Sunday Princess Nagger supervised as I decorated the front porch.  She found her paper pilgrim hat and collar she made last year in Kindergarten and thought it would be perfect to wear as she ‘helped’ me decorate, while holding a stuffed turkey:
The 2-1/2 bales of hay with the medium-sized pumpkins, a couple of cute scarecrows and a bundle of Indian corn:
First I ran strings of white lights around each post and across the top of the porch, then secured the bundles of corn stalks to each of the posts.  They were so freakishly tall I had to set the bottoms of the corn stalks in the flower bed below the porch or they wouldn’t fit under the eaves of the porch roof:
I added fall leaf garland to each of the bundles of corn stalks for an extra ‘splash’ of fall colors:

I keep the front porch pretty simple since guests come to the back door when they come for a visit – the front porch is mostly seen by passing motorists and for Princess Nagger and I to enjoy while we wait for the bus. 

The back porch will be decorated on Thursday, since today it’s supposed to be cold, windy and rainy.  It will be the perfect time to tackle the indoor decorating, and since tomorrow is supposed to be 69 and sunny again, I’ll be able to finally get the back porch all decorated. 

I have the rest of the pumpkins, one more bundle of corn stalks and some other Fall/Thanksgiving items that I save to deck out the back porch with. I’ll have the final decorating pictures all ready to post on Friday!

Do you decorate for Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving or just limit it to Christmas…or at all?

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84 Comments

  1. Oh that is so festive and fun! I've never decorated for a holiday other than Christmas and ever since I've been out of my parents house it has been restricted to inside decorations only (apartment). I can't wait to decorate a house though.

  2. I need to finish decorating. Mine definitely looks poor compared to what yours looks like!

  3. This was just the post I was looking for. I'm looking for ideas on how to decorate my porch. It's small, barely a porch at all so I have a hard time making it cute but I definately want to give it a go this year! Yours is beautiful! I have some leaf garland that I want to put around my front door but I'm not quite sure how to get it to stay!

  4. These look amazing. I am being inspired by these posts. Maybe I'll finally get some of these decorations up!

  5. Your decorations look awesome. You did a great job. I have a few items for Halloween in the house.
    I put a few things out in front on the day! I have fall items inside too. Nothing outside. Christmas is massive decorating inside. Only a few raindeer out in front. My husband doesn't want to decorate this house!!! (No nails, etc.)

  6. How beautiful!! I just love fall decor, and what a great job I love how you used natural decorations!! And your daughter is too cute!

  7. I really want to decorate for fall, really. I even have decorations that I buy every year after the holiday so I can do it frugally… but they never manage to make it up. Maybe this year!

  8. We decorate a little bit for all holidays, but because we are broke most of the time it's not much decoration until Christmas!! I love your porch very pretty!

  9. Very festive, love the decorations! I have more decorations in the house than outside. I need a scarecrow…

  10. That's beautiful! I love to decorate for Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas. In fact, I need to get started on that…

  11. Wow! Those are some great decorations! I really like that you have surprise decorations for guests, too!

  12. I came for the wine, Pooba sent me 😉

    I love your fall decor. This is my favorite time of year. I think I decorate more for it than I do Christmas!

  13. Wow – that looks awesome! Great job! Unfortunately, house decorating falls in the realm of craftyness. I am not crafty – not even close. So I don't decorate for Halloween/Fall. Maybe next year, I'll give it a try!

  14. Your front porch is simple? Ok…

    simple is a few mums and a pumpkin 🙂 This is what I have on my front steps.

  15. Very pretty! And here I was excited that I actually did some fall decorating on the mantle and a centerpiece on the island…

  16. This is so festive! I wish the weather here would cooperate so we could put up our decorations.

  17. Nice fall decorations. I don't really decorate for fall. You guys did a fab. job.

    Thanks for stopping by mine & for your well wishes.

  18. I just love fall time and you captured it perfectly, love everything that it turned out to be!

  19. How did the little princess help you? By being adorable? 😀
    Oh my, we have become too lazy through the years to even attempt to decorate, even for Christmas! The last time we ever had a Christmas decoration was 9 years ago, when I was in fifth grade.

  20. So these are what blew away in that post.

    You decorate very well!

    I don't even have one decor up! And Ms Princess is s cute! 🙂

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