Autumn Vignette in the Kitchen

For a little while, I have had this autumn vignette

in my kitchen's garden window.

Some say that garden windows are

"out of style" - and perhaps they are right.

Even so, I love my garden window!

It allows a lot of sunshine to fill my kitchen

(which is a room I spend a lot of time in).

My garden window also provides a place

for me to create decorative vignettes in my small cottage.

As I was planning, I knew that I would keep the

colors of this space natural and muted.

I didn't want the items in the garden window

competing with the other colors in the kitchen.

One day, I found this decorative pumpkin/leaf
votive holder at Pier 1.
It was just perfect and it became the inspiration piece
for the rest of the vignette.

 I placed the pumpkin-shaped votive holder on a

wood stand from Pottery Barn.

Then, I found a few miniature white pumpkins with

cute twisted stems.

One miniature pumpkin was

placed on a glass candle holder

(also from Pottery Barn)

for some added height.

Like the French, I like to bring a touch of the outdoors

to my indoor living spaces.

The bottom shelf of the garden window was completed with

some items I had that fit with the color & feel of this vignette.

I just love this little bird!

The top shelf of the vignette
was focused around this Italian pottery piece
(which looks like a bunch of large grape leaves).
I think it is beautiful.
Moreover, the piece belonged to my husband's grandmother
- so it has a lot of sentimental value.

This white pumpkin plate (from Pier 1)
creates a connection between the Italian pottery
on the top shelf
and the white pumpkin-shaped votive holder
on the bottom shelf.

Two additional white pumpkins were placed on the top shelf.

My ceramic artichoke (from Williams-Sonoma)
ties in with the green of the Italian pottery,
the moss of the small bird,
and the faux French bottle in the vignette.

Finally, I added a rusty planter given to me by a dear friend.
It contains a little bit of rosemary
(which grows all year long in Santa Barbara).

So, even if my window is not "on trend",
I enjoy the autumnal feeling it adds to the kitchen.
 I also enjoy the sunshine it adds to my days.