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Fall Porches

wilma — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:18:45 GMT

Do you decorate your front or back porch for the fall season?

I don't do much porch decorating for the autumn season. I might have a mum in a planter in one corner of my front porch, but that's about it. My porch isn't very big, and too many items would just be in the way. I just bought my first ever fall wreath for my front door. 😱

Here are some photos of fall porch decorating ideas from the Internet. Most of these designs have way too many objects for me.

What's on your front porch for fall?

A large porch allows for more decorations, but there's too much stuff in the corner. I like all the colors though. I'd prefer a bench with 2 rockers instead of 4 rockers. Love the dog!

Very elegant. The wider steps allow for decorations without making the steps dangerous.

Not really loving this one. Too much orange and brown. I don't like the small pumpkins on the top of the porch roof or windows.

I'd prefer a variety of more colors. The chairs seem a bit too close to the doors. Hope nobody trips on the pumpkins.

I like the mixture of the colors in the flowers and pumpkins in this one.

Re: Fall Porches

Kachina624 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:27:54 GMT

The dog is the nicest accessory. As you say, there's often too much "stuff". It could easily become a tripping hazard in some cases. Remove about half and it would be very nice.

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Sweetbay magnolia — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:29:17 GMT

Yes, I do, decorate both front and back.

Nothing elaborate but I've just ordered a new door mat and a fun Halloween pillow for a chair by the front door.

I already have the pumpkin and mum. We rarely have visitors but we enjoy it (looks good in the Amazon delivery photos, too!).

When the weather gets chilly, I'll replace the potted geranium on the cafe table out back with either an ornamental pepper or pumpkin or mum. We have many tall trees so the foliage alone constitutes a decoration.

I'm so psyched for fall this year. Seemed like a long dreadful hot summer, for some reason (well, I know what it was - construction nearby has been noisy and obtrusive and finally we have moved from being the locus of activity to somewhat in the background).

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haddon9 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:39:29 GMT

I agree that it's a bit too much on those porches!

I plan on doing mine sometime this week. I have three planters....one on either side of the steps and a large one right next to the front door. I plan on getting three yellow/orange mums for the planters, some pumpkins (3?) and a small pumpkin or two to go on the table between my Adirondack chairs on the porch.

ETA: I have to dig out one of my fall wreaths that is up in the attic of the garage to place on the front door.

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catter70 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:40:02 GMT

I only have a front stoop, so a wreath on the door and mums hanging on the side of my mailbox post.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:46:45 GMT

I dont have a large Front Porch, so I just have a new Autum Door Mat, with A Welcome Autumn hanging sign on my door, and two very colorful mums!!!!!

Will add two pumpkins in a couple of weeks!

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J Town Girl — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:02:27 GMT

The pictures are lovely but as others have stated there are too many items all around the porch.

The one thing that I always pick up on when seeing all of these porches, both front and back, decorated to the nines is how do you keep people from stealing many of the decorations?

I live in a nice middle class neighborhood and yet a few of my neighbors have had decorative items stolen off of their porches or from their yards. I'm sure most of this thievery is done to just be malicious.

At Christmas in particular, many of the wealthier neighborhoods experience a lot of theft of their lights and very ornate Christmas figures. These people spend a pretty significant amount of money to decorate and yet some people just destroy it.

One neighborhood where the homes range well above the average home price, the neighbors get together and hire a security firm to guard their Christmas decorations during the nighttime hours.

That is just so sad. I remember when I was growing up all of the neighbors had gliders or swings and decorations on their front porches and never had a bit of theft.

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KathyM23 — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:10:15 GMT

I don't decorate my porch except for a hanging basket of fall colors flowers at each corner; my yard is my fall decor. We just bought at least a dozen mums to add to or to replace the summer flowers that are past their prime. Still have many that are in full bloom such as orange blanket and yellow coreopsis. Also the purple asters are really coming on. There is lots of fall color in the yard in in pots on the stone water feature and stream. Also have a couple pumpkin planters with mums. And my fall wreath on the front door.

Decorating my porch would be overkill.

I do love all the pictures in the post tho.

Re: Fall Porches

tobes — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:53:48 GMT

@wilma Love the last picture especially the door frame

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AuntG — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:31:23 GMT

Our porch is covered so nearly all my outdoor decorations are placed there. Right now, I have a scarecrow and some mums on it.

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Queen of shop — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:41:44 GMT

@wilma All these porches are so beautiful in their own way. Love them all. Such a nice post. Thank you.

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stevieb — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 23:54:59 GMT

I love fall and think most of these are pretty. I also, however, think most of them are a bit excessive for private homes. The first actually puts me in the mind of a hotel porch. Each to their own.

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proudlyfromNJ — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 17:32:46 GMT

@wilma Thanks for the pictures. I have a stoop no porch. Door gets a wreath. Orange, white and a blue pumpkins and a mum in a pot. There are five steps up to the stoop but the deer still seem to find all the tasty treats. Along with the squirrels.

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ECBG — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:06:56 GMT

@wilma

I don't have the time and we are on a side street and as well, is a dead end with only 3 houses, which are all nice, but off to the side.

The hill in front of goes straight down and is hard to walk. All we see are delivery people, and we park in back as well. If you live on my street, you should have 4 wheel drive- then, you may not get out!

Such is life in the mountains ⛰!!!

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sometimesQVCaddict — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:08:07 GMT

The 2nd one is a bit much, but I still like it! The last one is my favorite. The rest are WAY overdone or just seem too matchy matchy. My Fall outside decor has been out for 2 weeks now.

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Carmie — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 00:58:47 GMT

I change my front door wreath for each seaaon with a pretty swag or wreath....usually from Grandin Road. At Christmas time, I use real greens.

I have a medium planter and change out the flowers for spring, summer and fall. I normally put out a few pumpkins in the fall too, but had to stop.

The deer come up on the porch to eat anything they possibly can. They have eaten the dried corn on my wreath and always eat the pumpkins and gourds. They love lillies and I can't use them in my planter. They won't last a night. They don't bother mums.

My DH has to use deer spray every week on all of my front yard plantings. The deer even eat my holly bushes. I wrap all my plantings in burlap for the winter...or I would have nothing but nubs left.

I don't over do the front porch decor. I Just put out a little something that's cheerful.

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PamfromCT — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 03:14:19 GMT

We don’t have a front porch, only steps. So a wreath on the door and some mums in the big planter near the base of the steps. We have a long walkway in the front of our house, so we have a bench with urns on either side, on the grass closer to the house. A few pumpkins on the bench, and mums in each urn. Quite simple.

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Patriot3 — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:47:24 GMT

Wow, I really like these porches. Would love to have the house I was born in to decorate. Huge victorian house. Ah well, those days are gone.

Now just a small porch with a wreath that is changed seasonally and another seasonal decoration below the side window. Happy fall everyone!

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LindaSal — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 12:55:33 GMT

Some effort certainly went into decorating these porches though I agree way too much stuff! We live in a townhouse and have a small covered porch in the front. I have two ceramic pumpkins with a faux hay bale out there. Also my fall wreath that is hanging on the door. It's not too much, just enough. The way some people decorate is so overkill like my neighbor across from me. I don't know how they even get in the door, it's ridiculous. We goof on them all the time. I seriously think she tries to outdo me, gives us a good laugh though

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ScrapHappy — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 14:47:12 GMT

Beautiful! Fall is my favorite time of year. I love putting out my decor outside, I have a small porch area. But I live in the South and have learned the hardway that Mums do not do well here.