How to Style a Coffee Table For Fall in 4 Different Ways

Arranging your dining room table with seasonal items is always a good time, but today, I’m going to demonstrate how to style a coffee table.

I love the coffee table decor ideas I came up with so much that I am going to show you how to decorate a coffee table in four different ways. I hope the variety of options I share inspire you and your home this fall.

Coffee table styling always starts with a blank slate. So clear everything off your table, clean it well, and get ready to start arranging.

Style 1

For style 1, we’re going to start with The Art of Home book from Shea McGee. Books make great coffee table decor, and this one just came out. I placed it directly on the coffee table.

Next, I added this gorgeous scalloped bowl and some leaves from outside.

Lastly, I added the Live Beautiful book by Athena Calderone, a Paris book that I thrifted, and two candle holders from Hobby Lobby. They have three different heights, and they are stunning.

I am absolutely obsessed with the first look. I love it so much. I think the leaves in the bowl really added that touch of fall I needed.

Style 2

For style 2, I decided I wanted a match holder to sit right in the middle of the coffee table. So I added it there. This one is from Creative Co-Op on Amazon.

I left the books in place. Then, I added this gorgeous rice jar and stems that I purchased online.

Right next to it, I wanted to do a little bit more styling, so I added this cute little tray with some sage and a little magnifying glass.

On the other coffee table books, I added a pumpkin candle that I got from Target.

Since I’m obsessed with the bowl and leaves, I added that back on the table as well.

This look is a bit more on the warmer side, which I love. It has a pop of color and is more practical because you have the candle and matches within your hand's reach.

Style 3

For style 3, I kept most of the decor in place and created another version of style 2.

To accomplish this, I added bare faux branches in the rice jar, but you can even do real ones. There are tons of different shops where you can find them. Hobby Lobby has real branches, you could forage them from outside, or get them from Michaels like I did last year.

What I love about this concept is that it gives it a fall-to-winter vibe since the leaves fell off the branch and ended up in the bowl. I think it looks very beautiful. It might not be the perfect one for fall, but I think it's the best styling for a fall-to-winter transition. I will say this one is my favorite style so far.

Style 4

For style 4, I left The Art of Home book there because it's the perfect styling book. Plus, I want to keep reading it so this way, I am keeping it accessible.

I scooted the other books over, and I added this beautiful glass pumpkin that I found at HomeGoods last year.

Next to it, I added this marble tray from Target, my match holder, and this gorgeous antique candle holder that I found at the thrift store.

For the pot, I decided to do this warmer-toned one from Hobby Lobby. I really love the way it looks.

Then, I added some of these marble coasters, which add to the practicality of being able to have coasters easily accessible for cups.

For the stems, I decided that I wanted to use grape ivy branches from Afloral. I love how wispy they are.