Autumn is the Season for a Home Reset
“Autumn is the Season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have”
– Unknown
I found this quote years ago, and it’s stuck with me ever since, because it says exactly how I feel every September. Autumn is the season when we start building our den for the winter. It’s when we cozy up the house for the cold months ahead, and every year it hits me the same way: equal parts nesting instinct and fresh start.
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Fall Home Reset
Before I even think about decor, fall is the season I get out in the garden one last time. There’s something satisfying about cutting things back, clearing out the remains of the vegetable garden, and getting the beds ready for the winter. I wrote about my whole fall garden routine here. It’s also the season to think ahead. This is when I get spring bulbs in the ground, so if you want tulips and daffodils next April. In this post I share what I plant now to have great spring blooms.
Once the gardens are put to bed, I move inside. I’m not an orange or yellow gal. As much as I enjoy the changing colors of the season outside, but I really don’t want orange or yellow in my home. I typically lean towards a more neutral palette and then just let it transition right into the holidays.
This year I brought cranberry into my house in the summer, and now while I transition into fall, I’m sticking with the cranberry and just adding more warm shades of berries, greens, and warm neutrals. I’m recycling some pillow covers, using rugs I already have, and using foraged natural materials for my mantlescape. I have bought a few new things, but they are intentional and deliberately thought through.
Autumn is also the season I keep coming back to as a great time for me to purge! I believe it’s an old habit from when my kids went back to school. Once they were gone all day, I was obsessed with cleaning up and organizing the house after the summer. Switching out seasonal clothes is also something that is done in the fall. These habits mean going through what I own and evaluating if I still love it and it still has a purpose. If the answer is no—it has to go! On the blog I have all the tools for starting your own 30-Day Fall Cleaning & Organizing challenge.
Autumn is the Season for Cozy
Autumn is the season to break out more pillows and throws and have them draped over chairs and sofas, ready for snuggling. It’s the time to stock up on your favorite candle scents and order firewood. I’m such a fan of candles, soft lighting, and a crackling fire in the fireplace.
I also lean hard into textures for fall. Dried hydrangeas, foraged stems, and baskets all add to the feeling I love in the fall.
This year I added an Aura Home Diffuser to my home. It is a way to send scents throughout my home without having candles lit in every room. This doesn’t take the place of a great candle glowing on the coffee table, but it adds a scent to my home that not only fills every corner; I can control it with an app on my phone.
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Fall Entertaining
Fall is also a great time to entertain. It’s cooler outside, so having an enjoyable evening outside is a plus. It’s also football season, and who doesn’t love a fall afternoon, the game on TV, and having fun with friends?
If you’re looking for some inspiration to host a fall al fresco party, you can find it HERE.
Final Thoughts
As the night air is getting crisp and the days still warm but certainly not hot, I love putting on a cozy pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt and taking in this time of year. It’s a season that comes and goes so quickly. In Chicago, it seems like we just have a few weeks in between 100° and the first snowfall.
However you are easing into the season this year, I hope it brings you the same sense of contentment it brings me. Enjoy every second of it. 🍁
Peace and Love,
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My name is Lynn. I live in the suburbs of Chicago in a 1,300 sq. ft. home with my Handy husband, Keith.
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