Fall ushers in brilliant hues, a festive spirit, and a fun opportunity to decorate inside and outside your home. These tips and tricks will help you celebrate the season whether you’re looking for simple décor or elaborate creations:
Celebrate the holidays
Fall contains both Halloween and Thanksgiving, two holidays that have unique design styles. You can go fun and playful or spooky and scary with your Halloween décor. Bust out the skeletons, the carved pumpkins, and fake spider webs. If you prefer not to carve pumpkins, you can still make them a standout element in your Halloween design by painting funny faces on them, offers Julia K. Porter, writer for the FamilyHandyman.com. Using what you have is also a great way to decorate when it comes to transforming your outdoor space.
“Use bushes to your advantage. Add eyes or zombie hands. Rake your leaves and fill trash bags that you can decorate,” she adds.
For Thanksgiving, concentrate on fall colors or even a neutral palette for your table linens. Plaid, is always a hit for this holiday. Your front porch will look festive with pumpkins, gourds, and a wreath on your door.
Decorate with natural materials
The season of fall is lush with natural materials perfect for décor. You can craft a wreath for your front door with fallen leaves. Stick with one color for a monochromatic look, mix in the colors for a patterned look, or graduate the saturation into an ombre effect.
Blair Donovan and Rebekah Lowin of CountryLiving.com advise, “Pieces featuring apples, cobs of corn, or autumnal flowers will breathe some seasonal life into your space."
Pumpkins and gourds will be plentiful at grocery stores, roadside stands, and farmer’s markets. These elements offer a pop of color and a chance for artful arrangement, especially since they range in size from small to giant.
“A bunch of magnolia leaves add a fresh note to a neutral living room. The branches pick up warm colors of the space, including a reclaimed-wood mantel,” according to Hadley Mendelsohn, writer for HouseBeautiful.com.
Employ the senses
The decorations you create, buy, or coordinate for fall will be a feast for the eyes. But, you can also bring in fall when you cater to other senses, especially the sense of smell.
“Scent plays a huge role in mood, so set the right tone in your home by lighting seasonal candles that make you feel cozy, warm, and ready for the holiday season ahead,” advises Mendelsohn.
Use signature style
When you think of fall, certain colors come to mind like yellow, orange, red, and brown, all taken from the changing environment outside. These shades are perfect for your decorations! You can change the entire look and feel of your living room with pops of these colors — think throw blankets, pillows, candlestick holders, and table linens. Another signature look of fall décor is plaid, which offers a pop of comfort.
“Just one pillow or two makes all the difference in this autumnal vignette. Turn your entryway or mud room into a bona fide fall haven with a splash of plaid,” suggest Donovan and Lowin.
Let your creativity and imagination run wild with your fall décor. You can find inspiration from the season’s natural beauty, including its changing leaves, flowers, and edible gifts, as well as the seasonal holidays meant to bring everyone together.