Scenes from the Late October Dining Room

Hi Friends, I need to share the rest of my Dining Room, 

before it's time to change things up for Thanksgiving...

For me, decorating is a "process". Even the seasonal decorating. I have certain pieces I like to use and keep them as a basic part of the landscape. The large metal Italian basket is one of those basic pieces on the Dining Room table. The basket is big and makes a statement. The heavy chairs are also big, so whatever is on the table has to be bigger. It's also easy to add and subtract floral elements to keep the basket seasonal.

Now in October, I've added colorful preserved leaves and smaller white and gray pumpkins to the hydrangeas and ivy that are usually the base for the arrangement. I filled up an ironstone tureen with faux pears in late Summer and they've just stayed. I've loved that harvest gold and green with my make-shift tablerunner for Fall. I'll be changing out the tablerunner to a darker piece this next week as a base for Thanksgiving. By the end of October I'm ready for some darker, more textured linens.

One of my white wooden trays landed here too, and it's been a place 

to show off my tapestry pumpkins that I bought last year. 

These little pumpkin guys are hard to snag, but worth the effort.

Here's the post from last Fall of the Dining Room. 

This metal vintage-look postcard holder is a lot of fun,

and easily adds some graphic seasonal ephemera.

Which means I really love old postcards, but they're not always easy to display.

Even though I have a neutral base for decor, as in walls and furniture,

I really need those seasonal pops of color.

I can use the orange in the Fall and try not to overdose on it.

This little candy bowl compote is (I think) from the 30's. 

Love the black highlights around the rim.

This sweet little collectible British teapot depicts

Caernarfon Castle which is where they filmed Downton Abbey.

It's tomato-y red color makes it work for Fall and Christmas both.

Old books are always a good way to elevate a piece.

I wanted to do something a little different this Fall on the buffet,

so I went back to a favorite look with a pumpkin on an urn.

Maybe not real original, but a classic look I love.

I tend to clutter things up, so I'm working hard at editing my pieces.

You can see a decorative plate and my squirrel were holdouts

in the photo below.

Here's a look at my favorite little corner of the Dining Room this Fall.

Need more late Fall Inspiration?

Pumpkin and Bittersweet Urn for Fall

and

My Favorite Urn for Fall

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Turnabout Tuesday at My Wee Abode,  Share Your Style at French Ethereal
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