Fresh Fall Decorating Ideas Go natural with fall table settings by using mini pumpkins, gourds and squash as candle holders. Simply shave bottoms, for a stable base, then hollow centers for candles. Add the bounty of fall to your home with a living centerpiece of varied potted kale, mums, ornamental grasses and pansies. If entertaining, have your guests take their pick as a harvest dinner memento. Pumpkins, in all shapes and sizes, are the perfect fall ornament. Use as planters, pile on porches, scatter on tabletops or stack, as jack-o-lanterns, in the fireplace. Call the family, light the candles and gather round!