MacKenzie Childs Vintage Fall Vignette | Pinterest Challenge
Learn how to create this MacKenzie Childs Vintage Fall Vignette | Pinterest Challenge with 15 creative ideas.
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Be sure to visit our fabulous host, Cindy, from County Road 407. She organizes our monthly Pinterest Challenges!
What is the Pinterest Challenge?
Each month, we are given either a topic or a photo for inspiration. Think in terms of looking through Pinterest for inspiration. That is how Cindy gets inspired by the challenge. If it is photo inspiration, she visits the source and asks if they'd like to be our inspiration for the monthly challenge. It's that simple! It's such a fun post each month.
This month we are recreating a lovely fall vignette featuring pumpkins and vintage decor inspired by Gloria Parker's 1830s home featured in The Cottage Journal.
If you are visiting from County Road 407, welcome! Cindy has a gorgeous home. You are going to love how she styled a warm autumn vignette.
Here is a collection of books you can purchase for your home decor needs.
Are you looking for more inspiration with books? Here is a blog post with lots of ideas.
The Elements
The inspiration photo is so pretty and unique for a vignette. Books really stand out to me here. Books are a favorite way to add height, color, and texture to our home. I use them quite frequently. You can find them in thrift stores and online.
- books
- pumpkins
- floral
- vintage pictures/photos
- tablecloth or runner
- mirror
MacKenzie Childs Vintage Fall Vignette | Pinterest Challenge
I took one look at the inspiration photo and knew that this area of our family room would be the perfect spot to create my version of the inspiration photo for this month's Pinterest Challenge.
Books
Books are such a fun way to decorate. I frequently “shop” our bookcase in my husband's study. You can see it decorated for Christmas HERE. I frequently remove book jackets when decorating if trying to match up the hardcovers. I have a drawer that I store them in to easily add them back later.
Book stacks add interest, height, and desired color to a look.
Instead of just stacking the books, they are fanned out slightly allowing a little step for a small pumpkin to rest.
Pumpkins
No traditional, fall vignette would be complete without a pumpkin or two or ten! Can you ever have too many pumpkins?
In the past, I have decorated our dining room table for Halloween with these Mackenzie-Childs pumpkins in black, white, and gold. It was a big hit with our family. This year I decided to use a few in the family room.
MacKenzie-Childs pumpkins have a vintage feel with a variation in colors. I also added some velvet pumpkins that I love using in our fall decor.
Floral
The Cottage Journal photo uses berries in a Tuscan jar. I decided to use the faux maple tree that I added to an aged copper pot. I already had this so I didn't need to go out hunting berries. I recently created a fall tablescape for the kitchen using a pair of these trees. It was such a fun look. You can see it on my Instagram.
Vintage Pictures/Photos
Using little vintage oils that I find on eBay is an unexpected treat. I have several that I use in vignettes. They add a pop of color and whimsy to an otherwise black and neutral look.
Tablecloth or Runner
Consider adding a bit of fabric in terms of a tablecloth, runner, scrap piece of fabric, or even a fall scarf softens the hard lines of the table and adds texture and pattern.
Mirror
The inspiration photo shows a corner of a mirror. This was my main reason for selecting this spot for the vignette. I adore how it turned out. With the blacks in the painted console table, it really works well together. It was fun giving this area of our family room a new look without spending any money. Shop your home…..you will be surprised with what you may come up with!
I hope you are inspired to recreate the inspirational photo look with us!
Up next on today's hop is my friend, Laura, from Decor to Adore. She has created a beautiful French-inspired vignette.
Check out more ideas from this month's challenge!
Christy has been creating content for Our Southern Home since 2012. She has been featured in numerous print and online publications. Her classic, eclectic design approach spans her home and fashion style. Christy has a way of mixing store-bought with thrift store, antique and vintage finds. As a recent empty nester, she is having fun navigating this new stage of life. Read more about Christy HERE. Be sure to subscribe below. You can also contact me HERE.
Oh wow, the black and white pumpkins are amazing and look so pretty on your console table. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!
Great job of combining the ceramic finish of the MC pumpkins with the soft texture of the velvet pumpkins. Love all the books, too, Christy.
This Fall vignette is so elegant and pretty, Christy. Love the gorgeous mirror as the backdrop:)
Christy, your Mackenzie-Childs pumpkins are adorable here in your vignette!! I love the gilding on the stems, the lamp and the gold tones in the little tree. Really pretty and so fun! Happy fall!!
Enjoy your sweet fall vignette,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
Those pumpkins are just amazing Christy! Love the neutral Fall vignette you created!
Christy, I love your darling vignette with all of the books and McKenzie’s child pumpkins. Such a fun mix of vintage and modern together with the fun pop of gold from the tree.
Christy,
Mackenzie Childs has so many great fall pieces. Your table looks beautiful.
Thanks so much, Rachel!
Your vignette is so striking! I love the black and white and really notice the yellows in the floral photo with the branch. Even the hint of yellow stands out on the pumpkins. Seriously so pretty. Glad you could join us this month!
Thanks so much, Cindy! So glad I got to join. This has been an odd year for me. I so love the group.
The black and white MacKenzie – Child pumpkins are so pretty! Love your twist on the fall vignette Christy!
Thanks so much, Michelle! It’s a definite break from my blue and white. The black is perfect for fall!
Love, love, love this fresh mix of modern and traditional Christy. It looks so good! My sister has a lot of black and white touches in her home and she is going to be bananas over this vignette. I can’t wait to send it to her! Hugs,CoCo
CoCo, you are too sweet! I do love black and white. I even wear it so much. I need to use it in our home more. It is perfect for fall. Thanks so much, sweet friend!
Your console and that mirror are so pretty and just the perfect spot for this pretty vignette. Your black and white pumpkins are amazing, they create an elegant display. I love the faux tree too, it is stunning. Such a pretty vignette.
Thanks so much, Marty! It was a fun change from what I usually do in here. It was a fun change for fall. Those pumpkins would be perfect in your home!
So pretty, my friend. The black and pumpkins are so striking. Happy Fall!
Thanks so much, Renae! It was so fun creating a new look with the pumpkins!
The black and white twist is so fun! The still life is the perfect accent. Bravo!
Thanks so much, Laura! I love using my little oils any chance I can get!