A few natural details, carefully chosen, are enough to transform any room into a welcoming and personal corner. From the kitchen to the bedroom, green decoration always finds its place: and it is a way to bring the seasons into the home, without excessive effort.
There are days when you just need to open the window, look at the balcony (or the garden, for those who have one), to realize that small natural details really make the difference. You don’t need to spend a lot. Sometimes, you just need to take a closer look at what’s around you: a dry branch picked up during a walk, a pumpkin forgotten on the shelf, some dried leaves. These natural elements, taken as they are, end up transforming the atmosphere of the house.
It’s a question of habit: those who start using natural materials to decorate spaces often never stop. The truth is that these objects carry within them a kind of seasonal, almost silent rhythm. So, when autumn arrives, you immediately feel the need to change something: a glass vase, a candle, a bowl filled with what you find in the woods or even in the city. Just look around, really. Details make the difference.
Decorate with nature in the kitchen: dry branches, herbs and fruit (even out of season)
In the kitchen, natural materials are immediately noticeable. A glass bottle used as a vase (perhaps with a few branches of dried lavender, or rosemary forgotten after a recipe), immediately adds a lived-in, but not studied, touch. Nothing too fancy. Even a small pumpkin on the countertop reminds you that it’s October outside. Or aromatic herbs hanging from a rope: a simple detail, but one that brings to mind the kitchens of the past.
Then, the fruit. Not just fresh apples or lemons, but also dried apples, orange segments, or those small decorative pumpkins that last for weeks on end. A bowl with walnuts, pine cones, chestnuts: very little is enough, and the effect is almost immediate.
Seasonal corners: compositions of stones, pine cones and candles
There are those who enjoy creating small scenes on a piece of furniture, near the entrance or on the dining table. Stones collected on the beach (the white ones, or the spotted ones), some shells, pine cones taken from the mountains. And then the candles, the lanterns lit when it gets dark early. The atmosphere changes, effortlessly. Just put three or four objects together and leave them there. Every now and then, something moves, a detail is added: a new shell found in a jacket pocket, a pine cone fallen from the plant pot.
Curious how, even in winter, these compositions bring warmth. A little fake snow (the kind found in DIY stores), a few fir or holly branches. Nothing expensive, everything very everyday. The soft lights do the rest.
Decorations with nature for the room: simple materials, branches and small objects
The bedroom is perhaps the place where natural materials manage to surprise the most. A dry branch hanging on the wall (perhaps with string, without too many frills), a few slices of trunk used as a base for candles, a bowl with leaves and acorns.
Even fruit crates, the light wooden ones found at the market, can become small shelves. All you need are two glass vases, a few colored candles, maybe a little moss collected in a park. The result is never too tidy, on the contrary. This is exactly where the strength of natural decorations lies: they are imperfect, mutable, they change depending on what is found. One day a sprig of olive tree, the next day some wild apples. The room breathes.
If you think about it, natural decoration does not follow rigid rules. Each season suggests something different. And sometimes, just changing the place of an object is enough to realize that the room seems different. Ultimately, the secret is right here: learning to look with new eyes, even the simplest things.
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