DIY Thanksgiving Tablescape with American Farmhouse Style Magazine

Last year after a nation wide search with thousands of entries, I was honored to selected one of the top four finalists for the 2022 American Farmhouse Style Magazine Ambassador contest. Below is the DIY table riser I built for the final project. You can view the magazine article here.

As the seasons change, fall ushers in cool crisp nights, falling leaves, pumpkin decor, cider, and cozy sweaters. 

A Time for Gratitude

Thanksgiving will soon be here and families will gather around a loved one’s kitchen or dining room table to celebrate the season of gratitude and renewed blessings. Creating a fun and festive thanksgiving tablescape is my way to welcome family and friends into my home and help make the holiday feel special.

DIY Centerpiece for the Thanksgiving Tablescape

I love to think of an empty table as a canvas, and the pieces as the paint. Creating a Thanksgiving tablescape can be a wonderful way to be creative and expressive. I always start with the centerpiece and make it the focal point of the table.

My table is just over eight feet long, so I wanted to use an extra long elevated centerpiece. But I couldn’t find one in the stores so I decided to make my own! I went to my local hardware store and bought a large board and some furniture feet.

Once home, I gathered the materials and planned out my next steps. To make this centerpiece a bit more interesting, I used a router to create a decorative edge. If you don’t have a router, or want a simpler technique, just use sandpaper to round off the corners for a smooth finished look.

Afterwards, I drilled holes in one side of the board and hammered in threaded plugs to attach the feet. With the feet attached, it was time to paint. I chose a satin white spray paint for a quick durable finish. After the paint dried I went back over it with sandpaper to create a rustic texture for my Thanksgiving tablescape.

 Creating Coziness with Decor

With the board complete, it was time to decorate the table. (My favorite part!) Going around the table I started layering the plates using a charger as a base, followed by the dinner and salad plates. By putting the largest plates down first, it gives me an idea on how much room I have to add the decorative pieces, uch as candles near the centerpiece. 

Next I place the glasses, silverware napkins with napkin holders. (There’s a wide assortment of napkin holders available.) I love to mix in florals, pumpkins, faux leaves, and sprinkle them around the Thanksgiving table to create ambiance. You could also incorporate a small charcuterie board mixed in with the decor. 

I hope these ideas spark your creativity and get you excited for the upcoming holiday season! 

The Leaves are on Fire!

Bringing in rich colors into my fall decor this year! I wanted to create a cozy look with deep reds, oranges, soft yellows and dramatic greens - all the colors found in the beautiful autumn leaves. 🍂 I also added more gold touches and of course candles! Candles always create ambiance! So, let’s talk about the candles! When I was decorating I was originally going to use battery operated candles. But then thinking real candies would look more dramatic - I went real. Well….

I was taking photos of this space by my staircase. When I backed up to get a wide angle shot, I saw a really big glow through the lens. I looked up and realized the tallest candle on my table had caught the flowers arrangement on fire! Thank goodness I saw it and put it out before the entire arrangement burst into flames!

Note to self: Always make sure your candles have plenty of space to burn!

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A Spooktacular Entryway!

Decorating for Halloween is one of my favorite things of the year! I love to decorate for my little ones, so I make it whimsical, magical and family friendly! I prefer spooktacular instead of scary so I don’t decorate with skeletons, but adorn my home with cute bats, spooky spiders, and lots of orange and black pumpkins. Check out more details below! 

Halloween decor can be as simple or as intricate as you want. I’ve had these old wrought iron candle holders for years! The spider webbing and plastic spiders you can find at Dollar stores. Another great way to create a spooktacular Halloween on a budget and last minute, is with candles! I bought these darling battery operated spider candles, but you could use any candles. I would suggest battery operated candles because they are safer, especially with little ones around. 

YOU can mix in real and faux pumpkins and sprinkle them around your home. If you want to go with a more elegant look- I love my Mackenzie-Childs pumpkins. 

But any decorating direction you go, Halloween can be a fun and festive holiday for family and friends to enjoy!

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For the cute sign and large candy corns you can get them here. Use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your entire order. 🖤

DIY Thanksgiving Tablescape with American Farmhouse Style Magazine (Copy)

After a nation wide search with thousands of entries, I am honored to selected one of the top four finalist for the American Farmhouse Style Magazine Ambassador contest. Below is the DIY elevated tablescape riser I built for the final project. You can view the magazine article here.

As the seasons change, fall ushers in cool crisp nights, falling leaves, pumpkin decor, cider, and cozy sweaters. 

