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    Home » Homestead » Homestead DIY Projects

    30+ Fall Yard Decoration Ideas

    October 2, 2022 by Tamara 1 Comment

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    Fall displays don't have to be difficult or complex. Take just a few of the fall yard decoration ideas below and incorporate them into your yard or front porch to create the perfect ambiance to bring in the new season! With minimal effort, you too can increase your fall curb appeal with some simple autumn decor around your homestead!

    Front Door Fall Decoration Ideas

    First, focus on your front door. Consider hanging a welcome sign or a wreath for the front door. 

    a basket of mums outside an entry window, with a pile of straw, gold pumpkins and a scary doll

    Also consider a fall or Halloween themed door mat, don't be afraid to mix things up each season! Really make that front door a focal point!

    a planting of ornamental kale in a box

    You could include some colorful planters on either side of your door with mums or decorative kale plants.

    A colorful mum in a basket with mini pumpkins and antique lanterns surrounding with hay bales in the background

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    Fall Decorating Front Porch Ideas

    For your front porch you could stick to purely fall/autumn decorations or you can add in some outdoor Halloween decorations too. Wrapping your railings with a maple leaf garland or other fun garland would be a good idea and you could even add in some fairy lights for fun!

    a front porch with a fall leaf garland on the railings

    If you have seating on your front porch, consider a fall or Halloween throw pillow or two. And pumpkins everywhere!

    a blue bench covered in pumpkins, baskets of apples and dried fall flowers

     

    Grow Your Own Fall Decorations

    Consider what fall harvest decorations you can use for your yard decor this fall.

    Outdoor fall decorations are one thing you can plan ahead on, and grow your own! From corn stalks, decorative gourds to pumpkins, I am sure that there is something you can plan to grow next year for your fall yard decor! This is the easy way to come up with inexpensive harvest season outdoor decorations.

    Pumpkins

    Here is a photo of our pumpkin and winter squash harvest a few years ago. After this harvest, I planted all kinds of weird pumpkins the next year!

    a fall harvest of pumpkins, winter squash and sunflower heads laying in the grass

    You can see which varieties of pumpkins I have planted if you visit this post about my favorite pumpkin of all time, the Blue Jarrahdale Pumpkin! (I have linked them all to Amazon at the bottom of that post.) Consider getting a wide variety of pumpkins in different colors instead of the standard bright orange pumpkins.

    I love the look of white and blue pumpkins together for a modern farmhouse style! But you can get warty pumpkins, flat pumpkins that stack well, and pumpkins in all sorts of colors!

    piles of pumpkins on hay bales with a scarecrow

    Gourds

    Gourds come in so many unique shapes or sizes and they are perfect for decorating with! Fill up bushel baskets with them on your porch, put small ones in floral arrangements or use them on your table scape. Line your sidewalk with them or hand them out as party favors!

    pumpkins and gourds in flower pots on steps

    Straw Bales and Corn Stalks

    Another item that may come in handy for decorating with, are straw bales or bales of hay. Straw bale yard decorations are easy to do and useful afterwards as well. If you have hay bales on your homestead or use them in your garden, or buy them in the fall, use them for decorating and then use them in your garden! See my article Using Hay & Straw in the Garden for more ideas!

    front yard fall display of straw bales, pumpkins and corn stalks

    Use the hay bales for seating around your bon fire, extra seating on the porch, or stack them up to place your pumpkins on! You can also use them to help your scarecrows, witches or skeletons to stand upright!

    piles of hay bales with pumpkins and orange and black banner hanging above

    Corn stalks can also be tied together and leaned against those piles of hay bales, or placed on either side of your front door or tied to fencing. Use the corn husks in flower arrangements or fall planters or in a dried flower wreath.

    corn stalks tied to a split rail fence with pumpkins at their base

    Make Your Own Fall Décor Items

    Lets start with decorating our pumpkins! You could paint them with acrylic paint, carve them, put fairy lights in them and more! If you want to make them last longer, painting might be a better option over carving them.

    painted pumpkins with unique graphic designs

    And you don't have to do the standard jack o' lantern face, consider using stencils and/or glitter, or use a paint pouring technique! Make it a fun family project to do with the kids!

    painted spider web pumpkins

    Make these Painted Pumpkin Mason Jars and line your porch with them! Light them up with twinkle lights inside or little tea lights!

