Cozy Fall Home Decor Ideas to Take You to Thanksgiving

As the days get shorter and chillier, there’s nothing as comforting as coming home to a warm, cozy space. With a naturally beautiful color palette and abundant natural elements, there’s no easier time of year to create a festive, yet sophisticated atmosphere in your home. Here are a few November decorating ideas to take you to Thanksgiving in style.

Incorporate natural and gathered elements

While the aisles of home décor stores are extra tempting this time of year, sometimes you need to look no further than your own backyard for design inspiration. Dried flowers, fronds of dried grass, and even sculptural branches can be arranged in a vase or used to create a centerpiece.

Nature-inspired Oak Leaf NHBP-844-AC, Ginkgo NHK-147-AB, Squirrel NHK-177-AP-R, Cones & Boughs NHK-138-AP, Oak Leaf NHK-144-AB

Maple Leaf Knobs NHK-146-AP, NHK-146-AC, NHK-146-BHT

Autumn Squash Knobs NHK-251-AC, NHK-251-AP, NHK-251-AB Notting Hill Decorative Hardware

Autumn Squash Pull NHP-651-AP Notting Hill Decorative Hardware

Ginkgo Leaf Pull NHP-647-BN, Knob NHK-147-BN Notting Hill Decorative Hardware

Horse Chestnut Pull NHP-643-AB, Wood Knob NHW-743C-AB, NHK-143-AB

Enjoy cozy natural touches that won’t fade

While natural elements eventually fade, these knobs and pulls are as close to the real deal as you can get - and they keep their beauty year-round. Keep them for a rustic feel all year or refresh a special piece of furniture with one of these nature-inspired pieces for the season.

Consider all five senses

We tend to think of changing our homes for the seasons in terms of visual decorations, but consider the other senses and how they can create a cozy ambience in the home. Light a scented candle, diffuse a warm, spicy essential oil blend, or fill a bowl with fall potpourri. Create a relaxing fall playlist. Drape a soft throw blanket on the couch, add a chunky knit throw pillow, or light a fire in the fireplace. While taste is a less obvious sense to incorporate, you can get inspiration from the fall harvest by decorating with pumpkins, gourds, apples, pears, and more.

Create a welcoming entrance

Set the stage for a cozy space before anyone even steps through the door. Mums are a classic, as are pumpkins in different shapes, sizes, and colors arranged on your porch steps. If you have the space, you can add height variety and visual interest with mini hay bales, corn stalks, or bundles of ornamental corn.

Get inspiration from the harvest

While pumpkins and gourds are a classic, autumn offers lots of beautiful produce that can double as decor! Think bowls of apples or artichokes, pears arranged along the center of the table, or bundles of wheat in a vase or pitcher for pretty (and often edible) fall bounty.