13 Ways to Cozy up Your Home This Fall

Fall is the season for being cozy, and it all starts in your home. Finding ways to cozy up your home will help you embrace the season and give you the warm and fuzzy feelings that should accompany this time of year.

When fall arrives, the temperatures drop, it gets dark sooner, and you’ll want to be cozy inside your warm home. Making changes to your space is one of the best — and easiest — ways to embrace the season. You’ll look forward to getting home at the end of the day, knowing you’ve created an enjoyable environment.

Many fall decor ideas are expensive or require things that aren’t always easy to find. This list focuses on easy ways to make your home cozy for fall.

1. Change Your Wall Art

Taking down your current wall art will drastically change how your home feels. Then, when you add fall-inspired wall art, you’ll instantly notice that your space feels cozier.

You can replace your wall art with fall nature scenes, autumn-inspired colors, or anything else that signifies the changing season. The artwork you put up doesn’t have to specifically relate to fall, as long as it fits the look you’re going for and compliments your other pieces.

2. Switch Up Your Color Scheme

You can start your fall transition by changing the color scheme throughout your home. Switch your bright summer colors with warm fall colors like shades of red, orange, dark green, gold, and any others that make you feel cozy.

Focusing on colors can help you get started with your fall decor, inspiring coziness immediately. After deciding your color scheme, look at what you already own and display books, dishes, scarves, and anything else you own that fits.

3. Gather Logs or Firewood

You don’t have to have a fireplace to display logs or firewood to add texture to your space. Put them in a basket or another container to make them part of your cozy decor.

Logs and firewood can bring an all-natural layer of coziness and beauty to any room in your home. It’ll make you think of cozy nights by the fire while adding a layer to compliment the rest of your space.

4. Change Throw Pillow Covers

Your throw pillow covers are one of the quickest ways to add cozy fall vibes to your home. You can use fur or sherpa covers in fall hues for ultimate coziness.

Instead of getting new pillows for each season, you can save money and storage space by buying covers. Throw pillows can instantly change the look of any space in your home. You can put them on your bed, couch, chairs, or a bench by the entryway.

5. Use Activities as Accessories

The cooler days of fall are perfect for calm activities that you can do while staying warm and cozy. You can use books and board games as seasonal decor as a reminder to take the time to relax.

When you put these items out, you and your guests are more likely to use them rather than electronics for entertainment. Not only will it make your space feel cozy, but it will also give you a reason to catch up on reading or encourage you to make memories with the people you care about the most.

6. Lay Accent Rugs

As summer comes to an end and the temperatures drop, adding some coziness to your home is essential. Accent rugs will help you stay warm while making your space cozy for fall.

You can choose colors and prints that highlight your taste and personality. Consider choosing something that compliments or goes well with the rest of your fall decor.

7. Get Pumpkins

You don’t have to wait for Halloween to display pumpkins in your home. Adding fake pumpkins in different colors throughout your home is an easy way to add cozy fall vibes to any decor.

Some fun places to display them are on your mantel, in an unused fireplace, on a side table, or as a centerpiece. You can also use real pumpkins but remember they could go bad before the season ends.

8. Switch Up Your Bedding

Now is the time to add flannel sheets and thick blankets to your bed. You can also add extra throw pillows to add to the cozy vibes you’re looking for.

Switching your bedding will help you relax and appreciate the cooler temperatures as you get into bed each night. It’ll also remind you of the cozy season when you wake up.

9. Layer Throw Blankets

Throw blankets are one of the best parts of fall. The coziness as you relax against one or wrap it around your shoulders is perfect when the weather cools.

You can find throw blankets in different patterns, colors, and textures to help bring the look together. When you layer your fall-inspired throw blankets, consider putting away light blankets to prevent the space from feeling cluttered.

10. Switch Your Curtains

Your curtains can change the feel of your space, even if you don’t make any other changes. Choose fall fabrics or colors for your curtains this time of year, and you’re sure to get the feel-good coziness of autumn.

You don’t have to use expensive curtains or buy anything new. Instead, if you have extra curtains that fit your fall color scheme, use those or purchase inexpensive options in a solid color.

11. Decorate Your Front Porch

The cozy fall vibes at home can start before you walk in your front door. When your front porch area is ready for the season, it sets the tone for the rest of your home.

Add pumpkins and mums to your front porch and a wreath to your door. If you have railings, you can hang fall garlands along them or place cornstalks at the end. Hay bales are another option and can be used to elevate your other fall displays.

12. Add Fall Scents

Using scented candles, simmer pots, cleaning sprays, and other ways to bring fall-inspired scents to your home can help make the space cozy. Consider pumpkin, apple, autumn leaves, pine, bergamot, or a mix of a few favorites.

Lighting a candle can instantly make your space feel cozier, so if you’re comfortable with the flickering flame, opt for those for your fall scents. Otherwise, any other option can help you get the feel-good fall vibes you’re looking for.

13. Display Fall Flowers or Foliage

Adding fall flowers or foliage to your home can inspire cozy feelings of fall. You can put them in any room of your home, from the kitchen and dining room to your bedroom and bathroom.

Fake plants are an option, or you can take clippings from outside. If you find branches with pretty fall leaves, you can bring the entire thing in and put it in a vase. You can also use acorns and pinecones that you find outside to add to your other fall decor.