How to Layer a Fall Vignette

Great ideas and tips for adding seasonal warmth and interest to your Fall decor, no matter your style! Layers are your friend when it comes to creating warmth and depth this season!

fall stems, pumpkins, primitive sunflowers

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Hey friend, are you excited to decorate your home for Fall? I would love to help you! Let me show you a few of my early Fall vignettes, with tips and ideas for layering that may just help you to rethink how you decorate your home for the season.

It may still be steamy here in coastal MS, but Fall is definitely on the way! The leaves are falling, and the air is slightly cooler in the early mornings and evenings. My favorite thing this season is sipping my coffee on the porch in the morning before the sun is fully up. My view is pretty breath taking, especially considering we just moved from a home with not a single tree in the yard lol!

How to Layer your Fall Vignettes

I typically plan to take a couple weeks to unpack my Fall bins and spread the decor around, but inevitably I end up doing it all in one day! I hate having partial bins lying around.

Our new rental home has fewer display areas than our previous home, but this gives me the perfect opportunity to create layered vignettes, and they really are my favorite.

Why you should layer your vignettes

If you like a collected home filled with warmth and interesting corners, then layering is your best friend! Layered vignettes do the following:

add charm and interest

create a welcoming and cozy atmosphere

invite the eye to explore

are visually appealing

Add a few layered vignettes while you're decorating for Fall, then don't be surprised if your guests get comfy and stay awhile!

Here are a few corners in my home where I've layered my Fall decorations. I hope they inspire you!

Dough bowl filled with pumpkins

Many of us own a dough bowl or two. The rustic wood is perfect as a base for a simple fall vignette! Here's how to do it.

add greenery to dough bowl (this can be stems or even a garland, as I used here)
nestle pumpkins into the greenery, propping them against one another so their best parts show

Tips:

include a variety of textures and colors to create a beautiful display
additional elements can be added, like my chunky tattered sunflowers, or primitive fabric acorns
check dollar stores for inexpensive elements (that's where these woven and moss pumpkins are from)

Display items in a cloche

Everything looks cuter when shown off under a glass cloche! I found this one at the thrift store last year (see similar HERE), but they are available everywhere!

I simply stacked two of my DIY pumpkins inside the cloche, a pumpkin made from a thrifted sweater sleeve and another pumpkin crafted from fuzzy socks.

Tips to remember:

I think a pumpkin stack like this is more effective when the pumpkins are the same color, it fools the eye into seeing the entire vignette as a solid item, rather than several items.
layer the cloche onto a wreath to soften the hard edges and add texture
extend the vignette with a few complimentary elements, like the gingham pumpkin and paper roses

Texture is everything

This tip is so simple it's hardly worth mentioning. Don't just plop a pumpkin onto a surface and call it done. By simply layering the pumpkin on top of a wreath base (even if it's just simple greenery), you'll make it look so much better! How cool is this rustic pumpkin? Want to make your own dupe? Check out my DIY pinecone pumpkin tutorial!

This rustic side table with the grommets was a great choice for this fall display. Think of your surfaces and how they relate to your decorations....sometimes throwing a crocheted doily or rustic table covering over the surface will change the look entirely!

Think outside the box

fall leaves, layered pictures, creamy painted rabbit

Layering is all about adding visual interest. When I was decorating my mantel, I had a spot that needed something a little bigger, but the area was not big enough to accommodate anything I tried. Then I remembered my sweet little chalk painted rabbit. I keep her out year 'round, and because she's a neutral color (and rather stately lol), she works! Some tattered cheesecloth ribbon around her neck adds texture. I paired her next to a fall leaf garland and don't the colors look amazing together?

Remember: quirky is charming!

Sometimes less is more

When you're layering, if you add too many pieces (aka tchotchkes), the look can be overwhelming. Just a couple of pumpkins are all I used on our mantel. The greenery garland and layered shutters are already a lot. So I kept the rest pretty simple. Two small pumpkins on one side, and my rabbit over on the other side. Done.

Tips to keep in mind:

don't be afraid to rework areas if they don't feel right...but if you don't start, you're not going to finish!
sometimes, simple is best
greenery will always add life and layers to any vignette

Include a variety

sunflowers, spice cabinet, primitive jack o lantern cookies

This Fall vignette may be too much for many of you, and I get it! I really crammed a lot onto the top of my vintage white dresser! But it is cohesive, the colors flow together and the look is one that I love!

Tips to remember:

think various textures when bringing a vignette together (soft and hard, light and dark)
use those pitchers for displaying your Fall stems like my farmhouse drop cloth sunflowers with homespun check centers

Oh, in case you're wondering...those jack-o-lantern cookies are faux! I'll be sharing the DIY with you soon!

I hope these ideas inspired you and you're motivated to break out the Fall bins soon!

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