More Fall

As promised, here are more photos of the home my partner, nkohlinteriors, decorated for Thanksgiving.  He had a florist do some of the arrangements, but he did all the other, non floral arrangements.  I hope you enjoy and can get some ideas for next Thanksgiving.

Wreaths on the front door.

 Here is the front porch and the containers that I showed in my last post.  All but two pumpkins are real.  Nature is full of beautiful colors.

Buffet table with gourds.

The inside staircase.

 The dining table is set for 14.  There are three of the flower centerpieces with the single candle and two of the other arrangement. The table cloths are a deep violet mixed with gold napkins. 

 I love this grouping.  It's in the kitchen and is therefore slightly less formal.  The glass cylinders have a mix of cranberries and nuts.  The small container is in a simple terra cotta pot.

The florist was asked to use fall vegetables and fruits in the arrangements.  There are pomegranates and artichokes mixed in with the magnolia leaves, pheasant feathers and other greens.

It's still Fall

Despite what the commercials and retailers are showing you, it's still Autumn. And with Thanksgiving this week, I thought I would share a few more fall ideas.  My partner, nkohlinteriors.com, is decorating a client's home for Thanksgiving, and I've been helping him with some of the details and ideas.  He is putting new planters on the front porch and surrounding them with pumpkins and gourds.  We thought that it would be rather easy to find mums, pumpkins, etc, but it turned out to be a little more challenging.  It seems that after Halloween, most retailers, nurseries included, start switching over to Christmas. Poor Thanksgiving.  It's the holiday that Autumn is all about, and yet, it seems to be forgotten.  The good part is that much of the fall decorations were on sale. Mums were the most difficult thing to find, but the grocery store saved the day.  This weekend I planted the containers for him.

 

We used a red spike in the center with two burgundy mums, two purple cabbages (the one container has a spikey kale and cabbage), and a dusty miller. I then filled in the empty spaces with arborvitae.  The colors look sophisticated and festive.  Adding the dusty miller and greens also make these containers great for transitioning into the Christmas season.  Once they are in place on the clients porch surrounded by the pumpkins and squash it will be a very welcoming scene for Thanksgiving.  

I will hopefully be adding more posts this week as the decorations go up and the table is set.  I think it will turn out to be beautiful Thanksgiving for this family.