See these Five Gorgeous Fall Porch Decorating Tips To Add Curb Appeal along with a tour of my Fall Porch! Ideas for urn decor, wreath, pumpkins and more!
I love decorating my entryway for the seasons and creating attractive curb appeal for my home!
I always love to look at decorated entryways in my neighborhood as I’m walking or driving by – do you?
A home with a pretty wreath or flowering containers by the doorway always tells me there is a loving family inside!
As an interior decorator I’m often asked how to decorate an entryway for dramatic curb appeal.
Here are Five Fall Porch Decorating Tips to enhance your home’s appearance and make memorable first impressions!
1. A Fall Wreath is the first of my fall porch decorating tips:
Choose a wreath that’s large enough to see from the street, the bigger the better! Hang it with a wreath hanger that fits over the top of your door, or like I did, use a Brushed Nickel Command Metal Hook to attach to the glass. There are lots of inexpensive wreaths at big box stores; I bought this one at HomeSense last year, when I saw it I just fell in love! You could also DIY this wreath too!
Fall is the perfect time to hang a harvest themed wreath on your door! This Rustic Glam fall wreath has touches of autumn metallic shine in tones of pewter, bronze, metallic black and champagne layered over a large twig base. Apples, pumpkins, gourds, leaves and berries are scattered over the large twig base. And let’s not forget the animal print accents! Every girl needs some animal print and sparkle in her life, right???
Since we are getting close to Halloween I tucked in a large black sparkly crow as well! He ties in perfectly with the touches of black in the wreath and with my black urns!
2. Decorated Urns:
I decorate my black urns with seasonal items for a punch of curb appeal using a container gardening technique called “thriller, filler and spiller”!
This application creates height, drama and interest.
First I added the ‘thriller’ which is the showy centerpiece of the urn. This is a good starting point when creating an outdoor container since this will be the attention grabbing focal point! ‘Thrillers are usually the tallest items’. I used three tall birch branches that we cut from our back yard placed them in the center in the urn. I love their texture and colors!
Next up, the ‘filler’: I added several bronze and black curly willow branches and pheasant feathers to fill in between the birch branches.
The last step is to add the ‘spiller’. This is what is going to drape on and over the sides of your fall container. I layered a twig wreath on top of the urn’s rim, followed by a faux fall leaf garland and a black feather boa for a touch of Halloween on top.
So pretty!
3. Decorate the floor of your porch.
This is the perfect place to add pumpkins!
I placed black glitter pumpkins and wicker pumpkins around the base of the urns. See the fun little mice peeking out? More black glitter crows keep watch over them!
4. Repeat at least 3 coordinating colors in your porch décor:
Repetition of black, brown and gold in my fall entryway creates rhythm and flow for a harmonious look!
5. Add spotlights to the urns:
To give your fall porch a pretty glow at night add a white spotlight to each urn. I love how the spotlights showcase the birch branches and curly willow and create shadows at dusk. This is such a welcoming look from the street!
A fall wreath, harvest decorated urns and entryway floor, repeating 3 coordinating colors and adding spotlights are 5 tips and tricks that will give your home fabulous curb appeal!
I hope you enjoyed my Fall Entryway Tour and Fall Porch Decorating tips!
Heather Luckhurst is the publisher and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website 
Suzy Handgraaf says
October 16, 2013 at 12:17 pmVery good tips, Heather. And I just love your fall porch!
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 6:40 pmThanks so much Suzy!
Laura @ Top This Top That says
October 16, 2013 at 12:31 pmI just love your thriller, spiller filler tip….especially with those lights!
Tammy Killoough says
October 16, 2013 at 12:39 pmHeather…Your porch is amazing! I use the filler, spiller, thriller method too! So glad you joined the porch tour! ~Tammy
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 6:40 pmIt’s been fun to be on the tour with you Tammy!
Leslie Stewart says
October 16, 2013 at 1:16 pmI love your color scheme Heather! The black is so elegant!
Have a great day!
