Fall Wall Decor

Fall Wall Decor

To decorate a wall for fall, hang one autumn landscape in maple red, birch gold and pumpkin orange, sized to the furniture below it. This collection gathers forest roads, lake reflections, covered bridges, barns and a few harvest still lifes, all printed to order as autumn art on canvas or paper.

Choosing A Fall Palette: Warm Or Misty

Autumn art comes in two moods. The warm end, such as a golden autumn tree tunnel or an orange maple on a rolling hill, pushes red and gold into the room and lifts a north facing space. The misty end, such as a misty dock at Lake Squam or a foggy autumn forest, softens the season with gray blue and muted green, and sits better in a room that already has warm wood and brick.

Roads That Lead Into The Trees

A road through fall foliage gives your eye somewhere to travel. The aerial autumn forest road, the S curve road through autumn forest and the maple lined country road all pull the view deep into the picture. That sense of depth helps most at the end of a hallway or on a short wall facing a doorway, where the road seems to carry on past the plaster.

Mirror Still Lakes

A still lake doubles the color, with the trees printed twice: once on the shore and once in the water. The Grand Tetons golden reflection, the Lago di Braies reflection and the Anchorage autumn reflection beneath the Chugach Mountains are strong examples. Reflections carry a quiet mood, which makes them a good fit for a bedroom or a reading corner.

Fall Decorating Ideas For The Living Room

The living room is where most fall decorating happens, and the sofa wall is the place to start. For a 78 inch sofa, a 54 x 36 inch landscape print covers about two thirds of the width; a 72 inch sofa takes a 48 x 32 inch piece. Then pull one color from the print into a throw or a pair of cushions, and let the rest of the room stay neutral.

Above The Fireplace

A mantel is the other natural focal point in fall. For a 48 inch mantel, a 36 x 24 inch landscape piece covers three quarters of the width; a 66 inch mantel takes a 48 x 32 inch piece, with room for a pair of candlesticks on either side. Keep the bottom edge 6 to 8 inches above the shelf, and keep anything standing on the mantel lower than the frame.

Seasonal Piece Or Year Round Landscape

A few pieces are clearly seasonal, such as the glowing pumpkin scarecrow at dusk or fresh autumn flowers. Most are autumn landscapes that still look right in February, such as a Vermont barn by a pond or a birch grove beside a river. Choose the seasonal pieces if you rotate art with the calendar, and a landscape if you hang once and leave it. When the leaves are gone, the winter wall art collection picks up the next season; the forest wall art and country wall art collections hold more trees and farms, and the Halloween wall art collection covers October.

Painted And Illustrated Autumn

Not every piece is a photograph. The autumn lake reflection watercolor, the autumn forest oil painting, the maple tree illustration and the autumn canopy abstract give the season a softer, hand made look. They sit well among linen, wool and wood, where a crisp photograph could feel too sharp.

Timing A Fall Order

Every piece is printed after you order it, and delivery takes 8 to 10 days from the day you order. Allow at least two weeks before the date you want it on the wall. For Thanksgiving, an order placed in the first week of November leaves comfortable room.

How Each Piece Is Made

Nothing here is printed ahead of time. Canvas prints use archival inks on museum-quality canvas stretched over a solid wooden inner frame, and a Poster Print arrives unframed. We ship free from within your region, and you have 30 days from delivery to return a piece.

Common Questions

What colors are good for decorating in autumn?

Rust, burnt orange, mustard gold and deep brown are the core autumn colors, and a muted gray blue or sage green keeps them from feeling heavy. On a wall, a maple forest or a golden tree tunnel carries the warm tones, while a misty lake or a foggy forest carries the cool ones. One print in these colors can set the palette for the whole room.

What are some simple autumn decor ideas?

Swap one piece of art rather than redecorating the room. Replace a summer print above the sofa with a fall landscape, add one throw in a color taken from the print, and set a single vase of dried branches or a bowl of apples below it. A change that small still makes the room feel like the season has turned.

Can fall wall art stay up all year?

Yes, if it is a landscape rather than a holiday piece. A forest road, a lake reflection or a barn by a pond looks right in any month, because the color reads as warmth rather than as a date. Pieces with pumpkins or scarecrows are clearly seasonal, so those are the ones to take down after Thanksgiving.

What is the difference between fall wall decor and fall wall art?

Fall wall decor covers anything seasonal you hang, from wreaths to wooden signs. Fall wall art is a picture of the season: a landscape, a still life or a painting. A print lasts longer on the wall than most seasonal decor, and a landscape can stay up well after the leaves have fallen outside.

Where does fall wall art look best?

Fall wall art looks best above the sofa, above the fireplace and in the entryway, where the room is arranged around it. The sofa and the mantel take a larger landscape. An entryway or a hallway suits a road or a path through the trees, because the view seems to lead onward into the house.