How To Make A Fabulous Fall Centerpiece
These five easy tips will show you how to make a stunning fall centerpiece for your table. Enjoy the beautiful colors of fall in your own home!
Trust me – I totally get how intimating it can be to pull off a centerpiece that looks exactly like you want it to! With that in mind, let me share my best tips with you for how to make a fabulous fall centerpiece.
I love, love, love to create eye catching centerpieces! My kitchen and dining tables feel bare if I don’t have some sort of centerpiece adorning them year round. Sometimes, I’m in a hurry or I’m in the mood for something simple, like my 5 Minute Late Summer Centerpiece (click HERE to take a look), but most of the time I prefer a centerpiece that is overflowing with lots of elements of whatever theme or season I’m decorating for.
TIP #1: DECIDE ON A COLOR THEME
Over the years, I’ve accumulated quite a collection of fall decor. I bet you have too. {winkwink} I have decorations and bits and pieces in every sort of fall color you can think of – bright pumpkin oranges, neutrals, burnished colors, etc. For the past couple of years though, I’ve been crushing on the more traditional burnished colors of fall. So, as I’m going through my fall stash, I will pull out anything with those colors. At this point, I’m not making final decisions on what will actually wind up in the centerpiece. It helps me to bring all of these items to the location where the centerpiece will actually be. That way I can easily add or takeaway as I go.
TIP #2: DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO DISPLAY THE CENTERPIECE
By this I mean, do you want to display your centerpiece in a tray or a container of some kind? Do you want it on a runner? Or do you just want it to reside directly on the table? I often like to contain my centerpieces in a tray. Trays usually have sides, so when it comes to how to make the centerpiece, I know that I’ll need to either use tall items or elevate the smaller ones so that they can be seen. Knowing how I’m going to display the centerpiece will make a difference in which items I choose to be a part of it.
TIP #3: USE AT LEAST ONE STATEMENT PIECE
I like to use one larger or taller element in my centerpieces that will really catch your eye. Often times, I place the statement piece in an unexpected location within the centerpiece – such as close to one end instead of in the middle. You should also consider the angle that your centerpiece will be viewed from. My kitchen table sits longways in my breakfast area, so I usually place my statement piece at the far end of the centerpiece. That helps to draw a person’s eye down the length of the table.
TIP #4: THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
My favorite centerpieces are ones that either have unexpected elements in them or common centerpiece elements that are displayed in a different way. In other words, don’t just look in your fall boxes. Look around your house for items that you could include that would still tie in to the centerpiece.
TIP #5: HAVE PATIENCE, EXPERIMENT, PLAY AND HAVE FUN!
This might just be the most important tip of all! Don’t think that just because you don’t get it right on the very try that you can’t do it. Start out with what you think you want. If that isn’t just right, tweak, rearrange, add/remove items or maybe just start all over. Walk away for a while if you find yourself becoming frustrated – whether it’s for a few minutes or even for a whole day.
The bottom line – some people are a natural at knowing how to make a fabulous centerpieces with little or no effort. I’m not one of those people! It usually takes me a few hours to a few days to get a centerpiece to look exactly like I want it to. So if you’re like me and struggle with the whole centerpiece thing, be kind to yourself and enjoy the process!
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Your centerpieces are alway amazing! I think you are a pro! I don’t have a stash of seasonal stuff, but I just might begin with a centerpiece and build from there.
This is gorgeous Suzy and I love how you simplified your process. Very inspiring!
Literally, nothing beats fall. And the decor is great too. I love your simple and elegant ideas to dress things up around the house for the best season of the year! Thanks for sharing.
This is a lovely centerpiece. Thanks for all the tips. Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight Pinned & sharing
I absolutely love decorating for fall!! I love the oranges, reds and yellows and utilizing gourds, pumpkins and leaves of any color into centerpieces and door decorations! Thanks for the awesome tips!
Love the fabulous centerpiece ideas! Now I’m inspired!
Love your style!
Very pretty – i like to keep all center pieces low so that we can converse without looking around the decor, but that’s just me! We have one table where we do school, meals and life! It’s not usually set prettily, but when it is I like to look at arrangements like yours for inspiration! Thank you!
Hi Suzi, I really like all of your wonderful decorating ideas and enjoy the pics of your beautiful home. Thank you for sharing pictures with us. You inspired me to get started with my fall decor and I have it done with the exception of a few little tweaks here and there. I need to make a few purchases before I am done. Thanks for the inspiration!! Oleta in Texas
I’m all Fall(ed) out here in Seattle where the leaves are starting to turn. With so many evergreens, we don’t get great color so we have to appreciate the color we do have.
I tried pinning your five tips but couldn’t pick up the pin. Darn.
I can hardly believe it’s fall! This year has flown! Love the pretty centerpieces!
Fall is my favorite time of the year to decorate. Your centerpiece inspired me to do just one more decorating project. My family gives me such a hard time about how I get so excited to get all my beautiful fall décor out but…..they always end up telling me they like it too!!
Hello Suzy,
Fall is my favorite time of the year and I find myself coming back to the post often these days, looking for inspiration. I usually find it.
September will be here in a couple days and I will want to begin some light fall decorating. Have already copied your early fall center piece for August. thanks for all the inpsiration.
I love all your ideas. I have been incorporating them in my Florida home. My home feels so much more cozy now.
Thanks for the great inspiration!
Love this post! So pretty!
Love all the the center pieces designs God bless and keep the ideas and decor coming
those feathers look stunning! i am going to borrow your idea for sure!
I’m the type to throw in the towel after a try or two also. Thanks for the tips.
That is beautiful! Thank you for more inspiration!