Greetings! We thought we’d post a few fun, fall table decorating ideas here today to remind everyone about the fall table ideas link party we’re hosting here tomorrow. If you’ve blogged, or are planning to blog about any fall-inspired table top ideas at your place, we’d love to see them at the link up this week!
One of my absolute favorite things about creating decorating-related blog posts like this one, is the “dream and do” process. I imagine it’s similar to the excitement scrapbookers feel when they sit down to add something to the book they’re creating. For me, these posts usually start with an idea that pops into my brain in the wee hours of the morning, before I’ve even opened my eyes. Do you do that, too? Lay there and dream/think/meditate/pray as the room gets brighter and brighter on the other side of your eyelids? I love that time of day. I always feel so recharged and grateful for the chance to experience it.
Another thing I absolutely love about creating these kinds of posts is the opportunity it opens up to collaborate with other artsy-fartsy folks- both online, and right here in person, in sweet home Alabama.
This particular post started with a “Hey! Let’s have another link up” email between me and Kate, and Sarah, and Rhoda. I’m crazy about those gals, and I look so forward to throwing these e-bashes with them every now and then. That email led to a text between me and one of my local friends, Evan. I love collaborating with him, and this time around, I thought it would be fun to have him teach me how to put together a fab, frugal, fall flower arrangement. We also recruited our friend, Joshua, to film the insanity lesson, so if you’d like to learn along with me, click the play button on the video below:
Evan also wanted to add that the most important thing is to just have fun with it. The kinds of flowers, and how you arrange them is really second fiddle. You can’t go wrong with buckets full of flowers!
We shot the video at our friends, Kim and Danny’s, house a few weeks ago, and my hubby had  waaay too much fun shooting photos of our finished tablescape in their dining room.
I loved the idea of creating a pumpkin, dark blue, and white “farmhouse fresh” style tablescape this year, so we started by drawing inspiration from an inexpensive collection of mis-matched blue and white bowls I purchased on eBay a while back…
Who says fall has to be red, orange and yellow, right?
From there, Evan and I thought it would be fun to bring in some rough textures and warm colors to contrast with the glossy, blue and white dishes. We used a burlap runner, pumpkin-colored napkins, amber-colored candle votives, chalkboard name place holders, and a collection of old brass candlestick holders to bring in a little warmth and texture. Evan’s “wildflower” inspired bouquets took center stage, and could easily be moved over to the sofa table once the dinner bell rings…
It’s really just about mixing metal finishes with dishes and napkins in our pumpkin/dark blue/white palette, and then popping in a some flowers that have a fall feel to them.
This post is about fall table decorating ideas, but I wanted to share some exciting news today, too. It appears our house hunt has come to an end. We made six different offers on two separate (foreclosure) properties over the past couple of weeks and our “best and final” on the second property was accepted this afternoon! We’re really excited, and look forward to exhaling after the closing of this house, and the new one, later this month- ha!
Table top sources:
Burlap Runner- handmade
Pumpkin-colored napkins- World Market
Silverware- homeowners
Blue and white bowls- eBay
Square dinner plates– World Market
Square salad plates– World Market
Amber-colored votives- Target
Tall, tin buckets– Save-on Crafts
Floral tape– Save-on Crafts
Brass candlestick holders- Goodwill
Chalkboard place cards– World Market
Flowers:
Mojito Hydrangeas
Hypercium (Red Berry, a.k.a “Coffee Bean”)
Alstroemeria
Veronica
Seeded Eucalyptus
Viking
Safari Sunset
Fern
Montecasino
Solidago
PS- HUGE thanks to Joshua Pittman for filming…
Evan G. Cooper for flowering…
…and Kim and Danny Brown for letting us take over their table!
I simply love it:) When’s dinner? 🙂 Can’t wait to link up this week.
Tracie
Love the fresh colors… And flowers on this tablescape! Nice, REEAAL nice;) also, congrats on the new house!!!
Loved the video and the blue and pumpkin tablescape is so beautiful! Congrats on your excepted offer … so exciting.
Great tutorial. And I love blue & white. Great idea for using it in the fall.
Love Love Love Evan! What a cutie-pie!!!!! (Layla, shame on you for hitting him with your flowers!!!!!) LOL
“Typically, what would an arrangement of this sort, cost to create?” I’m looking at it and thinking $100 or so????? They both turned out absolutely stunning!
Ter’e
P.S. I’d have to make do with day old flowers!!!!!!! This looks pretty costly.
Hey Ter’e! Evan said it was $35-40 for each of these arrangements, but any of these flowers could be switched out for less expensive/free ones! 🙂
The table is gorgeous.. but OH WOW! How wonderful about the offer being accepted. Moving is so exhilarating and exciting. You guys are going to take so much knowledge with you into your new home. I bet you can hardly sit still. Congratulations.
Thanks, Shannon! 😀 I don’t think it’s really hit us yet, but I guess we better start gathering up some moving boxes!
