Simple seasonal home updates with Laura Williams

Well, as we get excited for fall, the weather's finally cooperating. Tomorrow, we're getting help from a local interior designer. I'm making her home cozy with some simple seasonal updates. It's about time that it needs to be cozy. And when you need to get it cozy, Tiara Neubom can help you out, of course. She's joining us live this morning with more. Hey, Tiara. Hey, guys. Good morning. Yeah, we are ready for the cooler weather and ready to cozy up on the couch with a blanket. Laura, you're helping us out today. What are some of the things that we can do to help our home feel cozy and ready for the fall season? Well, I think, obviously, the colors are going to make a difference. Adding in some warmer colors and swapping out things that are easy, like pillows, your florals, that sort of thing. Also, I like to evoke the senses, so bringing in some nice, you know, smells, some candles that are a little bit more fall-feeling. Bringing a little harvest air. Bringing a little harvest air to our crisp air that we're going to have this weekend. All right, let's start with the living room table here. What are some of the things to do that are maybe budget friendly that we can kind of swap in and out to make this look more fall? Yeah. So, I mean, on your coffee table, it's nice to add in a couple different groupings here on this little circular basket. I have, you know, obviously just a fall candle. Previously, it felt a little more springy. I had a coconut one. This one is a harvest one. It's actually, you know, easy. You can get it at Target and then some cloches in this beautiful amber glass. beautiful um it's just it adds a little warmth and just i think that dark feeling that people just kind of want to feel a little bit more muted in the fall and then what about switching out like our florals for fall yes so this you can see while it is still pink it still feels fall it has some darker tones in it and so i say layering in some florals it's such an easy way to just add coziness and also just another color let's talk about changing up our pillows for fall obviously you've got a lot of brown going on but kind of show us what you did here to transition your living room there's a blue rug and you're saying you know this rug could look very springy but we're doing some things to kind of pull in the browns and in the darker tones yes so switching out easy things you know this rug i have all year round you don't swap out your rug all the time but you can easily swap your throw pillows so while this neutral one could look really springy when it's next to these colors if you pull these yep and then add in you know your warmer tones a little bit of you know it's giving fall that's so easy texture different you know patterns it just adds a little extra design element that's cozy and then of course adding in blankets that are in the same fall color scheme is always the best way to yeah what are you thinking about when picking out like I mean all of the pillows that you have here are pretty much different and that could go one or two ways like it could look very kind of unorganized yes this looks very cohesive so what are your tips and tricks there I think mixing patterns is key but making sure that you don't have two similar patterns together for instance I'm mixing a plaid like pattern with a stripe pattern or adding a geometric maroon pillow with a little like a boucle pillow and also a solid one with pretty edges I think it's just layering in and and changing it out you know in a thoughtful way where it's not too matchy matchy is the best way you were talking to me about layering in light how do we do that and kind of more so set the mood for fall yes so lamps lamps lamps are my friend so i have a picture light here which actually um that is not hardwired i bought that on amazon and it is just you plug it in so that's an easy thing that you can add yourself at home for sure um and not have to spend a ton of money and then also of course floor lamps in the corners um table lamps just adding in those cozy layers of light so that You don't always have to have on your bright overhead lights is the best way to create that cozy atmosphere. Ready to cuddle up and watch some football in the cold weather. Where can we follow along? You're an amazing local interior designer. So how can we follow along with you and stay up to date with the latest trends? Yes. So livingoak.com is my website. You can follow along on Instagram, Living Oak Interior Design. And then also I have a shop in town, Living Oak Home. Or you can follow my personal account, which is here with Laura. Okay. lots of ways to follow along and guys we're heading into the kitchen in the next hour of good day Austin so stay tuned for that well i love it all we all we need is the weather now 24 hours early but it looks great it's coming it does look great and i love the the lighting is everything to you as you were saying layering and lighting love that it looks so good yeah it does thanks guys thank you as we get excited for fall weather the holiday season all that stuff coming up one local interior designer says you can make your home cozy with some simple seasonal updates That's right. Tiana Newbaum joins us with a closer look this morning. I'm all yours. We're in the kitchen now, Katie. I think you're going to love this. And what a perfect time to talk about getting our home warm and cozy for fall. We've got the weather joining us this weekend, Laura, and you've got some great tips for our kitchen. So we started in the living room. We're now in the kitchen. What are some of the things we can do that are easy, budget friendly to help our kitchen feel a little bit more cozy this fall? Yes. So obviously, you know, I have the floating shelves here so I have an opportunity to display items you know on the floating shelves I'll bring in some of my amber glassware and some of my darker plates instead of the lighter clear or white ones so placing those you know the amber glass is just so nice and it really does add in that nice warmer feeling and then I see you have a cookbook here that recipe even looks very fall so what are some of the things that we can do there and then let's talk lighting next as well yes again you know adding in the different lighting i love having task lighting on the counter i know that some people that's a little controversial i've found actually okay but i like to have lamps in the kitchen because then i don't have to have all my lights on and i can keep it a little bit dimmer while i'm cooking you know my fall meals i'm all i'm all ears for the fall meals and ready for the cold weather um as an interior designer what are some of the fun exciting things that you're thinking about for fall or maybe even just this year what are some of the trends that we're seeing I think bringing in some muted tones and just some color but not without you know not without it being too loud I think having that muted experience really evokes some nice fall feeling okay and then we have some lavender on the table we've talked about different um floral arrangements this morning what are some of the things when we're trying to switch over our florals