29 Easy Fall Centerpieces Starring Natural Elements

Centerpiece Basket with Fall Elements

A bowlful of bounty makes a simply stunning centerpiece for your fall table. Arrange squash, shallots, onions, nuts, and pears in a woven basket or tray, along with a few dried naturals from a crafts store or outside. You'll have an autumn conversation piece that takes just minutes to pull together.

Red Leaves in Blue Vases

Create a stunning contrast in this fire-and-ice centerpiece by placing bold red leaves in cool blue vases. A multitude of fresh red oak branches captures autumn's essence, while coastal blue vessels add showstopping pop.

Cabbage-Filled Centerpiece

Swap a traditional glass vase for a head of dramatic purple cabbage. Hollow out the cabbage center with a metal spoon or pineapple corer, then place wet florist's foam or a small jar of water inside. Loosely arrange flowers—peonies, roses, dahlias, and more—then surround the blooms with artichokes and flowering kale or curly lettuce. For candles, trim the stem from a napa cabbage, wrap the leaves around tumblers, tie them with string, and float tea lights in the water for a glittering glow.

Glass Cloche Fall Display

Bring the wonders and awe of fall inside using a beautiful, bounty-filled bell jar as a centerpiece. For the bottom, use a shallow terra-cotta bulb dish to spotlight mini pumpkins and a sprig of oak leaves on a bed of moss. Any terrarium, or even a glass cake cover, can stand in. Let a few pumpkins, leaves, and an apple or two, spill outside the glass onto the table.

Potted Tree Branches

Bright orange jack-o'-lanterns aren't the only elements worthy of a fall celebration. Let colorful branches stand tall in clay pots. Surround with shapely gourds and other fall knickknacks.

Editor's Tip: If you're using a porous vase, like these clay pots, put the branches in a jar filled with water before placing in the pots.

Branches and Blooms Centerpiece

Gather garden mums and arrange them into an instant fall style upgrade. Look for pom-pom, anemone, quill, spider, brush or thistle, and single and double mums—all plentiful in gardens and grocery stores throughout fall. We've arranged clusters of the same flowers from light to dark for a stunning look. Put them in same-size vases, then wrap the vase collection in fabric.

Gilded Fall Centerpiece

Create an elegant, colorful centerpiece using a gilded pitcher and a brilliant bouquet of flowers. To make this, lightly spray roses, dahlias, and rose hips with gold glitter paint, and they'll echo the shine of the pitcher.

Multicolor Fall Leaves Centerpiece

Seize that moment when summer turns to fall. Gather bunches of leaves in the same species and in the same range of colors—from green to yellow—for a showy, seasonal statement. Be sure to look for big, fan-shaped leaves to further capture the gentle wave in hues.

Floral Centerpiece

This easy fall centerpiece idea is as simple as stacking fresh fruit and flowers on a galvanized cake stand. We used fresh clementines, pears, and apples for the base. We added seeded eucalyptus and yellow strawflowers to complete the look.

Fall Branches in Vase

Freshly fallen from an autumn tree, this centerpiece idea is simple and sweet. Choose a bouquet of maple, oak, sweetgum, dogwood, or persimmon leaves, which typically develop the brightest hues. Then fill the round clear vase halfway with water.

Pumpkin Planter Centerpiece

A DIY pumpkin planter makes a dramatic display for your fall table. To create this easy, handmade centerpiece, hollow out a faux pumpkin and fill it with seasonal flowers, plants, and grasses.

Painted Acorns Centerpiece

Oak trees drop beautiful elements perfect for a fall centerpiece. Acorns become easy ornaments with a coat of acrylic paint on the seeds, and loops of twine glued to the caps. Drape the acorn ornaments on a branch slipped inside a shapely vase. Place the vase on a silver tray filled with unpainted acorns.

Pretty Pumpkin Centerpiece

Stack in-season pumpkins on a pretty pedestal or rounded tray for a lively centerpiece. Be sure to elevate them based on contrasting colors and sizes, then underneath, use a bright table runner that complements the different hues. For texture, tuck in a few bittersweet branches.

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Corks and Candles Centerpiece

Play the rustic, uneven colors and natural textures of wine corks against the smooth shimmer of clear glass for a simple and elegant fall centerpiece. A large footed glass candleholder lifts the scene above the table setting, while a white votive shimmers in the center of the medley of corks. Set this sophisticated, neutral centerpiece on a bright table runner to set the scene with fall color.

