How to Create a Memorable Cozy Home Culture this Fall Season

“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde

I love the fall. The crisp, chilly air. The crunch of leaves beneath my boots. The smell of sweet cinnamon and cardamom. Through each of my senses, I am taken immediately back to my favorite childhood memories with the hope that one day, my children will be transcended back to this very place in time.

Today, I want to talk about how to create a cozy culture at home for fall!

Making Your Own Memorable Cozy Home Culture This Fall

Creating a culture within your home is all about maintaining a warm and meaningful environment, and nothing is better for this than the fall season. Even more special, by leaning into our home culture for our everyday learning environment, we let the season take over in building wonder and delight. This is something that brings us all together.

Being home with our children, our daily routines were built to fit our family and the culture of our home. It’s not something you can buy or replicate. It is something that you have to create by appealing to what feels comfortable and inviting to the people who live there. Every part of our home was hand-selected by us and for us.

Look Inside and Outside for Inspiration

Building your home culture starts from within. For me, this is a calling back to my faith, connecting spirituality, mind, body, and soul, to create a calm and inviting atmosphere. In our home, we blend this faith-first mindfulness with the practices of hygge in order to accomplish and maintain a home culture we all love.

Hygge [HYOO-guh] is the Danish practice of creating a warm and cozy lifestyle. Not only does this appeal to our family’s approach to slow living, but it prioritizes connection while welcoming simplicity. What does hygge look like? Candles lit and tea on the stove. Warm, woven blankets tossed onto throw pillows that let you sink in deep. It is a calling to comfort over hustle and offers a chance to connect in new ways.

You can learn more about bringing hygge to your home here.

Define Your Aesthetic

The biggest pitfall to building your home culture is working to model an aesthetic. This can be hard, especially when we can become so inspired through photography and social media. It is important to remember that the goal should not be to replicate a “look” but rather to sustain a feeling of “comfort” and peace within your home.

You can learn more about creating a home aesthetic here.

Create a Comforting Environment

Looking nice is good, but feeling nice is even better.

Walking into our home at any point in the day, you likely would not assume that we homeschool our children. Even our beautiful school room is not one with bright walls clad with learning posters, nor will you find my children sitting at desks in hard chairs. But… this has always been our goal! Walking into our home, you feel the presence of our family. This focus allows us to create a shared space where we learn together, grow together, and thrive together.

One of the many blessings of homeschooling my children was taking intentional time to process by myself and with my family when creating a homeschool environment. We focus on communication and understanding needs, and we create an environment that is open and warm. Thoughtful design assists with this, but it is all driven by our home’s culture–the magical things that make our space feel right for us.

You can learn more about making a house feel like home here.

Make Little Changes for a Better Space

The culture we have created is beautiful because it contains parts of each of us and appeals to all of us too. It is born from listening, experimenting, and adapting to what we need–from choosing a comfortable place to read a book to creating a space where playtime feels open and welcoming. 

As you work to design your home and allow yourself to unearth your family’s unique culture, take time to focus on the small things. Little comforts can go a long way, whether your family is sitting down to watch a movie or starting a new day of learning.

Listen to your family, and open your heart to the rhythm that connects you. This is how you create a space that offers warmth, comfort, and love during the cooler months and beyond.

Xoxo,

Mandy