Fall is in the air! Can you believe that another season is here? Fall is one of the coziest seasons and that really shows through with how we decorate our homes during this season. Now that the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cooler, I've been in the mood for all things fall and cozy. It is amazing how over complicated we tend to make seasonal decor, but it doesn't have to be this way. You can easily make your house cozy for fall. Here are 12 inspiring fall home decorating ideas for how to make your fall decorating simple and effortless this year while maximizing on the cozy factor.
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1. Color Palette
The first thing you need to do is to pick a fall color palette. Here are three popular fall palettes
- reds, oranges, and browns
- greens, white, and cream
- eggplant, cream, olive, plum, and dusty rose
Whichever one you choose, try to decorate with those colors throughout your home to keep everything visually cohesive.
2. Blankets and Throws
Fall is all about cooler mornings and nights. You need to bring out your throw blankets and put them to use throughout your home. Place on on your sofa, on an accent chair, a window seat, your office chair, on your bed. I love to have a big basket in my living room to hold several throw blankets. It is a fantastic way to make your home feel cozy this season. You also bring warmth to a room simply by having a warm blanket on your sofa or chair.
3. Use Candles
Another easy fall decorating idea is to use candles. A unlit candle gathering dust is a very sad thing to look at. You bought the great smelling candle, light it! Your home will smell amazing and it will feel more like fall just by lighting your candles. Candles are also a great way to bring warmth to a room and to make your room feel cozy. These are my favorite candles. They burn evenly and for a long time.
4. Baskets
I love to decorate with baskets! They bring texture and visual interest to a space with very little effort on your part. A favorite way to use baskets in functional decor during the fall season, is to place a large basket on a console table and next to the fireplace. Place a cozy throw blanket or a fluffy pillow inside it. See, cozy fall decor is simple! This is my favorite basket to use with my throw blankets.
5. Greenery
I love to add greenery in a pretty vase for easy table centerpieces throughout the year and fall is no different. I like to place a burlap table runner down, than a vase with greenery in it, a yummy smelling candle, and a small pumpkin corralled in a large tray on top of the table runner. Simple and easy table centerpiece decor.
6. Pumpkins
Pumpkins are in abundance during the fall season! You can place a few pumpkins around your home for instant fall decor. Here are a few ways I like to use pumpkins when decorating for fall. First, I like to take a wooden dough bowl, fill it with greenery stems, and then place a few pumpkins inside the bowl. I like to have the pumpkins in different sizes. I also like to put a few pumpkins on the porch beside my front door. Mini pumpkins are cute when you place them on top of a stack of books. This set of pumpkins are great since they come in several different sizes.
7. Wreath
I love a pretty wreath! Nothing says welcome fall like a wreath on your front door. It is very easy to buy a wreath and place it on your door. I've also put a fall wreath on the wall above my console table or in the kitchen on the window over the sink. You really can't go wrong with a great fall wreath. This is a beautiful wreath that will last for years to come.
8. Use Nature
Use things that you find in nature to display in your home for the fall season. I like to gather a bunch of feathers and place them in a vase. You can also place dried floral stems in a vase for an easy arrangement and no water required! You can go outside and forge for tree branches and place those in a vase of water. You can bring in acorns or sticks. Another idea is to put some dead insects such as butterflies, dragonflies, and moths, under a glass dome. This can also double as Halloween decor!
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9. Use Warmer Tones
Use warmer tones throughout your house. Think wood, brass, cream, black, and gold hues. If you have some wooden or brass candlesticks, bring those out and put them on your mantle or table. The same goes for picture frames. You can also get your wooden spoons and place them in a large urn next to the stove, place a beautiful dutch oven on the stove, and put some wooden cutting boards out. It's ok to rotate through your decor. so change things up by bringing out your warmer decor items.
10. Change Your Pillows
Fall is the perfect time to change out your pillows! Pillows are one of the easiest ways to refresh your space. Be sure to play up on different textures - fringe, tassels, velvet, leather, burlap, deeper colors, chunky. I love to get pillow covers and feather inserts. The feather inserts always fluff back up so I never have sad, flat pillows. Pillow covers are easy to change up for each season and don't take up any space when storing them.
11. Use Different Scents
Have you ever changed up your hand soap scents? How about buying new candles depending on the season? I know I cook more soups and stews and have more bread baking in the oven during the fall season and I bet you do too. So why not change up my dish soap and candles as well?
12. Textiles
Fall is the perfect time to replace some of your worn-out dish towels and washcloths. Get some new towels in your fall colors. You are going to be baking more, why not get a pretty autumnal apron? When spring comes around, it'll be time to replace your worn towels and washcloths, so get some pretty ones for this season. You can also change out your sheets with flannel sheets for those cooler nights.
It is easy to decorate for the coziest season of the year. We just have to decorate for fall with simple intentionality. I hope this gives you a bunch of new and fresh ideas to help you decorate your home for fall this season. Remember, you can completely set the mood for fall in your home with making your house cozy for fall through scents, candles, textiles, blankets, and nature. You can easily set the mood for your home through these different elements.
What is your favorite way to decorate for the fall season? How is your home reflecting the new season?
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