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Styling: How to Bring Autumn’s Harvest into Your Home
Make the most of this season’s mellow fruitfulness by arranging the fruits, berries and nuts of autumn in beautiful displays
Autumn is harvest time, when orchard fruits, nuts and vegetables are ready to be picked and brought inside. But rather than consign them to the cupboard or fridge, why not have fun with the season’s bounty by arranging it artily around your home? From leafless twigs looking sculptural in a vase, to witty vignettes created with just a bag of apples, use the finest picks from the fall to bring a shot of seasonal style to your rooms.
Help yourself to herbs
Woody herbs, such as sage and rosemary, keep their green leaves in the autumn and make an attractive, fragrant table decoration. Pop them loosely into jam jars or old tins for a relaxed, country look. Here, sage sprigs stand alongside a rustic wooden bowl filled with the season’s pears and nuts.
Woody herbs, such as sage and rosemary, keep their green leaves in the autumn and make an attractive, fragrant table decoration. Pop them loosely into jam jars or old tins for a relaxed, country look. Here, sage sprigs stand alongside a rustic wooden bowl filled with the season’s pears and nuts.
Try a trio
Displays comprising three elements are very pleasing to the eye. We tend to look first at the central item, but enjoy the sense of it being bracketed by two similar pieces. Here, three black vases hold three small branches peppered with bright berries. The arrangement brings pops of autumnal red and some sculptural style to this table.
Displays comprising three elements are very pleasing to the eye. We tend to look first at the central item, but enjoy the sense of it being bracketed by two similar pieces. Here, three black vases hold three small branches peppered with bright berries. The arrangement brings pops of autumnal red and some sculptural style to this table.
Makeover a mantelpiece
Candles produce a warm, flickering light that creates a cosy atmosphere on dark autumn evenings, but you can boost their seasonal vibe by positioning them between an arrangement of leaves, fruit and nuts. On this mantelpiece, conkers, a twisting branch, dried autumnal leaves, apples and other fruit make a relaxed, natural display.
Create a romantic scheme
Candles produce a warm, flickering light that creates a cosy atmosphere on dark autumn evenings, but you can boost their seasonal vibe by positioning them between an arrangement of leaves, fruit and nuts. On this mantelpiece, conkers, a twisting branch, dried autumnal leaves, apples and other fruit make a relaxed, natural display.
Create a romantic scheme
Serve up some squash
Abundant in autumn, squash come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and they keep for a long time, too. So they make ideal and unusual table decorations. Piled into a large bowl, a collection of squash makes a colourful centrepiece in this bright, pared-back room.
Abundant in autumn, squash come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and they keep for a long time, too. So they make ideal and unusual table decorations. Piled into a large bowl, a collection of squash makes a colourful centrepiece in this bright, pared-back room.
Go for rustic abundance
Take a simple, rustic approach to arranging autumnal produce. Here, small pumpkins have been heaped casually into a storm lantern, while a vintage enamelled jug is filled with a harvest of leaves, twigs and berries – an easy and inexpensive arrangement to create.
Take a simple, rustic approach to arranging autumnal produce. Here, small pumpkins have been heaped casually into a storm lantern, while a vintage enamelled jug is filled with a harvest of leaves, twigs and berries – an easy and inexpensive arrangement to create.
Style your logs
Logs signal autumn, with its long, chilly evenings and roaring fires, but rather than tumble your logs into a basket, spend a few moments styling them for maximum impact. Stack them in an ordered pile on the hearth or layer them neatly in a basket, so they look good before they are burned.
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Logs signal autumn, with its long, chilly evenings and roaring fires, but rather than tumble your logs into a basket, spend a few moments styling them for maximum impact. Stack them in an ordered pile on the hearth or layer them neatly in a basket, so they look good before they are burned.
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Non-edible berries, clinging beautifully to branches or twigs, bring warm autumnal colour to any room. Simply stand a few pieces in a tall glass vase for a minimal, seasonal arrangement. Find berry branches at florists, or trim, sparingly, from the hedgerow or your garden.
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