Add Fall Style to Any Room
by Kathleen Wilson
Adding the autumnal warmth to a room can mark the change in seasons for the entire family, ushering in football,
holidays, and cups of cocoa after school. And it can be
easy, dramatic, and inexpensive! Follow these three simple
steps to take any (or every!) room in your home from summer simple, to fall fabulous in just one day!
Step One - Add rich, warm color! Whatever your main wall
color is in your room, paint your focal wall a deep shade of
that color. No major color scheme change here, everything
you already have in that room will still work because you
are just amping up the present color scheme. For instance,
if your walls are a pale peach, paint your focal wall a rich
terra cotta. Light sage? Paint that focal wall a deep warm
green. Just have white walls? Here is your chance to develop
a color scheme and bring a lot of warmth into your room.
Pick any one color you love, plus white, and you have a
color scheme! Still love your white walls? Then paint the
focal wall a rich cream, or even a chocolate brown.
Remember, its just paint, and you can always paint it back
in an afternoon with a cheap can of paint!
Step Two - Change out a few of your accessories¦ pick up a
couple of candles in your new rich focal wall color and set
them out on a pretty plate, or add just one throw pillow to
the couch and chair in that color. Pick up some ribbon in
that hue and use it to tie back curtains, or wrap it around
pillows a few times and tie with a pretty bow. Add a throw
blanket from the linen closet draped over the easy chair,
and a stack of books on the end table to read on a cool
night. You don't need to go buy out the home section, just
add a few quick touches to warm up the room.
Step Three - Add nature! Nothing says the harvest season like
displaying the fruits of natures bounty in your home. Set
out a bowl full of nuts and nestle a candle in the middle,
scatter pressed fall leaves over your mantel or coffee
table, or tie branches into bundles, add some dried flowers
and hang over doorways. Display fruits and veggies on your
kitchen counter or take the kids on a nature walk and fill a
large clear jar with gifts from Mother Nature. (Always
follow laws about collecting, however).
There you go, three quick steps and in one day you've
created a room for your loved ones that breathes the comfort
and coziness of fall!
About the Author:
Kathleen Wilson is an author, national columnist, and editor of The Budget Decorator. For more free decorating ideas on a budget, visit her at
http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com. Don't forget to sign up for her free email newsletter while you're there!
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