Fall is a new season which is meant to fall in love with both people and nature. So when to start decorating for fall?
Itโs the time when everyone prepares themselves to live sheltered in their homes. This transition does not only take place in the solar system but also in our homes. Days between August and October are the ones when people bring in the scented candles to enjoy the warm colours with different recipes prepared by their families.ย
Autumn is the season to go from lengthy summer days to cold winter nights. The best time and the best way to do so is similar yet different for everyone.
Itโs how Winnie the Pooh says, โItโs the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!โ
1. Start the Season on October 1st
Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere begins from 22-23 September when the Autumn Equinox takes place. This is the time when the Sun is above the Equator, causing almost equal duration of day and time. However, the fall decorations begin on October 1.ย
It is the month when the cooler weather starts with the chilly breeze, when water temperatures in your bottles start increasing, and the chill in the air gives you goosebumps.
October also brings scary and ironically funny Halloween decorations. From costumes to cut-up pumpkins, people prepare to be ready for the season of the year days before the 31st. They try on funky makeup to scare off their family members with their long eyelashes and joker smiles.
2. Are You Ready to Take a Little Tour of Our Fall Decor Items?
Now that you know a perfect time has arrived, when you have waited for the cooler weather between August and October when the hot weather is saying goodbye, it is time to welcome the scented candles and bring in the colour scheme of fall decor.ย
Fall decorations are anything and everything which showcases the changing colours of the season. You can start putting mini pumpkins decorated beside faux leaves on your front porch, or warm-toned furnishings such as fall colours curtains and cushion covers.ย
Autumn also brings changing colours of food starting with root vegetables which vary from vermilion carrots to diverse colour squash. People start experimenting with different grains such as brown rice, quinoa, oats and millet. Legumes and green vegetables like broccoli, kale, artichokes and spinach are introduced to everyoneโs dietary needs. All this is there to keep your body warm and happy.
New drinks can be seen on the coffee table including apple cider and white pumpkins lattes. People start making different versions of pumpkin spice which is a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger.ย
3. DIY Tips for Fall Decor
Donโt let your budget keep you from taking part in the fun activities of fall. This beautiful season is not about expensive home decor, itโs about the natural elements, the seasonal fruit or matching your home decor with your considerate neighbour. Everyone deserves a beautiful house, transitioning them to be prepared for winter. Be it a dollar store or handmade lamps, everyone can be ready with this DIY fall dรฉcor.
The most popular activity to head start the season with is pumpkin carving. Spooky smiles and titled eyes are the way to go to create your cute orange real pumpkins ready for the fall season. Mini pumpkin flower vases are another thing to change your placeโs aesthetic as you wish.ย
Colourful garlands especially made of chestnut hanging on your front door, or vintage mats from a thrift store. A basket of pine cones, beside fluffy cushions and blankets bought from a dollar store. Handmade crocheted wallpapers and a game station filled with your most cherished board games are the perfect welcome for all your loved ones.ย
The endless hours of conversations, with hot chocolate in your mugs, breathing in the fall trees paired with your favourite candles, and bookmarks made from the deserted fall foliage is something everyone starts looking forward to from late August.ย
Search your cabinets for some copper crockery matching the season, and make some vibrant flower displays from old cereal boxes. DIY your kitchen wall art with brown napkins and a wreath made of burnt oranges. The theme of the fall deฤor must be everything you love from colours to patterns to objects.
4. Fall Books to Enjoyย
Home decor is incomplete without the wooden shelves filled with books you enjoy during the week. Here are some book suggestions so you donโt let the shelves fill only because of aesthetics, but turn the pages and enjoy the new or vintage book smell with the perfect storyline.ย
4.1 The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger:
It is a childrenโs book showcasing the life of a little leaf hanging for its life on a tree only to realise it is not alone in the world. Itโs a perfect book for fall to enjoy.ย
4.2 Heidi by Jonathan Spyri:
Originally published in 1881 in the German language by the Swiss author Jonathan Sypri, Heidi is also a fictional childrenโs book depicting the life of a five-year-old girl Heidi who goes to live with his paternal grandfather on the Alms. His grandfather who lives there in seclusion briefly resents her stay, until he warms up to her due to her cheerful and intelligent personality.ย
This book is perfect to go into the Winter season, to read about love, warmth and the importance of relationships and home. Silas Marner by George Eliot is another book you can read if you like reading Heidi.ย
4.3 Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson:
It is a modern ghost short story collection based on biographical fiction for people who love Halloween and the spookiness it brings with it. After you have finished reading the Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine this is the collection you should go for.ย
5. Labor Day
It is celebrated on the first Monday of September and has been celebrated for over 141 years to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of labourers, originally started in the United States to commemorate its progress over the years. These three days are known as the Labour Day weekend.
As it lies in early September, itโs the best time for people to give themselves a break from their hardworking and hectic lives and focus on their homes. This is the time when people bring in the big ideas and enjoy displaying them in their homes with their families. Itโs the absolute time to take a break and rejuvenate before going back to work during the week with a new and fresh mindset.ย
Families come together and start cleaning and decorating their homes. They start packing up most of their Summer clothes and reveal the big luggage where the warm winter clothes are stored either under the bed or in the cabinets located at the top. The colourful sweaters change the colour scheme of the home from bright yellow to rusty red. Itโs the time when families go on shopping for fall dรฉcor including pumpkins and chequered plaid cloth for dining.ย
6. When to Decorate for Thanksgiving
Another holiday excluding Halloween and Labor Day Weekend is Thanksgiving. It is celebrated on 23rd November 2023 and is quite a popular festival before Christmas in countries such as the United States, Canada, Brazil and the Philippines.ย
It is celebrated to show gratitude towards your home and friends for all they have done for you and wish them health, prosperity and happiness. People visit churches and recite prayers, with varying traditions and regions.
The decorations begin in early November. The aesthetics are a mix of fall deฤor and Christmas, filling the house with a palette of colours.ย
The most popular celebration is the Parades, the large Turkey dinner with Black Friday Sale, the day which is a huge commercial sale to shop for Christmas.ย
Huge crowds of people gathered together in bundles and large lines can be seen nationwide the whole week as they search and buy presents for themselves and their loved ones.ย
7. Donโt forget to pin this for later!
Whenever you are reading this donโt wait to decorate your home this August with your family and friends. May it be pumpkins or scented candles, handmade sweaters or your favourite books, save this to remind yourself of the tips and this gorgeous season. Itโs the ideal time to create a cosy house and binge-watch your favourite movies from โHubie Halloweenโ to โA Perfect Pairingโ this holiday. As F. Scott Fitzgerald says in The Great Gatsby, โLife starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.โ Happy fall yโall.
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