There are plenty of ways to make a home feel different for autumn. You can change the cushions, add a throw, bring warmer colours into a room or switch up the flowers on the table. But one of the easiest seasonal changes is something you cannot see at all.

Fragrance can completely change the way a room feels.

And while autumn in Bermuda may not mean crisp temperatures, roaring fireplaces and heavy sweaters, that shouldn't stop us from wanting our homes to smell like the season.

Pumpkin, apple, cashmere and even whiskey and rum-inspired fragrances can all help signal that summer is giving way to something a little cosier, without making a Bermuda home feel too heavy.

For Lindsay Butterfield, of ESC Bermuda, fragrance is one of the easiest ways to change the mood of a home.

“Scents are a way to set the tone of your home. Having an inviting scent makes guests and you feel good about the space.”

And despite Bermuda’s warmer autumn weather, there is one quintessential fall fragrance we are apparently not willing to give up.

“Fall is all about the pumpkin scents, even though we’re in Bermuda, everyone loves them. There is something about pumpkin that makes a home feel cosy.”

Apple is another option, while cotton and cashmere can create a warmer atmosphere without feeling particularly heavy.

There has also been a shift towards fragrances inspired by spirits. Ms Butterfield says whiskey, rum and bourbon are increasingly appearing in home fragrance, offering another way to bring some depth and warmth into a space for fall.

There are limits, however, and because fragrance is highly personal, what smells warm and inviting to one person may be overwhelming to another. Ms Butterfield finds cinnamon scents, in particular, can be a little too heavy for Bermuda’s climate.

Choosing the fragrance itself is only part of it. How you introduce it into your home can make just as much difference.

Candles work particularly well when you want to deliberately create an atmosphere, for dinner, while entertaining or simply for an evening at home. They should always be monitored, however, and generally only release their fragrance while burning.

For something that works quietly in the background all day, Ms Butterfield recommends a diffuser.

“I love using them inside the entrance to your home so guests smell them as soon as they walk in.”

It means the fragrance becomes part of the first impression of the home, rather than something guests only notice once they reach a particular room.

Room sprays serve another purpose. Ms Butterfield likes them for bathrooms and bedrooms, where a quick spray can immediately freshen the space, although the fragrance will not linger as long as it would with a diffuser.

There is also no need to find one signature fragrance and carry it throughout the entire house.

“Different rooms in your home can definitely have different scents. Fresh scents, like cotton or citrus, are best suited for bathrooms and kitchens.

“Bedrooms should have calming scents like lavender or florals. Seasonal scents are best for living spaces.

She says the trick is matching the fragrance to how you want the room to feel.

At ESC, one of Ms Butterfield’s current favourites is Whiskey and Tobacco.

“It’s really quite a masculine scent but feels right for fall. I would use this in my kitchen.”

And for other recommendations, Ms Butterfield says: “Limestone and Cedar has a beautiful scent called Autumn Fig which feels cozy but not too heavy. I would suggest using it in a living room.

“Finally Warm Luxe Cashmere, it’s subtle and has a really luxurious scent. I would use it in bathrooms or bedrooms.”

But if you are only going to buy one fragrance to make your home feel a little more like fall, she has a clear winner: Apple Pumpkin.

“It has a hint of pumpkin, but the apple keeps it still smelling fresh.”