I Give My Bedroom a Fall Makeover Every Year – These 28 Rich Details Make It Feel Like a Retreat
Tapestry, faux fur, and plenty of soft, ambient light make staying in feel like the ultimate luxury
Call it hygge, hibernation, or simply getting horizontal, but if there’s ever a time to create a seriously chic hideaway, it’s now. Shorter days mean more time in the bedroom – not necessarily sleeping, but unwinding after a summer well spent.
For me, that means as many textured Joon Loloi throw pillows as humanly possible, plush Lola Blankets faux-fur covers – foreshadowing future après adventures – draped at the foot of the bed, and, behind it all, an Anthropologie paneled tapestry headboard.
On either nightstand: two forms of ambient light. The analog kind is a 'heady and holy' perfumed candle from Soho Home, inspired by cathedral altars, housed in a gold-stamped vessel destined for a second life holding trinkets. The modern option, a portable lamp from Soho Home, glows softly through a tassel-trimmed linen shade.
The snug room ideas continue up the walls, where favorite memories from the past few sun-soaked months get an instant dose of old-world glamour, gathered into a triptych of gilded Renaissance-style frames from Frameology. Underfoot, a West Elm moss-green vine rug brings a touch of the outdoors inside for this decidedly indoor season.
It’s officially time to retire those breezy linen sheets. Ahead, every rich little detail I rely on as a style editor to transform my bedroom into an enveloping fall retreat I’ll never want to leave.
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Julia Demer is a New York–based Style Editor at Homes & Gardens with a sharp eye for where fashion meets interiors. Having cut her teeth at L’Officiel USA and The Row before pivoting into homes, she believes great style is universal – whether it’s a perfect outfit, a stunning room, or the ultimate set of sheets. Passionate about art, travel, and pop culture, Julia brings a global, insider perspective to every story.