With the official start of fall just a few weeks away, you may be wondering how you can transition your home from summer to autumn home decor. Luckily, you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to redesign your home entirely. Instead, there are a few easy, inexpensive steps you can take to outfit your home with fall home decor.

Switch Up Scents

You might have opted for lighter, flowery scents for your home during the spring and summer. With autumn rolling in, try richer, muskier scents for any candles, diffusers, hand soap, and air fresheners. These seasonal scents will set the tone for your fall home decor.

Pack Away Summer Textiles

As the weather gets cooler, heavier linens are needed throughout your home. Clean and store lighter summer linens and bring out your heavier ones to warm up this fall. This also applies to table linens (napkins, tablecloths), window curtains, and bathroom towels. Try textiles in darker colors and heavier fabrics for the perfect autumnal touch for your fall home decor.

Play with Patterns and Textures

As you switch out textiles in your home, mix up the patterns and textures you use for blankets, pillows, rugs, napkins, and other decorative linens. Knits, velvet, burlap, and wool are just a few of the fall options you can try throughout your home. A cozy throw blanket placed over the couch in your living room immediately transforms the space from summer to fall home decor. Or a few velvet throw pillows placed on the bed can instantly make your bedroom a cozy fall haven.

Add Fall Foliage

Just because summer is over doesn’t mean you can’t have fresh flowers and plants indoors. Opt for flowers like mums or asters in autumnal shades and try non traditional options such as leafy branches for decorative seasonal touches. You can also create arrangements with seasonal gourds and fruit to really highlight your fall home decor.

Prepare Your Fireplace

One of the best parts about colder weather is that it means you can start using your fireplace again. Once an expert has inspected your fireplace, decorate the mantle for the season. Place autumn flower arrangements, pictures from Halloweens and Thanksgivings past, and other seasonal touches to really make your mantle fall-ready.

Decorate Your Front Door

The main entryway to your home, the front door sets the tone for the rest of your house. Pumpkins, foliage, and other seasonal flourishes make excellent pieces for decorating around your front door. Hang an autumnal wreath on the door for that extra special touch.

Tackle Home Decor Projects

Summer is a busy time of year so take the fall to focus on home decor projects that have been pushed to the back burner. For instance, you’ve wanted to update your space with modern barn doors. There’s no better time than right now to purchase sliding modern doors with promo code LABORDAY to receive 30 percent off your purchase through Sunday, September 17.