As pleasant temperatures set in, adorn your home with delightful autumnal touches that bear cheerful tidings beginning at your front door.
Porch Perfect
Get creative with signs of the harvest, such as a wreath made from a rainbow of cornhusks. Use planters in a weave pattern and hay bales as an easy way to incorporate varying heights for showing off pumpkins or seasonal florals.
Grand Entrance
Greet guests at the gate with a wreath featuring the “last rose of summer.” (Left) Wrap a grapevine circle with silver Elaeagnus and purple-leaved plum branches until the wreath is the desired degree of fullness. Fill in with ‘Graham Thomas’ roses and mini hydrangeas. Wreaths also make a great canvas for flowers bursting with dazzling tones like our display (right) with accent blossoms upon a base of twigs.
Sweet Serenity
Adopt the leisurely pace of autumn by fashioning a cozy veranda lounge area where you can sit back, relax, and take it all in. As brisk breezes stir falling leaves, plush pillows piled in rocking chairs beckon you to enjoy this restful respite.
Vintage pieces are an easy way to layer in charm. Artfully perch small creamy pumpkins bearing orange and green stripes on a striking antique accessory like this aged-iron candelabrum.
Gather Round
Fall provides the perfect atmosphere for alfresco fellowship, so ready your outdoor spaces for plenty of use. If you don’t have a true porch, you can create the illusion of one by staging a sitting area with seasonal pieces beyond the entry.
A swing only needs a few flourishes, like a fluffy pillow and a thick plaid throw. Nearby, simple florals keep company with good books.
Abundant Details
Autumn’s cooler air has set in, and the long-awaited season of porch parties has returned. Soft draperies around a covered seating area imbue a bit of elegance and inviting appeal.
Window boxes emptied of summer annuals are the prime spot to mix in fall’s favorite produce. When paired with anchor plantings of evergreens, the transition is easier than you think.
Natural Style
Farmers’ markets, as well as specialty grocers, boast gourds in a wide variety of shades and interesting markings. Disperse pumpkins along steps and walkways, then dress your veranda with a medley of blooms and a bedecked wreath.
Think of autumnal porch décor as an extension of nature’s existing display. Foster an organic flow from your garden to potted plants, and intersperse rustic accompaniments for added intrigue. Hail The Harvest
For an enticing entrance, set up an old-fashioned chalkboard easel and write a welcoming message for all to see. Flip a wooden crate to showcase a fall-themed vignette and add a basket of vibrant apples.
Whether stacked atop furnishings, gathered in baskets, or parading along the floor, pumpkins of every shape and size are perfect for fall décor.
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