A Time for Gratitude

Thanksgiving will soon be here and families will gather around a loved one’s kitchen or dining room table to celebrate the season of gratitude and renewed blessings. Creating a fun and festive thanksgiving tablescape is my way to welcome family and friends into my home and help make the holiday feel special.

DIY Centerpiece for the Thanksgiving Tablescape

I love to think of an empty table as a canvas, and the pieces as the paint. Creating a Thanksgiving tablescape can be a wonderful way to be creative and expressive. I always start with the centerpiece and make it the focal point of the table.

My table is just over eight feet long, so I wanted to use an extra long elevated centerpiece. But I couldn’t find one in the stores so I decided to make my own! I went to my local hardware store and bought a large board and some furniture feet.

Once home, I gathered the materials and planned out my next steps. To make this centerpiece a bit more interesting, I used a router to create a decorative edge. If you don’t have a router, or want a simpler technique, just use sandpaper to round off the corners for a smooth finished look.

Afterwards, I drilled holes in one side of the board and hammered in threaded plugs to attach the feet. With the feet attached, it was time to paint. I chose a satin white spray paint for a quick durable finish. After the paint dried I went back over it with sandpaper to create a rustic texture for my Thanksgiving tablescape.

 Creating Coziness with Decor

With the board complete, it was time to decorate the table. (My favorite part!) Going around the table I started layering the plates using a charger as a base, followed by the dinner and salad plates. By putting the largest plates down first, it gives me an idea on how much room I have to add the decorative pieces, uch as candles near the centerpiece. 

Next I place the glasses, silverware napkins with napkin holders. (There’s a wide assortment of napkin holders available.) I love to mix in florals, pumpkins, faux leaves, and sprinkle them around the Thanksgiving table to create ambiance. You could also incorporate a small charcuterie board mixed in with the decor. 

I hope these ideas spark your creativity and get you excited for the upcoming holiday season! 

Stay tuned for lots of new blog posts coming!

Falling For Fall

Do you like to change up your fall decor look? Every year I love to change up my fall decor. Some years I like to push the boundaries and decorate with pastels and creams, other years I like to stick to neutrals, muted grays or traditional jewel tones. 

I’m excited to show you a collection of my favorite fall photos through the years. Let’s go back five years ago to 2017 and work our way up to 2021.

In 2017 I saw this sage green pumpkin at Micheal’s Craft Store and knew I had to have it! The shape was so perfect and color was so calming. This one pumpkin ended up setting tone for that year’s entire fall look. I then added more soft hues mix with it like faux lambs ears. It was nice to have the light and airy feel cary over summer. To this day, this photo is still one of my most popular liked photos on Instagram. 

I loved that sage green pumpkin so much that I decided to try different coffee table arrangements with it. I created this lovely light colored display bringing in neutral colored florals, greenery in wood vases and a beaded garland.

For the fall of 2018, I decided to go more of a farmhouse rustic look. I celebrated the season with muted grays, soft greenery, and lots of darling farmhouse signs. I also brought in touches sunflowers in neutral colors. Who says you can’t mix sunflowers with fall decor?😉

The cute wood signs and pillows are from Krumpets Home Decor. You can always use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your entire order.

Brought in lots of neutral creams, soft hues and lots of texture during he year 2019. My inspiration came after I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and saw their lovely fall florals. I bought lots of fall colored stems and put them into a custom wood planter box my just built for me. 🍂

I was extra excited to decorate for fall in 2020! I wanted to usher in autumn in with traditional fall colors - but with a twist. I placed bright oranges and browns in my mantle garland, and I love how it looked against the white trim work and light walls. It definitely gave the room a much needed pop of color! I repeated the same colors for the coffee able but added different textured pumpkins. This photo of my coffee table and fall mantel has been shared thousands of times and featured on many social media accounts. It’s one of my favorites for sure!🍁

This year, in 2021, I discovered my love of mango wood and incorporated it this year’s fall decor. I knew this mid century modern sign would be a perfect fit for my mantle - because of the clean lines and easy to read font.

These darling mango pumpkins are from Krumpets home. You can always use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your order at Krumpets.

I purchased these rattan pumpkins this year from Kirklands. I love that light brown color, and I know they will be pieces I will use in years to come!

I also had fun bringing fall decor into the kitchen this year by decorating this tiered tray. I purchase this tiered tray from Hobby Lobby a few years back and it was sage green. After a year of having it, I spray painted it white to brighten it up. The wooden leave cut outs are from 12timbers

Hopefully this has given you lots of fall decorating inspiration!

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Fall is in the Air!

