Fall Tablescape Ideas

What foods and decor items do you like to include in your fall tablescapes? I love these:

• Lazy Susans – Handy for hospitality and decorating the tablescape.
• Burlap & Candles – Brings out the rustic cabin look that I admire with scented candles. The more candles the better. Ahhh!
• Apples & Pumpkins – Gotta have these for fall decor…fresh apples, MacIntosh Apple Candles (the best!).
• Candy Corn & Spanish Peanuts Medley with Mini Pumpkins – This one’s a sentimental holiday must do for me. It brings back fond memories of my paternal grandmother.
• A Dish of Nuts and a Nutcracker – Do you collect nutcrackers? There are so many fun ones to make a tablescape with. This one is a holiday favorite of mine.
• Painted Pumpkins – Add your toddler’s (or grand-toddler’s) artsy pumpkins as a fall tablescape.
• Monopoly Boards – Fand winter holidays in my family have included a Monopoly game on many occasions. Collect Monopoly boards for a vintage look.
• and whatever else strikes my fancy

Lazy susans are fun to do tablescapes on and quite handy to use on a table. My mother kept one on our table for years. When I found one at a yard sale for $5, I just had to get it.

I went on a Pinterest fall tablescape tour and discovered that white pumpkins are particularly popular. I liked several of the decor styles. Painted acorns is an idea I came across that I hadn’t thought of using for decorating the table before. Listed below are links to several tablescapes from rustic to elegant. Enjoy!

• Outdoorsy/Rustic with Acorns
• White Pumpkin Elegance
• Plaid
• Rooster in a Tray
• Vintage Grater
• White Antlers
• DIY Painted Acorns Idea
• Vintage Books & Pumpkins on a Tray
• Rustic/Candles & Fruit
• Hydrangeas & Pumpkins
• White Pumpkins & Candles

Which gorgeous tablescapes on Pinterest like the above do you like using on your kitchen table? Stir up warm feelings of fall and the upcoming holidays with these pretty fall ideas listed above.

Change Your Table Setting with these Ideas

Change your table setting because it can bring you inspiration. You may have a particular favorite style to decorate with in the autumn.

Personally, I like to change things up. And I enjoy elegant, rustic, country, vintage styles mostly.

Appeal to the senses as you change up your table decorations. Fall ushers in the longing for nostalgic comforts of home and family.

Think of how you can combine natural colors of seasonal changes along with favorite decorative items you’ve saved from your childhood.

Bread Box of Scriptures

Place a bread box of scriptures from the Bible on your kitchen table, and start each day by reading one as you drink your morning coffee. The Bible is not a good luck book, but it helps you to focus on the good and  reaches deep places of the heart.

Years ago my mother gave me a box of “Bread” full of little cards with scriptures on the front and back. And the prayers of a mother never die. My little bread box always often reminds me of my mom’s prayers for me.

Mother was in tune with God. She had like a sixth sense so to speak.

One day when I was traveling with my family in another state, I called her. At the time, I was either having a bad day, feeling down, or something.

When she answered the phone, she said, “I’was sitting here by the phone, waiting for you to call. I just talked with the Lord, and he said everything is going to be alright.” She had no idea what my need was but knew through prayer that I had a need.

One thing I learned from my mother was to take my needs to Jesus. When you’re going through a tough time and don’t know what to do, you can ask your mom to pray for you. But best of all, you can take it straight to Jesus who hears when you pray and will answer when you call.

Scented Candle

When inviting friends over for lunch or dinner, light a scented candle and place on the table. The aroma will welcome your guests when they walk through the door.

Promote a relaxed feeling by using a mint and lavender candle. One of my favorites is a candle blend of spearmint and eucalyptus. I also love lavender candles to help feel relaxed.