OUTDOOR FALL DECORATING IDEAS

Ready to decorate the outside of our homes for fall? Today I’m sharing tons of easy, pretty and oh, so fabulous outdoor fall decorating ideas! Let’s start with a fall outdoor wreath on our front door and add a little more!

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Fall is by far my favorite time of year. Maybe it’s because Fall in Lancaster County is so beautiful or maybe it’s because our home simply shines in the fall or maybe it’s because I love the cool crisp weather and football!

OR maybe it’s because I love to decorate with fall elements!

Today I’m sharing one of the reasons I love fall by showing off lots of fun ideas, tips, and fall decorating ideas for outside!

Every year I get so excited to decorate StoneGable and now Tanglewood’s outdoor spaces for fall! And every year I decorate them just a little bit differently!

After decades of decorating my porch and doors, I’ve learned lots of ways to make our outdoor spaces fall ready. Here are a few ideas for fall outdoor decorating!

GO FAUX!

I love real pumpkins, but sometimes you may not be able to get pumpkins early enough in your neck of the woods to start decorating! I have a great stash of faux pumpkins I use until I can replace them with the real deal! 

• curate a collection of great faux pumpkins to decorate with early and late in the season
• add a big faux pumpkin next to your front door
• use faux pumpkins on front door wreaths
• mix real and faux for a showy mix

USE A TARTAN OR FABULOUS THROW

One of the most asked questions I get this time of year is about the beautiful tartan throw above.

It is our family Tartan. We are part of the Buchanan clan and this is the Ancient Buchanan Tartan. Perfect for fall!  Our tartans are wool and wear like iron… and are nice and warm. We have several and use them outdoors when the weather gets chilly.

You can see our Antique Buchanan Wool HERE.

Add a little color, texture, and beauty by tucking a throw you love into your outdoor fall decor!

• hang a tartan blanket over a front porch banister as a backdrop to a pretty fall planter
• drape a tartan blanket over a porch rocker or swing
• put tartan blankets in a basket and bring it out when entertaining outside
• use a tartan blanket as a tablecloth for a pretty fall table

HANG LANTERNS

One of the prettiest ways to add a little bit of magic to your outdoor fall decor is to use lanterns. I have them hanging on the front and back porch!

Use luminary candles on timers so you don’t have to worry about the flame or if you blew them out!

HANG GARLAND

There are so many very pretty garlands on the market and one is probably perfect for framing your front door! How pretty is this?

And here’s the secret for the easiest fall wreath ever… use a fall garland and wrap it around a big grapevine wreath. Instant fall wreath!

FILL POTS AND URNS AND CONTAINERS WITH FALL LOVING PLANTS

Fill fall pots with plants that love cool weather and have long blooming lives. Mix color and texture and sizes for the prettiest pots! Don’t forget to water them and pinch spent blooms to keep them looking their best!

I like mums, flowering cabbage and kale, pansies, creeping Jennie, lantana, and ornamental pepper plants to name a few. Check your local nurseries to see what blooms best in your areas.

TUCK PUMPKINS INTO PLANTINGS

One of my favorite things to do in my outdoor my fall urns is to tuck pumpkins and gourds into the pot among the plants!  As some of the plants become spent I replace them with bigger pumpkins.

INCLUDE PINECONES

Don’t forget to use pinecones! They are not just for Christmas. They are wonderful filler for the fall too! 

FLOAT PUMPKINS IN A BIRD BATH

How adorable is this idea? Every time I see these bobbing little pumpkins on my back porch, they make me smile!

If you don’t have a birdbath how about a big galvanized tub? And I have floating candles that look amazing floating with them at night!

CREATE A PRETTY VIGNETTE

Group fall elements together to create a pretty fall vignette!

I painted my great grandmother’s chair black, covered it with my favorite tartan, stacks some amazing local pumpkins on it and surrounded it with pots of fall blooms. How easy! And this little vignette became the focal point of my front porch!

SEE THIS PRETTY PLAID THROW HERE.

PUT A FALL ARRANGEMENT IN A GALVANIZED TUB OR BASKET

Don’t you love arrangements in baskets and galvanized tubs? I have a secret to share… fill the bottom with pinecones and just decorate the top!

You can also use newspaper or plastic grocery bags, but once you try pinecones you will never use anything else! Who knew? 

USE RISERS OR LITTLE BENCHES TO VARY HEIGHTS

This little bench was the perfect size for a trio of Jack-be-little pumpkins to perch on! It usually sits on my mantel, but came outside to play a part in a fall vignette on my side porch! Bring things you would usually use inside outdoors!

HANG A FALL WREATH

Nothing welcomes fall and guests to your home like a gorgeous wreath! Why not make a fabulous fall wreath this year. How about making this BITTERSWEET WREATH? It’s easy and a great fall welcome!

And here is 7 FABULOUS FALL OUTDOOR WREATH. Take a little look at one of the pretty wreaths you can make! And it’s so easy!!!!!

ADD FALL OUTDOOR PILLOWS

Create a fall room by adding pillows!

There are so many fabulous fall pillows out there. Look for a post later this week for my favorite fall outdoor pillows!

Wow!

I hope you have lots of outdoor fall decorating ideas and are inspired to create beautiful fall outdoor spaces this year!

Do you have a tip for decorating outdoor spaces this fall? Please share!