10 Fabulous Fall Decorating Ideas

Bring the warm colors of fall into your home with these beautiful and simple decorating projects.

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Line Your Steps

There's a reason you see mums each fall-they work. Once buds begin to open, you're guaranteed blooms whether your display is in sun or shade. To prolong the show, water when dry and remove spent flowers. Pair with Mexican sage and boxwoods for this stunning display.

Illuminating Pumpkin Display
Illuminating Pumpkin Display


Illuminating Pumpkin Display

Combine carved pumpkins and embellished luminaries for a warm outdoor welcome.

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Custom Candleholders
Custom Candleholders


Make Custom Candleholders

Transform mini pumpkins into luminarias by cutting a 1-inch-wide circle into each pumpkin, scooping out the centers with a tablespoon, and inserting votive candles.

Spotty Pumpkins
Spotty Pumpkins


Spotty Pumpkins

Gold metallic paint gives ordinary pumpkins a wow factor. Stick round labels on a pumpkin and trace the shape with a pencil. Remove the labels and paint inside the traced circles with gold paint. For another effect, apply labels to pumpkin, and then cover entire pumpkin in gold paint. Remove the labels when paint is dry.

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Pumpkin and Gourd Wreath
Pumpkin and Gourd Wreath


Pumpkin and Gourd Wreath

To make the pumpkin-and-gourd wreath, first cover a 20-inch foam form with sheet moss, using a glue gun to hold the moss in place. Loop a 3-inch-wide burlap ribbon over the wreath to create a hanger long enough so it can reach the top of the door and allow the wreath to hang at eye level. Insert wooden florist picks into the bottoms of pumpkins and gourds, and hot-glue the connection to secure. Once the glue has cooled, stick pumpkins and gourds into the wreath. Fill in with more moss, using a glue gun. To hang the wreath, secure the burlap ribbon with an upholstery tack hammered into the top edge of the door.

Fall Table
Fall Table


Fall Table Setting

Host a stylish autumn get-together without breaking the bank by recycling things around the house. You can fill an oversize jug with branches of leaves cut from the yard for a free centerpiece.

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Offer Treats, Not Tricks
Offer Treats, Not Tricks


Offer Treats, Not Tricks

This buffet of sweets features store-bought goodies that guests of all ages will enjoy. For a unified look, place desserts on a collection of white cake stands and platters.

Bring the Indoors Outside
Bring the Indoors Outside


Bring the Indoors Outside

Give your outdoor space the feel of a dining room by surrounding a rustic picnic table with upholstered chairs like the orange wingback options used here.

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Shed New Light on Canning Jars
Shed New Light on Canning Jars


Shed New Light on Canning Jars

Peel off the labels of pickle and okra jars, and use a cord kit (paperlanternstore.com) to illuminate each one. Equipped with a dimmer and hung at varying heights, they provide the ideal mix of rustic and industrial.

Pumpkin Topiary
Pumpkin Topiary


Pumpkin Topiary

Vertical displays make a big statement at the front door. Tucking in cool-weather edibles such as ornamental flowering cabbages, kale, and bay leaves adds a distinctive twist. To create topiaries, sandwich bay wreaths between pumpkins stacked in concrete urns, and top with a small pumpkin.

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