How to Redecorate Your Home for the

FallEugene Chrinian

How to Redecorate Your Home for the Fall

• Each passing season presents new opportunities for you to revamp the design of your home. Fall is no exception. As the summer weather begins to cool off, you can prepare your home for autumn by replacing your vibrant summer decorations with all the cozy aesthetics, distinctive color schemes, and unique foliage that the season has to offer. Read on for a few of the ways in which you can rework your home’s interior décor for fall:

Create a dining room centerpiece

• One of the easiest ways to ready your home for fall is to change out your regular dining table centerpiece for one that includes all the best fall accents. You can place a few autumn gourds and dried leaves in the middle of the table for a simple look, or you can go all out and create a more elaborate DIY piece. For example, you can update the traditional cornucopia by filling a long container with vibrant succulents, pumpkins, and other fall produce, such as rosemary and eggplant. Pomegranate branches in white vases add cleaner lines and a contrast to the dark fall colors.

Bring in fall beauty• You do not need to limit your use of seasonal plants to your centerpiece

when looking to redesign your home for the fall. Everything from your living room to your bedroom can benefit from the different colors and textures of autumn foliage. Add visual interest by mixing and matching different flowers. Yellow and orange mums, anemones, and thistles will perfectly complement each other in a stunning fall arrangement. You can do the same with leaves in vibrant shades of red and brown, to create an element of drama. No matter what arrangement you choose, you should not overwhelm the eye with the same colors. If you already featured many traditional fall shades, try incorporating greens and purples for added interest.

Add welcoming touches to your dining room

• Fall ushers in the time of year when you will likely host countless family dinner parties, so this is the perfect time to redecorate your dining room to make it more welcoming. One easy way is to incorporate furnishings or paint in the warm red-orange shades of fall. You can carry this color scheme to your dining table by adding napkins and glassware in complementary hues. Adding decorative pillows to your dining room chairs will not only help you incorporate new textures and colors, but it will also create more comfort for dinner guests. Top off the look of your redecorated living room by draping small wreaths from the backs of chairs.

Decorate a pumpkin with flowers

• The pumpkin may be the favored home decoration of the fall season, but that does not mean that you must fill your rooms with plain versions. You can use pumpkins in a new way by adorning the outside with beautiful fall flora. Simply create holes in the skin with an awl and press in the stems of your chosen flower. For example, with their orange hue, mums perfectly mimic the natural color of a pumpkin. Once you have covered the entire surface, you can use your “flower” pumpkin as a stylish addition to a coffee table or fall party décor.

Mount leaf art on the wall• You can both engage in an exciting DIY project and add

new decorations to your home by creating simple, yet effective, leaf art. Start by collecting an array of colorful autumn leaves and pressing them until they are flat and dry. After adhering each one to a different sheet of crafting paper, you can create a minimalist decoration by hanging them in rows on the wall. Alternatively, you can pin smaller dried leaves to a fabric canvas for a piece of art that will add a clean pattern to any fall decorating scheme.

Redesign your fireplace• Though you may not use it for the majority of the year,

your fireplace can serve a practical and aesthetic purpose during the fall season. For a simple solution, you can take influence from the colors of fall and adorn your mantel with a garland of dark leaves and berries. Another excellent way to usher in fall is to use your firewood as a display piece. Whether you place it in a decorative basket or stack it beside the fire, it will help complement other wood features and warm autumn hues in the room.

Display bright and textured pieces

• Fall is a perfect time for you to pull your heavier decorative pieces out of storage. For example, works of art with warm colors can make a perfect addition to any room, as they emulate the colors of the seasonal foliage. You should also swap out your lighter textiles in favor of ones that will complement the coziness of fall. You can’t go wrong with a bold mix of patterns in your living room, whether in your seat cushions, curtains, or area rugs. Plaid is also a popular fabric choice in many fall decorating schemes, so you should consider reupholstering your chairs for the season.