October at Home: 10 Simple Ways to Embrace the Season
October is in-between place where the energy of summer softens and the stillness of winter hasn’t quite arrived. It’s golden light, cool mornings, and permission to slow down.
Here are 10 gentle ways to welcome the season into your home. Not with big changes, but with soft intention.
Add Layers, Not Clutter
Switch light summer throws to wool or mohair. Add a thicker rug near your bed. Think texture over quantity. Cozy doesn’t need to be crowded.
Light a Candle with Intention
Choose one scent for the whole month. Something grounding. Like fig, amber, or cedar. Let it become part of your evening ritual.
Switch Your Sheets
Cooler nights call for flannel, linen, or washed cotton. Earthy colors like clay, taupe, and slate grey instantly change the atmosphere.
Collect from Nature
Bring home branches, leaves, or dried grasses. Let your entryway or kitchen table reflect what’s happening outside your windows.
Play with Autumnal Light
As the sun sits lower, notice how light falls into your space. Open the blinds early. Add a mirror where the afternoon sun lands.
Create a Seasonal Shelf or Corner
Just one small space that shifts with the time of year. A candle, a book, a found stone, a small vase. A place for pause.
Warm Your Lighting
Replace cooler bulbs with warm white. Add a small lamp in a place where you don’t normally have one. Let light guide your rhythm.
Add One Soft Color
Dusty plum, burnt sienna, mineral green. Even just a pillow or towel in a new tone can shift the mood of a whole room.
Make a Reading Nest
A chair, a throw, a side table. That’s all you need. Bonus points if you leave your phone in another room.
Slow the Morning
Let one October morning be unhurried. Just once a week. Bare feet on the floor. Tea instead of coffee. No emails before breakfast.
This season doesn’t ask for more. It asks for presence.
What small change are you making this October?
Want more ideas like these?
My book Home – Decorate with Love explores how to design not just with objects, but with emotion, memory, and rhythm.
It’s an invitation to create a home that reflects your inner seasons — a place that breathes, holds, and grows with you.
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