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!
Love the whole look!
Your fall mantel is stunning!
The fireplace looks amazing!! I absolutely love the garland!
I can't wait to see the DIY on the garland. Beautiful!
I had been wondering what to do with my own fireplace. LOVE that garland.
Beautiful! I wish I had a fireplace to style!!!
Stunning, as always! I love your new fireplace
Great giveaway! I love your new house!!! Can't wait to see more!
Fun! The fabulous texture plus pops of color are perfect together. Plus the scent for that additional layer… lovely.
Beautiful fall mantle using simple decor!! I didn't know I could love a black fireplace as much as I love yours!
Your mantel inspires me to go make something festive… the garland is beautiful.
Looks beautiful!! Love the use of color and texture.
I love your mantle. I need to decorate ours this weekend. I like using nature to decorate for the holidays. I really like the bases you made for your plants and the glade scents. Great idea.
How fantastic! What a great way to celebrate Fall!
Nic giveaway!
Love your blog! Your garland is stunning!
I love your new mantle. Thanks for the giveaway!
Loving what you've done with the fireplace.
Thanks for the great give a way chance!
I love that you used the target stationary box! So sweet and thrifty :)
love the post cap! i never would have thought of that! thanks for always sharing your great ideas!
The fireplace is looking amazing!
Love your blog! Your mantel looks amazing! Can't wait to see the DIY for the garland! :)
I LOVE how you styled your mantle, and I would love to win the Glade giveaway to bring some fall/holiday smells into my home!
Beautiful! Can't wait to see the DIY for the garland!
your fireplace is stunning!
LOVE! All of it! And what an awesome giveaway! Fingers crossed…
This is so lovely!
Love fall! Such a great mantel!
Go Glade! Go Glade! Picture me doing the cabbage patch dance… Oh wait, you can't see me.
Gorgeous!
LOVE!! All of it! And what an awesome giveaway! Fingers crossed…
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Love how the garland pops off that black. Beautiful!
You have the Midas touch! Fall is my favorite season.
I don't think there's a fragrance that says autumn like apples & cinnamon! as usual, your styling is spot on and motivating! happy fall!
Beautiful. Cashmere Woods is my fav scent too. Would love to display the Sense & Spray in my home as well.
Oh this makes me wish we had a fireplace in our home! I always miss them around the holidays- so many memories!
You are amazing and inspiring! Always finishing/improving everything in your home. Every little corner gets your attention.
Everything looks so beautiful!
Before fully reading and just looking at the pictures (kid at heart) I thought the Glade freshener was a cute little vase! I love that you can't tell that it is a scent dispensing device! Everything looks great ;)
Love the deep aubergine color you used! I am about to move into a new home and need to get the sad "vacant house" smell out asap!
I adore your fall garland, so beautiful! Thank you for sharing.
Julia
Love the mantel. Great Giveaway!
That garland is a beauty. I live in the drab Midwest but I bet if I try hard enough I can find enough natural goodies out there to construct something similar. Also I never thought of using votives as planters. Nice!
Love your fireplace and mantel! It makes me wish I had one.
The garland you have hanging is AMAZING!
Your mantel turned out beautiful. I love the pops of color and holiday styling. Looks like I need to check these glade fresheners out. Very stylish!
Your black mantel and the brass contemporary sconces are wonderful together–with the votive/succulent combo. I wonder, do the Glade scents give those of us who are perfume-sensitive a headache? I hope not, because I love the idea of scents complimenting the season. Thanks for the give-away. It looks like lots of folks have found you!
The new mantle looks incredible! Good job!
Your mantel is styled perfectly! The garland is gorgeous!
I don't think I've ever seen fall so well done! I'm obsessed with that garland! It's perfect!