Fall Decor: Easy Halloween to Fall Swaps
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Fall Decor: Easy Halloween to Fall Swaps for Your Home
Updating your fall decor after Halloween can feel elegant and easy with a few simple home decor swaps.
First, decide what still fits your fall decor and which spooky pieces feel ready to pack away after Halloween.
Of course, exceptions can absolutely fit your personal style! I love my neon sparkly skulls and may let them hang around until December, sometimes even beyond.
Stylish home decor items like pumpkins, candles, cozy throws and warm color make beautiful fall decor for home.
Ready to transition your home decor from Halloween decor to fall decor?
Keep reading for easy fall decor ideas, what stays out and simple updates for every room.
Do you decorate for fall and Halloween separately?
Leave a comment below, I’d love to know!
Table of Contents
The 20 Minute Swap
Halloween to Fall Swaps
Fall Decor Finds for Every Room
Final Thoughts
The 20 Minute Swap
After you pack away the decor you’re not using…
Packing Halloween decor away closes the chapter on spooky season and clears visual clutter. In a UCLA study, women who described their homes as more cluttered had flatter daily cortisol patterns, a marker associated with chronic stress.
Next, give yourself a few minutes in each room to tidy, plan and decorate!
Allowing in fresh air is an easy environmental wellness step.
While you tidy, open a window. The EPA notes indoor air can carry 2 to 5 times more of some pollutants than outdoor air.
Then, open the blinds too. The National Institute of Mental Health notes that some people experience lower moods as the days get shorter in fall and winter.
After that, turn on music. Singing along can lower cortisol, your stress hormone, and a 2024 BMJ review found dance eased depression more than any other exercise studied.
Lastly, finish with fragrance. My fall decorating ideas always end with a candle or wax melt that sets the mood. Make your own with my Easy DIY Wax Melts guide, or shop my wax melt supplies.
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Halloween to Fall Swaps
What Fall Decor Stays Out
Most of your Halloween fall decor can stay out.
Pumpkins in white, cream or blush. White pumpkin decor and pink pumpkin decor look pretty all season long. Glass pumpkin decor and gold pumpkin decor make polished fall decorations for home, and they double as Thanksgiving pumpkin decor if you host.
Dried florals, wheat and fall stems. They also add texture and warm color to fall room decor.
Plaid, boucle and chunky knit throws.
Clear, berry and plum candle vessels.
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Home Decor for Fall
On the other hand, black candles and black pumpkin decor can work for the entire season too! Also, colors like cream, berry or clear glass work beautifully if you prefer softer pumpkin home decor.
Want to mix light and dark fall home decor?
Blush, berry and plum feel softer and make cute fall room decor.
Similarly, plain white, cream or velvet pumpkins keep your fall pumpkin decor ideas simple, especially on a mantel.
Also, if you used Halloween signs in October, you can replace them with something functional and stylish. For example, a framed print or mirror fills the same spot and also works with your other fall decorations indoors.
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Fall Decor Finds for Every Room
These pieces give each room a fresh look and make home fall decor ideas easy to finish.
Entryway. A round mirror and woven bench are easy fall room decor ideas that work well into the winter season.
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Living room. For fall decor ideas living room spaces, a storage ottoman and velvet accent pillows do the most work. Most living room fall decor ideas start with texture, and the ottoman also hides extra blankets.
Kitchen. Easy kitchen fall decor ideas stay practical, so my fall kitchen decor ideas fit on one tray.
Dining table. Add a linen runner, berry napkins and glass candle holders, then finish with pumpkin table decor down the center. Simple fall table decorations like these look polished, and for more fall table decor ideas, add mini pumpkin decor around the candles.
A statement vase. Fill the vase with dried stems now, then switch to evergreen branches for winter. This vase is one of the easiest decorations for fall.
If you celebrate, the same pieces also work as Thanksgiving decor, Thanksgiving decorations and Thanksgiving table decor. These fall decorations ideas carry beautifully into the holidays.
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Add physical wellness: Keep dancing as you style! In terms of exercise, dancing is considered to be moderate activity, and short dance breaks add up toward 150 minutes a week.
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Final Thoughts
A few easy decor swaps can carry your fall home decorations from Halloween through the rest of the autumn season.
In conclusion, updating your home decor can be easy and naturally improve your environment.
How fast do you swap your seasonal decor?
Tell me in the comments!
For me, timing truly depends on whether the season or holiday is a favorite and whether I have the energy to switch my decor out. My least favorite holidays definitely get swapped out the next day or within the week.
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Sources and Research
The research behind these notes is listed below.
Saxbe and Repetti, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, on how women describe their homes and daily cortisol.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality, on indoor air pollutants.
National Institute of Mental Health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, on mood changes as the days get shorter.
Fancourt, Aufegger and Williamon, Frontiers in Psychology, on singing and cortisol.
Noetel and colleagues, The BMJ, on exercise types for depression.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, on moderate activity and dancing.
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