Our New Chris Loves Julia + Pottery Barn Fall Collection: A First Look and How to Style It

Our newest collection with Pottery Barn is here, and it might be the most “us” one yet.

This is our fourth collection together, and it’s rooted in the same modern traditional, heirloom-inspired feeling I always come back to — but this time, I designed for more rooms. And more importantly, I designed pieces that refuse to stay in just one. A vanity mirror that looks stately above a nightstand? *swoon* Armchairs that can pull up to the dining table just as easily as they flank a sofa? *a must*

So instead of giving you a lineup, I want to walk you through each piece the way I’d actually style it — because that’s the part I love most. Not just the pieces themselves, but everything you can do with them.

Mirror | Marble Lamp | Desk Clock

We shot part of this collection in our own primary bedroom, and I styled some of my favorite pieces on our nightstand (part of our existing line with Pottery Barn). The Regency-inspired mirror was technically designed to hang above a bathroom vanity (more on that below), but this was the first place I styled it — and now I’m not sure I can give it up. The mahogany finish is deep and vintage in all the right ways, and against our dark paneled walls, it reads like something that’s been in the family for generations. Which is exactly the test I wanted every piece in this collection to pass. Hang it, or lean it on a nightstand or an entryway credenza for a grand welcome — either way it holds the wall.

Playing with scale, I paired all that height with the new marble-base lamp — a low, round little moment with a brass shade that glows in the evening. It would be just as at home on a desk.

And can I point out how everything is mingling here? New mirror, new lamp, pieces we’ve collected over the years. This is our fourth collection with Pottery Barn, and every new piece was designed to fold right in with the ones that came before it.

We first released this armchair in our summer line, and for fall it’s back in the richest moss green — the kind of fabric that looks like it has stories. The exposed wood trim tracing the arms and those turned front legs are what make it for me; they give an upholstered piece the bones of an antique. Ours live in our primary bedroom, but the second we styled this pair by the window, I started mentally rearranging the house. Living room fireplace? Entryway? Yes and yes.

That’s the beauty of carrying one silhouette across an armchair, a dining chair, and a settee — the same shape works all over the house, and the fabric is what makes it feel like yours.

Dining Table | Metal Vase | Pewter Candle Hurricanes

The round dining table is brand new, and the piece we worked hardest to get right. I wanted it to feel like it could have always existed in your home — timeless enough to pass down for generations. The carved feet at the base of that pedestal are my favorite detail against the rich, dark finish.

You’ll notice we didn’t even photograph it in a dining room. Tucked into a corner with a stack of books, a pair of hurricanes, and an armful of plum stems, it makes its own case: yes, it’s beautiful paired with our new upholstered dining chairs, but it would be just as happy anchoring a grand entry or holding court as a game table.

We’re a game-table family. We’re also a puzzle family. We’re also a multiple-tables-at-Thanksgiving-dinner family. I’m confident this table will go on tour in our house.

New Additions for the Bathroom

This is the first bathroom line we’ve ever done, and I couldn’t be more thrilled about it — because the bathroom might be the most overlooked room in the house, and character is exactly what turns it into a retreat.

Mirror | 48″ Vanity | Towel Ring | Linen Cabinet

The vanity comes in four sizes, from a mini for a powder room all the way up to a 60-inch double, so the same style works whether you’re outfitting a primary bath or the tiniest room in the house. I love the timeless black woodgrain finish and the marble countertop, but most of all the furniture-style legs — the floor runs right underneath, and the whole room feels lighter for it. (Case in point: it would have been a crime to cover up that checkerboard floor.) I may have already ordered the 36″ for a project I’ll tell you about later.

And look who’s back — the Regency mirror, hanging where it was always meant to. It’s *large*, and whether it’s over a vanity or a nightstand, it makes the wall feel finished all on its own.

If you peek at the right edge of this photo, you’ll catch the linen cabinet — which could just as easily live in a laundry room or a guest room. Glass-front doors, and plenty of storage for towels, quilts, extra pillows, and all the everyday things you want within reach but never know where to put. My goal was to design the most stylish piece of storage you could own, and I’m pretty proud of this one.

And finally, hardware — one of the quickest ways to change how a bathroom feels. No renovation required: swap a toilet paper holder, a towel rack, even a knob. Every piece comes in bronze and polished nickel, so you can match what you already have. Or don’t — more on that in a minute.

Decor & Styling Pieces

This is one of the largest collections of styling pieces we’ve ever done, and dare I say, my favorite part to design. Styling bookcases, dresser tops, end tables — it’s my love language, and I imagined these pieces in so many spaces.

Bookshelf Lamp | Pewter Taper Holders | Desk Clock

The bookshelf lamp is a special favorite — a green marble base and a striped shade, made to be tucked onto a shelf right in among the books. It adds instant character (and the coziest pool of light) wherever it lands. And if you look closely at these shelves, you’ll spot another new piece: the desk clock, keeping time on a stack of books like it’s been there for decades.

That clock — polished nickel and brass together — is a good example of my favorite trick: mixing metals is the easiest way to make a space feel collected instead of decorated. So we designed a whole range of finishes to get you started, including pewter pieces like the glass hurricanes, a cloche, and tapered candle holders. Nothing shiny-new about them; they have that softened, lived-in look from day one.

Some of the decor was all about playing with scale. The bronze folded vase is massive — made to be a focal point, not a filler. I dressed mine up with faux plum stems, and here it’s holding its own next to a stack of books and those pewter hurricanes. And the chunky wood frames are one of my favorites from the whole collection; a big, substantial frame around a smaller photo adds so much depth. I love stacking the two sizes — smaller on top for a traditional look, smaller on the bottom for something a little more eclectic.

And because even the workhorses deserve to be beautiful, we added three new baskets — two lidded rattan, and a green woven tray that can style a countertop, corral the coffee table, or carry breakfast in bed. Multifunctional and beautiful.

Bringing It All Together

What I love most about this collection is how it all works together. The pieces span a whole range of materials — rich woods, pewter, bronze, brass, polished nickel, wicker, marble — but they all speak the same moody-modern-traditional language, so they feel collected even when the finishes don’t match.

That’s my biggest tip, really: style matters more than matching. Mix your metals and your materials rather than coordinating everything perfectly — just stay true to the overall feeling you love. And repeat your colors in subtle ways. A moss green armchair echoed by a green marble lamp across the room creates cohesion without ever feeling matchy.

The best part of decorating this way is that your home never has to start over. You add, you mix old and new, you layer in what you love — and it keeps evolving with you. That’s what makes a home feel personal, collected, and timeless.

I can’t wait to see these pieces in your homes. So tell me — where’s the mirror going?