Fall is one of my favorite seasons to decorate for. The cozy colors and textures just make your home feel so warm and inviting. But fall decor can seem daunting if you’re not sure where to start. Don’t worry – I’m sharing 20 simple fall decor ideas to transform your space without breaking the bank.
1. Fresh Autumn Greenery
Place three different dried floral arrangements of seeded eucalyptus, birch branches and rose hips around the mantle. Tuck additional touches of floral picks throughout – in a mug next to your favorite fall scented candle, on the kitchen windowsill, on the front porch in a terra cotta pot.
2. Warm Candles
Display three different scented pillars on either side of the dining table – a pumpkin spice scent, warm cider and cozy cranberry orange. Consider smaller tea lights too to light the way to the front door or down the hallway.
3. Cozy Throw Pillows and Blankets
Decoratively fold an oversized plaid throw at the foot of the couch and drape a faux fur blanket over one armchair for guests. Add rustic buffalo check and burlap pillows with fringed tassels.
4. Wreaths on Doors and Walls
Hang coordinating mini wreaths on the porch light fixtures using curled wire ribbon. Attach a larger 16″ wreath woven with eucalyptus leaves and pinecones to the front door with a satin bow.
5. Faux Gourds and Veggies
Showcase your arrangement of faux cottonseed pumpkins, squashes and gourds in a galvanized metal bushel basket or wood planter on the front porch, flanked by potted mums.
6. Dried Floral Centerpieces and Frames
Fill a clear glass cylinder vase or terra cotta pot with a neutral toned arrangement of seeded eucalyptus, flax stems and berries. Cluster 3 mismatched frames of mixed florals on the sitting room mantel.
7. Coffee Table Book Stacks
Start a cozy reading nook by stacking books themed around fall entertainment – recipes, gardening tips, travel guides showcasing changing foliage. Tuck a cashmere plaid throw over the arm of the couch.
8. Striped Pillows and Rugs
Get cozy with bold stripe pillows in rusts and oranges on the living room sectional. Lay a jute braided area rug at the foot of the bed to warm up hardwood flooring.
9. Photo Displays with Fall Motifs
Add visual nostalgia by framing favorite photographs of family hayrides, pumpkin patches and bonfires amongst foliage arrangements and branches along the stairway railing.
10. Scented Candle and Home Fragrance
Fill your entryway with the warm aromas of baking cinnamon rolls, carried throughout the main living areas by a diffuser filled with essential oils of nutmeg, clove and sandalwood.
11. Wooden Cut-Out Decor
Adorn the front door with autumn sayings cut from cedar planks – “Greetings” on top lined with acorns and stacked pumpkins below spelling “Fall”.
12. Fall Floral Arrangements
Incorporate seasonal foliage and blooms like bittersweet berries, pansies and ornamental kale into small glass jar arrangements on end tables and kitchen island.
13. Blankets and Pillows Out and About
Accent the outdoor sectional with cozy accouterments – a buffalo plaid pillow at each end and an oversized knit throw draped along the backrest.
14. Dried Corn Stalk Centerpieces
Tie burlap ribbons around bundled dried corncobs accented with rose hips, pods and miniature squashes. Display clustered in glass hurricanes on the dining hutch.
15. Metal or Wooden Buckets of Leaves
Fill an enamel bucket found at a tag sale with maple leaves, hickory nuts and black walnut shells discovered on nature walks to enjoy indoors.
16. Berry-Filled Glass Jar Candles
Create a warm glow along your porch and entryway by floating cranberries, rose hips and juniper berries inside votive jars placed in cast iron planters.
17. Tree Stump or Pumpkin Centerpieces
Stacking acrylic painted mini pumpkins in varying sizes visual interest on wood slices or rustic stumps used as console tables or buffets.
18. Pumpkin Spice Baking and Treats
Sample homemade pumpkin rolls, coffee cake and chai while working on autumn crafts or reading to get into the cozy spirit!
19. Wooden Signs with Sentiments
Display cut out words of gratitude, cozy and thankful on various surfaces like above the kitchen sink using jute twine and acorn accents.
20. Faux Ivy Garlands
Fill out fireplace mantels and stair banisters with faux ivy garlands accented with mesh leaf bundles and miniature gourds for depth and layered visual interest.
