25 Splendid DIY Fall Outdoor Decorations

Every year when the glorious autumn season arrives, I just cannot wait to see all the fall outdoor decorations by everyone’s front door and porch.

Fall is such a magical season. With glorious foliage, deep blue sky, and some of our favorite holidays: Halloween and Thanksgiving, of course we are going to get creative with our fall outdoor decorations, right?

Here are 25 splendid fall outdoor decorating ideas for the front door and front porch: from pumpkin house numbers to corn garlands, from colorful planters to harvest displays.

It really does not take a ton of work to create happy fall outdoor decorations and celebrate such a beautiful time of year!

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Group 1: Pumpkins are perfect fall outdoor decorations.

There are so many varieties of pumpkins with such elegant shapes and colors. Stack them up in a rustic garden urn  for a stunning outdoor showpiece! ( source )

Or make them into pumpkin vases for sunflowers ( source  ), and colorful fall mums!(  source  )

You can also place vibrant fall leaves in between the stacked pumpkins for instant fall outdoor decorations! ( source )

Related: Make beautiful & free pumpkins from toilet paper rolls: no storage needed!

Group 2: DIY fall garlands to decorate your front porch.

My dear friend, the incredibly talented Karianne at Thistlewood Farms, decorated her front entry with Hydrangea fall leaf garland and a matching wreath, how gorgeous!

I also love the burlap garland strung between two rocking chairs. Such a happy place! ( Source lost, please let me know if you find it! ) Update: big thank you to our reader Lisa, here‘s the source!

You can also make fall outdoor decorations with garlands made out of vines and branches, like on Kimberly’s stunning fall porch, or use corn cobs dried for 2 weeks, like what Debbie did!

Another corn garland as pretty as the one on previous page, using eye hooks attached to the tops of corn cobs! ( source )  The natural color variations of corn cobs make the perfect colorful garlands and wreaths for fall!( source )

Group 3: DIY fall wreaths to decorate your front door.

Celebrate fall garden harvest with this super fun DIY: Make wreaths super fast without wreath forms – A Dollar Store hack!

Make wreaths super fast without wreath forms – A Dollar Store hack!

Save the season’s last Hydrangea blooms for a romantic dried Hydrangea wreath. Tutorial at Thistlewood farms and Blue Ribbon Kitchen.

Group 4: Create layers with pumpkins and flowers.

The most exuberant fall outdoor decorations are created with layers and layers of flowers, fruits, and other elements of the fall season.

What could be more exuberant than Chrysanthemums mixed with pumpkins, mixed with more Chrysanthemums, then mixed with more pumpkins… ( Sources: Party Resources | Unskinny poppy )

More is MORE! Load up those Mums, planters, hay bales, pumpkins. And don’t sweep the autumn leaves… ( Source lost, please let me know if you find it! )

One front entry, two gorgeous ways to decorate! ( Source: The Yellow Capecod )

Group 5: Make fall outdoor decorations with  wood signs and reclaimed windows.

The front porch would look so gorgeous with these beautiful DIY wood signs from Jennifer Allwood and Kimberly at Serendipity Refined.

Go beyond pumpkins and get creative with reclaimed windows, rusty rake, tin buckets, and other farmhouse style beauties! ( Source: Summery Umbrella | My Garden Dairies )

Group 6: Colorful fall planters.

Yellows and oranges are not the only colors for fall container plantings. A dash of purple makes everything so much more vibrant! ( source )

Cabbage and Kale plants are attractive and part of a delicious fall and winter harvest!( source )

A bright colored pumpkin looks beautiful in fall container plantings. ( source )

Group 7: Pumpkin house numbers.

Pumpkins can be decorative and functional at the same time!

Carve out the numbers and light them with candles or LED fairy lights.  Stack them or place them on steps.

You can also paint them ( source ) or attach dimensional  house numbers of a contrasting color. ( source )

Want even more ideas? Check out The Great Pumpkin Patch: 20+ Re-purposed Pumpkins!

20+ Pumpkin decorating ideas!

Happy Autumn!! =)