8 Fall Decor Ideas for Your Porch

An outdoor rug brings indoor comfort out to your porch. Outdoor rugs also help soften hard surfaces like wood or concrete, while adding a decorative element and creating a zone for outdoor furniture. Plush underfoot, the newest outdoor rug options look and feel like their indoor counterparts but can withstand the elements. Try a plaid pattern or a fall design with seasonal colors once the weather gets cool. Don’t forget to swap your front door mat to a fall doormat for the season, too. Pick one with playful phrases and bold designs to show some personality before guests even step inside.

Increase the fall cozy factor on a backyard bench or Adirondack chair by adding outdoor pillows and outdoor blankets. Aim for a mix of textures, especially for fall outdoor pillows – from nubby to fringed to cable knit – that feel like they fit the season. Tough, weather-resistant outdoor fabrics hold up better than indoor-only options, but tuck your outdoor pillows and outdoor blankets away in a waterproof chest when they’re not in use to keep cleaning to a minimum.

On a cool fall night, nothing feels better than sitting by a fire pit with a glass of wine or a warm cup of apple cider. Choose from a variety of fire pit styles to find one that complements your porch’s aesthetic and your preferences, from gas-powered fire pits to wood-burning fire pits to smokeless fire pits. To find the right one for you, consider your needs.

• Do you mind dealing with ashes afterward? 
• Do you have a surface that’s safe for your preferred fire pit?
• Do you want to buy wood or propane?
• How much do you want to spend on a fire pit?
  

Once you’ve figured out the basics, lean into the style fire pit that completes your space.

If you're looking for decoration ideas for the front door or back door, look no further than a simple fall wreath idea. Your front or back door is one of the first things guests see when they arrive at your home so make an impression with a beautiful fall wreath. Since fall is all about dried materials, it’s easy to find or make fall wreaths that look natural but won’t wilt. If you want to make your own, buy a grapevine wreath base and tuck fall flowers, greenery, berries and more inside its woven branches. You can also use hot glue to attach pinecones. Finish your fall wreath with a velvet ribbon and you’ve got a warm way to welcome company.

It doesn’t feel like fall without a pile of pumpkins to decorate a front porch. Depending on your budget and what pumpkin decorating ideas you have, choose real or fake varieties of pumpkins. There are benefits to each. Real pumpkins for decoration come in plenty of shapes, sizes, and colors while fake pumpkins last for years. Whatever you choose, decorate them to match your fall décor or leave them au naturel. Line up pumpkins on your front porch stairs for a big dose of fall charm or pile them in a mini wheelbarrow on the deck.

Seasonal bar cart ideas don't get any better than this. Nothing makes a cool autumn evening feel more fun than a s’mores station. Stock a cabinet, bar cart or tray with the fixings so they’re always ready to go. Gather graham crackers, jumbo marshmallows, chocolate, and extra-long roasting sticks then place them out on your kitchen island or your table outside after dinner. This self-serve station empowers guests to help themselves and acts as bar cart décor too. Don’t be surprised when everyone easily finds their way to the grill or fire pit to toast their marshmallow to perfection.

Decorate your porch with fall florals like colorful dried corn, dried fall leaves and branches, hay, dried cornstalks, eye-catching dahlias and mums. Look no further than natural, seasonal touches for fall porch decorating ideas. The muted neutrals and deep red-orange hues add eye-catching fall color and texture, bringing outdoor furniture and accessories to life. Add a centerpiece to the table, use haystacks as extra seating, or tie cornstalks around pillars and posts on your front porch. These natural elements offer an easy way to finish a front porch or table setting.

Warm white string lights are seasonless. Add some twinkle to fall evenings on the porch by stringing small bistro or LED string lights around the perimeter of your front porch or back deck. If you’re looking for a higher-impact design, use the string lights to create a canopy over your seating area. To create a subtle glow, wind small, LED string lights inside oversized lanterns and place them around your seating area. Not only does it look beautiful, but it’s safer and eliminates the need for candles that make a mess with dripping wax.