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Home » diy » Last Minute Decorating: 5 Tips to a Pretty Fall Front Door and Porch

diy, Fall Craft, holiday, tutorial · October 25, 2012

Last Minute Decorating: 5 Tips to a Pretty Fall Front Door and Porch

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I finally got my porch decorated — just in time for snow (gah).

Yes — it snowed yesterday.

I am NOT ready for Winter.

But it got me thinking about some easy ways to decorate our front doors and/or porches for Fall.

Here are 5 tips to decorate YOUR Fall front door and/or porch that will take you through Thanksgiving!!

 

1. Play up your front door with a festive Fall wreath or rug. There are so many pretty Fall wreath ideas around. Pick one that you love. I made one the other day with a couple of Dollar Store hula wreaths. I also found this great indoor/outdoor black and white rug at Lowes. Indoor/Outdoor rugs are great outdoors or inside in high traffic areas.

2. If your porch is big enough for a chair or bench — it is a great way to add a “homey” feeling to your space. I made a bench out of an old crib and I love sitting there as the sun goes down.

3. Bring the colors of Fall to your front door/porch with colorful flowers, plants or pillows. I found these pretty mums with at Lowes in a pretty basket. Also —  make sure you purchase plants appropriate for your climate and weather. Another great way to add color to your front porch is pillows. I made these Halloween pillows (my porch is also covered so I can leave pillows on the porch without worrying about moisture). If you want to make pillows for your front porch but are worried about moisture, you can make them out of plastic tablecloths or sunbrella fabric which hold up to the elements better than traditional fabric.

4. Also, if you have room, a little table on your porch is a good place to display gourds, pumpkins or lanterns. I made this little table and attached some chevron material with resin.

5. Of course pumpkins look amazing on a porch for Fall. And if you want to embellish them, I have found that paint pens are so fun to use. I bought three the other day — white, gold and silver and have had a great time embellishing every pumpkin around with them. My kids also had fun trying them out. Here’s one that Ella made:

Have you decorated YOUR porch or front door for Fall??

Leave a link to YOUR project — so we can all see it.

And let me know YOUR Fall front porch tips – I would love to hear them.

You can get more creative ideas by signing up for Lowe’s Creative Ideas Newsletter.  It’s free! And full of amazing ideas.

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Have a Beautiful Day!!

xoxo

Posted By: Jen · In: diy, Fall Craft, holiday, tutorial

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Comments

  1. designlit says

    October 8, 2013 at 9:23 PM

    Great idea, thumbs up!
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  2. Beth O says

    January 19, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Love your porch, here is the link to my 2012 Fall porch http://pinterest.com/pin/207587864045494813/

  3. Lisa Hampton says

    October 31, 2012 at 7:42 AM

    I love the H wreath. How did you make that? I could use that all year round our last name is Hampton. Love the Porch. Thanks so much for inspiring me to do more!!!

  4. Laurie @ Gallamore West says

    October 25, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    Ohhh, and here’s the link if you’d like to see it 🙂 http://www.gallamorewest.com/2012/10/burlap-broomsticks-front-porch.html

  5. Laurie @ Gallamore West says

    October 25, 2012 at 10:17 PM

    I love your Fall porch!! I love that cute bench and those bright yellow mums! And your pillows are adorable. My porch is currently all decked out for Halloween because my kids LOVE Halloween, but I have my Fall ideas ready to go for later next week. You did a fabulous job, as always Jen!
    xo,
    Laurie @ Gallamore West

  6. Sally says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    One of the cutest porches I’ve seen! I LOVE your bench with the pillows!!
    Sally

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM

      Thanks so much Sally!!! I love love pillows. They are so fun to change up for the seasons. Thanks for the sweet comment!!

      xxox

  7. theycallmemama says

    October 25, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    Love your porch! It looks so festive, and yet so beautiful! I decorated my porch with black planters/urns with pumpkins too! http://thebybeefamily-kellieab.blogspot.com/

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 7:55 PM

      Your porch is so pretty! I love the urns and scarecrow theme you have going on!!

      xoxox

  8. Amber says

    October 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Jen what a festiv porch! Here is my porch right now. I usually have mums and pumpkins that will easily transfer to Thanksgiving and add a few pops of Halloween. http://www.poshideas.com/2012/10/tomato-cage-topiary-for-halloween.html

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 7:58 PM

      Amber – your porch is looking so good. Those tomato cage topiaries are fun and I love that sparkly BOO!!

      xox

  9. theycallmemama1 says

    October 25, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Your porch looks so great! We just moved into our house in April, and I am having such a fun time decorating for our first fall. I had a similar idea with the black urns and pumpkins- Great minds think alike, I guess. 🙂 http://thebybeefamily-kellieab.blogspot.com/

  10. Jen says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    I just love your front porch!! I did not decorate mine at all this fall, I only did the mantel. We have an odd shaped front area that’s not totally covered so it’s hard to figure out what to do with it! Your painted pumpkins look so cute!

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 7:57 PM

      Thanks Jen!! Your command station is looking so good!!

      xox

  11. Heather says

    October 25, 2012 at 12:04 PM

    I love your porch! Do you bring in your pillows when the weather is bad? I’ve been wanting to add some outdoor pillows but it gets so windy here I’m afraid they’d blow away!

    • [email protected] says

      October 25, 2012 at 12:15 PM

      Hi Heather!! My porch is covered pretty well so the pillows are ok out there. But it does get really windy. I would probably add a couple ties in the back and tie them onto your bench or chairs just in case. Also, if you make pillows out of laminated fabric from shower curtains then it’s ok if they get wet – or even buy Sunbrella fabric 🙂

      xoxoxo

  12. Amanda says

    October 25, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    Love it!!

    • [email protected] says

      October 25, 2012 at 12:16 PM

      Thanks so much Amanda. Have a wonderful day!!!

      xoxo

  13. shelley says

    October 25, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    This is my Halloween Porch, but I will take a different approach after the 31st 🙂
    Thanks Jen! 🙂
    http://soulandcompany.blogspot.com/2012/10/spooky-porch-ghosts.html

    • [email protected] says

      October 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM

      Shelley – your porch is so cute!! I love those ghosts hanging upside down. I bet your kids love it!!

      xoxox

  14. [email protected] Happened says

    October 25, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    I just love those orange dot pillows!

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 9:56 AM

      Thanks Stephanie!! I may have a little obsession with polka dots. They are just so cute and happy!! Thanks for the comment – have a wonderful day!!

      xxoxoxo

  15. MiMi says

    October 25, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Ella’s lil pumpkin is CUTE!

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 9:53 AM

      Thanks Mimi!!!

      She had a great time with the paint pens. She has big plans for the rest of the pumpkins lol!! I hope things are going well with you!!

      xoxox

  16. Amanda says

    October 25, 2012 at 7:54 AM

    Oh I am loving that rug! I wonder if my Lowes has it.

    • tatertotsandjello says

      October 25, 2012 at 9:52 AM

      Hi Amanda!! I just barely bought it — and I thought that $39 was a really good price. I think the size is 5×7. They were in the rug section but rolled up and then in a bin with other outdoor rugs 🙂

      xoxox

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