Pro Tip: What to Swap Out Seasonally in your Decor

So you have a beautiful space and the seasons are changing, the weather is getting cooler (it will!) and you feel like something inside should reflect that. Or you have a well designed space that is starting to feel a little stale and a refresh is in order. Well, look no further because we are here to help you know what to swap out seasonally in your decor to give you a fresh take! Think mood shift with a few nods to the season, keeping it simple and true to the space. And remember, if you need help evaluating your potential purchases, we created a guide to help you shop to make your room feel designed here!

 

Take this room below for example. It’s a project we finished a few years back. Lovely, right? Well what if you wanted to shift this living and attached kitchen space into more fall-inspired tones? We got you. It IS possible to start with a room you love, make a few easy decor swaps and TADA, you have a fresh feel you also love that feels more in tune with the seasons.

 

 

 

Seasonal Swap Ideas

 

We pulled together a list of decor ideas you can start with that can maximize your seasonal shift. You don’t have to do all of these, but picking a few to do together in each room you want to refresh will help the room still feel designed and not just like token seasonal decor. We’ve thrown out some guidelines to help you “think fall” as well.

    • Throw Pillows – Change out a few for an overall shift towards autumn color, motifs, and texture
    • Throw Blankets – Swap these out for a heavier weight and cozier texture and drape them over your sofa arm
    • Candles – Think appropriate scents and colors, lidded candles and taper candle decor alike
    • Florals/Greenery – Switch your vases and stems to branchier picks, more muted greens, and deeper color varieties
    • Wreaths – Shift to fall colors or harvest textures like wheat, berries, or dried florals and leaves
    • Front Door Mat – Possibly the easiest place to put a fall pattern, color, or greeting
    • Soap – Scents help a vibe! so change your candles, diffuser, or even just your febreze scent
    • Art – Its always fun to have a few non-sacred pieces that change seasonally, like shifting into an autumn landscape, or an abstract in muted tones
    • Table Runner- Hands down the easiest thing to change in your dining room for a seasonal feel
    • Holiday Decor- Take it or leave it, seasonal motifs and graphics are forefront in retail in abundance! We suggest finding a few classic items like pumpkins & gourds, or oak & maple leaves to add in directly or in a pattern/motif, while still keeping an editing eye.

 

Swap Suggestions

 

Let’s see how we can make this space fall-ready while still maintaining the aesthetic. First, we kept the blue/teal tone consistent because it relates to the kitchen, but grabbed a more fall motif. Then we took the coral and swapped it with a more muted orange & camel mix, while keeping the existing black pillow in the mix and adding fall-leaning black accents. We swapped the word art for a moody abstract to bring the color up vertically in the room. Then we topped of the palette with a few pillows that have multiple tones which allowed us to layer in a purple and burgundy note. The fall stems and branches really shift the vibe from fresh summer to a cozy autumn feel.


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While its always good to concentrate your styling in the space you live in the most (often the living room!), don’t forget that you are probably almost as often in your kitchen. It’s especially important to carry those themes over into spaces that are connected and open for consistency. So, what about this kitchen? We shifted the tones slightly to a more golden glow in here to capitalize off of the brass pendants, but kept the key colors consistent. We added a bit more pumpkin pieces, but made sure not to put them everywhere.

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Fall Picks

 

Every week new fall collections are being released, and it’s easy to find beautiful picks to shift your aesthetic towards a fall feel. We’ve curated a few for you to start!

 

 

 

Enjoy the last glimmers of summer but remember that fall is around the corner. Hopefully you have a head start on how to update your space to reflect that. Remember, you don’t have to change everything, but making a few well thought out adjustments in a room’s decor can really change the feel.

Thanks for tuning in,