Whether you live in a cooler or warmer climate during the fall months, there's 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 decor, 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've done this decorating thing before or not, there's an easy way to bring the fall vibes in. Change up your common areas 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 also gather small gourds and mini pumpkins from your local grocery store for a fraction of the price.
Feeling Crafty
This is a fun and low-cost way to decorate for fall, and you can even get the kids involved! Colored construction paper, scissors, and glue can create pumpkins, bats, and ghosts — oh my! Hop on Pinterest for step-by-step tutorials on how to create these fun creatures. You can tape the cut-outs to your windows, sliders, or even the front door. BOO!
Warm Up Your Colors
One of the favorite ways to bring fall into your home is to bring in 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 easily be found on Amazon or at Target (hint: check the dollar section!). Grab a vase and fill it with rust-colored florals (real or faux) for 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! Decor 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 put you in the spirit for fall. You can also get fall-themed soaps and hand towels for the bathrooms and kitchen. Love to bake? Fill your home with the sweet smell of apple pie, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, or banana bread. Pumpkin spice coffee creamer can also turn your coffee into a delicious fall dream. Overall, pumpkin is the perfect way to bring all the cozy vibes to your home!
Keep It Simple
Living in an apartment, room and space may be limited — which 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 one at your local craft store, or make your own at home. Gathering leaves from outside and inexpensive faux fall florals can make the cutest project you'll be proud to display on your door.
Create a Mood
Aside from fall-themed candles, find a set of string lights — clear or colored — and string them around your living room or kitchen. String lights instantly give your space a dim, moodier, fall feel. Burlap garland also pairs 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 a warm tone like rust/red, mustard yellow, or taupe. Adorn the top of your table with a fun runner, a large vase with fall florals, mini pumpkins scattered about, or tall candles. Dial it up a notch by inviting friends and family over to enjoy your table with fall goodies, coffee, or a fun fall-inspired cocktail. Filling your home with laughter, smiles, and love is completely free — and the coziest way to bring in the fall season.
Spruce Up Your Patio or Balcony
Let's not forget the outside of your home! You can easily turn your patio or balcony into a fall-themed wonderland in a few easy steps. Grab a cheap bale of hay, a few pumpkins, and some string lights, and you've transformed your outdoor space into a fall oasis you'll want to enjoy with pumpkin spice coffee and a good book.
Fill It Up
We briefly chatted about table decor, 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 with all things fall — pinecones, mini pumpkins, gourds, leaves, faux fall florals, and so much more. The kids can even help you place the items. You can also use this idea for front-porch decor: grab a large tin bucket, fill it with fall florals, and place it on one of your steps.
Choose a Theme
If you're still feeling overwhelmed by fall decorating, make it simpler and choose a theme. Whether that's warm colors, black and white, plaid and pumpkins, or spooky season — stick to one thing and build your decor around it. That way, your finished product will look more decorative and less like clutter. Sometimes when we go over the top with decor, it can look messy and unorganized; a theme helps with that!
Written by Kaleigh Teunessen