“Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?”
―Dennis and Wendy Mannering
Last week, I mentioned that Evan and I were doing a little Fall decorating at our friend Kathy’s house. She and her husband, Eddie, were kind enough to open up their home the night before The Chapel Market so that all the volunteers and vendors could swing by for some supper before hitting the hay that night. Today, I’m going to show you what we had fun pulling together. And by “we”, I mean mostly Evan and our sweet little helper-for-the-day, Lilly, because I was mostly on picture-taking duty. 🙂
We started in the dining room. Kathy had a nice, long runner on her table, and Evan started his tablescape by placing two ($4) pedestals near the center of it. (He got them at a place called “Dirt Cheap” in Montgomery, for anyone who is curious about where they came from.) After that, he added some of the pumpkins we got at the Farmer’s Market the other day. One on top of each pedestal, and groupings of them in between and on each side of the pedestals…
Next, he added a lantern at each end of the runner, and one in the very center. After that, he mixed in a few mason jars (for flowers), some brass candlestick holders and taper candles, and some small, glass votives.
Last but not least, he filled the mason jars with bouquets, and softened the spaces in between with pinecones, ornamental cabbage and kale…
Get a load of the bouquets…
Couldn’t you just eat them up?! 😀
Here are a couple more photos of the whole spread….
Evan “windowed” the arrangement, so that the pumpkins on the pedestals were in between the chairs, and not directly in line with them, where folks would be seated and having conversations. The pumpkins on the pedestals are the tallest points on the table…everything else was plenty low enough to see over.
Some more close ups…’cause they’re my favorite:
Come on by on Friday, if you have time. I’ve got sort through all the photos between now and then, but I can hardly wait to show you what Lilly helped Evan create in the kitchen.
Lilly celebrated her 8th birthday the day after the Market, and I will never forget the sweet thing she said to Evan while we were standing there in the kitchen. She told him that she loooooves flowers, and that getting to spend the day with him was “the best birthday present ever”. What a fun attitude, huh? One that’s worth catching, for sure. 🙂
Breathtaking, simply breathtaking. I bet Lilly was excited and thankful for the time she spent with Evan.
Can Evan come down to FL and play at my house too?
🙂
I’D LOVE to come to FL or you could just come here… We’re chatting about a floral/ styling workshop! 😉
A workshop would be great!
Absolutely beautiful!! I simply love the colors of fall. What did you have for dinner??
I’d love to know what was for dinner too, Marisa! Too bad that wasn’t included! I love to hear about food too. Well, we will probably never know…
Best,
Gloria
I *think* she will be posting those details on Friday with the Kitchen decor. All I’m saying is the stuffed mushrooms were AH-MAZING! 😉
Awesomeness!! Love that dining room to every last detail! ~Kim
Beautiful! Layla, I so enjoy your blog and photos!
Really beautiful, but I love your basics… the farmhouse table, runner and lanterns are wonderful. xxx…Brooke
Thanks for the simple but beautiful inspiration! This would make a gorgeous Thanksgiving table! By the way, from what I can see of it, I LOVE Kathy’s house! The chandelier and mirror in her dining room are just to die for! Her kitchen also looks fabulous. Would love to see more pics of her beautiful home. 🙂
Beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing Evan’s talent with us. While I’ll probably never be THAT good at styling, breaking down the steps for me will help my table look prettier this Thanksgiving. And I LOVE the quote. I’d never heard that before, but I’m taping it to my mirror for sure. Thanks for being you Layla and sharing so much beauty.
Evan is a master! Those bouquets have to be one of the most beautiful I have ever seen! Unique, seasonal, and truly beautiful. I loved seeing the progression of his vision. Part way through I was …skeptical. (Hey, who am I to talk!) Then TADA!! GORGEOUS! I think Evan not only made Lilly’s day, but perhaps could have ignited a passion for her that holds through the years.
Stop it right now! You are too sweet Kristin! I appreciate your kind words. It’s so fun working with Layla and sharing my talent with the world. So thankful the Lord has given me the opportunity to do what I do. 😉
The pictures are so beautiful. What a wonderful way to layer a table and come up with such a lovely tablescape. Yes, yes, please show us more of their beautiful home. From the little we can see, it is very pretty. What did you guys eat? I’m betting the meal was as good as the decor.
Great pics, Layla! I’m so glad that you showed the progression of Evan’s creative process. Hopefully I will be able to recreate the look with the help of this post. I am still enjoying the beauty. Now if only I could keep those flowers alive until Thanksgiving! You and Evan are an awesome team, and hanging out with Lillie was sooo much fun! Thanks for everything!!!
You know how much I looooooove flowers, too!! Such a sweet girl! My house has been filled with wildflowers lately, but I’m heading to my local flower shop over the lunch hour TODAY. Thanks for the inspiration, Evan : ) PS Layla – the amazing quote has been added to my bulletin board collection!
Momma Jude!!! I missed seeing you at TCM this year! Thanks for the sweet comments! I remember chatting away with you last year about flowers! Hope all is well! 😉
Pumpkins, flowers, candlelight, lanterns – oh my, what a beautiful display! And that table…swoon…You are a great captor of beauty Ms. Layla : )
Genesis 1:11&12
Evan, such a stunning way to show off God’s glorious creation and Layla thank you for your gift of capturing it in pictures to share with others!
Blessings 🙂
You are too sweet! Thanks for reading/ looking! Layla and I always have SO MUCH FUN creating together! 😉
I LOVED the step-by-step breakdown of the vignette! It helps those of us that are stuck on what we need to do to acheive that layered look. Thanks for sharing, it was beautiful!
breathtaking..as you captured them Layla. And I wanted to say too..the bookcase styling you did a few blogs back and this tablescape really help a person to know exactly how to go about it step by step.
I watch quite a few design shows and even they don’t capture styling the bookcase as well as you.
I’m not wearing a hat at the moment 😀 but I would take it off to you.
God bless.
Layla, this is one of THE most gorgeous things I’ve ever seen! You tell Evan I want him to teach us a class on table scapes!!!!! Love love love the table, the colors and textures . . . Everything! Thanks for sharing!
That makes me so happy to hear! I was just chatting with Layla about a workshop the other night. Fingers crossed! 😉
Can you tell us where the lanterns were purchased? I’d love to recreate this look on my Fall table!
I love it all! Great job and thanks for sharing!
I Would love to know where the light fixture over the table came from?
Dawn, the chandelier is from Restoration Hardware. I just fell in love with it when I saw it! Glad you agree!
Oh my!! Evan is a MASTER at that! I am blown away by his tablescape. Great job!!
Oh Karen! You’re making me blush! 😉 You are too sweet! It’s such a joy getting to do what I love!
Love this tablescape so much! Where are those darling lanterns from??
Hi Kate! They are actually from Hobby Lobby. 😉
Wooowww! This is breath taking!! And I love the quote! And now I need a longggg table… and some pumpkins because I’m inspired : )
The colors and textures in the Tablescape are just gorgeous. I love it all. This looks expensive to pull off but once you have the basic building blocks, you could reuse in different ways. Great job!
Whoa! Beautiful! When you mention Evan’s name, I know there’s going to be something gorgeous somewhere….and as the pics kept building the scene, I soaked it in and waited for the final touches, but WOW… the colors, the layers…it blew me away! Thanks so much for the inspiration!