My Fall Mantle

I used to have the hardest time styling my fireplace especially during the Fall season.

 Even though I love nature I am not particularly fond of using Fall colors in my home.

Last year I scored a large pair of ginger jars which have a touch of Chinese red (burnt orange)

in them.

I have quite a bit of Asian influence throughout my home starting with my Chinoiserie fireplace that I found in Paris many years ago.

Now I find myself attracted to Imari and Chinese red accessories.

Recently I was able to acquire several lovely pieces of antique Imari from the estate of a gorgeous home in Piedmont.

I've also recently become enamored with blue & white as well.

It might have something to do with The Enchanted Home and Tina's influence.

  This morning I started playing around with some of my newly acquired treasures to see what I could come up with.

A friend of mine, Molly, who is a gifted floral designer, let me tag along a few weeks ago on her rounds to several fabulous nurseries in Half Moon Bay.

She found me several gorgeous orchids and a fabulous fiddle leaf fig tree!

I'm hoping to do a future blog post showcasing her talent!
 

For those of you in the bay area, she is a great resource, especially with the holidays coming up.

Along with my Imari pieces I picked up several beautiful ceramic birds.
 

I love the whimsy they add to the vignette.

The round Chinese red and black  lacquered box is vintage Gumps.

Thanks to my friends, Eddie & Jaithan, and their fabulous collection of pierced white compotes, I'm constantly on the lookout for them.

 

They are not easy to come by!

 Although, I did just score my second one recently.

A few more pieces of Imari on a white lacquered side table in my living room.
 

So there you have my version of a

Fall Mantle.

I think we will light our first fire of the season and get ready to root on our boys!

GO GIANTS!