Simple DIY Fall Table Centerpiece Idea

Today I wanted to show you how to recreate this simple, yet elegant DIY fall table centerpiece in 4 easy steps. I decided to use burgundy/mauve, orange and green for our fall color palette this year, and wanted our dining room centerpiece to coordinate. I also wanted it to look like real, fresh flowers. By using some floral bushes, a cake stand, and candle holder/candle, you too, can create this beautiful table in minutes. Let’s get to it! Simple DIY Fall Table Centerpiece Idea.

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Simple DIY Fall Table Centerpiece Idea

Supplies:

greenery – (3) here, (2) here, (similar – here, here, here)
(2) orange thistle bush
(2) mauve thistle bush
(1) orange flower bush – that you will cut
needle nose pliers
white cake stand
gold candle holder set
ivory/cream table runner – here velvet, here linen, shiny linen, burlap linen

You can use whatever artificial greenery or floral picks you have on hand.

*I had these 2 different greenery picks leftover from another project, so I just used them both.
You can use all of the same greenery picks if you like them to match.

Feel free to tweak as needed!

Ok, let’s get to it! Simple DIY Fall Table Centerpiece Idea.

Simple DIY Fall Table Centerpiece Idea

Step 1: Place Cake Stand Onto Table Runner

For this first part, you will simply place the white cake stand onto your ivory table runner.

Then you can do a test run of where you will want your greenery to be placed.

Step 2: Add Greenery to Base of Cake Stand

Next you will add your greenery to the base of the cake stand so that you can’t see the stems poking out.

You might have to play around with part or rearrange you greenery picks.

It will end up looking like a wreath around your cake stand.

Step 3: Add 2 Orange + 2 Mauve Thistle Picks

Now you will just add 2 orange picks + 2 mauve thistle picks to the base of your cake stand – on opposite sides of each other.

For these picks, it might be easier to separate them (or pull them apart) a little bit to spread them out more.

Here’s a better picture so that you can see that they don’t lie flat.

Some stems will go out and up, or in and down, etc.

Step 4: Add Orange Floral Stems To Greenery

For this part, just take your needle nose pliers and cut each of the stems of the bushel into individual pieces.

I think my bushel had 8 stems. Oh, and mine were also messy – sorry!

Now simply fill the holes or gaps in you greenery with these orange picks.

These will look more realistic if you curve the stems a little bit.
Then place some going up, and some going down, etc.

Here is what it will look like.

Some of the orange flowers will be placed closer into the base, and some farther out to the edges of the greenery.
This random placement is what makes it look real.