Decor tips for your home

By Kwon Ji-youn

Try your hand at refashioning your home this fall. Decorators have searched keywords, item recommendations and tips that will serve as guidelines for a fresh autumn look.

Hedgeville Road cushion cover set, by Riviera Maison

Keyword 1: Scandinavian designs

Wrapper’s Delight “frizzy not fuzzy” foutas, by Chapter One

According to Yu Mi-young, director of MStyle, the trend this fall is to mix-and-match your cushions to create a stylish face for your bland settee. Incorporating modern Scandinavian designs is a safe choice, while varying cushion sizes will add flair to your living room décor. Yu recommends adding cushions with actual photographic image prints to the arrangement. “Or you can take a white cushion and draw on it with a fabric marker,” she says. A simple but colorful throw draped across the foot of your bed will brighten up a notch your hotel-style bedding, which has become a fad over the last few years. CHERISH home-décor designer Jo Soo-kyung recommends a Swedish carpet of a balmy color for the floor. “This autumn, natural designs along with nature-friendly furniture are trendy,” Jo said.

House of Rym kitchenware, by Chapter One

Keyword 2: Mix-and-match

Mix-and-match applies to all aspects of design, including your kitchen. Jeon Sun-young, design manager for CCUMIM by, says adding variety to the rustic designs that dominate your kitchen is a simple know-how that will give the space a drastic makeover. “Rather than sticking to just one color and style, take one of each and mix them up for a more inimitable arrangement,” Jeon said. “I would suggest a mix of modern styles with antique and Scandinavian designs.”

Keyword 3: Vivid colors

Watch Me clock, by Innometsa

MHY pendant lamps, by Innometsa

Swing Vases, by Innometsa

Yu of MStyle says this year’s autumn trend will feature vivid colors that will add a striking quality to the browngray hues that most Koreans prefer. “Last year, yellow was the new black,” she said. “This year, blue is the new yellow, a natural color that complements the natural qualities that Scandinavian designs boast.” Materials should also feature a combination of metal, wood and plastic, so vivid colors won’t look too tacky in a room that promotes softer and warmer tones. Yu recommends Scandinavian pendant lamps that often come in a variety of bold colors.

Tips for a fall makeover

“The easiest way to add variety to your home’s décor is to work with your fabrics. Buying a new sofa, curtains or carpet can cost a fair amount, but a small change in your cushion’s colors, sizes and patterns can really punch things up.”

- Jeon Sun-young, CCUMIM by

“Another keyword is ‘planterior’ (plant + interior). Gooseberry vines or eucalyptus leaves are trendier than flowers in pots.”

“Don’t over-decorate your walls without reason. Burying a wall in books is a classic and reasonable option.”

- Yu Mi-young, MStyle

“Warm colors are trendy for your walls this fall. Natureinspired patterns, like reed patterns, in toned-down balmy hues will give your home an ambience fit for autumn.”

- Jo Soo-kyung, CHERISH