Eye-catching Ideas for Adding Seasonal Decor to Your Home
Bring home the outdoors and celebrate the change of seasons by incorporating colours and elements inspired by nature
There is something about the change from one season to the next that fills us with great joy. Perhaps because it gives us the opportunity to start afresh; the opportunity to bring in some change. The turn of the seasons is one of my greatest decor muses, and it really is the perfect reason to change your decor, too. It gives you the chance to echo the beautiful nuances of the wondrous cycle of seasons outside, through elements inside. A little seasonal touch goes a long way in making your home look fresh, trendy, new and inviting. Without further delay, here’s how you can get a bit of the outside in.
Spring colours for your home
To give an old room a spring update, look at highlighting the walls with fresh springtime colours like this pale pistachio. If that is too tedious, just focus on soft furnishings, changing them with the season. Have upholstery, throws and cushions in energising colours like chrome yellow, fuchsia, moss green, sky and tangerine. Colours will inject an instant vitality that’s so reminiscent of spring-summer.
To give an old room a spring update, look at highlighting the walls with fresh springtime colours like this pale pistachio. If that is too tedious, just focus on soft furnishings, changing them with the season. Have upholstery, throws and cushions in energising colours like chrome yellow, fuchsia, moss green, sky and tangerine. Colours will inject an instant vitality that’s so reminiscent of spring-summer.
Summer is for big brights
Part from gloomy corners and part the curtains, for sure. When it comes to summer decor, think in terms of a summerhouse in the garden. Simple accessories, clean, breezy decor, minimal setting and a whole lot of natural light. Pack away your heavy decor elements, shawls, throws and little items too – fall is when you’ll need them again. For the living and dining rooms, let the season in with local flowers, bright crockery, candles and foraged greenery.
Part from gloomy corners and part the curtains, for sure. When it comes to summer decor, think in terms of a summerhouse in the garden. Simple accessories, clean, breezy decor, minimal setting and a whole lot of natural light. Pack away your heavy decor elements, shawls, throws and little items too – fall is when you’ll need them again. For the living and dining rooms, let the season in with local flowers, bright crockery, candles and foraged greenery.
Colours and patterns for instant summer
Summer is for all things pretty, light and bright. To splash summertime colour on to your existing space, play with fabric. Mix bright floral, tropical or coastal prints with complementary bright solids to create a summery feel in your room. For more summer sparkle, consider adding little details to your vignettes and centrepieces, such as fresh fruits, colourful swizzle sticks, cocktail umbrellas and so on. You can also hang straw hats on the wall as wall accents to get that seasonal look.
Summer is for all things pretty, light and bright. To splash summertime colour on to your existing space, play with fabric. Mix bright floral, tropical or coastal prints with complementary bright solids to create a summery feel in your room. For more summer sparkle, consider adding little details to your vignettes and centrepieces, such as fresh fruits, colourful swizzle sticks, cocktail umbrellas and so on. You can also hang straw hats on the wall as wall accents to get that seasonal look.
Colours for an Indian autumn
Now, aren’t we all tired of hearing about the Indian summer. Most Indian regions experience fall, too. So it is absolutely legit to have such a term as an ‘Indian autumn’. To celebrate autumn the Indian way, introduce shades of terracotta, brown, deep maroon and dark orange into your space. Whether through prints, vases, lampshades or accent walls – the red spectrum’s warm, deep tones will be reminiscent of the colours of fall, and will make any space seem cosy. You could get in a tartan or gingham print and pair it with quintessentially Indian fabrics and prints for a look that’s global desi. PS: We are crushing on the wallpaper here!
DIY fall crafts
To brighten your home with some fall fire, do this simple DIY craft project shown above – collect colourful autumn leaves or cut them out of paper and string them up like a bunting. Flanked by a vignette or just as it is – this is fall done super pretty!
Now, aren’t we all tired of hearing about the Indian summer. Most Indian regions experience fall, too. So it is absolutely legit to have such a term as an ‘Indian autumn’. To celebrate autumn the Indian way, introduce shades of terracotta, brown, deep maroon and dark orange into your space. Whether through prints, vases, lampshades or accent walls – the red spectrum’s warm, deep tones will be reminiscent of the colours of fall, and will make any space seem cosy. You could get in a tartan or gingham print and pair it with quintessentially Indian fabrics and prints for a look that’s global desi. PS: We are crushing on the wallpaper here!
