Getting Your Home Ready for Fall

Cooler evenings bring everyone back indoors. A few changes make the house ready for them.

Bring the seating inside

Folding chairs that spent the summer on the porch earn their place again at a crowded table. Swap the canvas for a deeper colour and they feel like new furniture.

Make the kitchen work

Fall is cooking season. A cart or island adds a surface for baking, and a good cutting board will be out on the counter every day.

Clear the entry

Coats, boots and bags arrive all at once. A rack by the door and a bench with a shelf keep them off the floor.

Layer the living room

A blanket ladder, a side table for a hot drink and warmer light bulbs change the mood of a room in an afternoon.