TODAY   |  October 02, 2012

Get your home décor ready for fall

If you’re stuck in summer mode and your home needs a little autumnal inspiration, lifestyle expert Colin Cowie is here to help you transform your living space without breaking the bank.

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>>> this morning on "today's home," revamping your living room . lifestyle expert colin cowie is here with beautiful tips to transform any safe.

>> we have exactly four minutes and we'll transform this space right here. our living room .

>> from summer casual to glamorous fall.

>> first, the rug?

>> won't get us through the rest of the year. want a nice big shot of glamour. move the coffee table. very simple and clean and very summery.

>> come back a new way around.

>> roll this up. i love strikes. really beautiful in graphic.

>> nice print underneath.

>> find incredible beautiful stripes at crate & barrel and ikea, $150.

>> okay. next thing we're going to get rid of the pillows.

>> also very summery.

>> love the shot of color. what's working right now sem rald green. this is kind of a teal emerald green .

>> pretty.

>> and an essie switch and ineks inexpensive one, too.

>> bringing in color over here so these are all the wintry ideas.

>> okay. beautiful emerald green which is the color du jour.

>> warms up the space.

>> and the lamp shade is an easy way to change out the look.

>> i found this $100 lamp. how we reinvent it had completely. do it yourself. spray painted this green.

>> wow.

>> put some gold on the inside of the shade.

>> that's pretty.

>> black and white fabric around it and voila, a really, really beautiful lamp.

>> okay to pair it with the rug and the stripes.

>> play on the different stripes now.

>> okay.

>> the next thing we do is take the coffee table and give it a great invention.

>> need a couple of hand some crew members.

>> found in every home.

>> thanks, guys.

>> what we did here.

>> there is our table underneath.

>> the mirror is really, really big so the idea of a mereored coffee table. love this pared with a couple of seasonal items.

>> before bananas and lemons and now to pears.

>> beautiful pear fragrant candle and --

>> i like how you pick up the emerald and the gold in here, too, right.

>> coffee books.

>> okay.

>> a couple of books and have yourself a great makeover as we go from drab to fab.

>> don't forget to use all five senses when you're redoing your room so you really like the idea of incorporating the candles.

>> incorporating the candles, fruit, fragrance, candy, and don't forget the wardrobe, things that make you look glamorous in your own living room .

>> did it under in four