Interior Design Trends: Spice up Your Home Decor for Fall

Last updated on September 30th, 2025

There is more to be excited about this fall season than just the beautiful foliage, pumpkin-spiced treats, and seasonal wardrobe switch-outs. Update your interior and transform it into a celebration of autumn with the latest high-end design trends.

Progress Lighting and CDC Designs present ten updates that you’ll want to add to your style repertoire.

 

Colors

Ease into the season with subtle colors

Soft and soothing shades, such as gray, taupe, and cream, continue to dominate the residential landscape through components like flooring, cabinetry, and wall colors. If you are looking for a quick alternative, add abstract artwork to an empty space that carries the same subtle shades, or add statement lighting to your children’s rooms for a pleasant surprise they are sure to love.

Jennifer Kis, Director of Marketing Communications for residential lighting manufacturer Progress Lighting, notes that “neutral color schemes are versatile, sophisticated, and best of all, easy to live with.”

 

 Tones and Tubs

Connoting the same refreshing aura as crystal blue Mediterranean waters, warm tones and neutral color palettes like white and sea salt gray are among the most popular combinations for bathrooms this season. Although color is an essential part of your spa-like bathroom, don’t forget to establish a focal point for your space with a classic soaking basin or freestanding tub. These features are key to creating a ‘wow’ factor and allowing you to unwind.

 

Textures

Feature Walls

Impactful statement walls can add a heightened level of personalization to any room. A complementary shade of paint on the fourth wall is effective in creating a focal point; however, designers are seeing more bold patterns, unique textures, and interesting colors commanding style in accent areas. Geometric prints continue to be a popular accent in the fall and winter seasons.

 

Tile and Patterns

Designers are incorporating materials that emulate the look and feel of natural stone to give bathrooms a more organic feel. For an on-trend look, create the same design by combining large and small formatted tiles of similar color. Horizontal lines, natural light, and reflective materials such as frameless mirrors make your space feel larger, brighter, and more luxurious.

 

Accents and Accessories

Accent with bright and bold colors

If your home is already designed using primarily neutral colors, add shades that pop to add personality and pizazz. Update pillows, linens, draperies, and rugs with bold and bright hues, a very popular in-home fashion trend this autumn.

Sprinkled accents can add energy to the space while maintaining its sophisticated appeal. This is the perfect opportunity to update your bedroom, living room, kitchen, or flex spaces without compromising the time and money for a complete redesign.

 

Incorporate mixed metals

Mixed metals have emerged as a way to bring dimension to a home’s color palette. To achieve this look, select lighting fixtures and accessories with dual-tone finish options or similar metal tones such as brushed nickel, brushed bronze, and antique nickel.

Many of Progress Lighting’s newest lighting offerings showcase dual finishes or mixed metal accents that can boost the design and add to your natural color scheme.

Enhancing neutral room settings with bold color accents and mixed metals is a fun way to refresh any favorite space and a perfect project for the upcoming fall season.

 

Structural Elements

Integrated Furnishing Elements

A fashionable element emerging in kitchen design is a built-in dining table that seamlessly connects to the island. These tables typically rest at table height and are a simple way to create more open space for guests and loved ones to come together. This feature can be designed with cabinetry at the base for additional storage or with a waterfall edge, adding a touch of modern flair.

 

Similarly, you can incorporate the same concept into the primary bedroom. Designers are seeing beautiful bed frames with a headboard that doubles as an art piece.

 

Built-Ins and Millwork Details

Run your business from home in an awe-inspiring office with a fresh, innovative design that spurs creativity and productivity. One popular trend in home offices, libraries, or great rooms is a customized built-in structure with millwork details.

As in the study at the Wynn at Knightdale Station, back-lit, built-in structures with warm, wooden furnishings can add a luxurious embellishment that enhances the overall aesthetic.

If dark, earthy tones are more your style, design your space using a stained built-in to act as the focal point for your library or study. Add stylish cabinetry below your built-ins for extra storage or beams to your ceiling to create an overhead accent. Pull the design together with a hanging light fixture that matches your style.

 

A Cohesive Design

Curate and Create

Indulge in the “curated look”, a creative and unique approach that encourages individuals to customize lighting and interior designs. The only rule is that you display what you love to make your space feel uniquely you.

Whether it’s a special holiday fixture that coordinates with your design style or an original fixture of your own creation, choose something that’s reflective of you. If you need some guidance, let Progress Lighting help you light your favorite spaces.

 

Final Thoughts

Searching for design inspiration? Visit our Pinterest board to view more decorating ideas for your space, or visit Progress Lighting or CDC Designs for more information on their latest projects and collections.

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