10 Front Porches That Welcome Fall Weather
Gourds, chrysanthemums and autumnal color palettes give these porches seasonal curb appeal
It’s officially time to embrace fall, and the following 10 front porches do it with welcoming style. These homeowners switched up planters and window boxes, added seasonal wreathes, swapped out throw pillows on rocking chairs and added seasonal decorations such as gourds and cornstalks to make the spaces inviting and festive. Take a look and see if they inspire any ideas for your own fall decorating.
2. Celebrating Fallen Leaves
Someone gave the leaf blower a rest at this Grand Rapids, Michigan, home by Berghuis Construction, and the leaves on the lawn look nice during this quiet moment. A variety of gourds and mums and a tall cornstalk decoration play off the fall foliage.
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Someone gave the leaf blower a rest at this Grand Rapids, Michigan, home by Berghuis Construction, and the leaves on the lawn look nice during this quiet moment. A variety of gourds and mums and a tall cornstalk decoration play off the fall foliage.
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3. Statement-Making Door Decor
A beautiful cornucopia adorns the front door of this Nashville, Tennessee, home built by David Clark Construction. Sometimes just one perfect decoration placed front and center is all that’s needed to celebrate fall.
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A beautiful cornucopia adorns the front door of this Nashville, Tennessee, home built by David Clark Construction. Sometimes just one perfect decoration placed front and center is all that’s needed to celebrate fall.
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4. Unexpected Plant Choices
Plants in an unexpected color palette are a welcoming touch on this porch outside Chicago. Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors used ivy and apples to provide a variety of green tones in the cast iron urns, with fall colors and textures coming in through heathery grasses, cattails and other dried plants.
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Plants in an unexpected color palette are a welcoming touch on this porch outside Chicago. Hursthouse Landscape Architects and Contractors used ivy and apples to provide a variety of green tones in the cast iron urns, with fall colors and textures coming in through heathery grasses, cattails and other dried plants.
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5. An Array of Planters
Using a variety of different vessels can provide a casual and welcoming feel on the front porch. At this Little Rock, Arkansas, home built by Bret Franks Construction, tall rectangular planters frame the door, while concrete urns, antique wooden boxes and woven baskets add textural interest. A mix of chrysanthemums, boxwoods, herbs and ferns adds pretty foliage and fall color.
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Using a variety of different vessels can provide a casual and welcoming feel on the front porch. At this Little Rock, Arkansas, home built by Bret Franks Construction, tall rectangular planters frame the door, while concrete urns, antique wooden boxes and woven baskets add textural interest. A mix of chrysanthemums, boxwoods, herbs and ferns adds pretty foliage and fall color.
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6. A Few Autumnal Dashes
Sometimes switching up a few throw pillows and floral arrangements can help a porch make the seasonal switch. Just swap in autumnal red, orange or yellow pillows and other accents to replace summer’s coastal patterns and colors. This porch is by Studio AM Architecture & Interiors.
Sometimes switching up a few throw pillows and floral arrangements can help a porch make the seasonal switch. Just swap in autumnal red, orange or yellow pillows and other accents to replace summer’s coastal patterns and colors. This porch is by Studio AM Architecture & Interiors.
7. Heading Toward Halloween With Versatile Decor
This Montreal porch by RénoDéco etc. has a mix of hay bales, gourds, baskets and fall leaves that will work well throughout the entire season. Meanwhile, as October 31 approaches, the black crows on jagged branches amp up a Halloween vibe.
This Montreal porch by RénoDéco etc. has a mix of hay bales, gourds, baskets and fall leaves that will work well throughout the entire season. Meanwhile, as October 31 approaches, the black crows on jagged branches amp up a Halloween vibe.
8. An Autumnal Tablescape
Dried hydrangeas, a candle lantern for post-sunset porch time and a bowl of apples create a pleasing fall tablescape on this Hudson Valley, New York, porch by Grace Home Furnishings. The brown-and-cream color palette has sprinklings of paprika — very appropriate for the season.
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Dried hydrangeas, a candle lantern for post-sunset porch time and a bowl of apples create a pleasing fall tablescape on this Hudson Valley, New York, porch by Grace Home Furnishings. The brown-and-cream color palette has sprinklings of paprika — very appropriate for the season.
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9. Seasonal Exterior Inspiration
Colorful mums in planters complement the changing leaves in this Charlotte, North Carolina, front yard. (And check out the way stands make the planters look like window boxes.) While the bright red door on this home by LaBella Associates works well year-round, it’s especially fitting this time of year.
Colorful mums in planters complement the changing leaves in this Charlotte, North Carolina, front yard. (And check out the way stands make the planters look like window boxes.) While the bright red door on this home by LaBella Associates works well year-round, it’s especially fitting this time of year.
10. Refreshed Window Boxes
Window boxes create a welcoming vibe at this whimsical New York beach house by Peter Cadoux Architects. And the deep red Adirondack chair is just the right complement to the fall plants.
If you’re concerned about the timing of your seasonal decor, know that as soon as the air turns crisp and pumpkin spice appears, it’s time to do so. Also, if you’re looking for inspiration for your screened-in porch, check out 10 inviting fall porch examples.
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Window boxes create a welcoming vibe at this whimsical New York beach house by Peter Cadoux Architects. And the deep red Adirondack chair is just the right complement to the fall plants.
If you’re concerned about the timing of your seasonal decor, know that as soon as the air turns crisp and pumpkin spice appears, it’s time to do so. Also, if you’re looking for inspiration for your screened-in porch, check out 10 inviting fall porch examples.
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This Salt Lake City porch is adorned with pillows, gourds and potted mums that pick up on the glorious colors of the front yard’s fall foliage. These rich colors stand out against the home’s white facade.
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