The nights are really starting to draw in, there is a nip in the air in the mornings, the clocks go back this month and yet your home doesn’t feel cosy enough all the same. Don’t worry. You don’t need to spend an extraordinary amount to ensure your home is feeling warm, cosy and hygge! Here are some top tips to making your home feel autumn ready.

1. Add Texture
You may love sleek surfaces and those glorious man made materials we all have in the home and you don’t need to change your tastes at all. With the addition of natural textures, they can soften the look of the room and make it feel more inviting in the autumn months. Add sheepskin throws to sofas, fluffy cushions to your bed, keep knitted throws in seagrass baskets, add wicker accents to the home and use wooden textures in a room.

2. Swap your bed linen
Pop a thicker togged duvet back onto the bed and change your summer sheets from thin cotton to flannel or organic cotton to keep those toes warm in bed. Make sure you add a blanket or throw to the bed to add texture and something to snuggle up in if it gets really cold!

3. Candles
Candles are an easy way to add a lovely glow to your home in autumn. There are lots of different ways to style your candles; group pillar candles on a metallic tray to give off a gorgeous glow, dot lanterns around the fireplace when it’s not quite cold enough to light the fire, and pop tea lights in glass jars in your front room. The glow from candles gives off an air of warmth to any room. Remember to keep candles away from anything flammable and don’t leave them unattended when lit.

4. Treat those toes
Whether it is new slippers, woolly socks or treating a room with a wooden or tiled floor to a new rug, treat your toes to extra cosiness this autumn! There are so many beautiful rugs to choose from now, but Moroccan woollen rugs are in every magazine-worthy home at the moment. They add a beautiful pattern in a neutral pallet, which can work in any home and in any colour scheme.

5. Layer up those fabrics
Most people are afraid of layering up fabrics – don’t be! Take a leaf out of the Scandianvian styling book; add soft woollen throws to your bedding and add a sheepskin on top. Add chunky knit and velvet cushions together on your sofa and add sheepskin throws to your hardwood flooring. Additional varied fabrics in a room allows light to be absorbed more quickly in the room and leaves it looking more cosy!

Now, time for a hot chocolate!