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Fall entryway with a walnut console styled with a large ceramic vase of dried wheat, amber bud vases and a brass lamp, a round wood mirror, a long jute runner, a woven basket of throws and a plum velvet bench cushion, against limewashed walls with a fluted wood panel. Styling Tips

The Fall Entryway Refresh: The First Ten Feet

The first ten feet inside the door set the season for the whole house. A console styled with dried wheat and amber glass, a basket for the throws, a runner… Read the guide →
Moody Halloween living room with a cream sofa layered in black velvet and oxblood, dark dried florals in a black urn, pale and black pumpkins on the coffee table and black tapers on a limestone mantel, walls in dark olive picture-frame moulding. Styling Tips

The Halloween Living Room: Moody Layers Without a Single Cobweb

 Fall dinner table with an olive linen tablecloth, oxblood velvet napkins, brass candlesticks, amber glass bud vases with dried wheat and cream stoneware, in a dining room with fluted wood paneling. Styling Tips

A Fall Tablescape That Isn’t Thanksgiving: Olive, Oxblood and Brass
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Moody Halloween dinner table with a plum velvet runner, black taper candles in brass holders, smoked glass goblets, cream stoneware and dark dried florals, in a dining room with picture-frame moulding painted deep plum. Styling Tips

A Moody Halloween Tablescape in Plum, Black and Smoked Glass

 Fall front porch with a deep olive door, terracotta planters of grasses, a dried wheat wreath, cream and rust pumpkins, a layered doormat and a brass lantern against cream board-and-batten siding. Styling Tips

The Fall Porch Refresh: Five Swaps, One Afternoon

 Halloween front porch with a matte black door, oxblood velvet pumpkins, dried dark florals in black urns, brass lanterns and a layered doormat against black board-and-batten siding. Styling Tips

A Halloween Front Porch in Black, Oxblood and Brass

 Fall patio at golden hour with a teak sofa layered in olive and rust wool throws, a lit concrete fire bowl, terracotta planters of ornamental grass and warm lanterns against a limewashed brick wall. Styling Tips

The Fall Patio Refresh: Blankets, Fire and Warmer Light

 Moody Halloween patio at dusk with a black wicker sectional, plum and oxblood velvet pillows, black lanterns, pale pumpkins and dried dark botanicals against a board-and-batten wall. Styling Tips

The Halloween Patio: Moody, Candlelit and Nothing Plastic

 Living room styled in black and cream for Halloween with white pumpkins on a walnut console, black taper candles, a charcoal throw over a cream bouclé chair and dried white stems in a tall ceramic vase. Styling Tips

Black and White Halloween Decor: Two Colours, Whole House

 Halloween dinner table with a charcoal linen cloth, cream stoneware, dark linen napkins tied with twine, black tapers in brass holders down the centre and low bowls of dried stems. Styling Tips

An Elegant Halloween Dinner Table: Dark Linen and Candlelight

 Limewashed fireplace mantel styled for Halloween with black taper candles at five heights in brass holders, a dark dried garland trailing off one end, cream velvet pumpkins and an antique mirror above. Styling Tips

Elegant Halloween Mantel Decor: Black Tapers and Shadow

 Elegant front porch at dusk with a black door, oversized white and pale green pumpkins massed on the steps, two large terracotta planters of dried grasses, black lanterns and warm string lights along the eave. Styling Tips

An Elegantly Spooky Front Porch: Pale Pumpkins and Better Light

 Dark wood bookshelf styled like a wizarding library with leather-bound volumes, brass candlesticks, amber apothecary bottles, a brass telescope and a small rechargeable picture light warming the top shelf. Styling Tips

Harry Potter Bookshelf Decor That Still Looks Grown Up

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