87. Wanting cozy Fall home decor ideas? 6 ways to a Fall Home Refresh to bring your home to life!

87. 6 ways to a Fall home refresh to bring your home to life and add a dash of cozy! 1. Add Texture - layer couches/chairs/furniture pieces with cozy throw blankets. Add a table runner to your dining table. Add curtains to your windows, add fun textured pillows to your couches, add baskets, etc.  2. Add Color - Choose 1-3 neutrals to start with...(grays, tans, creams, whites, etc.) Then add 1-2 "pop" or accent colors - these are generally your seasonal colors that are changed up throughout the year in your home. You can add color to your space with pillows, table decor, wall decor, mantle decor, floral arrangements, coffee table vignettes, etc.  3. Add Natural Elements - Bring the outdoors in - add greenery (potted or hanging plants or trees) to the edges/corners and central spaces in a room, for example a fiddle leaf fig tree in a corner of the room to liven it up, and add a vase with a few small branches of leaves inside. Add floral - fresh bouquet of flowers or silk flowers or fall leaves or wheat (specific to fall), wreaths on doors or windows, wood decor elements/furniture, metal decor/furniture, stone elements, etc.  4. Add Dimension - Create a variety in height and depth when decorating. Stay away from having all decor items on one level/flat plane. When we create various heights (for example 3 different sizes of candle stands - small, medium and large) - it helps our eyes flow easily through the space and sets our minds at ease while creating a sense of comfort and coziness.  5. Decorate in Groupings - Combine like items together on opposite sides of a mantle or on top a piano, or gather them on a tray or in a basket, etc. Create vignettes instead of a bunch of single items scattered throughout the room. Simplicity calms the mind and rids of clutter. A cluttered space does not feel cozy nor welcoming...it just feels messy and not put together well. If you want your home to resemble a model home - remember - less is more.  6. Create Balance - Don't leave one side of the mantle weighted down with decor while the other end feels as if it were floating - add balance in your decor just like you would on a balance scale. If you have rocks on one side of the scale - you can add pennies to the other side to balance it out. Same goes for decor - try candle stands on one side and a vase filled with wheat or fall leaves on the other with a long skinny and shallow dish in the middle to connect the whole mantle together - making it feel seamless and as though everything belongs.  7. Add Light - For starters, open up your blinds and let that sunlight in! Natural light is some of the best lighting for any given space - its free, so use it! Add floor and table lamps, sconces, candles, tea lights, fairy lights, a warm glowing fire, etc. Focus on warm lighting in fall and cool lighting in summertime. Think yellow/warm light bulbs during colder seasons - it cozies up the space quicker than almost anything else! Add under cabinet lighting, a salt therapy lamp, etc. Light up the space and it will continue to feel more and more cozy - low lighting in evenings is best, brighter lighting during the day. Good rule of thumb is to keep overhead lights off at night and focus on cozy lighting such as lamps and candles. It creates a better ambiance for gathering family and friends together.  8. Add Scents! - Candles, potpourri on the stove, diffusers with essential oils, room sprays, wall plug ins, cinnamon sticks or cinnamon pinecones ( you can add them throughout your home in your decor and it adds a beautiful scent along with is aesthetic fall appeal! Open windows for a crisp fall breeze - fresh air is one of the best scents to work with - and again, nature is great...its free! Come & hang out with us on Instagram - @highfivemotherhood Join the community of like minded Christian Mamas - High Five Motherhood Mamas Group