Inspiration: An Autumn Altar

 

A seasonal table is often made with a collection of 'found objects', such as fallen leaves, dried branches, pods, pine cones, the last plant cuttings from your garden, and more.

In autumn, you have various special days such as All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos, Samhain, and Halloween. These are days to remember loved ones who are no longer with us or to leave a period behind us and celebrate a new beginning. How special to set up an autumn altar in your home to enjoy and commemorate these days as well?

 
 

Make a bouquet - or several mini bouquets - with deep and moody autumn flowers such as dahlias, chrysanthemums, smoke bush, carnations, sedum, rose hips,  solidago, orchids, roses, pods, scabiosa, and dried branches. Place a candle here and there.

Your seasonal table will change with the season. Create it intuitively and let your autumn table be an organic whole that you adjust throughout the season. Add new finds and change the flowers as the season goes.

 

If you love the idea of setting up an autumn-inspired still-life in your home, find ideas in our post Inspiration: A Love of Dahlias & Symbolism

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