Budget-Friendly Fall Home Decor Ideas

Fall is filled with colorful trees and leaves, pumpkins and gourds, wool socks and knitted blankets, roaring fire places, mugs of hot apple cider, and plenty of earth tones.  What is better than having a home that encompasses all that Autumn entails?  There's no need to spend tons of money on creating Fall home decor.  Make your home warm and cozy and ready for Fall.  Here are several great ideas to spend time with your family and to turn your home into a Fall-ready haven for little to no money.

Put up a wooden coat rack to hang your light Fall jackets and sweaters

Place thick knitted or wool blankets on the couch, love seats, and window benches

Paint small pumpkins with modern designs and place in the kitchen and dining room

Put a woven basket at the front door for light scarves, leg warmers, and Fall hats

Add natural elements throughout your home such as crabapple branches, oak leaf stems, pumpkins, gourds, bowls of apples, and colorful leaves on branches

 

Put the natural element decor in vintage bottles, rustic boxes, and woven baskets

Cut and utilize tree branches for things such coasters, picture frames, pot holders, and more

Create beautiful Fall centerpieces filled with pomegranates, peartree flowers, and colorful foliage

Stack firewood in the home and cozy up beside the fireplace

Decorate your outdoors with Autumn leaf wreaths, bright orange pumpkin lined walkways, and tea light candles

Light delicious-smelling candles around the home to create a warm and happy environment.  Some great Fall scents are cinnamon spice, warm apple pie, pumpkin pie, firewood, lush berries, sugar and spice, warm vanilla bean, vanilla bourbon, crisp morning air, and many others

Warm up your screened-in porch by placing wool blankets, large plush pillows,  warm candles, and Fall foliage décor

Take citrus fruits like oranges and lemons, press cloves into them, and place in a boiling pot of water.  This is create a warm comforting scent in the air

Display small glass jars of Fall spices including whole cinnamon sticks, all-spice, cloves, whole nutmeg, vanilla beans, and others on the kitchen counter

Place small glass bowls of Fall candy and snacks like candy corn, chestnuts, hazelnuts, roasted nuts, marshmallows to be roasted, and more throughout the kitchen and family areas

Plant seasonal flowers in rustic terracotta baskets for your outside and inside décor

Create and paint rustic signs out of pieces of wood or use rustic small chalkboards around the home and at the front door that say “Welcome”, “Give Thanks”, “Family and Friends”,  “Fall”, “Happy Halloween” and other warm sayings

Take small pumpkins and paint your address number on them to display at your front door

Decorate the front of your home with tall corn stalks

Use a small red wagon as décor for your outdoors.  Fill with pumpkins, a sign, foliage, and lanterns

Add a rocking chair to your front porch, sun room, or living room.  Toss a fleece or wool blanket over the top

Hang rustic frames on the wall for décor of many uses

There are various ways to give your home a nice warm and cozy Fall feeling for very little money.  Rummage through the thrift store to find great pieces to paint, refurbish, decorate, distress, and use for your Fall home décor. Use what is already in your home, garage, and storage.  Make it a family event to brain storm ideas and create lovely Fall home décor.