I’m in Atlanta this week as a feature presenter at the Country Living Fair, and I absolutely cannot wait to share my thoughts and photos with you when I get back! While I’m away, let’s talk porches. In the meantime, here are a few ideas to inspire your fall porch decorating.

Now, my own porch is more of what we call in Texas a “stoop” (don’t ask me, I didn’t make that word up!). Because it’s smaller, I can rustle up decorations pretty quickly. However, if you’re lucky enough to have a porch swing–size porch, you can simply layer on more of the same kinds of items—pottery, crates, tins, lanterns, stacks of pumpkins, signs, greenery, and mums. By grouping them intentionally around your door, you’ll create a warm and inviting focal point that feels seasonal and styled.

And here’s the best part: if you already decorated for Halloween, you don’t have to start over. Just pull back a little of the spooky, then lean into fall by adding more pumpkins, fresh mums, and colorful autumn leaves. With those quick swaps, your porch decorations will transition seamlessly and last beautifully all the way through Thanksgiving.

Fall Porch Color Scheme

I like to work some black into my fall decorations. You know, a woman needs an LBD–I’m talking about a Little Black Decor!

Black is today’s hot accent color: black window trim, black furniture, black honed granite, black accent walls. You see pairings of  black with white, black with wood–and black with white and wood.

But black with—fall decorations?? Yes, ma’m!

I’ve got my mums and my pumpkins—check and check! But here’s the secret: the ooh la la happens in the black details.

First, there’s the painted black runner leading up to the front door. Then, notice how it flows right into a bold black front door, framed perfectly with a black-and-white plaid doormat. From there, the eye travels naturally to the accents—clusters of black-and-white pumpkins that tie it all together.

The result? A porch that feels classic, chic, and just a little unexpected.

Why does porch decor matter

The burning question: Why did I spend the time to purchase, haul, and arrange (and rearrange and rearrange) these items until dark-thirty and my husband is asking if I want to go ahead and order pizza, he and the boys are starving?

Because I want it to look, to all our guests, like what my black sign says:

Welcome Y’all!

(So, everybody got fed. And I do think it does look welcoming. Wink, wink.)

Happy fall, y’all! Time to stoke the fire, curl up with your plush throw and your tablet, and scroll Pinterest and Instagram for ideas you want to implement in your home.  I’d love to have that conversation with you, so let’s talk!

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