DIY fall crafts
To brighten your home with some fall fire, do this simple DIY craft project shown above – collect colourful autumn leaves or cut them out of paper and string them up like a bunting. Flanked by a vignette or just as it is – this is fall done super pretty!
Autumn tablescapes
Because pumpkins perish oh-so-quickly here in our hot weather (besides being somewhat large), we got home some quintessential fall colours with persimmon instead. We also got out our gold-and-orange-trimmed tea set to serve our guests throughout autumn. Our point: fruits and vegetables, although a humble element, pack in a lot of punch when used as table decor and they’re all the trend now.
Because pumpkins perish oh-so-quickly here in our hot weather (besides being somewhat large), we got home some quintessential fall colours with persimmon instead. We also got out our gold-and-orange-trimmed tea set to serve our guests throughout autumn. Our point: fruits and vegetables, although a humble element, pack in a lot of punch when used as table decor and they’re all the trend now.
A Nordic fall
Who says only orange can bring in fall. This vignette, in white paired with black and silver accents, is as autumnal as it gets. Use a discerning eye to get the elements right.
Who says only orange can bring in fall. This vignette, in white paired with black and silver accents, is as autumnal as it gets. Use a discerning eye to get the elements right.
Create a winter wonderland
Winter to me is white. And I use touches of green, red, grey and a teeny bit of bling to break the boring monotony that can set in, to remind me of nature’s cycle. For the unfortunates in cities like Mumbai, who do not experience winter, this can be a great comfort, a beautiful delusion. Come home to a space that’s reminiscent of soft fluffy snow. The trick is to use winter whites.
Winter to me is white. And I use touches of green, red, grey and a teeny bit of bling to break the boring monotony that can set in, to remind me of nature’s cycle. For the unfortunates in cities like Mumbai, who do not experience winter, this can be a great comfort, a beautiful delusion. Come home to a space that’s reminiscent of soft fluffy snow. The trick is to use winter whites.
What are winter whites? Winter whites are mostly pale pastels of darker hues and can range up to tinted whites. The shades are used keeping in mind the hues that snow offers during winter and the dreamy, hazy light that accompanies it. Summer whites, on the other hand, are generally pure white and are used with the intention to make the space look brighter.
Pack a punch with holiday decor
Christmas Day, 25 December, to 2 January is certified holiday season and it’s a given that you must introduce bit of holiday sparkle and colour to your decor. Take the cue from a traditional Christmas colour scheme for instant holiday cheer. A red-green-and-white reindeer pillow, a red-and-white mirror frame, a few gold bells and baubles hung on a branch or two, a pine or fir branch here and there, a potted miniature Chinese orange tree, a few baubles or pine cones teamed with fat red candles as a centrepiece – little touches can add up to great impact where holiday decor is concerned.
Christmas Day, 25 December, to 2 January is certified holiday season and it’s a given that you must introduce bit of holiday sparkle and colour to your decor. Take the cue from a traditional Christmas colour scheme for instant holiday cheer. A red-green-and-white reindeer pillow, a red-and-white mirror frame, a few gold bells and baubles hung on a branch or two, a pine or fir branch here and there, a potted miniature Chinese orange tree, a few baubles or pine cones teamed with fat red candles as a centrepiece – little touches can add up to great impact where holiday decor is concerned.
Winter on your window sill
Window treatments are fun and they speak volumes for those who live within. To give your guests a sneak peek of your seasonal decor, stand bare twigs in containers on your window sill as a winter accent. To get them to double as holiday decor, just touch them up with some silver/gold accents and entwine a string of fairy lights – voila!
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Tell us:
How do you bring the changing seasons into your home? Write in the Comments section below; share some pictures, too.
Window treatments are fun and they speak volumes for those who live within. To give your guests a sneak peek of your seasonal decor, stand bare twigs in containers on your window sill as a winter accent. To get them to double as holiday decor, just touch them up with some silver/gold accents and entwine a string of fairy lights – voila!
12 Ways to Energise Your Home With Colour
Tell us:
How do you bring the changing seasons into your home? Write in the Comments section below; share some pictures, too.
Nothing speaks of spring like a sunny verdant nook, and table-top greens will help you create one with minimal effort. Bring in plants of different sizes and textures and use them as centrepieces, vignettes and window-sill displays. If you love having a flower or two in your home, why not forage for local greens – twigs and sprigs from nearby trees and weeds – and pop them into a pretty vase, instead of regular flowers? Ferns, money plants, eucalyptus, bamboo – they all make for great spring displays.