My living room is all decorated for fall! I had fun using lots of different textures in my coffee table decor, while bringing in pops of traditional fall colors. Do you enjoy decorating for fall?🍁🍂🍁

Can you tell that this fireplace garland is actually three different garlands put together? 🍁 I couldn’t find a large garland anywhere so I used two garlands of one kind and a different one for the center, then put them all together. I nailed in two tiny white nails in the front of the mantle to keep the garlands from falling forward. Then I also added faux leaves, flowers and beaded stems to fill in empty spaces and to make the three garlands look like one.

This photo below might be one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken. To me this photo represents fall, with all its’ wide range of colors and natural elements. For the center police I used a lot of wood texture. I paired the mango wood candlesticks with the painted white word pumpkins, then added fall stems to fill in the empty areas on the tray. (The taupe and orange pumpkins are from Hobby Lobby.)

This white tray is a home decor staple in my home. I use it for almost every season because the white goes with everything, plus it’s the perfect size for most coffee tables. You can find it here.

I love what this tag says. “Grateful.” To me this tag says one of the most important virtues in life. To me, being truly grateful for blessings in one’s life will only bring true happiness. When I saw this pumpkin at the store, I knew I had to get it and take an uncles photo of it. I also love the pumpkin because it’s so interesting with the carved indents on it. It make it so interesting, and interesting pieces are great in decorating.

I love the look of candlesticks, but I don’t lichee mess of real candles! Flawless candles were one of the best inventions ever! I always purchase mine here.

Notice the white leaf stamp on the orange pumpkin? I found it fun to mic the muted orange next to the contrasting deep red beads.

The cute orange pillow, white wood pumpkins and Harvest sign are from Krumpet’s Home Decor 🍁 Use code NISSALYNN for 10% off your order plus free shipping on orders over $25

You don’t have to buy new seasonal decor every year. I always use decor from previous years, and then buy a couple new pieces each year. In fact,this autumn sign I’ve had for over thirteen years. I bought it from one of my friend’s boutique, and it’s 100% hand made.

Hope you enjoyed a little tour of my fall living room! If you have any questions feel free to email me!

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Thanksgiving Tablescape with DIY Wooden Box

Tablescapes are my favorite! I love setting the table for family and friends to help make an occasion extra special. To me, decorating the dinner table brings family and friends together and traditions are formed.

As I was thinking of what kind of look I wanted for my Thanksgicing tablescape, I decided I wanted a long wooden box with fall florals to run down the length of the dining room table. I found some online, but there were super pricey. So I asked my husband to make one for me. He already had leftover wood in the garage from past projects, so we didn’t have to buy anything! We measured how long I wanted it, and then he started cutting and assembling the box. You an see a short tutorial video at the end of this post.

The faux floral stems are from Hobby Lobby, and lanterns can be found here. The place ats can be found here.

Fall Decorating with Pops of Green!

I love decorating for fall!

Fall is in the air and I’ve already started decorating! So tell me, who says fall decor has to always be orange and brown? Why not shake fall decor up with a more romantic approach?

That’s why I love decorating with soft, romantic colors. White and sage pumpkins, pastel colored hydrangeas, with a background of festive wood signs and rustic accessories.

Just about every piece of the darling decor is from Krumpet’s Home Decor. Use code: NISSALYNN for 10% off your total order!

It’s also fun to decorate in front of the fireplace. It helps the room to feel cozy. A basket with pillows and a throw are a must. I also added the basket of faux green pumpkins and the cream colored pumpkin.

How one achieve this look? It’s all about layering! Whatever space you’re decorating, start with your largest items first! With my coffee table decor, I put down the tray first. Then the largest focal point pumpkin in the middle. Then I add the candle sticks. From there I start adding the small white pumpkins, and fall stems. You don’t have to cover ever inch of the tray, but enough so it’s not sparse.

I used the same method when decorating my fall fireplace. I started with my largest signs and added pieces. Always remember when adding pieces to always balance. Balance is pleasing unto the eye.

The sunflower came from Hobby Lobby. I love this lighter colored one because it fits better with my neutral decor.

First, I placed the Pumpkin Patch sign centered on my fireplace mantle. Then I added the greenery and pumpkins around it.

I get asked all the time where the green pumpkin came from. I bought it at TJ Maxx a couple years ago. Every year they have the most amazing faux pumpkins!

The cute fall sign and bead garland are from Krumpet’s Home Decor. Use code: NISSALYNN for 10% off your total order!

I ‘m going to carry the same type decor theme in my dining room. That way the decor in the house flows and feels unified. Stay tuned - pics to come!

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Easy DIY Fall Centerpiece - YOU can do it!

An easy, #DIY #farmhouse fall centerpiece! All you need is: craft paint, mason jars, burlap, faux flowers, sponge brush and a glue gun! Check out the tutorial the video below!