Home Decorating For Autumn

When approaching autumn decor, heavier fabrics provide rich warmth, while accents that embody nature offer seasonal charm. The simple addition of a few coordinating pillows and a soft throw blanket draped across the back of a chair can provide a relaxed, inviting atmosphere.

A dried or silk garland of vivid foliage adds a natural touch when hung across a mantle piece or when framing a doorway. Groups of candles can provide a simple and evocative elegance by day, while their flickering candlelight can offer a soothing and gentle glow by night. String up some cinnamon sticks and dried cranberries to create a garland for your kitchen, and use bowls of potpourri or a simmering pot of savoury scents to fill your home with the aromas of autumn.

Stalks of dried wheat, small pumpkins and dried maize work well grouped together or as solitary decorations. Use silky ribbon to tie a spray of deep red berries around a thick white pillar candle. Pile some small, colourful gourds and few autumn leaves in a wooden fruit bowl, and then add some contrast and height with a few bundles of twigs tied with raffia. With a little creativity and some inexpensive accents, you can add welcoming, seasonal touches to your home decor.