost smell the beautiful fragrances! I would love to try this in my home!
Love the garland! Perfect fall colors
So pretty so far, love the stone surround!
Wow – you can't even tell that's a sense & spray – looks like some cool sculpture or something! Could definitely put one (or three) of thos eto good use in my apartment ;)
Your fireplace looks great! And the accessories are the perfect finishing touch!
Your fireplace looks awesome! Thoroughly impressed by your talent and abilities. The garland is gorgeous against the dark background.
Wonderful ideas! Definitely pinning this and sharing with friends.
Would love to win the giveaway…it would be the perfect way to celebrate my 32nd birthday! Yes, I just told everyone my age. I shall be brave.
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Looks beautiful! I love the symmetry!
Looks beautiful! I love the symmetry!
Beautiful fall mantel!
I love the simplicity of this, just a few stunning pieces, I really want to strive for this idea too.
I love the shape of that air freshener!
thanks for the giveaway
have a wonderful day :)
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Beautiful design! I'm jealous of your artistic eye!!
i love the colors of mantle and the decorations.
Great giveaway! Your mantel looks lovely.
Pretty mantle! I love dressing up the house for fall!
What a festive take on garland! Love the colors.
How fun! Thank you for the giveaway. Your mantel is beautiful!
I love the beehive design. I haven't been able to find them in stores yet. I want one.
What a lovely giveaway and just in time for the holidays.
I love the garland! I'd really like to see a demo on how to put that together!
Glade candles smell so awesome! I love their seasonal scents.
I love the smell of the holidays. :)
You did such a great job. I so miss having a fireplace.
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Lovely giveaway. I love Glade's fall scents. Would be exciting to win a few of their products. Thanks!
I love your blog and all the inspiration you give – thank you! And your fall mantel is lovely!
Looks beautiful!!
What a gorgeous garland!
Gorgeous!
Looks great! Love the garland.
Love those mercury glass votives!
Beautiful! I love Fall and Winter scents. And that garland is amazing.
I'm in love with your garland.
Thank you!
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I love that throw! And I love Glade products.
I love that throw! And I love Glade products.
I love the way you made the ordinary special.
What a beautiful garland and mantel. I love all your special touches!
You did such a good job on the fireplace renovation!! It looks awesome.
How amazing! Would love to win this :)
Everything about this mantel is so dark and rich- that kind of color scheme just never gets old. I'm thrilled that Glade is taking style into consideration for their products. If you have to keep it visible, why can't it be pretty?
Your creativity is amazing!!! I can't picture things in my head, so I am not the least bit artistic.