Love the added blue surprise to fall! And…Congrats! Hope all goes quickly and smoothly with the closings and can’t wait to see the new casa!
Thanks Layla! That is definitely do-able!!!!
Hey………………..(more like Haaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy)……….can we please see Evan at Christmas too? This looked so easy and was sooooooo inspiring! Thanks for sharing him.
P.S. Remember, I am married to a southern man. LOVE THEM!
Ter’e– you are too sweet! I always have a blast working with Layla. Fingers crossed you’ll see me again at Christmas!! 😉
I totally love the idea of working holiday colors into a semi-permanent color scheme that may not automatically lend itself to such. I always was afraid to add a little orange/purple/green to my red/green decor. But when I learned from somewhere/someone that if you make a purposeful statement with the holiday colors in one spot, or several, it makes everything festive. I just got done doing my bay window scape. I break out all my colored mercury glass style candleholders in fall colors and set them up in on the bay sill, totally framed by my 1980s red/green/blue floral wallpaper, and it still screams fall. It’s festive and sparkly and draws attention away from the dated stuff elsewhere. Thanks for your inspiration!
I also do something similar with my outdoor holiday decor. I have a red/green brick house with a MASSIVE red brick driveway. When I add a strongly colored fall/floral themed bouquets to the stair rails and a fall twig wreath on the front door, my house says happy fall, not 1950s brick hasbeen.
yah! congrats on the exciting news! I can’t wait to see the new digs. The table is gorgeous. Love the arrangment, the tablescape-everything.
Congratulations on the new place! Can’t wait to see the diamond in the rough transformation that you guys are so great at. 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous! (And is it weird I was obsessing more over the lights that accent the artwork on the wall?? SOOO clever!)
Congrats on your accepted offer! I was just thinking about that today and was going to ask! YAY! The holidays in a new home!
Wow, your table is fabulous! I enjoyed the video; thanks for sharing how to make these arrangements! Gorgeous!!! Are you packing? I’m so excited for you! I know you’ll love being near family! Oh, I visited Prattville Pickers, on my way to Florida, and loved it! Cool place!
Everything is great except one thing- those wine glasses need to be full- that is hardly enough to wet your whistle! 😛 Congrats on your offer being accepted- we have done the “best and final” before and I found it quite nervewracking! Can’t wait to see y’alls’ next chapter…..(did I get the plural possessive apostrophes right?)
Nervewracking is right, Tenacwalker! PS- there’s probably a joke about those glasses being a little fuller before the photo shoot somewhere in here. 😉
YAY!! Good news about the house hunt! Your table setting is gorgeous! BTW Layla – congrats on the start of the adoption journey. I read your post the other day, but didn’t have time to comment. I’m very excited for you! My sweet sis and her hubby adopted three special needs kids from India. We love ’em all with all our hearts, and cannot imagine our family without them!!! Praying for good connections for you & Kevin along the way!! Blessings! ~Sally
I love love loved the flower video. It was very helpful. Thanks for the inspiration. Congratulations on the new home
Lucy’s Grammy
So glad to hear you loved the video!! That’s exactly the response we were hoping for! 😉
Congrats on the new house. I love the blue & white bowls.
Thank you, Paige! 😀
Woot! Congrats on having your offer accepted. I love the idea that you will have this wonderful opportunity to start anew and we get to see what fab ideas you come up with. That is a double woot! By the way, I am also designing a blue and orange and cream tablescape. When your kitchen is blue and white, you go with the flow(blue.) haha Thanks for sharing. see you tomorrow.
xxoo
Congrats on all your exciting news! Love your blue fall table, but I’m completely smitten with the light fixtures in the hall. Would you be able to share where they could be found?
Thanks!
Thanks, Lynette! I think those fixtures came from Circa Lighting. So pretty!
Layla that is beautiful, love the flowers and the colors. That touch of copper in the place settings is amazing. Congrats on your new house. I know its’s bitter sweet after all of the hard work you two put into your home. It’s going to be fun to see you guys work your magic in a new house.
Thank you, Karen! We’re absolutely giddy about the upcoming move…well, maybe not the actual *moving* part, but the new house and neighborhood will be fun! 😀
Well, it’s fab. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Love to all of y’all!
xoxo,
shaunna
Thanks Shaunna!!! High Five to you too!! LOVE your blog! 😉
I really love this table and seeing the arrangement made makes it seem really doable!
very pretty!
Thanks so much, Jessica! 😀
Thats nice…I really like it!
Wow, what a beautiful table to welcome the Fall season! I totally agree that Fall decor doesn’t have to be just red, orange and yellow. I am looking forward to incorporating blue and white into my Fall accesories. Thanks for the inspiration and congrats on your new house.
Great photos and LOVED the video too!
The table setting is AWESOME especially if you invite inlaws over or something! Its soo high you wont even have to see them!
Ha! 😀 We were actually thinking you could move the flower arrangements over to the sofa table when it was time to chow down! 😉
So glad you mentioned needing to move the flowers when it came time to eat. I was looking at the pictures and admiring everything, but kept thinking the flowers would be in the way once everyone sat down and wanted to have a dinner conversation.
