Get inspired to decorate your porch for fall with these simple ideas! Pumpkins & mums will make your porch come alive with the colors of fall!
Fall Porch Decor: Pumpkins & Mums
This year, I was bound and determined to decorate my porch for fall with pumpkins & mums.
If you happen to follow along on instagram, you might remember when my husband mistakenly brought me home Mumm sparking wine instead of mums! While I did thoroughly enjoy the Mumm, I was still set on finding some pretty mums (chrysanthemums) to decorate my porch for fall!
I have never been very attracted to mums! Actually, I have been quite averse to them in the past (I even talk about it in 2018 when I shared our fall porch!).
In year’s past, I have gravitated more towards leaves, apples, and greenery for my porch decor! For some reason, this year, mums were calling my name! I was excited to find some with a lovely rich pink color.
The pink felt just right with the various colors of pumpkins I already had on my porch. Funny story! One year, Greg thought my decorative pumpkins were faux, and stored them away for an entire year! Needless to say, the following year we had quite the mess on our hands when we broke out the “fall decor box” filled with rotted pumpkins!!
Pumpkin Tip
I love mixing and matching various colors to create a layered look! Rich greens, deep oranges, and pastel colors are much more interesting than a typical jack-o-lantern style pumpkin!
shop baskets
When decorating anything, layers are the key to making the space feel well…layered! For seasonal decorating, I love mixing natural materials such as pumpkins, pine cones, grasses, flowers, and branches.
I try to stay away from faux elements. And instead opt for dried wreaths or grasses, which make for great decor that can be used year after year!
pretty dried wreaths
pretty fall doormats
Love your red boots…and mums!
diney on Camano Island
Thank you!! :)
This fall porch decorating post is a great reminder that sometimes, our projects (and even homework!) take unexpected turns, but that’s part of the fun and growth. Just like the author decided to embrace mums this year after previously avoiding them, we often discover new approaches to homework or assignments that we didn’t expect. Sometimes, we get stuck in old habits, like using the same study methods or solving problems the same way, but trying something new (see this post https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stemxperts-review-mysupergeek-fi8fe/ to get the idea of what I mean under “new”) might spark a new level of creativity and efficiency. The story about the pumpkins being mistaken for faux ones is a perfect example of how even small mistakes can lead to learning and funny memories—just like the mistakes we make while working through assignments or projects. And just as the pink mums complemented the pumpkins, each step in your academic journey, whether it’s a challenge or a success, adds to the bigger picture and helps you grow. So, this fall, embrace the unexpected, mix things up, and don’t be afraid to experiment with new ways to decorate your “study space”.