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Even if you’re living in a small space, you can still embrace the season by making thoughtful decor choices throughout your apartment. With a few creative adjustments, such as adding seasonal flowers, experimenting with new textures, or framing artwork with autumnal hues, you can capture the spirit of fall. These Fall Apartment Decor Ideas will help transform your home into a cozy, autumn-inspired retreat, no matter how small the space.
Below, we’re sharing 22 of our favorite easy and affordable fall decorating solutions for apartment dwellers that will majorly put you in the seasonal spirit.
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1. Try Fall-Colored Pillows and Throws
Swap out your regular living room pillows and throws in favor of pieces featuring festive fall colors, such as yellows, oranges, and camels. It’s easy to keep extra pillow covers on hand in a plastic bin or drawer so that you can change up your design scheme as the seasons change while reusing the same insert all year.
Throw Pillows
Accent cushions with original art, for that instant, zhuzh factor in any room
Decorative and durable 100% spun polyester cover with an optional polyester fill/insert
Concealed zip opening for a clean look and easy care
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2. Hang a Wreath Indoors
Wreaths aren’t just for the front door, and if you live in an apartment without a porch to call your own, you can easily bring a seasonal wreath into your home and display it inside. This leafy piece looks beautiful hanging on the dining room window, adding instant color and texture to this apartment.
3. DIY a Dining Table Centerpiece
Elevate the every day by designing a fall-inspired centerpiece that you can then display on your dining table. Make use of seasonal staples including colorful pillar candles or dried fruit. You can take things a step further by switching out your placemats and napkins for fall-inspired pieces as well.
4. Display a Leafy Garland
By no means do you have to wait until the winter holidays to deck out your mantel? Here, a richly colored leafy garland adds instant beauty to this fireplace. Wicker pumpkins bring additional texture and fall spirit to the mix.
5. Decorate Your Fireplace Hearth
There’s no need to stop at just a few pumpkins when you can decorate your entire fireplace hearth with seasonal accents, candles, florals, and more. If you don’t have anywhere to display the pumpkins that you carve, this is a great spot in which to do so—they’ll last much longer indoors as well.
Area Rugs
Express your style all over your home with a feature-worthy rug. They’re made from a woven, polyester chenille for a soft and textured look. Plus, choosing from our wide array of designs, you’re sure to find just the rug to match your decor. Rugs are one of the best, attention-grabbing pieces to design a room around. Use the colors within the rug to help choose art prints, furniture fabric, and accent pillows.
6. Hang Floating Candles
These floating battery-operated candles subtly pay a nod to Halloween but can remain hanging in your living room all season long—and even throughout the winter, if you wish. You’ll appreciate the brightness they provide as the days begin to get shorter.
7. Plug in Some String Lights
Additionally, string lights will cast a warm glow in your apartment living room all fall long. They look great hanging below an open shelf as seen here, but could also be woven around a window frame or even placed on a TV console.
Bohemian Style Throw Pillows
Accent cushions with original art, for that instant, zhuzh factor in any room
Decorative and durable 100% spun polyester cover with an optional polyester fill/insert
Concealed zip opening for a clean look and easy care
Machine washable
8. Go All in With Fall Blooms
Bring colorful fall blooms into your home and display them throughout your space in various vases and vessels. Note that dried flowers look gorgeous in the fall and will last much longer than traditional stems if you’re seeking a low-maintenance solution.
9. Frame a Fall Scene
Purchase or download an image of a fall scene that speaks to you, then place it in a picture frame to display in your living room or bedroom. This is an affordable way to celebrate the season that doesn’t take up much space in your home.
10. Swap Out Your Everyday Bedding
Switch out your bedding in honor of the start of fall and embrace warmer tones and luxe textiles like velvet comforters and chunky knit throws. Bringing a new type and shade of bedding into your sleep space will majorly transform the room—no furniture rejiggering is required.
Throw Pillows
Tie the room together with your favorite designs. Our Throw Pillows sport a double-sided print, a concealed zipper, and a faux-down insert for an all-around seamless finish. Individually cut and sewn by hand and available in four different sizes.
