Prepare for Leaves: How & When to Decorate for Fall
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Discover when and how to decorate for fall right here to usher in the season.
The leaves changing color is the perfect time to break out the fall décor and warm up your home with cozy touches that just usher in the season. Knowing when to decorate for fall and how to do so in a way that feels true to your interior design tastes and the season itself can be challenging.
With Halloween and Thanksgiving in the season, decorating for fall can also start feeling like preparing for those holidays, rather than for fall itself.
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This guide covers exactly how and when to decorate for fall, so your home stays fresh and cozy throughout the season:
How to Decorate for Fall
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Start Bringing in Fall Florals
When it comes to decorating for fall early on, start with tones. A great, simple way to do this is to go around and replace your summer floral bouquets (faux or real) with fall-inspired options instead:
- Warm-Toned Florals: The easiest swap you can make to immediately make your home prepared for the cozy warmth of fall is to use warm-toned florals, like this striking orange hydrangea bush or something more subtle, like the pretty fall pear stem.
- Dried Florals: If you want your favorite flowers, like roses, in your home, consider opting for their dried counterparts or dried bouquets for a rustic update.
- Dried Grasses: Fall is the season of harvest, so celebrate that harvest with dried grasses and wheat. Hang this dried wheat wreath to your door, decorate your porch, or even around your fireplace with a wheat bundle or dried wild oats for easy fall updates around the home.
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Use Unique Ways to Decorate with Pumpkins
Pumpkins are a Halloween classic, but they can easily be made to suit the entire month of October and even beyond by simply choosing the whole squash instead of Jack-O-Lanterns. Here are just a few unique ideas on how to decorate for fall with pumpkins:
- Fabric Pumpkins: A cozy way you can decorate for all of October and even November is to use fabric pumpkins. These combine the shape of the classic in softer tones and textures, making it a great way to decorate for the whole season.
- Pumpkin-Themed Dishes: Another fun and simple way to decorate is through food, or, in this case, through the serving trays. Serve candy corn or other fun themed treats on this pumpkin tray set.
- Pumpkin Candles: Candles are a must to add warmth to your home throughout fall and winter. By swapping the standard pillar with a jack-o-lantern, rustic candle set, or this cream pumpkin candle, you combine multiple décor essentials in one, making pumpkin candles the perfect choice for smaller homes.
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Set Up Your Fall Tablescape
Eating is a huge part of fall traditions. It’s the season of harvest, which means dinner parties (most notably, Thanksgiving) are a huge part of it. That’s why your dining table’s design is such a critical aspect of fall design.
- Table Runner: To start designing a beautiful tablescape, you’re going to want to begin with a table runner. You can keep things rustic with the autumn harvest plaid table runner or tablecloth, keep it neutral with a jute table runner, or themed with a Halloween harvest option.
- Garland: The next step is to build up the center of the table visually, so look into garlands. Keep things warm with the orange pine garland or opt for something more subtle like the faux pear and pomegranate piece.
- Candles: Candles are an excellent way to both decorate your table vertically and add cozy warmth to the ambiance during dinner parties. You can stay themed with the harvest and choose a pumpkin candle, or choose something more classic with a fun twist, like the orange pillar candle.
- Showstoppers: Showstoppers are the tallest points on your table and can be either something themed, like a tabletop turkey, or even floral, such as a vase filled with the Harvest Bliss mixed leaf pick.
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When to Decorate for Fall
The best way to get the most out of every season is to decorate either at the tail end of the previous one or just at the start. This gives you the most time to enjoy the new décor and make the effort of swapping out your accents with those of a new season worthwhile.
You don’t need to swap everything out all at once, either. You could start with your textiles first, then get into the Halloween decorations, and then start in on the Thanksgiving décor. Breaking up the season’s highlights saves you time and effort, and keeps your décor feeling fresh throughout the season.
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