5 Foolproof Measures for Brand New Fall Tablescapes

Instead of having the same setup of fruit and candles on your dining table this fall, get creative with what you have in your house. You are able to make a fundamental tablescape with fresh produce, flowers (or weeds!)) From your backyard and a kitchen provides. Try out re-creating the autumn arrangement I created here or use it to inspire your own thoughts.

Amy Renea

1. Start with a foundation group. Collect your materials, keeping them easy and centered around one to three colors.

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With this arrangement, I decided on a trio of fall colors — red, yellow and orange.

You don’t have to use everything you gather. Simply because you have it does not mean that it has to be part of the final arrangement. Edit, edit, edit!

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2. Evaluate your natural materials and their limits. Once you’ve got a set of objects that fit your colour scheme, inspect the natural materials to see what they can do and if they have limits. For instance, the bittersweet I used for this arrangement develops in intertwined braids with stems at 90-degree angles.

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What did that mean for the layout? Well, braided spans of bittersweet create a perfect circular wreath, so I used that as my starting point.

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The stems’ 90-degree angles also ordered how I used the plant. I can’t place long stems of bittersweet in vases the way I would do with a normal cut flower, so the plant required to be utilised in another way.

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3. Produce a focused base. I tied my blossom into a wreath, securing the ends with a little twine, and centered it in my table. Under the wreath I put a simple runner which works nicely with the period of the rustic wood plank.

See how to make a easy burlap runner

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The loop shouted out for a round piece to fill its void. An orange pitcher put in the middle started to set the point.

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4. Balance the simple structure of this arrangement. Use any two items in your colour palette to balance out the arrangement. Keep the heights of the items slightly staggered for interest. I created a group of three with the centre pitcher. You’ll want to stick with odd numbers when balancing your tablescape. If your arrangement needs to have staying power for many weeks, stick to kitchen products, ornamental accents or long-lasting winter produce.

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5. Sprinkle! The final measure: Sprinkle your closing colour throughout the arrangement, bulking up different areas to add balance. In this case, I used simple but striking pimiento peppers.

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Whether you would like to look for a tablescape, a mantel arrangement or a beautifully loaded wheelbarrow by the front door, these basic steps can help you get your arrangement correctly:

• Stick to one to three colors
• Feature natural materials
• Produce a centre
• Balance the structure’s visual weight and colour

Inform us What is your go-to fall centerpiece? Share a photo in the Remarks!

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Fix: How to Patch a Drywall Hole

Homes, even beautifully designed ones, receive their fair share of abuse through the years. Unsightly holes from fix jobs gone wrong, rough and tumble children or those pesky doorknobs can detract from your beautiful home you’ve created. While seemingly daunting, many small- to medium-size holes require little time to fix, and the repair could be done by the many novice handyman (or woman) — getting the home back into become the envy of the cube.

Meg Padgett

BEFORE: This 2-inch divot out of a wayward hammer stroke was in a visible place just beneath the mounting hardware of ourMoen Glenshire Pivoting Mirrorand in desperate need of being patched. Here’s how you can fix holes in your drywall, just like we did.

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AFTER: You would never know there was a gap next to the mirror’s components.

Materials:

• Self-adhesive wall patch
• Spackle or nonshrink drywall joint compound
• Wide putty knife
• Sanding block
• Metal shears

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Smooth the surface, removing any chunks of shingles. Then clean and dry the area.

Remove the self-adhesive wall patch out of the package, measure the hole and cut on the patch to size or into the form of the pit. Cut the mesh along with the thin galvanized steel plate individually. The steel plate needs to be slightly bigger than the gap, and the mesh needs to be slightly bigger than the steel plate.

Place the patch over the hole and smooth the net onto the surface of the wall. Worried that the patch will create a bulge in the wallsocket? The slim patch is unnoticeable after proper feathering of this spackle or joint compound. Feathering refers to the action of tapering the fix from the top center into the wall around it with a wide putty knife.

Notice: Larger holes often need to be patched with drywall, which might require additional support behind it, like a 2-by-4. The drywall ought to be trimmed to fit snugly inside the pit. Tape and sand the seam to finish. For smaller holes you’ll be able to bypass the patch and only fill the gap with spackle.

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Apply a thin, even coat of joint compound or spackle into the patched hole by holding the broad putty knife at about a 30-degree angle and pulling it toward you. Feather the spackle or combined compound out from the center to the exterior.

Permit the spackle or combined compound dry completely before proceeding.

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Once the area is dry, sand it until everything is smooth and apply another coat or spackle or joint compound. Repeat until the patched area is totally covered and no longer detectable.

Meg Padgett

After the final coat of joint compound or spackle has dried, sand the surface and wash it clean. If necessary, apply texture into the wall for a seamless finish. Homax Spray Texture dries fast and makes the procedure practically error proof with customizations for the size and policy.

Eventually, prime and paint the surface.

Notice: Depending on your sheen of paint, then you might need to paint the whole wall rather than just the freshly patched region. Low-sheen paint usually rolls up better than higher-sheen paint, whereas fresh coats of shiny paint tend to be shinier than the original, making the fix much more noticeable.

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Together with our gap patched, our bathroom is back to being Street of Dreams grade — or at the very least worthy of a trip from the in-laws.

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Easy DIY St. Patrick's Day Décor

If you want some last-minute St. Patrick’s Day decorations, then here are two DIY crafts you can make in a day. Both are great for home or party décor, and because they are made with spring greens, it is possible to make them long past the vacation season.

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Jordan from Picklee created this Irish Rose Wreath for under $10. (Find her original tutorial) Her suggestion: If you do not have green fabric, purchase a few old garments in a thrift store rather than new, expensive fabric.

You’ll want:
3 large pieces of green fabric
Hot glue gun
Cardboard for wreath base

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1. Cut a wreath base from cardboard. Cover it with fabric, and staple or pin the fabric on so no cardboard is visible from front.

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2. Produce the little handmade roses. Cut your fabric into a circle and then cut it into a spiral, gradually getting thicker in the middle. Beginning in the thinner end, roll tightly and pinch the bottom — this will spread the blossom out.

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3. Attach your roses into the wreath using a dab of hot glue. Jordan varied the colors to her liking. Until the wreath is coated work.

Hang and enjoy!

Rebecca Cooper of Simple As That took a few primary materials and created this sweet St. Patrick’s Day banner ads. Find her tutorial here.

You’ll want:
String
Old publication pages
Buttons
Stapler
Green card stock
Glue or other glue

Every flag in the banner is created using pages from a discarded book. Cooper additional shamrocks and switches to each. Customize with whatever you have on hand. Hang every piece on the string using a stapler.

Hang it on a mantel, in a door or on front of dessert table.

Tell us : Are you decorating for St. Pat’s? Share a photograph below.

More:
Handmade Holiday: The Modern Wreath
Hamster Wheel Garden Wreath

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Thought of the Week: Storage Goes Glam

Once I see some thing for my house that I I can not manage I generally obsess over it, crunch some numbers, lament my want of funds… and and finally ignore it. Not Tina Sindahl. All that electricity is used by her in an infinitely more productive way by determining the best way to create her own and becoming creative.

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With a hammer, some upholstery nails as well as an IKEA cupboard, she could create a piece that is nearly identical to the one she fell in love with, but at a portion of the price. Does not it seem unbelievable?

See more of artist Tina Sindahl innovative creative thoughts in her Houzz Tour.