• Home
  • Recipes
  • Eats & Drinks
    ▼
    • Easy Everyday
    • Desserts
    • Cocktails
    • Drinks
  • Parties
    ▼
    • Party Food
    • Celebrations
    • Everyday Parties
    • Party DIY
    • Party Planning
    • Flowers
  • Home
    ▼
    • Decorating
    • Cleaning
    • Organizing
    • Gardening
  • Holidays
    ▼
    • 4th of July
    • Birthdays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Saint Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Press
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About
  • Press
  • Recipe Index
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Tumblr
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Sugar and Charm

  • Eats & Drinks
    • Easy Everyday
    • Desserts
    • Cocktails
    • Drinks
  • Parties
    • Party Food
    • Celebrations
    • Everyday Parties
    • Party DIY
    • Party Planning
    • Flowers
  • Home
    • Decorating
    • Cleaning
    • Organizing
    • Gardening
  • Holidays
    • 4th of July
    • Birthdays
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Saint Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • New Year’s Eve
  • Shop
Home » Home » Fall Porch Decorating Ideas

Fall Porch Decorating Ideas

Published on October 1, 2019 Updated on February 24, 2022 by Eden

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Email
This post may contain Affiliate Links. Please read our privacy policy here.

I look forward to styling my fall porch every year! Here are my favorite fall porch decorating ideas and styling tips for decorating your fall porch!

Living in Southern California, fall can be incredibly hot and feel like summer. However, you will still find me styling my fall porch with pumpkins, flowers, and wreaths! Sometimes it’s the only thing that feels anything like fall and it’s so enjoyable to walk past a porch full of pumpkins.

Eden Passante holds a fairytale pumpkin on her fall front porch.

Last year’s front fall porch made me so happy, I had to do it again! I’m one of those who wish it was FALL ALL SEASON LONG because I love it so much! As soon as September hits, I’m running to the stores for pumpkins and wreaths! I’m sharing some fall porch decorating ideas to decorate your front entryway this season!

Tall corn stalks, pumpkins and hay bales on a decorated fall porch.

My favorite thing to do is sit here on a somewhat (let’s be real it’s Southern California!) chilly fall and sip an apple crisp cocktail.

How to Decorate a Front Fall Porch

Table of Contents

  • How to Decorate a Front Fall Porch
    • What You’ll Need:
      • Pumpkins
    • Hay Bales
    • Fall Wreaths
    • Corn Stalks
    • Potted Mums
      • How to Grow and Care for Fall Mums
    • Throw Pillows and Blankets
    • Lanterns
  • When should I decorate my house for fall?
  • Where can I find fall garden decor ideas that don’t cost much?

Pumpkins, hay bales, and flowers make it easy! Here are some cute fall front porch ideas to get you started!

What You’ll Need:

Pumpkins

There are several types of pumpkins to choose from. Try to buy a few different varieties and colors to decorate with. We have a pumpkin guide you can check out there!

Fairytale green pumpkin for fall
  • Fairytale pumpkins are a brownish-orange and a little flatter. They also come in a bluish-gray!
  • White snowball pumpkins are beautiful.
  • Classic champion pumpkins are also affordable.
  • Munchkin pumpkins are perfect for filling in areas since they’re small.
An array of colored pumpkins on a fall porch with hay bales

One problem I’ve had in the past is squirrels and raccoons eating our pumpkins! To stop them from taking bites out of the pumpkins try this method.

Green and white pumpkins.

Hay Bales

Hay bales add height to the porch and they scream fall! If you have a large front porch add larger bales, you can also get medium and even small hay bales. We used medium hay bales in our photos.

Fall porch ideas with an array of pumpkins, mums and hay bales.

You can get hay bales at livestock feed stores, flower markets, and craft stores.

Fall porch wreath

Fall Wreaths

Wreaths are such a great way to add instant fall decor and are perfect for a fall porch! There are 2 ways of displaying them:

  1. Hanging them on the front door with a wreath hanger.
  2. Resting the wreath against a pumpkin, wall or lantern.

Here are some beautiful holiday wreaths you’ll “fall” in love with!

Beautiful fall porch with hay bales, corn, flowers and a lot of pumpkins.

Corn Stalks

Tall corn stalks are perfect for adding height and creating a “stop the car!” curb appeal! Try your local garden center, craft stores, or farm to buy tall corn stalks.

Use twine to tie the stalks to posts, beams, or anything that will keep it standing up.

Indian corn

Also, grab ears of Indian corn, which is a fall favorite!

Stunning fall porch filled with pumpkins.

Potted Mums

Adding color and flowers is a must for creating a cute fall porch! Chrysanthemums, better known as mums are the perfect fall plant to add to your porch! You can buy these at a local nursery or any store that has a garden center. Even grocery stores carry these potted plants in the fall.

How to Grow and Care for Fall Mums

Pumpkins and mums on a porch

Throw Pillows and Blankets

If you have a porch with a bench or some chairs, add some fall pillows and blankets to give it a cozy feeling!

Pumpkins going down stairs on a porch

Lanterns

Outdoor lanterns add a beautiful ambiance to a fall porch. We use outdoor teak lanterns from Williams Sonoma and battery-operated faux pilar candles from Crate and Barrel.

pumpkins and flowers on a fall porch

When should I decorate my house for fall?

