Transitioning into fall with pumpkins and pomegranates

Good morning dear friends and sweet readers!

I hope everyone had a fantastic summer! Here in Calgary, our summers are hot, dry, and dusty. And short. It seems like summer is over in the blink of an eye and I’m always kind of sad to see it go even as I grow weary of weeding and watering in the back yard. Fall is already offering subtle hints of its presence, mostly seen in our overnight lows that are venturing into the low teens/high single digits in the last week or so. It’s sweater weather y’all, at least in the mornings! And if that’s not exciting enough, today you are in for a treat as I’m delighted to be joining 13 other talented ladies in sharing our fall tabletop inspiration in a blog hop hosted by Rita from Panoply with some much appreciated assistance from Mary at Home is Where the Boat Is. Thank you Rita and Mary! Links to my fellow bloggers’ tables can be found at the end of this post.

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The inspiration for this table started with these pomegranate napkins found on a fall clearance from Williams Sonoma several years ago. I don’t know what it is about clearance items from WS that so compels me to buy, but they’ve been waiting awhile as I tried to figure out how to best style them. It was the red and green color combination that gave me pause – they were a fall item but the colors kind of suggest Christmas. But I’m always up for a challenge and so today I’m sharing my non-Christmassy red, green, and white tablescape. The napkins and place settings seemed like a good place to start…

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Depending on how you fold the napkins, you can make a second pattern:

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The plates are from Pier 1’s Harvest Wheat collection, many years ago now. I tend to use them a lot in fall; the wheat stalk is an iconic fall symbol for someone like me who lives in a city surrounded by farmland. The salad plate and dinner plate with the embossed wheat stalks are very similar.

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The charger plate is Turkish Akcam glass – it looks quite bright in this photo but it really is a lovely cranberry color (or a pomegranate color, if you prefer) in person.

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I chose these ombre cranberry glasses for wine with a Glen Plaid water glass, both from my stash. The Glen Plaid tumbler is a Ralph Lauren knock-off, I think, but I really like it and I should use it more often.

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I’ve titled the tablescape as transitional and so it should have elements of both summer and fall. The center of the table started with a soft summer green ticking-stripe table runner on which a raised sweater-clad pumpkin is surrounded by flowers. As we savour late summer’s offerings of sunflowers, hydrangeas, dahlias, and wisteria,

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pomegranates peek out between the flowers,

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and white fur and burgundy boucle pumpkins tumble out onto a bed of muted green eucalyptus leaves, reminding us that very soon it will be their season to shine.

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An overhead view of the centerpiece: I don’t think its Christmassy at all, although you could easily make it so.

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Resources:

Dollarama: Fur and boucle mini pumpkins (recently)

HomeSense: Sweater pumpkin (recently), table runner, glassware, chargers (used here), all several to many years ago.

Pier 1: Dinner and Salad plates many years ago, sometimes available on eBay or similar. Used here and here.

Williams Sonoma: Napkins, several years ago.

Michaels: Pomegranates and Wisteria recently (both BoGo), all the rest many years ago.

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Happy almost fall everyone and be sure to visit all the wonderful posts below for some more fabulous fall inspiration!

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Panoply – Panoply: Tobacco Leaf Fall Tablescape

Everyday Living – Welcoming Autumn, My Favorite Season! 

Hyacinths for the Soul – Rocky Mountain Vibes ~ Welcome Autumn Tablescape 

The Cat’s Whiskerz – Transitioning into Fall with Pumpkins and Pomegranates

Me and My Captain – Autumn! Kansas Fowl And The Milo Fields!

Life and Linda – Cinderella – A Table Fit For A Princess

My Thrift Store Addiction – Vintage Harvest Time – Thrifted Autumn Table Setting

The Bookish Dilettante – Welcome Fall Tablescape: Plum Assignment

Mantel and Table – A Beautiful Fall Table Setting to Welcome the Season

Thrifting Wonderland – Celebrate Autumn with a Cozy Fall Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley – Autumn Table in Hues of Brown

Dinner at Eight – Colorful Orchard Tablesetting Celebrates Fall’s Arrival

Pandora’s Box – Fall is for Football

Red Cottage Chronicles – Fall Tablescape Ideas: Nancy Meyers meets English Cottage

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