Last year I wrote a holiday decorating blog post and published a corresponding series of reels on instagram that, well, got a lot of attention. Mostly good solid support, but some people were straight up ugly. I’m sure most of the nonsense was because I blatantly told everyone to stop decorating for the holidays. And I get it! No one likes to be told what to do.

But those who kept on reading (or watching), quickly figured out what I truly meant by that statement. And (to their surprise) you most definitely CAN and SHOULD decorate for the holidays, but for the sake of your sanity there’s a few things that need to be established first. I won’t go into great detail here. I encourage you to check out the original blog post if you haven’t already, and then come back to this one.

The whole point of decorating for the season is to lessen the stress of having our homes perfectly decorated, and on time for each holiday. Unless you do this for a living, nobody has time to decorate and redecorate 15 times in the span of a few months. You’re laying a foundation at the beginning of the season so you’re not having to change everything out each month. To break it down, I like to classify seasonal decorating by the following timeframes.

• Fall decorating is September-November
• Winter decorating is December-February
• Spring decorating is March-May
• Summer decorating is June-August

So for fall – you’re decorating with September, October and November in mind. Pick a color scheme that will last you all three months, decorate the main areas of your home with that color scheme (or pattern), and then add in your holiday touches at the end. So when it’s time to change out the holiday decor, you’re not re-doing every single thing. Like I mentioned above, I encourage you to read my original post with an in-depth explanation and even tangible examples on how to achieve this concept. Happy decorating, y’all!