HHello friends — and happy almost FALL! I’m so glad you’re here for my annual FALL NESTING SERIES. If you couldn’t tell, fall is my favorite season.
If you’re reading this in 2025 or later, you’ll notice this post is one of my long-standing seasonal traditions on the blog — something I’ve loved sharing since 2007.
This series originally ran in 2011, and although I no longer live in that home, my love for fall nesting and for creating a sanctuary in every season remains the same.
Recently I’ve added something new: HomeBody Gathering Place, a private community where kindred spirits gather to create cozy, purposeful homes together. Inside, I share weekly Home Therapy sessions focused on rhythms, decorating ideas, and simple skills, along with tools and resources to help you love where you live. It’s a warm, encouraging space with practical methods for nurturing both home and self.
The Inspired Room will always be a free resource — I continue to show up here each week. If you crave more hands-on guidance and organized methods to create lasting change, consider joining HomeBody Gathering Place.
2011 Fall Nesting Series:
Here are the posts so far:
A Round up of Fall Doormats
Day One: An Autumn Mindset
Day Two: 20 Little Things
Day Three: Warming Up the House with Shutters
Day Four: How to Decorate Your Coffee Table in Any Season
Day Five: Early Fall House Tour
Day Six: Embrace Your Style (and adapt as needed)
Day Seven: Your Fall Morning Routine
Day Eight: Fall Puttering
Day Nine: Simple Ways to Create a Welcoming Fall Porch
Day Ten: Make Your Bedroom a Cozy Retreat
Day Eleven: Fall Home Refresh – 5 Ways to Bring Your Home to Life
Day Twelve: 14 Simple Fall Decorating Ideas
Day Thirteen: 3 Fall Activities for the Homebody
Day Fourteen: Cozy Things with Tassels, Textures, and Trims
Day Fifteen: Sweater Weather: Tips for a Warm & Cozy Home
Doesn’t the first day after Labor Day just feel like fall? Even if it doesn’t where you are, fall nesting doesn’t depend on the calendar or the weather. It’s first and foremost about adopting an autumn mindset for your home, and you can start that today.
I’ve shared this series almost every year for more than a decade. While some people begin decorating for fall very early (I’ve seen pumpkins in August), my Fall Nesting series has always focused on more than just the race to display seasonal décor.
Fall nesting isn’t about pressure or keeping up with trends. It’s about resisting the rush to accumulate or perform and instead slowing down. Take a deep breath. We can slow down and refocus on what truly matters.
Cultivating an autumn mindset means quieting the noise of comparison and tuning into the simple joy of creating a cozy, personal sanctuary.
Fall nesting is the slow, intentional evolution of your home through the season.
Like the changing seasons outside, the transformation in our home can be subtle and gradual. It doesn’t have to happen overnight. Fall nesting encourages awareness of what already brings comfort and joy in your space rather than focusing on what’s missing.
Fall nesting is an opportunity to nurture yourself.
This season invites you to bring into your surroundings the comforts and essentials that support your well-being. Welcoming fall with a nesting perspective helps reduce anxiety about the state of your home and lets you be intentional about what will serve you in the weeks ahead.
When we make purposeful choices, our home becomes a more comforting sanctuary that supports daily life and the season to come.
Fall nesting is about creating a warm, inviting ambience.
Sometimes that means adding something new; other times it means letting go of what no longer inspires you. Use what you already have, gather small seasonal finds, pare down excess, or rearrange pieces to create layers of cozy textures and colors that speak to you. The goal is to craft the mood you want for your home.
Fall Nesting honors comforting rituals.
It’s about nourishing and gathering loved ones, enjoying simple puttering around the house, and awakening the senses to savor seasonal details. It’s practicing gratitude for the season you’re in and reflecting that contentment in your surroundings.
Now that you have a peek into this series, let’s begin the season.
Welcome to the 2018 Fall Nesting Series, friends.
I hope you’ll join me here each morning for encouragement, inspiration, and simple ideas to make your home feel more inviting. Invite friends to follow along — the more the merrier.
Whether this is your first time or your eleventh, I’d love for you to introduce yourself in the comments. Tell us how long you’ve followed the blog or the Fall Nesting series.
Fall Nesting Series:
Happy Fall Nesting!
A Round up of Fall Doormats
Day One: An Autumn Mindset
Day Two: 20 Little Things
Day Three: Cozying Up the House with Shutters
Day Four: How to Decorate Your Coffee Table in Any Season
Day Five: Fall House Tour
Day Six: Embrace Your Style (and adapt as needed)
Day Seven: Cozy Fall Morning Rituals
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I’ll be sharing snippets of the series and my fall home on Instagram — I hope you’ll follow along.
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Share your fall nesting photos on Instagram with the hashtag #fallnesting so we can find and enjoy them together.
Visit my Cozy Fall Shop and browse the resources and sources I share for seasonal inspiration.