27 Fall Porch Design Ideas

Fall porch design ideas to celebrate autumn. Ideas that you’ll love. Are you searching for ideas on how to decorate your porch this fall? We have some ideas that you will want to try. 

Although the size of your porch may dictate how much to decorate, small touches go a long way. A simple pumpkin or gourd brings out the best in us all. Simply put, pumpkins make us smile!

As you’ll soon see, there are many ways to decorate a porch for autumn. You can decorate a small or large porch. Porch size does not determine whether to decorate your porch. Even small porches can be decorated for any season.

Design Tips – Fall Porch Design Ideas

These are our fall porch design ideas for your front, side, or back porch. Remember these tips when styling your porch for a look you’ll love. Take a peek. 

Train it to Climb – Fall Porch Design Ideas 

Create vertical interest with a trailing garland. Trail a garland around your front entrance right next to the hydrangeas. Embellish the garland with faux ghost pumpkins, maple leaves, cornstalks, and more.            

Create an Autumn Ambiance

Start by flanking the barn entryway with a pair of faux maple trees. Nestle a few pumpkins on the steps to create a moody ambiance. 

Hang a Fall Wreath  

Greet guests with a fall-inspired wreath. Add a few giant orange pumpkins to the stairsteps. Finish with smaller yellow, white, and Cinderella pumpkins to create contrast and balance. This is perfect porch inspiration.  

Stick to Neutrals 

Style it neutral front to back. Hang a neutral miniature pumpkin wreath on the lovely front door to start. Add a set of corn stalks with vertical interest. Add hay bales and white chrysanthemums to bushel baskets. Top off with white ghost pumpkins and organic green gourds. All are protected from the winter elements under a covered porch area.   

Make it Glow – Fall Porch Design Ideas

Color it amber. Use orange pumpkins with a touch of white and cream-colored pumpkins. Bales of hay support more miniature pumpkins. This well-lighted entryway has a black lantern and a string of lights to help guests ease through the front door. 

Go for a Balanced Look 

Keep it symmetrical in design. Design your porch in a classic, symmetrical style for a balanced look. Add a planter box with a topiary that flanks each side of the front door. Embellish with white chrysanthemums and white-green gourds—a simple and fresh organic look.   

Light it Up – Fall Porch Design Ideas 

To show the way inside, light up a pathway with lanterns, then add a few pumpkins and potted plants. How dreamy is this stairway?  

Add Pops of Orange

Embellish your entryway with pops of orange. Bring bright orange color to an otherwise lovely neutral-colored porch. Seasonal autumn colors help transform this porch into a festive autumn style.

Celebrate the Tropics – Fall Porch Design Ideas

Keep your existing summer plants, such as ferns, garden crotons, and Hawaiian Red Ti Leaf plants. Blend in a few pumpkins right next to those tropical plants. Hang a fall wreath on the front door. Then, finish the porch with an autumn greeting such as this textual floor mat. A perfect styling solution for homes in warmer climates. We love this!

Continue the Formality

Style a grand entryway with buckskin pumpkins and chrysanthemums of assorted umber hues on each side. Tuck crispy red coleus bunches between the mums and pumpkins. Then, finish the look by scattering a few crumpled yellow ginkgo leaves. This is a lovely fall display that proclaims fall has arrived. What a clever idea!

Display Pumpkins in Unexpected Areas

Tuck more miniature pumpkins in unexpected places, such as inside the acorn pediment. The wide doorstep provides extra space for creating a festive fall display.

Blend Pink with Silvery-Gray

Place various pink chrysanthemums inside silvery-gray containers. The corn stalks add vertical interest to the front porch area.

Greet Your Guests – Fall Porch Design Ideas 

Add signage to welcome your house guests. Style it friendly and inviting with textual wall art and a welcome front door mat. We especially love the basket of dried hydrangeas on the child’s chair.  

Create the Perfect Autumn Welcome

Add a group of miniature pumpkins in white, green, and buckskin colors along with the greenery. Style your entryway to extend a warm autumn welcome to your guests.

Embrace Autumn Colors

Style an entryway that embraces the autumn spirit. Keep the chill at bay with black rocking chairs fitted with cozy blankets and pillows. Place lanterns close by to light up during evening gatherings. Are you ready to enjoy those crisp fall days and evenings?

Style it Vintage

Borrow a few antique garden tools and a potting table for a vintage vignette on your porch. Elevate the pumpkins by stacking old terra cotta pots. Drop chrysanthemums inside galvanized containers. Add visual interest for a more authentic vintage style.

Welcome Guests with a Tobacco Basket Wreath

Create an inviting entryway such as Kashia Turner’s. Pumpkins are better preserved in cooler climates. In warmer climates, pumpkins tend to deteriorate very quickly. As a result, Kashia uses faux pumpkins to get a jump start on decorating. Warmer weather does not get in her way of preparing for the upcoming autumn season. This is a great style that will last into the Thanksgiving season.

Plant Fall-Blooming Perennials

Mix chrysanthemums with ornamental kale plants and greenery sprigs for a spectacular floral design. Line your front porch with fall-blooming perennials such as heather, coneflowers, and hydrangeas. Use both wicker baskets and cement containers.

Create a Fall Vignette – Fall Porch Design Ideas 

Style a fall vignette using a weathered side chair. Hang an antique soil sifter with antlers on the wall. Place an assortment of gourds and pumpkins around the chair base. Add a pretty doormat in front of the door. The result is a well-styled front porch with a relaxed feeling.  

Incorporate Old Crates and Trunks

Use antique props to style a fall porch. In the image above, a crate, an old trunk, a garden chair, and a garden gate play an essential role in styling this porch. Add a few chrysanthemums and pumpkins to complete the look.

Elevate Your Fall Display – Fall Porch Design Ideas

Prop up your chrysanthemums and pumpkins using crock containers. Sturdy crock containers in beige and cream are the perfect support for your mums. Mums dry out quickly, but storing them inside a crock prevents them from tipping over and drying out—another great idea from Forest Knolls Vintage.

Keep it Simple

Style a simple yet dramatic front porch setting. Plant a faux berry tree in an elegant black urn. For impact, flank one urn on each side of the front door. Hang a wheat wreath on the front door. Great styling!

Create a Bountiful Harvest Scene

Celebrate the harvest season with a bountiful display of pumpkins and gourds. Select pumpkins in muted fall colors. Arrange pumpkins from large to small mixing the various fall-colored hues. This creates a warm and inviting entryway porch scene.

Bring Some Humor to the Porch

Group a slew of pumpkins with happy faces on the front porch. It looks like forty pumpkins, each uniquely carved with a smile or surprised expression. Using humor on your fall porch will make your house guests smile.

Lead a Trail of Vines Over the Door

Wrap a vine around a wreath and lead it around the front door molding. Transition your potting shed porch to an autumn setting by stacking a few pumpkins on the front doorstep. When decorating, don’t overlook your outdoor buildings, such as sheds, pool houses, gazebos, and other structures. Decorating should be all-encompassing and not limited to a few select rooms.

Light the Entry – Fall Porch Design Ideas

Create a well-lighted entryway with lanterns. Add a few chrysanthemums and pumpkins. Top it off with a creme-colored wreath.  

Drape a Cozy Plaid Throw on a Porch Bench

Create a fall-inspired bench seating on the front porch. Drape a brown plaid throw and a set of toss pillows on an entryway bench. Display a Welcome sign on the front porch to greet your guests.

In Conclusion …

This ends our list of fall porch design ideas to inspire you. Be sure to share with us which design ideas are your favorites. Let us know what you think. 

Enjoy our other porch decor-related posts for additional ideas. 

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