for fall that we're thinking about so what's cool about this is that these are just some dried florals and it's a lavender color which might seem more like a spring tone but i think when it's paired with some of the more fall colors with with the amber glass with everything it still feels very fall what are you working on right now what's exciting in the interior design space oh my goodness well we have so many fall projects that we're actually wrapping up by the end of the year which is very exciting for holiday season but we actually have design for a cause coming up which is very near and dear to me where we're raising money for scholarships for children at The Children's Therapy Spot so that's November 13th from five to nine and actually um four hands is hosting it for us this year at their beautiful showroom so it's going to be a huge event i'm so excited what does that evening look like oh my goodness there's going to be amazing past hors d'oeuvres they're going to have entertainment amazing um activities if you will there's going to be cigar roller there's going to be i think paella outside and then an amazing silent auction to raise money for these kids design for a cause and then if you could leave us with one more like tips or tricks for budget friendly ways to help our kitchen look fun full and cozy this fall you know i really just think swapping out your art your your colors just making it feel a little bit more um and give you that warm season feeling you know we know we have the the drawer or closet or the cabinet full of cookbooks grab the ones that are a little bit darker and warmer for this fall. I love it all. Okay, you can follow Laura on social media. You can check out her website, Living Oak. Living Oak. To get tickets for that design for the cause, guys. Looks beautiful in there, Tiara. I was talking to Katie during the segment. Lights or lamps on the counter in the kitchen. That's new one to me. They're in every corner of my kitchen. I didn't know they were controversial. No, I didn't know it was controversial. I mean, it looks cool. Yeah. I love it. Yeah, there it is. You want the down lighting. It's cozier. Down lighting. Yeah, I turn all my overhead lights off and it's only the lamps for now. Wow. Right, Tiara? It is. It gives you that, yes, I'm so in. It gives you, grab a blanket, grab a robe, cook some chili. Yes, ma'am. Chili and down lighting. Now I'm really ready for fall. I only thought I was. Tiara, thank you so much. As we get excited for the cooler fall weather and the holiday season and all that good stuff, we're getting some help from a local interior designer on making our home cozy with some simple seasonal updates. I knew about doing this I would have closed out look this morning on all the tips say Tiara hey guys good morning what a fun morning to get ready for the cold weather that's trending this weekend Laura what are some affordable ways that we can get our home cozied up and ready for this fall season i'm so excited for the cold weather and one thing that i did this week was bring out my chunkier blankets it's there's nothing more cozy than just like wrapping yourself up in a cozy blanket and then also maybe like a darker toned pillows to just kind of bring in that muted feel of the season. I love getting out the cozy blankets even just seeing them when you walk in and seeing them in the living room it makes things feel warmer and then let's talk about lighting it's something that we've been talking about all morning how can we change up our lighting maybe add in some lamps to help things kind of cool down and feel cozy this fall. Yeah so this lamp I actually bring it in and out all the time it's from Target it's very attainable but it's a nice dark green color so when you're feeling like you need a little bit of a color change in the spring maybe i'll bring out one that's a lighter color and it's just an easy way to swap it out but still add that moody flavor right now instead of things that we might already have at home a lot of different table books how can we change those up and then change out our floral arrangements to help bring in the fall tones well something i talk about a lot is balancing color you don't want everything to be dark you want to balance of light and dark so for instance on the console over there we have the lighter florals inside of the darker pieces but over here I have on the piano a light vessel to balance off of the dark piano but I put in some some darker florals to kind of add in that different element those are giving fall okay and then let's head into the dining room here what are some of the updates that you've done this week as you kind of transformed the house into fall mode so i absolutely added in some of my darker you know vessels some of the fun potpourri that's just gives off the scent we keep talking about bringing in all the senses so again with the lighting but also the sense of smell right it really adds in a nice warmer feeling um something on my here that i did was add in this darker marble candlestick it's just a little bit moodier than what i had there previously which is an easy swap and really fun and again with the florals yeah the dried florals we're seeing these a lot of places all over your house so is this something that you do year round and you just switch them out or let's talk about the dried florals a little bit and how we can incorporate those um easily naturally and beautifully what's amazing is they make really good ones everywhere now so you don't have to go and get the most expensive pieces like you used to you can go to Michael's you can go to Target and get some really beautiful i mean this is just eucalyptus and it's really lovely i mean swapping them out with the season is the easiest way to make your whole space look and feel different and then of course hosting for the holidays is coming up so what are some of the things that you've done here let's kind of break this down and talk about how to make for an easy affordable place setting yeah i included a darker charger here i feel like it still gives a nice natural feel with it being woven but then adding on the darker plate pieces i feel like if you have white plates so this can still give the same feeling the best way is to include a really cool napkin i think that that adds your pop of color and your shift for the season and then i just cut this little sprig from my vegetable garden and placing that on top is just a little small detail that makes it feel a little bit more special for the holidays right you don't have to go out and buy everything new use what you already have maybe grab some new napkins or a new set of wine glasses and make the home feel cozy and warm we're ready for it all right you can follow Living Oak Interior Design on social media she's got a lot going on on there some fun events coming up guys we'll send it back to you in the studio bring on the cold weather Zach uh-huh it's the perfect time to make some tweaks around the house because cool weather's coming and it's amazing that the little tweaks can make such a big difference in how everything presents itself gonna get some lamps now i'm thinking about it kitchen lamps put that on the list thanks