Most of what Kandi builds hangs on a door. But the fall season is also the season of the table, from the first cool evening through Thanksgiving, and the Fall Porch Collection has a set of pieces built to sit rather than hang. Here is what a centerpiece is, what makes one work, and what is in the collection.
What a centerpiece has to do
A wreath is seen from one side, from a distance, by someone arriving. A centerpiece is seen from every side, up close, by people sitting around it. That changes the build.
- Low. A centerpiece that blocks the person across the table gets moved to the sideboard within the first course. Kandi's table pieces are built low and wide.
- Finished all the way round. No back. Every side is a front.
- Contained. A container gives the arrangement a base and a shape, and it is what makes the piece a centerpiece rather than a pile of florals on a table.
The pieces
The Autumn Glow Candle Centerpiece is the table piece proper: a textured white container, an amber glass candle at the middle, and a ring of autumn foliage, natural pinecones and berries around it. The candle is the focal point and the reason it works at dinner: it glows, it is low, and it is the same from every seat.
The White Vintage Fall Floral Truck is an arrangement in a white vintage truck, overflowing with burnt orange, golden yellow, deep red and rust florals. It is farmhouse in style and suits an entry table, a kitchen island or a mantel as well as a dining table.
The Autumn Harvest Basket Arrangement is the porch-floor piece, built in a rustic basket to sit at the base of a door. It also works indoors on a hearth or a low table, and it is the piece that ties a porch wreath to the rest of the house. Fall porch ideas for a Southern front door covers that layering.
For October, the Happy Haunting Pumpkin Centerpiece and the Halloween Jack-O'-Lantern Floral Centerpiece are the Halloween versions, the second one leaning to elegant farmhouse with ivory pumpkins and premium faux florals.
Match the door
The porch and the table are the same season, and the easiest way to make a house feel designed rather than decorated is to carry one palette from the door to the table. A rust-and-ivory pumpkin wreath on the door and a rust-and-ivory centerpiece on the table is one idea in two places. A wreath in one palette and a centerpiece in another is two ideas competing.
Kandi's fall pieces are built in the same few palettes, harvest rust and ivory, neutral and dusty blue, blush and muted green, so a wreath and a centerpiece bought in the same season naturally match. Wreath, swag, arrangement or centerpiece covers how the types pair.
A note on the candle
The amber candle in the glow centerpiece is glass and sits in the middle of faux foliage. Treat it as décor: if it is lit, it is lit briefly, watched, and away from anything that trails. A battery candle in the same glass gives the glow with none of the worry, and it is what most buyers use.
Made once
Every arrangement and centerpiece is one of a kind, built by hand in the Savannah workshop. The table pieces tend to sell through October, ahead of Thanksgiving, so the shop, which sorts newest first, is the place to see what is currently on the bench. Sold pieces stay on the site so the designs remain visible, and the next fall centerpiece will be its own design.
Build your own centerpiece
A centerpiece is a different skill from a wreath, mostly because there is no back to hide anything on. Inside the Kreative Krew, arrangements and centerpieces are taught live through the fall alongside the door pieces, and the vault holds the seasonal tutorials year round. The free Intro to Wreath Making course covers the floral choices that carry over.
Frequently asked questions
How big should a dining table centerpiece be?
Low enough to see over while seated, and no wider than about a third of the table. The candle centerpiece is built to those proportions.
Can the truck arrangement go outside?
On a covered porch, yes. It is built on faux florals. Keep it out of direct rain.
Do the arrangements match a specific wreath?
They are built in the same palettes and the same season, so a wreath and an arrangement from the same collection match naturally. The Winter Cardinal set is built as a deliberate pair.
Can I ship a centerpiece?
Yes. Arrangements ship upright with the base anchored and the florals padded, from the Savannah workshop. How to ship a wreath so it arrives intact covers the method.
