When autumn arrives, it’s time to give your kitchen a seasonal makeover. The colors of fall create a warm, welcoming backdrop for gathering with loved ones and spending time cooking heartwarming meals. With a few simple touches, you can easily transform your kitchen into a cozy, autumnal retreat.
Start by infusing your kitchen with scents reminiscent of the season. Place a pumpkin spice or apple cider scented candle on your countertop to fill the air with festive aromas. You can also use an essential oil diffuser or seasonal potpourri to lend your kitchen that wonderful smell of fall.
Warm Up Walls and Cabinets with Fall Hues
Painting is one of the most dramatic ways to give your kitchen a seasonal facelift. An accent wall in a rich fall tone like burnt orange, olive green, or mustard yellow adds striking visual appeal. For a more subtle approach, paint the inside of your cabinets in one of these warm autumnal shades.
This is also the perfect time of year to give your kitchen’s surfaces a patterned treatment. Apply contact paper with a fall leaf print or woodland scene to cabinet doors, shelves, or your kitchen’s backsplash area. When the season is over it easily peels off, making it a temporary way to get your fall decor fix.
Incorporate Natural Fall Elements
Decorating your kitchen for autumn is the ideal opportunity to bring the colors and textures of the season indoors. Display an array of fall fruits like apples, pears, and pomegranates in a pretty bowl on your countertop or shelving. Mini pumpkins, gourds, and ears of decorative corn also add a festive seasonal touch.
For an instant autumnal aesthetic, fill vases with branches of fall leaves and acorns or wheat bundles tied with burlap. Chrysanthemums, sunflowers, and other seasonal flowers pop against the warm backdrop of your kitchen.
Mix in Festive Fall Dishware
Swapping out your everyday dishes and linens for ones with fall motifs is a fun way to get into the spirit of the season. Look for plates and mugs featuring pumpkins, leaves, acorns, turkeys, or fall phrases. Bring in festive napkins and towels with plaid or woodland creature prints.
A table runner down the center of your kitchen table or bar instantly livens up the space. Placemats and napkins in rich fall hues like mustard yellow or hunter green complete the autumnal tablescape.
Accessorize with Fall Wall Art and Touches
Fall is the ideal time to switch out your kitchen art and accessories for seasonal pieces that complete your autumnal decor scheme. Frame beautiful fall prints featuring falling leaves, woodland animals, or pumpkin patches and display them on your walls.
Wooden cutouts of autumn motifs like trucks, leaves, and turkeys offer charming rustic flair. Lay an orange and yellow patterned throw over your kitchen chairs for an instant dose of fall coziness.
Repurpose Jars into Fall Decor
Put your empty canning jars to good seasonal use. Spray paint them in fall hues like amber and crimson and fill with faux florals, sprigs of wheat, colorful leaves or acorns. Groupings of painted jars create beautiful fall vignettes and centerpieces.
Tealight candles or string lights placed inside the jars cast a warm autumnal glow. Affix burlap around the outside of the jars using craft glue for added texture and rustic appeal.
With so many options, it’s easy to give your heart-of-the-home kitchen a cozy autumnal makeover. By painting walls or cabinets, displaying natural seasonal elements, and accessorizing with charming fall touches, you’ll surround yourself with the sights, textures, and scents of the season.
As you gather with loved ones for meals, enjoy festive baked goods and sip mugs of apple cider this fall, you’ll be thankful you took the time to dig into those delightful details and decorations that make your kitchen warm, welcoming and full of seasonal charm.
