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How to Make Your Home Cozy for Fall

Sep 25, 2018 1:00:00 PM

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Fall is here, meaning that cooler temperatures are on the way soon. Embrace the season by taking the opportunity to make your home as cozy and inviting as possible. Check out the tips below for the best way to make everyone who enters your home feel welcome and warm no matter how chilly the weather is outside.

Start at the Front Porch

Your entryway is a great place to start bringing in warm and cozy home decor. Add a wreath to your door that includes festive fall elements like brightly colored autumn leaves, pinecones, and dried or preserved flowers. Could your porch use some remodeling or an update? A new brick walkway or addition to your porch can really help brighten up the whole front of your home.

Bring Fall-Friendly Accessories Indoors

Adding accessories in warmer colors can be just the thing for fall. Time to box up the items that remind you of summer and put out the ones that make you feel like fall is here. Think throw pillows and blankets in hues of gold, orange, and red. Harvest-oriented items like dried bundles of corn, cornucopias full of fall vegetables, and colorful gourds can add interest to table centerpieces. Halloween-inspired items like black cats and bright pumpkins can be put out early to serve as fun general decor, too. It's okay to cluster a few without going overboard into clutter. A few more items on the shelf, when it is done strategically, can make the house feel far more cozy.

Add Atmosphere With the Scents of Fall

Everyone makes a big deal about the return of pumpkin spice scents and flavors. But you don't have to limit yourself to just that when it comes to bringing inviting scents into your home. You can make your home smell inviting and warm with scented candles in aromas like cinnamon, apple cider, or even burning leaves. If you prefer to do it yourself, spice mixes for the stove are easy to make. Elements like apple peels, cinnamon sticks, orange rinds, and knobs of ginger will make your home smell delicious.

Make It Easy to Bundle Up

When guests arrive for fall visits, make sure that they are comfortable in your cozy home. Switching to flannel sheets can keep them warm and comfortable at night. Top off your bed with a throw in fun fall textures like chenille or velvet. Big pillows will round out the look and make them want to while an evening away in bed with a book and a hot cup of tea. 

Guests will also appreciate touches like warm robes and slippers to keep the chill away on cold mornings. Putting out a hot chocolate, coffee, and tea station can also go a long way toward making cool fall nights warmer.

Decorate the Mantel

There's nothing quite like a crackling fire to make a fall night feel cozy and comfortable. Since your fireplace mantel will be a focus of the room, it's a great place to display your fall decor. Changing out picture frames to ones that celebrate the season is a great way to keep your home's look fresh and up to date.

Not planning to light a fire? Candles can play a role here, too, by adding small bits of light and warmth even on a day when a fully lit fireplace doesn't fit with your plans.

Focus on just a few touches to bring the season inside and make this time of year even more enjoyable. By cycling out accessories and other touches from summer and adding ones for fall, you can keep your home's look fresh and inviting all season long.