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Front Porch Pumpkin Decorating Ideas and Fall Decor

Tis is technically a front porch pumpkin decorating idea, but I don’t have a front porch. I have a stoop, but we are going to call it a “porchette” instead. Even with a small front space there are lots of decorating possibilities with some Front Porch Pumpkin Decorating Ideas. We re-did our front walk a few years ago to give it a more organic and cottage feel. Then added lots of oranges and  and fall flowers like sedum and mums, they are such classic fall flowers. I love it looks when I walk up to the front of our home. It can create a cozy small cottage-style look to the front of a home.

Front porch and landscape for fall Fall flower combinations

Add Layers of Pumpkins to a Fall Front Porch but Keep the Walkway Clear

Creating a cozy and welcoming outdoor front door entryway is the perfect way to greet guests, or in our case delivery people. One thing about pumpkins as fall decor is that one or two is amazing, but layering them with different sizes  with larger pumpkins and little pumpkins really makes an impact. Using hay bales as way to add height also looks interesting and fall-ish. Just make sure to keep everything to the edges and far enough away from bring a trip hazard.

Fall wreath on front door and mums and pumpkins as decor

Add Fall Flowers in Planters and Pots for Front Porch Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Mums and fall flowers look elegant and eye-catching in pretty urns or planters. If you’re home is white or a very light color, use fall hues such as bright orange, dark purple mums or yellow. If your home is a dark color such as blue, gray or black, opt for lighter colors such as light yellow or white mums. Along with mums, don’t pass up Asters as a pretty fall flowers, and ornamental kale is another great option.

 

Front porch decorating idea for fall

Hint: those local grocery store mums can be planted in the ground for next year. Just make sure to get them in before October!. Baskets are also fun front porch ideas for front porch decor if it’s covered or enclosed.

A concrete front walk curves through a garden with various colorful flowers and plants on either side.

Add a Welcoming Touch with a Front Door Wreath or Welcome Mat

I added an extra landing when we redid the walkway area and it extends it a little bit which I love. I added a very cute hello doormat just before you go in. It gives me a place to put an extra pre-dirty shoe mat and few extra pumpkins.

A doormat with the text "Happy HELLO-ween" written in playful script is adorned with drawings of a spider and pumpkins. Nearby, a white pumpkin, a pair of black boots, and a pot of orange flowers hint at the festive October vibes and seasonal decor!

Thankful Mat for front door

Cluster Pumpkins and Mums Together for Impact

While pumpkins can be fun on their own, clustering them with the softness of flowers makes for a really pretty fall display. The colorful flowers are really some of my favorite things of fall foliage.

A cozy fall porch features a lantern, pumpkins, and flowering plants artfully arranged on a straw bale against the white siding wall.

Front step cascade on front porchette

Mix and Match Fall Porch Decor

Mixing and matching lanterns and pumpkins is a cozy fall look and can be used indoors and outdoors. If you have room, adding a bench with lanterns also add great textures and interest.

Collection of faux and real pumpkins on front step

Mix of fake and real pumpkins for fall..fools the critters!

Mix and Match Real and Faux Pumpkins

On our porchette I’ve mixed faux and real pumpkins for the last 10 years (shhh….don’t tell anyone!) It not only does it cut down on the cost of buying pumpkins year after year, but it fools the critters like squirrels for a while too. Also add lots of different color pumpkins. Orange pumpkins are traditional, but it’s fun to add other colors such as blue or green pumpkins into the fall mix.

A front fall porch decorated for autumn with a wreath of orange leaves on the door. The porch is adorned with various pumpkins, potted flowers, and lanterns beside a doormat that says "hello.

Go With a Cross Over Halloween Theme

Fall doesn’t have to just stay just fall until October. Adding some fun Halloween touches such as a witch hat with mums or brooms and corn stalks.

DIY canvas witch hat in a planter with pumpkins

You can also have some fun with spray painted trick or treat pumpkin buckets with plants in them for fall decor.

Make pumpkin planters from plastic jackolanterns

Or go more boho  and non-traditional by adding fun pumpkin topiaries.

A stunning pumpkin topiary featuring stacked ornamental pumpkins painted in white, gold, and navy blue stands proudly on a mint green decorative stand beside a potted plant with red flowers in front of a house door.

Mix Pumpkins, Greenery and Grasses for a Cozy Early Fall Season

Outdoor deck decor with pumpkins

Decorating for a fall porch when it’s still warm outside and not quite Halloween season can feel a little disjointed. Keeping greenery like ferns is perfectly fine. Add other items such as a cozy throw blanket and throw pillows under a covered porch. Wheat in a vase adds nice texture and pumpkins and gourds clustered together add so many fall vibes with Front Porch Pumpkin Decorating Ideas. Coupled with with outdoor string lights it creates a really cozy fall setting.

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A collection of orange, white, and green pumpkins, along with a lantern and orange chrysanthemums, is arranged beside a house entryway with the text "Creating Cozy Fall Porch Decor with Pumpkins.

8 Comments

  1. Very pretty! I like red mums, too. I think you have definitely made your porch festive and inviting. Joss & Main is awesome. It’s a dangerous place for me to visit when I can’t sleep at night! lol!

    Happ Fall, Jen!

    Jane

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