Happy first day of autumn! Today I am joining the fall tour hosted by Lindsay from White Buffalo Styling Co. I just had the privilege of seeing Lindsay at a BHG event in NYC last week. Her home is as lovely as she is, so be sure to check out her fall photos. If you are stopping by from my friend Melissa’s at The Inspired Room, welcome!
I shared my fall home tour last week, so today I thought I would give you some fall porch decorating ideas. I adore fall porches and was so excited to decorate ours this year. Our porch used to be painted red and green, and this year was the first time I was able to decorate it in its new gray and blue color palette.
When decorating my outdoor spaces, sometimes I like to create a completely different look and feel than what I have going on inside the home. I’ll often do this at Christmastime. However, this year I really wanted the front porch to feel like a cohesive extension of the interior. I kept the fall colors and textures the same out here but simply added more blues to accentuate the blue on my front door and porch ceiling.
Although I love traditional fall colors, I like to vary my decorating from year to year. Dried limelight hydrangeas and pumpkins in shades of blues and creams are a great way to add non-traditional fall colors to your space.
I used a combination of real blue cinderella pumpkins, a few real but painted pumpkins, and a few painted but faux pumpkins. Don’t be afraid to mix your real pumpkins with your faux.
My grapevine hydrangea wreath took around 5 minutes to create! Simply stick the woody stems of your dried hydrangeas into the grapevine and continue until satisfied. I deliberately created a smile of hydrangeas, leaving some of the grapevine wreath exposed. I just liked the way it looked. Above my door, I placed faux painted pumpkins and attached them to the ledge with some painter’s tape. I love the tiny but mighty details of decorating!
White mums are fluffy and beautiful! I think they make an excellent complement to dried hydrangeas.
I haven’t decorated with corn shocks in several years and am so glad that I splurged on them this year! They add so much texture and interest to a fall porch. I’m not going to lie though. Those cute dried corncobs are going to have to come off the stalks. I give it a day before squirrels are attacking my decorations! Our city squirrels are like the Rats of NIMH. I swear they are possessed. You don’t want anything that might further attract them to your home!
Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting! Your next stop on your tour is the home of Charming in Charlotte.
Want to see more of my home dressed for fall? Click here to see my fall entryway and mudroom.
And you can click here to see the rest of the first level gussied up for fall!
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Hi, I just stumbled onto your site; love the color scheme (mine as well; I have never been a fan of orange, so when they came out with white-and then blue, well, I was in Halloween heaven)!
I had to laugh at your squirrel comment. I bought extra tall corn stalks at the nursery after hemming and hawing…shouldn’t have anted up for the tall; the squirrels had them down to size in one day! 🙂
What color is your front door and house? They are beautiful!!
Thanks! You can find all the colors for my house and porch here if you’d like: http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/paint/row-home-exterior-paint.html
Where did you find the blue pumpkins? I MUST HAVE! Love this look!
Can you please share with me the color that you painted your house and the color of the trim (grey)? Thank you!
Love this door! I have been searching for a new front door for almost a year and love this one! Please let me know where you got it and also the paint color you used! Thank you:)
please tell where your front door came from! Thank you!:)
Looks perfect! Love the door and the white and blue pumpkins.
I love it! I am in love with corn husks and I never would spend the extra money on them either. BUT last year, I found a pumpkin place that allows us to cut our own for free with purchase of pumpkins. SCORE! 🙂 Happy Fall!
Your porch is absolutely gorgeous! I love the door color with the corn and white pumpkins! Such a lovely contrast!
The colors are so gorgeous together, I need to spray paint some of my fake pumpkins white!!
I love your front porch! Blue is one of my pitter-patter heart shades! Also, white pumpkins? Nothing better! Would you be willing to share the paint color of your front door? I have been looking for the perfect shade of blue forever and this is very close to what I have imagined. Thanks!
Thanks Teresa! The blue is Benjamin Moore Wythe Blue.
Your porch is adorable!! I love all the white pumpkins!
I love the color scheme you chose, it’s unexpected and lovely. Great job! Xo
Your porch looks gorgeous! I love all the pastel pumpkins and hydrangeas! Definitely a fun twist instead of oranges and reds!
Wow, what a gorgeous porch! The colors you chose for your Fall decor are beautiful…so subtle and sophisticated. I love it!
love your porch! the muted fall colors work so beautifully!
Love the blue and white and your use of hydrangeas. The fall mums on my porch didn’t survive the wind and rain storm we just had so I think I’m going to be relying on pumpkins for most of my outdoor fall decor now. You’ve given me some great inspiration!
This is my favorite shade of blue! Your home is so gorgeous! Very welcoming and cozy 🙂
Beth! Your porch is just gorgeous!! Can you please tell me the brand/name of your front door paint color?? I adore it! Thanks in advance! 🙂
Your soft blue and white is so beautiful. I love it.
Beth, I LOVE your front porch! It is just so lovely! I dream of one day having a front porch to style 🙂 Thank you for joining in!
i love the corn stalks. i want to do that every year, but first, i’d need some sort of column…..enjoy yours!
b
I think your porch is perfect! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the colors! I can totally relate to the squirrel problem…they live all over my back yard and want to chew on my deck! ~Sonya
Very pretty. Love what you did with the hydrangea under the pumpkins. Gorgeous!
Love the colors you chose Beth. Makes me want to throw out all my orange 😉 Your porch is stunning, so inviting and pretty.