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Fall Home Decor Ideas for Your Entryway + Front Porch

Fall· Home Decor· The Seasonal Home

13 Oct
Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest
Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest
Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest
Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

While summer season will always be my favorite to enjoy, I must say, decorating the house for fall sure is fun.

This year, I went for something a little more on the traditional side for the front porch and neutral for the entryway. That being said, the common theme for both? Simplicity.

Let’s start outside, shall we?

fall front porch home decor ideas

The fall colors here in Minnesota are in full swing and leaves are all starting to fall – which meant adding the authentic fall feeling was an easy job 🙂

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

As usual, our galvanized buckets grace the stairs and I managed to snag a few mums at Aldi for only $3.99 each!

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

For the corner of the porch, I started with the ornamental gourds that I snagged from my parent’s garden and staggered them throughout the galvanized tub, laying on top of the birch logs that are now also a staple for our front porch.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

Then I added in a few faux painted pumpkins and stacked two of the larger hay bales off to the side. It still looked a little plain so I grabbed a fall garland and draped that around the hay. The perfect traditional touch for this simple fall porch!

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

To add a touch of fall charm to the front door, I hung the neutral DIY wreath – it seemed to be a good tie-in between the colorful garland and the neutral throw pillows.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

Sliding over to the seating area, I grabbed the pillows from our entryway and the blankets that were draped over the blanket ladder and brought them out. I imagined coming out here on a cool evening and who doesn’t love wrapping up with a blanket?

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

For the side table, I kept the top simple with a white pitcher and faux wheat stems. The washboard from the summer decor stayed with us, except I swapped in a faux pumpkin and vase filled with pine cones.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

It’s the perfect spot to sit and enjoy the changing of the seasons – hot cup of coffee option but highly encouraged 🙂

Moving inside – it’s all about the neutrals.

entryway fall decor ideas

I started with the lumbar pillow that I picked up at a local antique shop. It’s a beautiful blend of pinks, oranges and creams.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

Then I moved over to my favorite decorating spot – the DIY farmhouse table and barn wood wall.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

I decided to add in the blanket ladder in the hopes that maybe we can enjoy a night or two out on the front porch. It seemed a little too plain so I grabbed another galvanized bucket (good thing we have one or two of those around) and filled it with faux pumpkins. Decor trick – throw in a small blanket first to make it look full and it uses less pumpkins 🙂

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

For the table top, I kept things simple with the focal point on the vase of dried hydrangeas. The original plan was to bring out the dahlias from my garden but thanks to an early hard frost, nothing survived – wah,wah.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

To add a little height, I kept the old window and hung a small DIY fall wreath from the top. And because you can’t have too many pumpkins, I plopped a few more on the table and on top of the gray vases on the floor.

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

On to the built ins (hello, Gunner!).

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

Neutral pillows, a neutral blanket and a very festive fall scarf are all that I added to main bench. After all, we need enough space for the pups to relax and keep watch 🙂

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Entryway | North Country Nest

Happy decorating, friends!

Fall Home Decor Ideas for the Front Porch | North Country Nest

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