Yep. Easy peasy, and there just happens to be a gorgeous sofa table to display them on right next to the table! Poyfect! 😀
Loved the video with Evan. Both of you were great and it was very helpful to watch the arrangement develop. Hope to see more videos with Evan. Congrats on the new house too!
Thank you, Elizabeth! I hope to see more videos with Evan, too! 😉
Elizabeth!!! Thank you so much!! I have to be honest- I told Layla I was super nervous about doing the video we when we first tossed around the idea, but I am so glad we did now!! Your kind words make it all worth it!! 😉 I hope to do more videos with Layla– Keep those Fingers crossed!
love it all.
That is so gorgeous! I’m in love with that photo looking out the window.
Thank you! Kev had so much fun shooting in that lovely, light-filled space! 🙂
Hi Layla and Kev,
Congrats on your soon-to-be new place! That is beyond exciting, I’m sure you are chomping to get in there 🙂
And I am ready to link up tomorrow. Just say the word and I’m there! Or here, you know 🙂
Thank you, Jessica! We look forward to seeing you at the link party tomorrow! 😀
I want to know where to get the light fixtures on the hallway wall
Just what I have been looking for.
I love your table.
I france, we don’t use to do that, to change decoration following the seasons or the events. Except for Xmas, of course.
And I like that in your country.
It’s much more fun. It seems you celebrate each occasion you can. And I LOVE that.
Wow – those flowers are so pretty! Tablescape and the pix are fab too! And congrats on the new house – we’re all looking forward to seeing it and what you guys are going to do with it! x
Beautiful Layla! I love the blue dishes. You have inspired me to use my grams blue willow china. I hope to get something put together today 🙂 What a great video and I love the trick of making a grid on top of the vase! I never thought about doing that. The tablescape at your friends home was simply gorgeous. Makes me want to make a wood table like that! Congrats on your new home ……..it’s going to be fun following along with your new adventure.
I am thrilled that you have gotten a buyer for your home and found a new one closer to your family. I can’t wait for your remodel blogs.
Love the table, I second another video of the two of you doing a Chritmas/ holiday table. Congratulations on your offer being accepted! Can’t wait to see your journey from the start of the new house. Best Wishes to you both.
Fantastic table setting. I absolutely love the blue!
Absolutely gorgeous table setting! Unique and beautiful!
The photos are so beautiful!! But even with watching the video, I’m not sure I can duplicate the flower arrangements! Can you come over? lol
Oh my goodness, it’s so beautiful!!
Debbie
I adore this! Evan seems like so much fun! I feel like I learned so much just from that video! And that table scape is beautiful! What a great team and beautiful finished product! ;}
Ashley!!! Thanks so much for the kind words!! You are to sweet! I had a blast working on this video with Layla!! It’s so wonderful to hear that you took something away from the video– MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! I would LOVE to tag team with you and Layla soon! It would be FABULOUS!! 😉
DUDE, you name the time and the place. It would be Epic. ;} EPIC FUN!!!! Wow I need to go to bed. Right after I sneak into Layla’s window and steal her amazing dishes. ;}
Wow, that looks so wonderful! Great space to work in and I must know where those hallway lights are from! The entire house looks great, and Layla you’ve made it look even better.
first i just have to say yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay for the new house offer being accepted! thrilled for you!
ok, with that outta the way, i hope you know how talented you are. this table is gorgeous and yet simple. so well done. and fun!
~lovely~as~always
I love the classic country style! (I love the video; it so helpful and it is easier to follow than some blog posts – which are also great by the way!)
table setting is beautiful. And congrats on the house. My husband and I are in the process of selling ours and buying a foreclosure for our next house is something we want to look into. It would be great to know how you went about this process of finding a foreclosure home. Did you just use zillow or have a realtor that helped in the process?
We actually ended up falling in love with a particular community, so we just made offers on the foreclosures we found there. It was pretty much the same as buying any other house, and we hope the closing goes as smoothly! #FingersCrossed!
I love how this looks – however, I am always looking for a tablescape that can stay ON the table during the meal! No fun trying to see over gorgeous flowers, eh? More on that bent, perhaps? Blessings!
Thanks, Lisa! I guess we could’ve made miniature versions of the same arrangements, huh? 😀
Love everything, but especially that knit throw!! Where can I find that? 🙂
Hi Elisa! Check out PomPomAtHome.com! 😀
Thanks so much!!! I love your blog – you have the best ideas. Good luck in your new home. 🙂
The flower arrangements look beautiful. I loved Evan’s comment that he cut his mom’s fern. I am hosting a party tomorrow night and have some pretty carnations but they would look really snazzy with some fern added.
Glad someone like the fact I trim my Mothers ferns, because she HATES it! hahah So glad you are going to try to mix the fern in with your arrangement. I would love to see a picture! High Five, Krystle 😉