Autumn Accents
September 26, 2011
Well hello, and happy happy fall y’all. Let’s kick of the mantel par-tay hosted by Layla with a few changes in the living room. You’ll see the addition of a floor to ceiling oak tree branch, a new burnt orange throw, and a few decorative new accents too.
Call me trendy, but yes there are owls on my mantel this season.
Double trendy points for the golden hue. I spotted that cool moss covered nine foot tall branch at a local shop specializing in second hand midcentury decor – it was covered with woodland ornaments and I just loved the shape of it. I asked the owner if he’d give or sell it to me and he said he’d let me have it for free as long as I agreed to buy something in the shop. Deal! I choose the 1970’s golden owls ($20 for the pair) – a fun seasonal score.
The tall amber bottle I found at another local second hand shop, and the lantern is from World Market. On the other side of the mantel are some birch inspired vessels, found at a local shop here in my town.
They can be and hold anything you imagine – right now one is a stand for a plush pumpkin and the other a vase for the changing leaves of viburnum from the backyard.
On a nearby skirted table is this playful little vignette. The urn is from a thrift store and is filled with plush pumpkins from Love Feast Table.
On a quest for something new and different, at the last second I pulled a switcheroo above the mantel and added a new mirror. Don’t worry, lovers of my white gloss mirror, it shall return next spring, I promise!
For the next few months, I thought I’d bring in something new with a little shimmer. I’m always looking to mix it up and since I had a store credit at Pier One I brought home their Champagne Mirror to try out for the holidays.
Truth be told, I’m not 100% sold on it.
It’s pretty, it’s glitzy, I love the champagne finish and chunkiness of the frame, but the shape is a rectangle and I’m just not convinced it’s “the one”.
What say you? Is it a bold beauty or a blah substitute for the white mirror? I’m torn.
Pillow covers found at Festive Home Décor on Etsy.
Here are a few more accents around the living room, including simple branches in a big bottle, some pine cones on my vintage brass scales, and pumpkin décor in the form of both pumpkin tree branches and a ceramic favorite from my fall stash.
Hung above the antique sideboard is my decade old oak leaf wreath and a few more seasonal accents too.
Inspired by this vignette, I added these amber bottles found at a thrift store, added the white adhesive letters. and filled them with local dried grasses.
Today I’m linking up to Layla’s Fall Mantel Party – join us there!
If you’d like a peek at my outdoor fireplace and mantel, Rhoda styled it with some red mums and other fall accents, it’s lookin’ festive and fantastic! Be sure check it out here.
Cheers to fall y’all!
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Tags: autumn, fall mantel, holiday
