Get your home cosy for Autumn

Autumn is a lovely transitional season with its cooler temperatures, shorter days, and the mesmerising show of tree leaves slowly changing into crisp oranges, yellows and reds. With early preparation and the addition of a few accessories, you can easily update your home for autumn.
 

Here's how:
 

Keeping the warmth in and the cold out

For a warmer home, consider installing aerolite to insulate your roof or geyser, which will keep the heat in the tank for longer, (https://aerolite.org.za/) or underfloor heating to distribute the heat evenly throughout the floor and room (http://warmup.co.za/).

A colourful home update

Update your home for autumn with the introduction of warmer autumn shades of reds, oranges, yellows, and browns to your soft furnishings and accessories to give your home a snug, comforting look and feel. They don't have to be an expensive addition - instead they can be stowed away and reused seasonally year after year.  
 

Greet autumn with simple autumnal accessories like seasonal foliage, long-stemmed grasses or interesting shaped branches or twigs featured in attractive vases, piles of pine cones in display baskets or lovely ceramic bowls and arrangements of autumn shaded flowers, like gazanias, in tall clear glass vases. 
 

Woody or spicy scented candles are ideal autumn fragrances to warm the ambience of your living space. 

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Earth & Texture

Think autumn and think of curling up in lovely, soft, thick blankets and fluffy throws in warm tones, thick textured rugs underfoot and chunky knitted jerseys and crackling fires. It's time to cosy up your home,  bring out your thicker, warmer clothing and pack your summer wardrobe away!  Drape freshly cleaned and aired, cuddly blankets and textured throws in warm tones elegantly over furniture or across the bed  and add a warmer feeling to your living spaces with winter pile rugs. Keep an array of spare pillows, cushions and blankets within reach for when that extra layer of comfort is needed.
 

Bring out the thicker, heavier curtains to make your space feel warm and cosy.
 

Breathe autumn life into your rooms with stylised hardy pot plants to replace your softer summer seasonals. For tips on best autumn pot plants, visit: https://lifestyle.co.za/autumn/
 

Be prepared! Get your gas, electric appliances, and heaters autumn ready - cleaned,  checked, and in good working order.

Stock up on supplies

Don't get caught napping! When the first cold spell arrives, you'll want to dish up comforting meals. So, stock up early on supplies like firewood, replace or refill your gas bottles, and head to the supermarket to fill up on those dry and tinned ingredients you need for hearty stews, pasta dishes and warming soups, hot chocolate, popcorn and other nibbly treats ideal on cosy autumn evenings spent lazing on the couch. 
 

Early preparation will ensure that when autumn arrives, your sumptuous softly furnished home in rich autumn colours and textures and warmly filled belly will cocoon you and your loved ones in hygge.
 

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