Editor's Tip: For more fall flavor, tuck brightly colored leaves or berries amid the corks. Make sure any flammable elements are protected from the candle flame.

Wheat Doorknob Display

Junk drawer finds, such as old copper doorknobs, become unexpected centerpieces. Tuck in some seasonal grasses. We used sea oats (Chasmanthium) for our display and—voila— a fall masterpiece in minutes.

Bittersweet Pumpkin Centerpiece

White pumpkins and twisted vines of bittersweet put on an unrivaled display. Wrap long berry-laden vines two or three times around medium-size pumpkins, and secure the ends with florist's wire. Parade the pumpkins down the table's center. Add to the warm autumn mood with glass votives partially filled with bittersweet berries. Bittersweet vines are also lovely tucked into a colored glass bottle, swirled inside a clear hurricane, or used as an accent with other fall plants.

Pinecone Centerpiece

For a centerpiece that's quick to make and easy on your pocketbook, bring pinecones into the mix. A simple oval dish keeps the focus on the inner contents, and some faux red berries add a splash of fall color to the centerpiece.

Fall Leaves in Beakers

It's all about the leaves in this display. Stroll the neighborhood for the prettiest fallen leaves, then group them in beakers or tiny clear vases. A stack of plates adds height without distracting. When the leaves dry out, simply substitute a new fall find.

White Pumpkin Wreath Centerpiece

Orange and gold may be the traditional colors of fall, but the ghostly hues of white pumpkins and pale pistachios have their own appeal. Design an intriguing centerpiece by gluing miniature white pumpkins to a straw wreath. Glue pistachios in the open spaces. A white pillar candle, set in the center, completes the nature-focused, tone-on-tone look.

Editor's Tip: If you prefer orange pumpkins, create a similar monochromatic look with miniature orange pumpkins, bittersweet sprigs, and an orange pillar candle.

Bottled Flower Arrangement

When arranged in multiple tiny vessels, two bouquets of store-bought flowers—miniature orange roses and red and chartreuse chrysanthemums—have big impact. Divvy the blooms into mismatched bottles or glasses, accenting them with snips of crabapple berries and grasses. Set the vases on a tray and toss a handful of acorns and nutmeg around to play up the season.

Milk Jugs with Fall Elements

A stroll through nature brings the beauty of autumn home—especially when you gather a few reminders to enjoy in vintage milk jugs or other ceramic containers. Anything goes in this display—cattails, moss-covered stems, and fall berries feel natural together.

Handmade Garland Centerpiece

Dress up your dining table—without hindering conversation—by making a festive, low-profile magnolia garland centerpiece. Cut branches of hypericum berries, magnolia leaves, and eucalyptus are the base of the garland, then fill out the rest with cinnamon sticks and fresh clementines.

Bittersweet Pumpkin Centerpiece

To make this seasonal centerpiece, wrap white pumpkins with bittersweet branches, then glue. Small votive candles with a base of bittersweet complete the centerpiece.

Pumpkin Centerpiece

All it takes is an assortment of gourds to make this fall centerpiece. Place pumpkins and gourds on a simple linen table runner. Finish this easy arrangement with tea lights in small votives.

Fall Gourd Centerpiece

A simple oval platter becomes a centerpiece when dressed with pillar candles and seasonal gourds. Place the entire fall arrangement on a wooden board. Cut fresh grasses play up the natural sophistication of the display.

Wheat in Copper Ring Centerpiece

A touch of copper turns garden-variety grasses into long-lasting, elegant bouquets. Here, a copper pipe coupler holds purple fountain grass, horsetail, and maiden grass in a freestanding display.

Yellow Berries and White Beans Centerpiece

Dried beans make an inexpensive yet chic autumn vase filler—and you'll likely have them in your pantry. For this arrangement, we filled a cylinder glass vase with two inches of white beans and added a branch of yellow berries. If you prefer, you can use red kidney beans with orange berries.

Centerpiece of Gourds and Red Sunflowers

Gourds and a pumpkin complement an urn filled with an autumnal arrangement of red sunflowers and leaves. The muted colors of the pumpkin and gourds allow the bold sunflowers to steal the show in this fall centerpiece.

Fresh Fall Centerpiece

An assortment of colorful pumpkins are the start of this easy fall centerpiece. Fill the arrangement with fresh finds, like pears, artichokes, cabbage, and small gourds. Finish the centerpiece with white mums.