How to Transition Your Home Decor with Each Season Change: Simple Tips and Ideas

No matter how many years pass, there’s always something surprising about just how profound an effect the changing of seasons has on our moods. When the whole world changes from spring to summer or summer to fall, our way of seeing and feeling about it changes, too.

That feeling doesn’t go away when you step indoors, even into your own home. As seasons change, your relationship to your home decor will change along with them. You’ll be surprised what a difference transitioning your home decor alongside the seasons can have on your mood and outlook.

When you align your space with what’s happening in nature, you’ll feel more present and prepared. Instead of dreading the changing season, you’ll be equipped to embrace it and all the joy that comes with it. Plus, it’s an effective and simple way to keep your home decor feeling fresh and exciting.

Of course, you don’t have to swap out all your decor and furniture every time it starts getting a little hotter or colder outside. You’d be surprised what a big difference a few small changes can make. 

How to transition your home decor with the season change

Follow some of these tips next time you want to transition from one season to another, and see if your mood doesn’t improve when you’re done.

Winter to spring
 

When spring (finally) rolls around, chances are you’re desperate to let some color and light back into your life. This is also a great time of year to take stock and strip down — it’s called spring cleaning for a reason. Stow the blankets if you’ve been keeping any out and see if you can remove any extraneous home decor in your living room or bedroom to give your space a nice, open, crisp feeling to suit the season.

From there, embrace the season with the pops of color you’ve been craving. Spring is associated with new growth and flowers, so consider incorporating fresh flowers as a dining room centerpiece, a way to spruce up your kitchen, or on a coffee table.

You could even incorporate nature further by replacing your heavy wool or synthetic rugs with natural fiber rugs that accentuate the natural elements, like sisal, jute, or hemp. Add elements of rejuvenation like bright colors, simple patterns, house plants, and mirrors or other ways to catch natural light, and see how your space wakes up for the season.

For as optimistic and exciting as this stretch of home redecorating probably feels, you’ll want to balance your designs with practical considerations. “April showers bring May flowers,” after all. You’ll likely be dealing with plenty of rain — and mud — in the spring, especially in your entryways and doorways. Consider replacing any area rugs near these doorways with waterproof polypropylene rugs to help absorb anything you track in. You could even pull this off while embracing your new color palette by going with a Mallorca in Marine or a Sanibel in Wasabi.   
 

Spring to summer

Summer can be a trickier time of year to transition your home decor to because there aren’t as many obvious holidays or themes to plan around. One thing you can plan around is plenty of hot days. All this heat can make the optimistic pastels and floral motifs of spring feel a little stifling. It’s time to prioritize cool and comfortable.

One good way to get started is by looking for a place where you can add airy fabrics and natural fibers to your decor. Nice, light colors like beige and cream will help your living space feel relaxed and low pressure, cooling you down after you step in from the hot outdoors. 

Double down on this sensation by swapping out your pastel spring decor with cooler, more neutral colors like blues, yellows, and vibrant greens. Switch out throw pillows with lighter, more airy alternatives in lighter colors to help take the heaviness out of your living room. 

If your flowers from spring are getting old (in any sense of the word), try drying them out to make a more permanent and season-suitable centerpiece. Dried flowers look great all year long, but they’ll breathe some nice color into your space in summer without overwhelming.

Rugs are another great way to add a breezy, low-pressure vibe to your spaces. Try simple, light, neutral colors and natural fibers like a Bali in Natural, or a Jute in White. Summer’s a great time to try smaller rugs in different shapes to lend your space a diffuse, low-key vibe and encourage lounging, so you could also try an Oval Jute Rug in Tan or Ivory.

Summer to fall

Summer to fall is probably the most dramatic season transition for home decor, but that also makes it a popular favorite. 

It’s the season when you can really go all-out on seasonal decorations like mini pumpkins, gourds, wheat sheaves, and, of course, the odd ghoul or goblin. Arranging a few more seasonal nicknacks on your shelves, mantles, and end tables also tends to lend a warmer, more lived-in vibe to a space that can feel quite comforting as the days get shorter.

This is also the best time of year to transition your home back toward warm hues to create a cozy vibe when the weather begins to cool. A little redecorating can help you get into the spirit of the season and welcome all the fun of fall on its own terms.

One of the classic ways to embrace fall is to bring the colors you’ll start to see outside as the leaves change back into your home. Reds, burnt oranges, yellows, browns, and other vibrant, earthy tones will help you capture the season.

Combine these colors with more elaborate textures to further embrace a relaxing aura. Plush, patterned wool rugs like the Aurora or Zoe are perfect ways to introduce some intricacy into a space, as are rugs like the Diamond or Houndstooth wool sisal blends.

Now would also be a great time to break your blankets and comforters back out to help warm things up in your living room and den. Just draping a heavy, textured blanket over a chair or couch can help transform your furniture from cool to cozy in a heartbeat. When you snuggle up in your blanket and light a candle with seasonal scents like pumpkin spice or mulled cider, you’ll be hardpressed to feel bad about the end of summer.

Fall to Winter

Managing the fall-to-winter home decor transition is arguably the most important, because the winter months can be such a drag if you don’t counter them with the right ambiance. There’s a reason why the cabin aesthetic is so welcome in winter — when all you want to do is curl up by a fire, you want a space that invites you to do just that.

As color, warmth, and heat drain out of the world outside, it’s up to you to add them to your interior spaces. Think lush dark colors, textured fabrics, intricate patterns, and plush, inviting furniture you’ll want to sink into and never get up from. For example, one surprisingly impactful move is to replace your window drapes with a darker, richer color like red velvet. The contrast will liven up your living space while lending some much-needed color to the dreary outside view. 

While you’re at it, try adding the blankets you took off your furniture in spring back on. Just like in fall, draping a quilt over your couch can instantly make it more comfortable and welcoming. You could also switch out your summer throw pillows with alternatives that are a lot more plush and nap-worthy — for an extra boost of color and coziness, coordinate the color of these pillows with your new drapes. 

Rugs are another perfect way to add plushness and comfort to virtually any room you want to redecorate. Consider heavier, darker, and richly textured wool rugs like the Florence in Flint or Midnight, or embrace the flannel with the Tattersdale. You could even safeguard against snow in your entryways without compromising on coziness by investing in a polysilk (also known as outdoor wool) rug. 

No matter which season you’re embracing, Sisal Rugs Direct can help you find the perfect fit. Check out our online rug customizer to get started, and embrace the seasons on your own terms.