This post is all about modern fall decor.
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Modern Fall Decor for Home
We’re obsessed with how fall decor is so easy to incorporate into a modern home. It’s so easy to think that fall decor can appear tacky and dated, no longer in style when in actuality simple additions of actual pumpkins, leaves and even some candles can give a fall-inspired makeover to your modern home. Modern fall decor looks like: reworking florals with some autumnal foliage, layering cozy fall colored blankets on seating, creating cozy reading nooks with warm glowing lights. However, you choose to decorate this season, take some inspo from the below ideas.
Living Room
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Cozy living rooms are what’s needed in the fall season. Somewhere to relax and unwind after a cooler autumn day.
Layering fall orange blankets with earthy toned amber glass candles and adding in some fall leaves across your coffee table.
Kitchen
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Your kitchen is an easy place to decorate – super simple because you can use fall vegetables around your kitchen to decorate before you use them to cook a delicious fall recipe.
What works best in this space?
- Pumpkins, gourds and yellow squash
- adding mini pumpkins into your fruit bowl for a seasonal twist
- Spice-infused candles on the countertops for cozy ambience while cooking.
Bedroom
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Modern fall decor is easy to incorporate into your bedroom decor too!
Fall-colored bedding and throws are a great way to bring the season into your space. Simple additions like a pop of color in a throw pillow can really make all the difference.
What works best in this space?
- cozy knitted blankets (we love the chunky knit ones!)
- fall-toned throws, throw pillows paired with soft linen bedding.
- cozy candles to wind down before sleep with that perfect fall fragrance that you love.
Looking for more Fall Decor Ideas: 12 Best Fall Living Room Ideas for Your Home
Bathroom
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Who says a bathroom can’t be decorated for fall?
Simple decorative additions to your bathroom can achieve a modern fall decor look in no time at all.
What works for this space?
- Plenty of candlelight with fall spiced candles
- Pine cones or other fall foliage and leaves
- plastic or woven pumpkin ornaments
Entryway
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This modern fall decor entryway is so beautiful!
We love the use of amber glass paired with the pumpkins and gourds.
What works in this entryway?
- utilizing the bench for decor if you can – particularly if it doesn’t get used for it’s actual purpose.
- hanging coats, hats etc. above the bench so that the bench can become a display space for the modern fall decor.
Front Porch
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Welcome friends and family with this modern fall front porch.
What’s works best for this front porch?
- layering – placing the decor on different steps to create depth.
- minimalism – keeping it simple with a few pieces that just work really well together and don’t clutter the steps.
Coffee Table
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Fall coffee tables are so simple to put together as a seasonal upgrade to your space.
Whether it’s using mini gourds, candles or fall leaves, simple autumnal touches make all the difference.
What works for this space?
- Amber glass candles on the dark wood coffee table
- varying colored pumpkins
Love this idea, you’ll love: 19 Gorgeous Fall Coffee Table Decor Ideas
Mantle
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Fireplace mantles are often decorated throughout the year for various celebrations.
We love the use of fall foliage draped across the modern mantle and layered across the mantel.
What works for this mantel?
- mushroom decorations
- cute wooden house ornaments
- fall leaves and florals
Love this idea, get more ideas: 10 Unique Ways to Style your Mantel for Fall
Wall
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A simple shelf, transformed. We love how a few fall-themed items on a bare shelf can come to life.
What works for this shelf?
- bright fall colors contrasting against the white wall
- unique pieces – nothing repetitive which gives it a unique modern vibe.
- spacing – nothing too close together, which allows the decor to be showcased.
Minimalist
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Minimalism and modern go hand in hand currently as minimalist decor is very on trend.
Using small spaces within your home to incorporate some modern fall decor can provide subtle nods to the season without being overpowering or feeling cluttered.
What deserves a mention in this space?
- Simplicity – just a few items, some repetitive but together creating one small decor focal point.
- candles – they just change the ambience and makes the room feel cozier.
Farmhouse
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Farmhouse decor can be modern too!
Rustic farmhouse tables can still blend into a modern home and be decorated for fall. We love how some simple pumpkins and butternut squash line the windowsill and create a bright autumnal feel.
What works in this space?
- using pumpkins and squash to decorate
- keeping the space clear from other decor to highlight the vibrant colors of the fall vegetables.
Moody
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Pairing darker toned ceramics and glassware with the brighter and more vibrant pumpkins for contrast.
What works best with this idea?
- grey toned ceramic dish for the pumpkins and candles
- moody grey toned glass vase to carry the autumnal foliage.
Elegant
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We love a rustic wooden board as a decor piece – it brings a touch of the outdoors into the space.
The backdrop of the fall forest photo in the frame brings a cozy feel to this reading nook. Adding in your favorite reed diffuser for fragrance is a must.
Loving these ideas? Check out: 10 Fall Kitchen Island Decor Ideas You Need to See
Neutral
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Dried floral bouquets are one of our favorite home decor ideas.
This modern fall decor idea can be placed anywhere within your home to create the perfect ambience for autumn.
Simple
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Simple decorative pieces in the tones of orange and red.
We always love setting up a cozy ambience YouTube video in the background!
DIY
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One of the ways to create modern fall decor in your home, using DIY transition decor from fall to winter.
We are obsessed with this beautiful wreath, symbolising a change in the seasons. The use of a block color gives this wreath a modern look.
Budget
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Budget modern fall decor is super easy to achieve in your home – wicker mats, artificial pumpkins and gourds and silhouette candle holders.
Small focal points around the home with fall-themed decor makes such a difference to upgrade your modern home for the fall.
Apartment
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Even if you’re working with a smaller space, you can still work some autumnal magic into your home. Whether that’s in the form of pumpkin shaped candles and mugs, simple pine cones from the forest floor or a cozy fall-inspired rug to compliment your space.
Outdoor
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We love outdoor fall decor, whether it’s a simple pumpkin or a fall garland wrapped around the doorframe.
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