Whether you live in a cooler or warmer climate in the Fall months, there is still a way to make your home feel cozy and full of pumpkin spice and everything nice! From warm color palettes to Fall trinkets and crafting your own décor’ – there are so many ways to make your home feel the warmth of Fall. Do you need some help in the decorating department? Listen up, or shall I say read up! We hope these decoration ideas make you run to the store and fill your cart with all things Fall. Let’s dive in!
The basics: Whether you have done this whole decorating before or not, there is an easy way to bring the Fall vibes in. Change up your common area spaces with small pumpkins, ghosts, and Fall florals. Bringing in leaves from outside, letting them dry, and putting them in a cute bowl for your coffee table is an easy way to decorate, for free! You can gather small gourds and mini pumpkins from your local grocery store as well for a fraction of the price.
Feeling crafty: This is a fun and low-cost way to decorate for Fall. You can even get the kids involved too! Colored construction paper, scissors, and glue can create pumpkins, bats, and ghosts – oh my! Hop on Pinterest and they give step-by-step tutorials on how to create these fun creatures! You can tape these cut-outs on your windows, sliders, or even to the front door of the house! BOO!
Warm up your colors: One of the favorite ways to bring Fall into your home and to bring in the warmer color tones. Oranges, rust, mustard yellows, olive greens, and beige/whites. Grab a cheap throw blanket in one of these colors and drape it over your couch. Fall throw pillows can be easily found on Amazon or at Target (hint – they are in the dollar section at Target!). Grab a vase and fill it with rust-colored florals (real or faux) and add that to your coffee table. Just these few, inexpensive additions can turn your living room into the coziness of Fall.
Use pumpkin for everything: And I mean everything! Décor can also come in great smells and even delicious treats! Infuse your home with the scent of pumpkin spice, fresh apple pie, or delicious fall baking! YUM! Fall candles, room sprays, and other infusions make a big difference and puts you in the space for fall. You can also get fall themed soaps for the bathrooms of your home, as well as fall, theme hand towels for the bathroom and kitchen. Do you love to bake? Fill your home with the sweet smell of apple pie, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, or banana bread! Pumpkin spice coffee creamers can also turn your coffee into a delicious fall dream. Overall, pumpkin is the perfect way to bring all of the cozy vibes to your home!
Keep it simple: Living in an apartment specifically; room and space may be limited. This means less is more! Bringing in the little things makes a BIG difference. Fall wreaths are a great way to keep it simple. You can purchase them at your local craft store, or you can make your own at home. Gathering leaves from outside and inexpensive faux fall floral can make the cutest project you’ll be proud to display outside on your door!
Create a mood – Aside from Fall theme candles, find a set of string lights – clear or colored – and string them around your living room or kitchen area. String lights instantly give your space bring in a dim lighting that brings a moodier, Fall feel inside. Burlap garland also can pair well with your lights.
Create a tablescape: One of the easiest and trendiest ways to decorate your space for Fall is to create a warm and inviting table! Change up your tablecloth to a fun plaid or warm tone like rust/red, mustard yellow, or taupe color. Adorn the top of your table with a fun runner, a large vase with Fall florals, mini pumpkins scattered, or tall candles. Dial it up a notch by inviting friends and family over and enjoying your table with Fall goodies, coffee, or a fun Fall-inspired cocktail! Filling our home with laughter, smiles, and love is completely free, and the coziest way to bring in the Fall season.
Spruce up your patio/balcony: Let’s not forget the outside of your home! You can easily make your patio/balcony into a Fall themed wonderland with a few easy steps. Grab a cheap bail of hay, a few pumpkins, and some string lights, and you now have transformed your outdoor space into a Fall oasis that you will want to enjoy with pumpkin spice coffee and a good book!
Fill it up: We did briefly chat about table décor, but let’s get more specific. This is such a fun and inexpensive project that will make your home look like Fall moved in! Grab a large vase, pot, or bowl and fill it up with all things Fall. Pinecones, mini pumpkins, gourds, leaves, faux fall florals, and so much more! This is such an easy way to transform your space. The kids can even help you place the items in the vase with you! You can also use this project for front porch décor. Grab a large tin bucket and fill it up with fall florals and place it on one of your steps.
Choose a theme: If you are still feeling overwhelmed by Fall decorating, make it a little simpler and choose a theme. Whether that is warm colors, black and white, plaid, and pumpkins, or spooky season! Stick to one thing and surround your décor around that theme. That way, your finished product will look more decorative and not so much like clutter. Sometimes when we get over the top with décor, it can tend to look messy and unorganized. A theme can help with that problem!
Written by Kaleigh Teunessen
