Autumn in the Dining and Living Rooms

When we visited Pennsylvania we went to a place called Wendell August.  They make heirloom quality hand crafted metal gift ware which includes platters, bowls, ornaments and more.  Anyway…

I spotted this vase on a display and decided I wanted it.

They only made two and the other one has the aluminum base so I favored this one.  The young man told me that they aren't going to make anymore of them and I have the only one of it's kind!

You can see the hand hammered finish on the bronze metal cuff that they applied to the glass vase. 

I wove a couple of garlands laced with pine cones, leaves and twigs on the mantel and then started to nestle various pumpkins along it.  I will probably add some items for halloween on here before long.

Nearby on the chest I put my glass cloche with a mercury glass finished pumpkin inside,

I put raffia around the bottom and elevated the pumpkin on a candle holder.  The white pumpkin  in the background is on a timer so it lights up each evening.  I'll stick a black bird in there for Halloween!

A new arrangement on the wood top that divides the two rooms.

I picked up an antler bowl a while back and stuffed some raffia in it then layered the pumpkin and pine cones around it.  

The candle holders were on the mantel so they found a new home for now.  I've had the metal planter a while and keep it filled with the faux philodendron.

My little conservatory/lantern got a little update with the same orange pitcher as last year and some dried plant stems.

I changed out one item here on the tray with the glass pumpkin.

It has an open bottom so a flameless tea light candle can light it up.

The dining table was moderately changed.  I added the rust and gold runner for some depth in color.  I found the runner at Michael's (very inexpensive) but it looked too skimpy so I layered it on the other one that was already there.

These small magnolia leaf wreaths were added to the bases of the big candle holders.

I used these pumpkins on last years mantel.  

Those that follow me will remember my center arrangement I created "here".  I wanted to keep everything in place but just swap some of the candles for pumpkins!

The cocktail table got a minor change.

I set out the amber glass pumpkin and made a quick arrangement in the big bowl with a large rustic pumpkin surrounded by my collection of small velvet pumpkins.

This lantern has been used many times.  I stuffed faux dried plants and pumpkins around the sides.

So that's the living and dining room for autumn!