![]() They don’t put off a ton of light but give just a touch of magic. It’s worked perfectly ever since we moved in.Ī little added *extra* this year are the strands of wire LED twinkle lights, discreetly woven down each side. I have a few bricks stacked inside and whether it’s my spring ferns or fall mums, I just set the container, as is, inside on top of the bricks. I never actually plant inside the urns flanking the front door, either. Some plastic containers look nice enough to be peeking out and the ones that don’t - well, I cover those up by stacking and surrounding pumpkins. I make sure all the flowers I get are in a dark container (black/brown/etc.). Here’s a time saving tip (or maybe just a hack for lazy people like me) but once I have the mums and pumpkins, I don’t want to have to spend time potting and planting. You can shop my front door welcome mat (“see you later, alligator”) HERE and the outdoor rug layered underneath HERE. The result is a random but still an intentionally-symmetrical feel. I staggered the two largest pumpkins on the bottom steps and the smallest of mums. ![]() I mirrored a few of the main components on each side and then filled in with random pumpkins and smaller mums, working to keep each side a similar width and weighted comparably. I love symmetry but when it comes to the steps, I like them to be symmetrical, but not. Update: Here are some of the prettiest fall wreaths I found in my search for fall front porch decor for this year! I have Number 1 and have now used it two years in a row! I was in total denial about just how faded and splintered it had become. The result was much better than the wreath in its original state.īy the way, after never having had it done, we finally had our door refinished a couple months ago it makes a huge difference. I snipped small pieces from three stems, arranged them around the base, wired them in, and then tucked in a few more leaves filling out any remaining bare spots. In person, it was far from full but at a still amazing price, I decided to brush off my DIY skill and beef it up a little with some leafy stems I had in the basement. It was simple - golden oak leaves - and on their site looked sumptuous and full (I shared it on the blog when I first ordered it). The wreath I purchased for a fantastic sale price from Crate and Barrel arrived was a bit of a disappointment. I’ve done whites and greens, purples, and even touched on uber traditional colors but this year, I wanted a sumptuous bounty that just screamed “welcome, fall!” I mean, we worked hard enough to finally get here, right?! My fall porch decor has been pretty consistent for the past five years - mums and pumpkins scattered on the steps, urns flanking the front door… but this year, I pulled in a few things to make it just a little more special (you’ll see it better in the photos closer to the bottom of the post )). And while those same big mums STILL haven’t kicked it into high gear, I officially have photographic evidence that our fall front porch is finally ready! It’s pretty silly that I started planning our fall porch decor months ago and here we are, well into the season, and I’ve just now taken our summer wreath inside. So, this past weekend, I headed out to replace the dead and move forward. ![]() And when I couldn’t wait any longer, the big mums still hadn’t bloomed and the smaller ones had kicked the bucket. I held our pumpkins hostage inside until the big mums could catch up to the small ones and then waited. Then, I finally pulled the trigger and bought our annual big mums for the urns from Costco (always covered in buds and never sprouted blooms), along with several smaller mums that were in full bloom for the front steps. ![]() We waited to buy mums because of the heat. I bet some of you can relate to the frustrating weeks to get here this year, though. I feel like the last person on earth to finally have my front porch decorated for fall.
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