Leslie
House on the Way
Becca says
October 16, 2013 at 1:44 pmPerfect tips, Heather! You’ve created a gorgeous Fall entry … I love the neutral/natural color scheme you went with and added just a few subtle pops of orange! Happy Fall!
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 6:41 pmThanks Becca! Happy Fall to you as well! 😀
Atta Girl Amy says
October 16, 2013 at 2:35 pmGreat tips, Heather. Your porch is definitely a thriller (and so pretty, too!)
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
October 16, 2013 at 3:52 pmYour porch is gorgeous! I love all of your tips. I always forget about the “floor” of the porch. It is important too.
www.mysoulfulhome.com says
October 16, 2013 at 6:19 pmHeather I also love “rustic glam”…u can tell as I have gold spray painted pumpkins by my door. Your wreath is fantastic!! Great tips too! Wonderful to be on tour with you!
Tammy @ circa-1929 says
October 16, 2013 at 7:24 pmLove it. I love urns..and raw nature. So I am taken with your urns with large limbs in them.
tammy
[email protected] at the Crossroads says
October 16, 2013 at 11:57 pmHeather, thanks for your tips! I never gave harmonious color a thought when I decorated our porch but I will now! Love the birch branches in your urns and the spotlights are such a great touch!
Christy Our Southern Home says
October 17, 2013 at 8:57 amBeautiful ideas! Love the mixture of nature and subtle glam! ~Christy
Confessions of a Plate Addict says
October 17, 2013 at 3:34 pmSuch an elegant fall porch, Heather! and…great tips, too! I am so excited to be on the tour with such a talented group of bloggers!…hugs…Debbie
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 6:39 pmI feel the same way about this fun porch tour Debbie! Thanks for your lovely compliments!!
[email protected] Design for Living says
October 18, 2013 at 2:25 pmHeather, your porch looks so welcoming. I started decorating mine, but it’s so darn cold out and windy this week. Hopefully I’ll get it done this weekend!
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 5:56 pmI hope you get your porch decorated Shauna! Thanks for your lovely comments!
Dria S says
October 20, 2013 at 1:00 pmBeautiful porch and fantastic tips! You did a wonderful job 🙂
Becca Diestelkamp-Woodham says
October 22, 2013 at 2:50 pmLooks wonderful! I just bought and spray painted black urns that look similar to yours. I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with them. Thanks!
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 6:39 pmYou’re welcome Becca – I know your urns will look fantastic!
Erin @ White Clover Home says
October 22, 2013 at 5:28 pmLove the birch trees in the black urns. They would easily transition into Christmas decorating.
Heather SettingforFour says
October 22, 2013 at 5:55 pmThanks Erin – yes they’ll be staying in the urns for Christmas too!
Tiainspace says
October 22, 2013 at 5:46 pmThose little rats are adorable (what am I even saying?!? LOL). I love the addition of lighting to the urns, definitely something I’d like to try out.
Inspire Me Heather says
October 24, 2013 at 12:05 pmYour Fall porch looks great Heather, lovely details!!
Tammy Killoough says
October 24, 2013 at 1:48 pmHeather…your porch is so gorgeous. I’m so glad you shared this for everyone at Twirl and Take a Bow! ~Tammy
Heather SettingforFour says
October 25, 2013 at 6:58 pmThanks so much Tammy!!
Laurie Dickson says
October 24, 2013 at 5:50 pmIt looks amazing, I would for sure slow down and stare if I was walking or driving by! Very well done!
Being Tazim says
October 24, 2013 at 10:53 pmI don’t have a porch, sadly, but I’ve used some of these ideas for my “mantle” – actually just a shelf in my living room. 🙂
Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says
October 26, 2013 at 6:29 pmThose little mice are so cute! Love the metallics you’ve mixed in too.
ANNE says
October 26, 2013 at 9:22 pmYou always have so many ideas to share! Where do you get all your energy? I’m fading fast!!!
completehousecare says
November 1, 2013 at 12:34 pmNice post!! All shared pictures are so gorgeous and I get great ideas to decorate my porch by using this incredible way. It gives fresh and ideal look to my home. Thanks for sharing this post.