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The Summer-to-Fall House Reset | Cozy Fall Living Room Decor Ideas
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items A living room doesn't need a renovation to feel like a different season. Every year, when the evenings start getting dark earlier, I do a quick reset with a few swaps instead of a full redecorate. Pillows come first: linen and cotton covers go away a...
Pillows are the first thing I change because it's the quickest swap with the biggest payoff. One textured, nicely made cover in the mix makes the cheaper ones around it look better too. This is my splurge pick for the sofa.
Parachute Desert Pillow Cover
A knit throw draped over the sofa arm is the signal that fall has officially arrived in my house. This rib knit in a warm tobacco shade looks pulled together even when it's just tossed on. Splurge-worthy because it gets used every single night until ...
Parachute Organic Rib Knit Throw
This is the spare I keep folded in the basket by the coffee table, so there's always a second blanket within reach. The basketweave texture adds interest without adding pattern. Neutral enough to stay out through winter.
Parachute Basketweave Throw
A personalized throw with your name in script makes the sofa feel like yours, not a showroom. It's also one of my favorite hostess and holiday gifts, so I'm putting it here early. Soft neutral tones that work with any fall pillow color.
BaubleBar Script Name Custom Blanket
The budget velvet swap, and the reason I tell everyone to start with pillows. Velvet catches the lamplight and instantly reads as fall. Buy covers instead of new pillows and just swap the inserts.
MIULEE Velvet Pillow Covers, Set of 2
A warm camel velvet to pair with the brighter orange covers. Mixing one bold color with one warm neutral makes the sofa look styled, not themed. Velvet in a solid shade also carries right into the holidays.
Glory Season Velvet Pillow Covers, Set of 2
The chunky knit splurge. It's heavy, plush and looks gorgeous draped over a sofa arm or the end of a bed. If you only buy one big cozy piece this fall, make it this one.
SAMIAH LUXE Chunky Knit Throw Blanket
Same chunky look for a lot less. It gives you that big, squishy knit texture over the sofa arm without the splurge price. Great for a second sofa or the reading chair.
L'AGRATY Chunky Knit Throw Blanket
A soft plaid throw is my favorite way to add pattern without changing anything else in the room. Buffalo check in brown and cream feels classic, not country. Fold it over the back of a chair for an instant fall moment.
RECYCO Buffalo Plaid Chenille Throw
The basket by the coffee table is what keeps the spare blanket from looking like clutter. This woven rope one is big enough for two throws and a pillow. Thousands of reviews, and it looks much more expensive than it is.
INDRESSME Woven Rope Blanket Basket
A second basket option with handles, so it's easy to move from the living room to the guest room when company comes. It holds a throw and a couple of pillows. Tuck it right beside the sofa so blankets are always within reach.
KAKAMAY Large Blanket Basket with Handles
A wooden dough bowl is my shelf and coffee table secret. Fill it with mini pumpkins now, pinecones in December, lemons in spring. Put it next to something metallic and the texture contrast does all the styling.
Hanobe Wooden Dough Bowl
Velvet pumpkins are what go in the dough bowl. They feel softer and more grown-up than the plastic kind, and they last for years. Mix the sizes so the bowl looks gathered, not lined up.
Whaline Velvet Pumpkins, Set of 12
Brass taper candlesticks on the mantel make evening lighting feel intentional instead of just turning on a lamp. A set of three in different heights is all you need. Light them at dinner and the whole room changes.
Brass Taper Candlestick Holders, Set of 3
The final touch: faux fall stems in the vase that's already on my console table. No fresh flowers to replace every week, and burnt orange tones carry right through Thanksgiving. Cut the stems to different heights so the arrangement looks loose.
Faux Fall Flower Stems, Burnt Orange