Why Decorate For Fall

With the leaves changing colors and the fresh scent of crisp air in your home, decorating for fall can evoke feelings of warmth and contentment for you and your family. Just thinking about a refresh for your space, and the fact that you are going to be using fall decor can evoke a cozy, inviting feeling, and motivate you to implement positive and meaningful ties to rituals in your home. Design experts at CNN even reported that seasonal decor can improve mood by providing an increased comfort level that makes your living spaces feel like a retreat during the colder months. In this blog, we can show ways to embrace our autumn traditions and the concept of decorating for fall in a mindful way. Creating seasonal decor can enhance your everyday routine by providing a special opportunity for connectedness. Perhaps gathering as a family to decorate the mantel is an annual occurrence, or simply taking the opportunity to add a few accents of fall to your living spaces goes a long way. Personalized touches help create lasting connections and set the stage for memories and meaningful traditions. Studies show that seasonal decorators strengthen their family connection through meaningful traditions that can be experienced year after year. Choose to be intentionally mindful of what is special in the autumn season for you as it approaches. Perhaps it is that candlelight glow on a cold night, or the unmistakable aroma of cinnamon and apples. When you are decorating with intention, you are transforming your space to bring your space in line with the energy of your environment, and hopefully being present with relaxation and gratitude, in whatever your day.

Small changes – changing the lighter weight summer textiles to a more closely held weight, or decorating for autumn with warm colours – provoke a sense of renewal and invite the new season in.

Whether you are decorating in accordance with the immediacy of tradition, or finding contemporary ways to embrace the nature of the season we are in now, that being fall, there is fall decorating possibilities for all!

Timeless Colors and Materials for Fall

Choosing a colour story that creates a warm impression of autumn is one of the easiest ways to instill comfort throughout your home. Rich colours such as burnt orange, mustard yellows, deep burgundies, and forest greens transport us to an awe inspiring experience – the colour transformation of leaves in autumn. When you add classic materials, such as chunky knits, velvet, and warm woods, the presence of those colours creates an instant seasonal update.

Metallic layered in bronze and antiqued gold elicits envy and elegance to balance out the comfort of the rustic feel of traditional autumn décor. And plaid, which always comes through in table linens, throw blankets, and accent pillows. Texture has warmth as well, so do not forget to create textures – plush throws with natural woven baskets, and soft rugs – they create warmth together.

Seasonal Decorating

Bringing the outdoors inside

Autumn is harvest time; it is the perfect opportunity to showcase the loveliness of being outside! Using foraged and natural items, like sticks, leaves, ornamental grasses, and pumpkins, to decorate your home gives you a beautiful blend of authenticity and charm. A 2023 Better Homes & Garden trend report outlines a resurgence in bringing foraged and natural materials into modern spaces, which illustrates a changing mentality regarding our appreciation of organic beauty.

You can easily use foraged materials. For example, you could display simple arrangements of sticks or seed pods in glass vases on a mantel or entry table. You could group mini pumpkins, gourds, or apples in a wooden bowl on a table for effortless and inexpensive decorating.  Fall wreaths made from dried leaves or dried berries can be hung on an interior door or above a fireplace while tying your display to the harvest and bounty of nature.

Affordable and Sustainable Decorating

Sustainable decorating is beneficial to your home and the environment. Think about repurposing or upcycling decor from the past to create new autumn vignettes. Our communities often have thrift shops, yard sales, flea markets, or local artisans that sell you unique secondhand treasure, or one-of-a-kind accents while preserving the environment.

Use natural materials like cotton, wool, or jute, if you can, to decorate with, rather than plastic or synthetic materials. Natural fibers are just as pretty; more gorgeous and environmentally friendly.

Inspiration for each room

Living Room

One of the easiest ways you can refresh your living room is with pillows. Change your cushion covers to fall color or pattern covers, and then you can add a chunky knit throw to your sofa, layering it with a mix of pillows with texture so you make the space feel cozy in an instant. You can also consider putting a few lanterns with flameless candles on the table, or a tray with pinecones, for a finished look.

Kitchen

You can create a seasonal display with apples, squash, or small pumpkins in a wood bowl for a big statement display on your table. You can change your dish towels to plaid or darker fall colors to bring the season in. Homey and harvest-inspired touches could include displaying freshly baked goods or seasonal fruit on open shelving instead of dishware.

Bedroom

Warm-up your bedroom by layering it with heavier throws and bedding in warmer colors. Switch out your summer bedding, like a lighter duvet for darker-colored duvet or duvet cover and lower the summer colors. Texture in throw pillows can provide even more warmth on your bedding. You can also provide an autumnal element with candles, the color of amber glass vase or a simple gathering of dried flowers on the bedside table.

DIY Fall Decor Inspiration

Tailored projects are fun and add a personal element to home decor for fall. You can create a wreath for the front door or greeting area out of foraged twigs, dried flowers, and ribbon. Create a garland out of leaves, real or faux, and drape it across doorways or on the mantel. If you are crafty enough, a garland made of maple leaves would be beautiful. Garlands can add a pop of color and warmth at little cost.

You can have fun painting mini pumpkins in whatever colors you choose, from traditional orange to trendy pastels to match your home decor. Creating fun little projects like these is ideal during family craft time! You can reuse the mini pumpkins every year or transform the project in new ways each season.

Change up your decor for the seasons

You don’t need to make a clean break to the fall when summer is in process. Transition can be effective with layering. As the weather cools, bring in fall accessories like thicker throws and seasonal picked stems, or greenery to replace summertime pieces. Organizing your home with labeled containers or bins for summer items will help keep track of things so your next summer transition is easy!

Remove bright summer arrangements and replace them with dried arrangements, or add fun stems and arrangements with texture, berries, or fall foliage. Linking objects that can be changed out seasonally, like neutral candleholders, wooden bowls, and baskets that can be expressed in any season will add some flexibility as well as efficiency to decorating your home.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What are the quick ways to add an autumn component at home? You can change your cushion covers, add a knit throw, and change your fresh flowers for dried stems.
  • How can you maintain the fall decor until Thanksgiving? Look for items like pumpkins, plaid fabrics, and forest-inspired accents that will not offend or lack relevance past Halloween. Keep it simple and natural will get you through October.
  • For additional creative ideas about the transition of home decor in the fall, you can find good fall decorating tips from Good Housekeeping.
  • Are there ways to decorate for fall in an eco-friendly way? Yes! Natural fibers, thrifted pieces, and foraged items offer eco-friendly options as home decor.