DIY Fall Décor Trends: Warm Up Your Home Without Breaking the Bank

It’s fun to update your home with on-trend items for the season, but continuously upgrading your interior design can be unfriendly to your wallet. To help you enjoy the season without squeezing your budget, we’ve rounded up five of this fall’s top décor trends with cost-effective tips for refreshing your place:

Mid-century styles have been at the forefront for awhile, but this trend tide is receding in favor of traditional designs this season. Antique pieces, intricate looks, and ornate items are officially back.

Trend on a budget

• Look for antique books at a used bookstore, and place them in a stack on your coffee table or curio cabinet. 
• Use plate display easels to showcase heirloom dishware in open-shelving cabinets or on a bookshelf.

Bringing the outdoors into your indoor spaces is one of the most noticeable trends this season with potted plants, scenic wall art, and natural textures.

Trend on a budget

• Put leaves you’ve raked to good use by drying them and sticking them in an old vase on your kitchen counter for a splash of natural color.
• Collect pinecones from your yard, and place them in Mason jars as a centerpiece for your coffee table.

Rounded edges and curvy designs have been popular for a couple of years now, and this style is continuing in full force. Curved items add a balanced look to the overall feel of a room, whether it’s circular wall art or round accent pillows.

Trend on a budget

• Peruse your local antique store for a curved mirror, nightstand, or coffee table, and paint it a nice pearly white (another big color for fall 2024).
• Buy a few circular picture frames, fill them with swatches of on-trend intricate wallpaper, and hang them up to create a gallery wall in your living room.

Bold light fixtures with unique designs in stand-out tones like metal and glass add an unexpected element to your home, especially as the days get shorter and lights are on longer.

Trend on a budget

• Check out estate or garage sales for a vintage drum-style lamp, and give it a refresh with upholstery trim and glue. 
• Make tin can lanterns for a burst of unique lighting on your patio or deck. Place them in sets of three on an outdoor table, or string them along a balcony.