Best Fall Decorating Trends in 2025: Get The Look
Although it’s still August, now is the perfect time to start planning how you’ll decorate your home for the fall season. The current home decor scene is embracing warmth, nostalgia, and personal expression like never before. Designers and trend forecasters are highlighting a shift away from minimalism toward meaningful, soulful design, which makes me happy. Keep reading to see this year’s fall decorating trends this year.
1. Earthy, Rich Color Palettes
Cool grays are being replaced by sun-baked terracotta, forest green, creamy stone, and warm whites—hues that create a grounded, cozy backdrop. Accent colors like plum and pastel yellow inject mood-boosting vibrancy, while standout palettes include burgundy and deep navy.
Photo by Fiorentino Group Architects
2. Fall Decorating Trends: Vintage and Thrifted Finds
Authenticity and sustainability are also at the forefront for fall decorating trends this year. So think about incorporating your thrifted finds, heirloom pieces, and other vintage accents to create spaces that feel curated and meaningful. This is an easy and budget-friendly way to spruce up your home any time of year. (Get the free bird printables you see below.)
3. Art Deco Revival & Statement Tiles
A bold revival of Art Deco is sweeping through homes, from jewel-toned furnishings and geometric wallpaper (think William Morris) to brass and velvet accents—a fun nod to the 1920s.
Complementing this, statement tiles, like terracotta, blue ceramic, copper, and Mexican-inspired patterns, are taking over kitchens and bathrooms, adding artistry and texture.
Photo by Joseph Spierer Architects, Inc.
4. Rounded, Organic Furniture
One of the biggest shifts this year’s fall decorating is in furniture shape—goodbye harsh angles, hello soft curves. Sofas, chairs, and tables are leaning into rounded, organic lines that instantly make a space feel more relaxed and inviting. These sculptural silhouettes bring a cozy, welcoming vibe while still looking modern and stylish, making them an easy way to refresh your home for the season.
5. Layered Textures & Natural Elements
Homes this fall are all about tactile richness. Think plush bouclé, chunky knits, velvet, wool, layered wallcoverings, and marble accents create depth and intimacy.
Photo by Heidi Caillier Design
Natural materials—wood, rattan, dried flowers, branches, and stone—bring an organic, handcrafted feel aligned with the season’s mood that are perfect for fall decorating.
Photo by Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
7. Fusion of Old & New: Joanna Gaines & Magnolia Vibes
Joanna Gaines’ 2025 fall collection blends nostalgic charm with modern sensibility. She features block-printed pillows in soft pinks, purples, mustard yellow, velvet throws in chocolate brown, forest-green canisters, marble bookends with brass details, and embroidered table linens—a curated yet cozy range that’s both timeless and current . Magnolia’s candle collection offers yummy scents like nutmeg-pumpkin-coffee and amber-vanilla, creating sensory richness through fall fragrance.
Bringing the Trends Home: Practical Styling Tips
- Start with color – Integrate earth tones or rich jewel accents using pillows, throws, and candles.
- Hunt for vintage – Browse thrift stores and vintage shops or explore Designer collections that evoke heirloom quality.
- Embrace texture – Layer rugs, cushions, blankets, and decor in mixed fabrics for cozy depth.
- Play with patterns – Introduce small touches—Art Deco tiles, vintage-inspired prints, or throw pillows—to energize your space.
- Add fragrance – Scented candles in spicy or amber notes can instantly set a fall mood.
Photo by Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects
This year’s fall decorating trends are all about layering warmth, personality, and craftsmanship—from vintage treasures to modern retro elegance. Let these ideas inspire your space to feel soulful and seasonally stylish.
Nice post–I love the fall colors, they’re so warm and inviting.
Just a note–William Morris is not Art Deco. His style is Arts and Crafts, which preceded Art Nouveau, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a back to nature movement, characterized by lots of flowers and flowy patterns in earthy colors just like you described in the article. This was in reaction to the industrialization and mass production of the 19th century.
Art Deco on the other hand, was a movement in the late 1920s characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and luxurious materials, a departure from the naturalistic and handcrafted aesthetic of Morris’s work.
Most of the pictures seemed to be of the Cottage Core or Granny Chic style, which is homey and lovely. I’ll be sticking with the usual gradual flow from summer to fall to Thanksgiving with warm rust tones in pillows, throws, candles and ribbon accents. As I get older I do less “fuss”. Last year I carried the rust colors right into Christmas! Our blue and white pieces are always front and center, so it works. When we downsized to a 2/2 zero lot line villa, I scaled back to our blue and white pieces throughout the home letting that be our design anchor. Best decision that I ever made in a lifetime of decorating!!!
Thanks for all these Fall decorating tips. I like golds,purple and blue are my basic colors, I’m not very trendy, but like warm and cozy for Fall.
Everything looks very cozy – just the way that I like it!