Anytime after September 1st is perfect for decorating for the fall. The first official day of fall is usually around September 20th, but it’s totally acceptable to begin decorating for fall in early September! This is also when I start baking my favorite fall desserts.

Eden Passante of Sugar and Charm sitting on her fall front porch with pumpkins.

Where can I find fall garden decor ideas that don’t cost much?

When decorating a fall porch, try local thrift stores and even dollar stores for inexpensive decor options.

  • Always shop the lowest prices for pumpkins. We bought these at Trader Joes for $2.99 per orange pumpkin.
  • Fill lanterns with mini pumpkins.
  • Forage your yard or surrounding area for sticks and leaves.
  • Shop second-hand stores. I have gotten a lot of really cool items from second-hand shops. This entire Halloween party was stuff from Savers.

Here are 13 Cheap, Cute Fall Front Porch Ideas to check out.

Also, check out our Fall Terrariums for your home.

green pumpkin

Do you decorate for fall? What are some of your tips or fall decorating ideas? Let us know in the comments below! Happy fall decorating!

You can also FOLLOW US on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and PINTEREST to see more delicious recipes, cocktails, desserts, and parties!

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure and privacy policy.


11 Comments

Related Posts

  • Backyard Renovation Plans by Yardzen

    Backyard Renovation Plans by Yardzen

  • How to Arrange Cut Tulips in a Vase

    How to Arrange Cut Tulips in a Vase

  • How to Style a Spring Bar

    How to Style a Spring Bar

Stay up to Date

Join our Newsletter to Keep up on Latest

Related Posts

  • Creating a Charming Boys Room
  • DIY Terracotta Votives
  • DIY Watercolor Plates
  • 11 ways to use Lemon Essential Oil
Previous Post: « Black Velvet Cupcakes for Halloween
Next Post: The Most Delicious Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe! »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Amber Ferguson says

    August 13, 2020 at 4:52 am

    It’s fall perfection!

    Reply
  2. Jessica Camerata says

    October 2, 2019 at 4:54 pm

    Loving the fairtytale pumpkins and mums are always a good idea!

    xo Jessica
    My Style Vita

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 2, 2019 at 8:29 pm

      Thank you Jessica! I buy them every year 🙂

      Reply
  3. Valerie says

    October 2, 2019 at 11:54 am

    Your porch looks beautiful, very welcoming and festive. It’s so well done that it reminds me of something you might see in a store display.

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 2, 2019 at 8:30 pm

      Oh!! Thank you so much, Valerie! That is such a wonderful compliment!!

      Reply
  4. Billy says

    October 2, 2019 at 11:12 am

    Absolutely gorgeous and so fun to have so many different pumpkins and colors! We are totally going to try and do some variation of this, this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 2, 2019 at 8:30 pm

      Thank you Billy!!

      Reply
  5. Sara says

    October 1, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    So beautiful! It’s like you brought the rustic charm of a pumpkin patch right to your door and made it chic, chic, chic. Love it!

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 2, 2019 at 8:31 pm

      Yay! That’s what we were going for! Now we can just pick one of these to carve this year, haha!

      Reply
  6. Kristyn says

    October 1, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Love all the colors!! Fall porches are my favorite! I have more space now, so your ideas help! Thanks!

    Reply
  7. Julie Blanner says

    October 1, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    I love it all! The different sizes and colors of pumpkins are the perfect eye catchers for your porch. Definitely ready for fall after reading this!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Eden of Sugar and Charm

Adding a little charm to the everyday life with entertaining and lifestyle inspiration, sweet recipes and classic style… your daily dose of sugar and charm!

Meet
Eden

Eden’s Corner

Eden's Corner

Sign Up for our Newsletter

Signup for the Newsletter
View our Most Charming Posts

Seasonal Recipes

The Best Banana Bread Recipe Ever

The Best Banana Bread Recipe Ever

Complete Guide to Making Homemade Popsicles + Recipes

Complete Guide to Making Homemade Popsicles + Recipes

How to Make Delicious and Easy Monkey Bread!

How to Make Delicious and Easy Monkey Bread!

How to Create the Perfect Cheese Platter

How to Create the Perfect Cheese Platter

A Colorful Backyard Carnival Party Theme

A Colorful Backyard Carnival Party Theme

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

Easy Homemade Caramel Sauce

Popular Posts

The Best Cookie Recipes

The Best Cookie Recipes

Cranberry Orange Cornbread Recipe

Cranberry Orange Cornbread Recipe

Super Moist Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Super Moist Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Frozen Gin and Tonic Recipe

Frozen Gin and Tonic Recipe

Valentine’s Day Charcuterie and Dessert Platter!

Valentine’s Day Charcuterie and Dessert Platter!

Guide to Hosting a Tropical Summer Party!

Guide to Hosting a Tropical Summer Party!

Footer

You Might Also Like

honey simple syrup with lavender

How to Make Honey Syrup

mint julep recipe

Easy Mint Julep Recipe

baked blueberry donuts

Best Baked Blueberry Donuts Recipe

The best buttermilk cake recipe with chocolate frosting and edible flowers on the top

The Best Buttermilk Cake Recipe 

How to Make Limoncello

Featured In:

Featured In Logos

Copyright © 2022 · Sugar and Charm · Privacy Policy · Accessibility Statement