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    Homepage » Home Decor » Decorating Ideas & Trends

    Fall Harvest Front Porch

    Posted: Sep 25, 2018 · Updated: Mar 17, 2022 ·This post may contain affiliate links · 20 Comments

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    fall front porch decorating ideas

    Traditional fall front porch decor featuring a variety of mums and pumpkins for a classic harvest look. There's lots more inspiration at the bottom of the post!

    fall front porch decorating ideas

    Fall Front Porch Decor

    Happy fall, everyone! Sweater and boot weather is finally here and I could not be more thrilled. This past summer was a hot one for my pasty Irish skin and I'm so happy to break out the long sleeves and plaid again!

    Decorating your front entrance for the autumn season is not a really a thing in Ireland but since moving to New England, it has certainly become one of my new favorite things. There's something about the warm colors and inviting nature of all the mums and pumpkins that I simply adore.

    cute fall decorating ideas for outside

    When we redid our front steps and walkway last year I was so excited to finally draw attention to this part of my home. Our front steps were so ugly before that I did not decorate them for a reason! Now I love the stonework and I'm happy to have people admire them as well as my full-on harvest display.

    Front porch decorating ideas on a budget

    This year I stuck to a color palette of purples and deep reds, accented with a variety of pumpkins as well as the pretty gold tealight holders. Instead of spending a fortune on new planters, I grabbed a bunch of dark red plastic trash cans from the dollar store, added some drainage holes to the bottom and popped my flowers right in. So easy and they look perfect! Cheap fall porch decor is my favorite! My chrysanthemums were only $4 a piece except for the two huge ones which were a bit of a splurge at $20 each. But they all hardy mums and should last right through until last November at least! Inexpensive and simple fall decorating ideas

    My local garden center had bushel baskets for only $3 a piece, so I grabbed two of those for the largest of the mums.

    Fall front porch decorating ideas that are simple and inexpensive

    The front door has a simple boxwood wreath so as not to detract from the beauty of the front porch. I also planted some decorative cabbage and mums in the window boxes but none of them have bloomed yet so you'll have to wait another day to see those!

    Traditional fall front porch decor that's both cute and simple

    My favorite part of this fall front porch is right after dinner when the sun begins to set, the front lights turn on and cast a beautiful warm glow over everything...

    Cute fall porch idea using inexpensive mums, pumpkins and dollar tree buckets as planters

    It's quite magical!

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    1. Christy Rosado

      October 30, 2018 at 7:46 pm

      I love this! The boxwood wreath is perfect too! Where do you buy yours?

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    2. Lolly Jane

      September 27, 2018 at 12:16 pm

      So pretty! Loving all the mums, wow!

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      • Jenna

        September 28, 2018 at 7:23 am

        Thank you!! :-)

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    3. Jo-Anna

      September 27, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      Your porch is fall perfection...so many rich colours and gorgeous seasonal accents...so lovely! And I LOVE the new stonework!

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      • Jenna

        September 28, 2018 at 7:23 am

        Thank you, Jo-Anna!

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    4. Sheila Irwin

      September 26, 2018 at 12:58 am

      Jenna your porch looks so gorgeous! I LOVE all of your wonderful mums!!

      Happy fall to you!

      Sheila
      xo

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      • Jenna

        September 26, 2018 at 7:40 am

        Thank you Sheila, happy fall to you, too!! xo

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    5. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living

      September 25, 2018 at 10:07 pm

      A girl after my own heart who loves mums!! You chose great colors. Mums are wonderful because you're right - they're fairly inexpensive and make such a great statement. Love your porch!

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      • Jenna

        September 26, 2018 at 7:40 am

        Thanks Jennifer! xo

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    6. Abby at Just a Girl and Her Blog

      September 25, 2018 at 9:54 pm

      Love all of your pretty mums, Jenna! And the candles are the perfect touch! Hope you're having a great week!

      ~Abby =)

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      • Jenna

        September 26, 2018 at 7:41 am

        Thank you so much, Abby!! I hope you have a great week, too! xo

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