60+ Charming Ideas for Setting A Fall Table

Discover 60+ charming ideas for setting a beautiful fall table with creative tips on decor, centerpieces, table settings, and seasonal accents to make your gatherings warm and inviting.

The Digest # 17: Charming Ideas For Setting A Fall Table

• Use a lightweight plaid throw blanket placed askew instead of a tablecloth. A pashmina or Turkish towel works, too.
• Use lanterns with battery-operated candles in them on your table.
• Layer a burlap runner down the center for added texture.
• Incorporate a mix of real and faux pumpkins as a centerpiece.
• Set a wooden table with no tablecloth to highlight the natural wood.
• Carve out a little pumpkin and add succulents to the top. See Mini Succulent Topped Pumpkin DIY

• Use fall leaves as a casual, organic table scatter.
• Place candles in hurricane lanterns for warm, ambient lighting.
• Use salad plates with fall colors or themes to enhance your seasonal table.
• Add napkin rings made from twine and mini pinecones or acorns.
• Create a natural centerpiece with dried wheat bundles.

• Use mason jars as glassware to add a rustic touch.
• Use amberware glasses and vases.
• Use wicker placemats.
• Make a centerpiece down the table with apples, pears, pumpkins + fall leaves, and berries.
• Create a fall color story for your table.

• Set up a fall buffet and then set a simple table.
• Write the guest’s names on little white pumpkins as name cards.
• Elevate your fall table by using your best china.
• Scatter acorns across your table.
• As a centerpiece, lay a fall wreath flat in the middle of a table and place a candle in the hole.

• Place Cinderella pumpkins down the center of a table with seeded eucalyptus and candles to make a long centerpiece.
• Use cloth fall-themed or colored napkins.
• Use burnished copper flatware tied together with twine and greens.
• Display a large bowl of seasonal fruit as part of your centerpiece.
• Mix candles and fresh greenery for a simple and elegant look.

• Plant different varieties of ornamental cabbages in shallow bowls and use them as a centerpiece.
• Incorporate faux antlers or woodland creatures for a nature-inspired look.
• Layer plates with chargers for a more formal fall tablescape.
• Use dark, moody florals in a low vase for a dramatic centerpiece.
• Decorate the top of a pumpkin with succulents.

• Use small gourds as accents at each place setting.
• Make rosemary sprig napkin rings.
• Use dried oranges at every place setting and in a centerpiece on a fall table.
• Add terracotta pots with small succulents or herbs as place settings.
• Use wood rounds as chargers.

• Set a simple yet elegant table with white pumpkins and eucalyptus.
• Gild pumpkins or gourds and use in a centerpiece.
• Add height to the centerpiece with tall taper candles.
• Incorporate a mix of vintage and modern tableware for an eclectic look.
• Use dried hydrangeas as a centerpiece.

• Use battery-operated lamps on your table for a restaurant look.
• Print out a menu and add it to each place setting.
• Serve pumpkin or apple bread on a fall-inspired platter with honey butter.
• Use rosemary topiaries in various heights with rust-colored velvet ribbons tied on their stems as centerpieces.
• Carve out a large pumpkin and add a glass cylinder to create a vase for fall flowers.

• Add pheasant feathers to glass cylinders and use them in a centerpiece.
• Plant mums in urns and use them as a centerpiece.
• Incorporate fabric pumpkins as soft decor elements on the table.
• Opt for a centerpiece with mixed fall foliage in greens and fall colors.
• For texture, add woven baskets as part of the centerpiece.

• Create a minimalist fall table with simple linen napkins and neutral plates.
• Put brambly fall candle rings as napkin rings or under small pumpkins at each place setting.
• Use mismatched dinnerware that work together for an interesting look.
• Create a bountiful fall centerpiece in a big basket in the center of the table.
• Set a formal fall table with crystal glassware and silver flatware.

• Layer a few different patterns of napkins for a whimsical touch.
• Use wooden candlesticks to add height and warmth.
• Add a small take-home gift, such as an acorn ornament or a small fall candle, to each place setting.
• Incorporate fig or pear accents as a nod to fall’s harvest season.
• Serve dessert in a different room, like on a living room coffee table. Decorate that table, too.

• Use woodland animal salt and pepper shakers.
• Set a buffet-style table with harvest-themed decor.
• Add layers of texture by using rattan chargers under each plate.
• Put a big pumpkin in a large urn and add moss and leaves between them.
• Set a whimsical table with woodland animal figurines or plates.

• Use metallic gourds and pumpkins for a modern glam look.
• Include brambly bittersweet to any centerpiece.
• Put a branch with fall-colored leaves in a large jar or jug.
• Use vintage flatware with interesting handles.
• Create a dough bowl filled with seasonal edibles.

As you set your fall table, remember that the most important part is the warmth and joy you share with those around it. No matter what style, fancy or humble, the thoughtful touches will create a welcoming space for memories to be made. Here’s to celebrating the season’s beauty, one charming table at a time!

Happy Fall Tablescaping!