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 how the fireplace turned out! Gorgeous!
I love your fireplace! Beautiful!
What a cute mantel and thoughtful giveaway!
Beautiful job! Your creativity is such an inspiration.
I am loving this fireplace. Makes me want to do a total revamp!
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I just went through a Glade Apple Cinnamon candle in a week. The scent is so perfect for this time of year. Better than a $20 candle any day.
can't wait for the garland tutorial! In the meantime i'm brainstorming the perfect holiday scent for my living room.
Love this. Can't wait for the garland tutorial.
I can't believe that's a DIY garland – stunning! I have the cashmere scent going on now and I loovvee it :)
Your fireplace looks amazing!
I'm a fan of Glade's Cashmere Woods as well – love woodsy scents of sandalwood and patchouli, especially in the fall. :)
This will be our first Thanksgiving/Christmas in our new home too. I'm looking forward to decorating and making our home smell welcoming!
Love the new mantel! And the beautiful fall garland.
I love it! Fall is definitely my favorite time of year for seasonal decorating.
Love the garland and heading out to get the Glade sent accent piece over lunch!!
Love that air freshener! Never thought I'd say that! So cute.
Would love to win this great giveaway!
love love love how it turned otu!
I love natural items used as decor, especially this time of year, and that garland is great!!
That room is looking like the perfect place to spend a fall day!
Love how you blend unexpected colors into textures and make everything seem like it just belongs.
Those citrine boxes are such an unexpected color, but perfect for the mantle& I love the blanket in the giveaway, coppery like those pretty little votive holders in the center.
What a beautiful garland – can't wait to read the how-to!
It's lovely. I love how you pick up odds and ends at discount stores and make them look like so much more. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Beautiful mantle and great giveaway!
Oh what a lovely room, I sure miss having a fireplace!
Wow! that garland is just wow! It is beautiful. I can't wait for the tutorial. And hats off to glade for making a pretty freshener.
I love the idea of establishing scent memories. Also, so impressed by the simple, yet striking mantel you've created!
Love the little bench!
Great giveaway…thanks!
Love your ideas, It's so exiting! It would be great to win. :)
Vicki
Looks fantastic Jenny!
Love the little bench!
I love how the fireplace surround and mantle turned out!
I love how you can't even tell it's a freshener! These touches would cheer up my sad little grad school apartment immensely!!
Great Ideas!
Your fireplace looks amazing! The perfect fall touch! Thanks for the opportunity :)
So pretty! I love the garland.
This looks absolutely lovely, Jenny! I cannot wait to learn how to make a wreath like yours! It is beautiful!
Everything you touch turns to gold. Gorgeous fireplace.
My MIL is visiting for the holidays. The throw would be a perfect gift for her.
Love the garland and look forward to the tutorial. And with two little ones in my house I could definitely use some glade to make it smell heavenly! :)
Love it all! Great idea with the little wood pedestals!
Thanks for the giveaway and your inspiration!
Looks fabulous! Love seeing your home come together. You are so talented :)
Looks fabulous! Love seeing your home come together. You are so talented!
Looks so great! I love mantels!!
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I love the simple, but effective design – totally doable!
I love the black mantel/wall/fireplace, so elegant and really nice how the television recedes when you're not using it!
Thanks for this amazing give away! And excited to see your home coming together!
I just bought a very similar throw and I want another!