5 Ways to Style Velvet Pumpkins for Fall & Thanksgiving
Velvet pumpkins are the easiest way to make a room feel like fall. They're soft, they catch the light beautifully, and unlike real pumpkins they won't soften or spoil — so you can style them in September and keep them out right through Thanksgiving, then pack them away for next year.
Here are five easy ways to style a set of velvet pumpkins around your home, plus a few simple tricks that make any arrangement look pulled together.
1. Build a layered fall mantel
The mantel is the natural home for a pumpkin display. Group your largest pumpkins at one end and let them taper down to the smallest — an off-center cluster looks more relaxed and styled than a straight line. Add height behind them with taper candles in brass holders, and finish with a few sprigs of greenery.
Tip: Flameless taper candles give you the same warm glow without the worry of real flames near fabric.
Shop this look: Velvet Pumpkins, Set of 16 · Brass Taper Candle Holders · Flameless Taper Candles
2. Create an easy Thanksgiving centerpiece
Hosting this year? A pumpkin centerpiece takes about five minutes. Lay a table runner down the middle of the table, place your biggest pumpkins at the center, and work outward with the smaller ones. Tuck candle holders in between so the arrangement glows once the sun goes down.
Keep the centerpiece low so guests can still see each other across the table.
Shop this look: Buffalo Plaid Fall Table Runner · Pumpkin Candle Holders, Set of 6 · Velvet Pumpkins
3. Fill a bowl for the coffee table
A wooden dough bowl, tray or basket filled with velvet pumpkins makes an instant coffee-table centerpiece. Pile them so a few sit higher than the rim — it looks abundant rather than flat. Pair it with a chunky throw and a fall pillow on the sofa and the whole room feels cozier.
Shop this look: Velvet Pumpkins · Chunky Knit Chenille Throw · Fall Lumbar Pillow Cover
4. Tuck them into your bookshelves
You don't need to use the whole set in one place. Pop one or two small pumpkins on top of a stack of books, next to a vase or beside a framed photo. Spreading them across a few shelves adds a quiet seasonal touch without redecorating.
5. Welcome guests with an entryway display
The entryway is the first thing guests see. Group three or five pumpkins on a tray on your console table, add a small lamp or candle, and you've set the fall mood before anyone takes their coat off.
Three tricks for styling velvet pumpkins
- Use odd numbers. Groups of three, five or seven look more natural than even pairs.
- Vary the height. Raise some pumpkins on books, a cake stand or a box so the arrangement has layers.
- Mix the colors. Deep burgundy, bronze and soft neutrals together look richer than one shade on its own.
Shop the velvet pumpkins
Our Velvet Pumpkins, Set of 16 come in a mix of sizes and several colorways — from Rustic Fall Color to Burgundy & White and Blush Pink — so you can style a mantel, a table and a shelf from just one set.