Fall Porch Ideas

Fall is the perfect time to create a beautiful porch that is welcoming and festive. A place where you can display pumpkins and colorful wreaths that bring you joy. I wait all year to turn our porch into a mini fall festival! You can read below to get all the details on creating your own festive space for fall.

Make yourself a nice fall cocktail to sip and start decorating!

Ideas for How to Style a Fall Front Porch

Every year Erin from White Fig Designs helps me create a beautiful fall porch. This year we incorporated copper and colorful plants. It has a more rustic, moody vibe to it that we love and will transition beautifully into Halloween.

Hay Bales: Adding Texture and Height

Hay bales are an excellent way to add height and texture to your fall porch. Not only do they provide a rustic backdrop for other decorations, but they can also be used to fill in gaps and create a cohesive look.

• Tip: Place hay bales in the corners of your porch and top them with pumpkins, lanterns, or even a potted mum for a polished look. You can also use smaller hay bales as a base to elevate plants or other decorative items..

Fall Flowers for Color

Flowers are the easiest way to introduce more color and life to your porch. While mums are a traditional choice, don’t be afraid to mix in other fall-friendly plants. Lavender, Japanese Maple, Pampas Grass, Sage, Marigold, and Yellow Bells can all add a unique touch to your décor.

Tip: To create height, use clear fishing wire to attach taller plants like pampas grass to the house or place them in large buckets filled with water. This will not only keep them secure but also help them thrive throughout the season.

• Lavender
• Japanese Maple
• Pampas Grass – Use this to create height on the porch.
• Sage
• Marigold
• Yellow Bells

Fresh flowers in a copper vase are perfect for fall too. To keep them fresh, water them every other day and trim the bottoms each week.

Dried flowers work really well too. Create a beautiful dried, fall flower arrangement to keep on the porch.

Dried garland is great to drape over doors and hay bales. They add texture and coloring to the fall porch.

To create height, use clear fishing wire to attach pompous grass and taller plants to the house. Also, large buckets filled with water can hold taller plants too.

Fall Wreaths: Welcoming Touches

Wreaths are a timeless addition to any fall porch, adding both texture and a welcoming touch. While they are traditionally hung on doors, consider placing a wreath against a chair, propped up on a hay bale, or even nestled among your pumpkins for a more creative display.

Tip: Opt for wreaths made from pampas grass or autumn leaves for a natural, seasonal look.

Pampas Grass Wreath

Autumn Splendor Wreath

I love all of Grandin Road Wreaths

Copper Pots

Use large copper or galvanized pots to hold flowers and pumpkins. If the pots are really large, add hay to the bottom to boost the plants up. We also like to add hay around the top to fill in any holes.

Transitioning to Halloween Decor

Consider adding some spooky elements to your fall porch decor as October approaches. Simple touches like hanging witch hats, placing ghosts among your pumpkins, or adding a few cobwebs can transform your porch into a Halloween-ready space without much effort.