Fall Floral Centerpiece

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Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply!

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Hello lovely friends!

I hope you’ve had a great fall week so far. It’s still been fall-ish feeling around here so I made this fall floral centerpiece, went to Micheal’s and bought a few more fall florals, then onto The Home Depot for even more fall goodies for my front porch. Fall is definitely in the air!

Today’s fall project is more of a non-traditional fall decor. You know, not the typical orange and browns.
I will sometimes use those colors but the last couple of years I’ve been on the plum, ivory, rusty-pink kick. What’s your favorite fall theme? Are you more traditional with the oranges, etc?

I’m on the hunt for some white pumpkins for my porch but haven’t found any yet. I may have to paint some orange ones. haha

This fall floral centerpiece was SO simple to throw together. I literally did it in about 3o minutes or less, painting and arranging.
The box I used is part of my recent haul.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Moving right along. I think I counted about 5 more items left to do… 3 baskets, the wood floor shelf and the 4 barstools (counted as 1).

Fall Floral Centerpiece

Here’s how this little box began…

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

$3

Since I was making this into a fall floral centerpiece, I decided to pull out my “greenish” hued water stain.
You can find it >>> here. (I had it mixed in store, Riverbed)

Green for fall, right?

I wasn’t so sure I was loving it as I began, haha.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

But once I covered up more of that the yellow-y wood, I knew it was the right choice.

Then I wasn’t loving the dark brown. So I decided to rub a bit of the green stain on it too.
And wow, it very nicely changed the tone.

You can see below the difference between the front brown piece and that back brown piece. See the difference in tone?

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

I love how paint and stain can so totally (and simply) transform things.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Once I had covered all areas, I began the floral arranging. (I didn’t put any kind of sealer on the stain, by the way)

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

I found some old floral foam blocks in my stash and just used those. They fit snugly down into the base.

And then I just started sticking in the flowers. That sounds simplistic but it’s the truth.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

I will usually begin with some of these larger flowers and randomly spacing them about.

Then I start adding in the other things like these white sprigs.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

And then adding more of the additional things. (the small purple flowers and green sprigs)

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Until it starts to fill up the entire space.
I will stand back and look at it, turn it around and look at it. Filling in where needing or adjusting as needed.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Lastly I added those large round ball sprigs.

As you can see, I like a less traditional fall decorated home. Plum, rust, ivory and green are my thing.

I have done traditional and loved it but it’s not my favorite. I’ve also used blues, rusts and ivories too and love that as well.
To me, there is just something about rich plum for fall. I love it.

And that is literally it. I think the fall floral arranging part took me about 10 minutes if that.
So easy!

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

That is one side…

And here is the other, flipped around…

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

I really love the green on the box too.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

That was a good choice for fall, after all.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

As I mentioned above, I actually just went over to The Home Depot and bought some planters for our front porch, some white and plum mums, a new rug, and more to decorate our porch. I don’t share a lot on our porch for the blog because we have a really old front door/side lites that needs replacing so it’s not the prettiest.
But I am hoping we will finally be putting in a new door soon. It’s been on our very long list of “things to do/replace” for years.

With that though, I am going to try my hardest to get something pulled together that’s pretty that I can share with you all. I also am planning to make a new wreath out of some of these same flowers and a few other things to go along with it. Maybe I’ll have it so full you won’t even notice the ugly old door stuff! lol

Here’s a top view if you wanted to recreate this one.

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Here’s a few other projects that I’ve done that are also “non-traditional”:

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Go grab you something up at the thrift store to make a fall floral arrangement too! You can sometimes even find old wreaths or flowers to pull from at thrift stores too.
When I bought these fall florals at Micheals’s, they were all 40% off. I just went again the other day and now everything is 50% but it’s getting sparse. Hop on over there soon if you haven’t already!

PIN it to save it!

Using an old thrifty find, plus fall florals from the store, make this non tradtional fall floral centerpiece simply! artsychicksrule.com #fallfloralcenterpiece #fallflowers

Missed any of the rest of the haul’s makeovers? Check them out here:

I hope you have a wonderful and blessed fall weekend! Stay safe, friends!

xoxo

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26 Comments

  2. I like the green stain stuff. I picked up a jar at Hobby Lobby sometime back on clearance and never opened it. SO! now I know what I want to try it on:) It’s nice to see how something looks before trying it. I remember you used it on an orange colored wood and it worked good. Thanks for the swell idea! and HAPPY FALL—Y’ALL! (we do say y’all down here!) LOL

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  5. Well who would have guessed that green would have changed the brown so much! Love the way the flowers look – makes for a nice center piece on the table!

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  6. It’s beautiful and the green on the wood works! The colors are a nice change from the usual colors. Really pretty and it will go nicely anywhere. Might try a book case if it will fit with a few pictures of your family doing fall things. Wonderful weekend to you all.

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  9. That is so pretty, Nancy! And looks wonderful on the jute runner. Did you make that or buy it somewhere? I would love to have one to put on my dining table with a similar arrangement. Thank you! xo

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    1. Thank you, Karen! No, I didn’t make it, I’ve had it for many years and can’t remember where I got it. Maybe TJ Maxx?? It was packed away in one of my drawers and I pulled it out and finally used it! lol

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  10. Such a simple and pretty project, I find myself wanting to use less orange and more rust, green, gold/wheat and ivory for fall, plus some blue. Orange just doesn’t really flow with the rest of my inside decor, but I can use it on the porch! . Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you, Vicki. Yes, I love the colors you mentioned. And yes, on the porch is about the only place it would work for me too! ;) xo

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  13. I love getting your fabulous emails and how you make something plain into something awesome! You are, in my opinion, a master of decorating. Thank you.

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