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ENTERTAINING & HOSPITALITY · FALL

How to Set a Fall Table

Amber, Muted Green & Layers from the Garden

A simple how-to for a table that feels collected, not staged.

Fall makes me want to linger. The light gets softer. The garden still has a few last gifts. And amber suddenly feels like the only color that makes sense.

This table is built the way I always build a table: layers, old mixed with new, and things I can walk outside and cut. There is no tablecloth. The wood is the first layer. Amber is my color this year - amber and a muted green. Those two are the perfect fall combo. Around them come orange, dark moss green, tans, and creams.

The plates come from different sets on purpose. The napkins are a printed pattern — dark green and golden yellow on a cream background. The glasses have a story. Below is everything you need to set it.

The house, the garden, and one good antique store.

SHOP FROM

Collected, not staged. Bare wood, mixed plates, garden flowers kept low.

THE LOOK

THE PALETTE

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