Seasonal Functions Of Window Blinds: Autumn

How To Prepare Your Home For Autumn

The lazy days of summer have long past.  As the holidays approach we all need some quick ways to make our home into a more cozy place to entertain. Autumn in Australia heralds from March to May, a season of fiery foliage in Canberra and the Formula 1Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Autumn conjures up memories and festive events, the ripening of blackberries and brambles and the turning ofbeech leaves. Just as the trees start to shed off their leaves in preparationfor winter, we also start to make arrangements for cooler weather. We put onclothes that are warmer in texture and colour and women even change theirmakeup for autumn. So why don't you do the same thing to your home with thefollowing autumn updating suggestions?

Here on our checklist!

• Paint a vertical wall with the warm and richcolours of autumn.
• Add a rug made of sisal or woolto make your wooden or tiled floors less cold. Rug padding will create aluxurious feel even in the economical of rugs.
• Update your window treatments by adding window blindsto make your home more energy efficient. Cedar venetian blinds with it's traditional look can bring interesting wood textures onyour windows for that autumn atmosphere. Our sheer elegance blinds will also adjust wonderfully to thechange in light conditions of this season and draw in more illumination intoyour home.
• Attach no-sew trims or fringesonto your window treatments for an effortless decorative solution to yourwindows.
•  Change your cotton pillowcaseswith needlepoint or tapestry pillow shams.
• Put on new slipcovers on yoursofa and chairs and keep a throw blanket within reach for those chillierafternoons.
•  Make over your lampshades andchange them into white or cream, but keep a few lamps in patterned shades tobring in some interest into your lighting fixtures.
•  Bring flowers into your ownhome. If you find fresh-cut flowers too expensive, you can find faux flowersthat will do just as nicely.
• Keep your towels in threecoordinating shades and display them prominently in your bathroom.
• Ditch the white cotton sheetsand place bed linens in autumn colours of gold, green, or taupe. Then, artfullytoss a throw blanket for that extra warmth during colder nights.
• Create an autumn centrepiecewith apples, red or yellow leaves, fir cones, or conkers and conker shells.Place a few evergreen leaves for that touch of green and you’re set for thiscolourful season.

Celebrate the change in seasonsby trying out these autumn season home decorating suggestions. They can be inexpensive and you’ll appreciate the transition from summer to autumn moredistinctly with these ideas.


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