Updated October 2026
Changing your cushions is the quickest way to make a room feel ready for autumn. You don't need to redecorate. Swap two or three cushions for warmer colours and heavier textures, and a sofa that looked fresh in July feels comfortable and settled by October.
For autumn cushions, I look at three things:
Colour: rust, burnt orange, ochre and tobacco, balanced with olive or deep teal so the scheme doesn't become one flat orange.
Texture: velvet, bouclé and ribbed weaves that catch the light, alongside the linen you used all summer.
Weight: one darker, grounding cushion, such as a copper velvet, to anchor the paler ones.
A simple formula I give clients is one rich velvet, one textured plain and one pattern that pulls the colours together. Below are combinations from the current collection, from warm neutrals with a single burnt orange accent to deeper schemes in rust and teal.
Warm neutrals with a burnt orange accent
Start with cream and stone, then add one strong colour. A warm cream bouclé such as Nepal in Ivorie, or the ribbed Cabourg in Ivory, with a single Cabourg in Orange brûlée or Dolce Vita velvet in Terre de sienne. It feels autumnal without overwhelming the room.
Texture for autumn
Mix the raffia effect of Waha with the soft velvet of Dolce Vita or Alliance in Acajou, then add the rust bouclé of Nepal in Amber. Different surfaces in similar colours give depth without adding more pattern.
Pattern that pulls it together
One patterned cushion ties a group of plains together. Flirt in Ambre has big abstract leaves and pebbles in rust, olive and black, and Herbes Folles in Tabac has cream leaves on a tobacco ground. Pair either with a plain linen such as Paris Texas so the pattern has room to breathe.
Rust and teal
For a deeper scheme, ground the sofa with copper velvet, Manade in Cuivre, and bring in teal with Ruban in Teal from Black Edition, whose fringe softens the edge. Add a Linen cushion in Rouille and lay the Guéthary throw in Terre de sienne over the arm. Burnt orange and teal sit almost opposite each other on the colour wheel, which is why the pairing feels so lively.
For something more modern, Oca in Terracotta has quarter circles in rusty brick on ivory, like a patterned tile. Caravane in Orange brings raised embroidery in rust and cream, and Convoitise softer embroidery in pinks and beige. Whatever you choose, let a plain linen or velvet anchor the arrangement.
Seasonal swaps aren't only about colour. Think about texture too: crisp linen for spring and summer, velvet and bouclé for autumn and winter. Keep a summer set and a winter set, and the change takes five minutes.
You'll find every warm colour in one place on our Orange & Terracotta page, and clicking a photo above takes you to that cushion and all its colours. If you'd like help choosing, get in touch.
Related: How many cushions on a sofa? and How to mix Maison Casamance cushions.