    Consider making your own DIY Fall Wreaths for your doors and/or windows! Use artificial flowers to create unique fall arrangements or wreaths.

    a small fall wreath with acorns, leaves and pinecones

    Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas

    a spooky halloween display with a dark green pumpkin, black crow and cobwebs

    Along with fall comes Halloween, and it is always fun to throw in some spooky decorations for the tricker treaters! Think of a theme that you might want to incorporate into your decorations, perhaps witches or skulls or monsters are your thing!

    a white and black halloween display with rustic white wood boxes, spider, crows, bats, ghosts, witches shoe and harlequin pumpkin

     

    Set up a large pot as a witches cauldron and have it be a centerpiece to decorate around! Or paint all your pumpkins as ugly monsters and get some glow in the dark googly eyes to stick on them! Hang a skeleton on your door instead of a wreath, and place skulls and other bones around with gravestones and other graveyard decoration items....

    A Complete List of Fall Yard Decoration Ideas:

    Front Door Decorations:

    1. Make or buy a festive fall wreath
    2. If wreaths aren't your thing, a fall themed Welcome sign is another option
    3. If Halloween decor is more your thing, hang a skeleton or witch or other Halloween decor item on your door
    4. Consider placing a container of mums on either side of the door
    5. If mums aren't your favorite, a planter of decorative kale/cabbage will also do well this time of year
    6. Place a bushel basket of colorful gourds on either side of the door
    7. Tie a bushel of corn stalks to either side of the door
    8. Consider replacing your door mat with a fall or Halloween themed door mat

    Front Door Entry Area decorations:

    1. Place a straw bale on either side of the door with pumpkins piled on top
    2. If you have steps up to your front door, consider placing pumpkins on each step
    3. If you have steps up to the front door consider wrapping the railings with fall garlands
    4. Create a trick or treat stand to leave out the treats for the kids on Halloween night
    5. Hang a spooky ghost to scare your visitors

    Front Porch Decorations:

    1. Pumpkins everywhere! In all shapes, colors and sizes, or pick a theme and stick to it!
    2. Gourds can be intermingled with the pumpkins, or fill some wire baskets or bushel baskets with them!
    3. Miniature pumpkins or gourds can line your railings.
    4. Hang fall garlands around your windows
    5. Hang cobwebs from the ceiling if you want a spookier look
    6. Decorate with Halloween decorations of all types, skulls, witches, ghosts, monsters, whatever is your jam!
    7. Make your own Painted Pumpkin Mason Jars and light them up!
    8. Sprinkle fall leaves on your porch floor or on your table top if you have one!

    Fall Yard Decorations:

    1. Line your sidewalk with gourds, pumpkins or gravestones!
    2. Create a witches cauldron brew area with a large pot, bones, frogs and witches! Put a dry ice machine in it for fun to make it look like it is steaming!
    3. Create a haunted house pathway for trick or treaters to have to go through to get their treat!
    4. Set up a scary graveyard in the front lawn
    5. Place scarecrows, crows, corn stalks and hay bales in your yard

    Fall Yard Activities:

    1. Make a donut and cider stand to sell to neighbors
    2. Make a pile of fallen leaves for the kids to jump in, then save all those leaves for composting for the garden
    3. Set up an outdoor movie area and watch spooky Halloween movies while drinking warm cider
    4. Set up a bonfire area with hay bales, pumpkins and fairy lights to enjoy the magic of fall
    5. Press your favorite autumn leaves and frame them or make a collage with them

    Activities for Fall

    Don't forget to enjoy the cool fall weather and plan some outings for the family! Visit an apple orchard and pick some apples, go to a corn maze or a sunflower field. A lot of our local farms offer huge fall festivities including tractor rides, and fresh home made cider donuts and caramel apples as well as picking your own pumpkins.

    a child pulling a wagon full of pumpkins at a pumpkin patch

    Fall is usually harvest time and it is fun picking all the fruits of our labor in our own gardens, preserving food, making cider, picking out pumpkins and decorating them, making fall treats and preparing for the long dark days of winter!

    Halloween and Fall Season snacks and drinks laid out on picnic table

    I hope you have found some simple ideas for your outdoor fall yard decorating and that you have your best fall season ever! Happy Fall Y'all!

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    a blue bench covered in pumpkins, baskets of apples and fall dried flowers

     

     

     

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    1. Debbie-Dabble

      October 01, 2019 at 4:12 am

      Thanks so much for hosting each week!!
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