Fall Dough Bowl Centerpiece Idea For A Cozy Autumn Table

When starting to build a fall dough bowl centerpiece you want to have that one central focal point. Initially I was only going to use the trio of wood pumpkins but then decided to add the faux candle for ambiance.

Another creative element would be to use my Cricut machine to add vinyl designs and/or words to the wood pumpkins. Which I still might do. {wink}

For this step it’s completely up to you how to proceed. You could start building your fall table centerpiece from the middle out or from the outer edge inward.

I chose to start adding outer layers and build my design towards the center focal point. I knew that I wanted to place the white sunflower picks at the outer corners. Plus this helps to minimize a “white out” at the center of the fall bowl decor since the focal piece has 2 white pumpkins.

When I was choosing my fall dough bowl arrangements the white sunflower was my the first choice. I do have a love of sunflowers and sunflower decor which you can see from my DIY Curio Cabinet Makeover.

Now it’s time to begin adding fall dough bowl filler. By that I mean any kind of seasonal pick will work (such as these sunflowers, hydrangeas and sherpa pumpkins). You could, depending on the style of your dough bowl decor, choose to add in moss, greenery, real pumpkins and more.

Just a word of note about the taupe berry clusters…they do make a bit of a mess. The little clusters would come off and be all over the table. So if you have pets, please be sure to keep your centerpiece decor off limits.

When decorating a dough bowl for fall you want to use fillers that coordinate with your color scheme. Plus the point of fillers is to “fill” up the space. If you find you have open spots that are too noticeable you can add moss or crumbled up kraft paper.

There are three ways in which to add a little glow to your autumn table centerpiece. The first is by adding candles or faux candles. The second, by adding lighted elements. The last, is by adding in small light strands such as fairy lights.

For my fall dough bowl centerpiece I added both a faux candle, as well as four tiny light-up ceramic houses. Notice all of the lighting elements have a warm light tone. You don’t want to mix cool and warm lights in your fall table centerpiece.

Another point to make is this is a dough bowl which means the bottom is not flat such as in this Simple Fall Tray Decorating Idea. So to get my tiny ceramic houses level I simply used crumbled up kraft paper to level them out.

While building your fall dough bowl centerpiece don’t forget about the backside. Be sure to give it a 360 view while also keeping the design balanced. Again, having a balanced design makes it really easy to maintain that 360 degree view.

The last step to create a beautiful Thanksgiving fall dough bowl centerpiece is to choose a table runner. As I shopped around for my perfect table runner I had a difficult time finding a neutral, textured table runner. Luckily at the last moment I found these two cotton table runners. Whew!

I grabbed both because I wasn’t sure which I would like best. Ultimately I chose the beige table runner. I felt it offered a more subtle transition between the dough bowl and the dark wood of the table. Plus this table runner gave the overall look just a hint more of texture in the design.