11. Revamp Your Coffee Bar
Deck out your coffee bar for fall by stocking up on seasonal mugs—these are shaped like pumpkins—and displaying them front and center so you can access them every day. They’ll make your favorite seasonal beverages feel even more special.
12. Change Up the Kitchen
Even the smallest of apartment kitchens can reflect your love for the fall season. Bring out a fall dish towel or tea towel to hang on the oven, keep a fall-themed apron on a hook nearby, and the like. These small changes will make you happy every time you set foot in your cooking space.
13. Replicate the Library Look
Fall and the dark academia aesthetic go hand in hand. It’s easy to adapt the look in your apartment by displaying some leather-bound books on your shelves. You can shop for these secondhand to achieve a weathered, library-like look.
14. Embrace Pumpkin Shapes
Bring on the pumpkin pillows! Pumpkin-shaped accents aren’t just for kids; if you’re looking to make your sofa extra cozy this fall season, go all in with fun shapes.
Blackout Curtains
Our blackout window curtains are a denser alternative to your standard window curtain, blocking out most light and proudly featuring your favorite designs. Whether you live in a busy apartment or a peaceful neighborhood, it’s always nice to have the option to shut out the sun and relax inside by candlelight. Available in either single or double-panel options.Â
15. Opt for Orange Taper Candles
Tuck away the plain white taper candles and set out some that boast classic fall colors. Brass candle holders are great for every season and will carry you into the winter holidays, too.
Recessed Framed Prints
Our Recessed Framed Prints add a museum-like depth to your favorite artwork with its shadow-box frame design. Choose from four different frame colors: black, white, maple or walnut to match your unique decor taste. Recessed framed prints are available in six different sizes.
16. Lean Framed Fall Artwork
Layer some fall-inspired artwork on the kitchen counter to help capture the mood of the season. Even if your apartment kitchen is windowless or features a mediocre view, you can pretend you’re staring outside taking in stunning fall colors.
17. Change Your TV Screensaver
If you have a smart TV, change the background to a fall scene so that it doubles as seasonally appropriate artwork. When you’re not watching your favorite fall movies, you’ll be able to take in an eye-catching view.
18. Maximize a Nonworking Fireplace
Many apartments feature nonworking fireplaces, which you can revamp by filling the inside with candles. Flameless options are your safest bet and will add an incredible glow to your living room.
Floor Cushions
Our outdoor floor cushions are super comfy and style-forward options for outdoor seating. They’re UV coated to protect against fading and water resistant so you can avoid scrambling to bring them inside whenever there’s a touch of weather. Grab a few to have on hand whenever seating is hard to come by or for a fun option for kids to use out in the yard.
19. Display Seasonal Colored Bottles
Shop your cabinets for fall-colored glassware that deserves to be out on display for the season. Empty bottles and vases that you already own will add instant color to your open shelving for free.
20. Make a Cheerful Centerpiece
Design a fall centerpiece that you’ll be eager to display on your dining table, coffee table, credenza, you name it! Start with a classic woven basket, then fill it with small gourds or faux pumpkins and dried leaves.
21. Style Dried Hydrangeas
Dried hydrangeas will last you for months on end and come in gorgeous fall colors. Place them in a textural vase like this one so that they shine.
22. Embrace Neutrals
If you’re more of a neutral lover, pampas grass is a nice choice for fall. Fill your home with soothing beiges and off-whites.
FAQ
How can you subtly decorate for fall?
You can subtly decorate for fall by making minor changes in your home such as switching out your pillow covers, displaying seasonal blooms, and showcasing an autumnal centerpiece on your dining or coffee table.
How can you make a room cozy in the fall?
Weave in a mixture of soft textures, including velvets, chunky knits, and more. Opt for rich tones and plenty of layers.
How do you style fall decor like a designer?
Focus on creating an artful display rather than one that is too busy looking. Stick to just a few colors at a time for a neat, curated look.
