Guess what? I am so excited to be a part of the All Things Home Fall Porch Tour for 2013. The tour is sponsored in part by Hometalk and Front Porch Ideas and More!
I wish I could say my porch came together just as I imagined and that I was totally in love with it. Reality: we got hit with a semi-monsoon the week I had planned to work on my porch and I couldn’t get outside to do anything. The rain destroyed some of my plants and just basically made everything so wet.
Finally, on Monday, I was able to get outside and work on the porch a little bit. I salvaged some of my items and borrowed a few others from neighbors to make my porch come together. {A big thanks to my neighbors}. Let’s take a peek at what I was able to put together.
I started with my trusty Ikea lanterns and filled the small ones with gourds and pumpkins. The larger ones got some candles and faux corn.
I had purchased some mums for my porch and the rain totally did a number on them. I was so bummed but was determined to make them work.
The really large bushel mum ended up needing to be tied to my porch! Crazy, right?!
A chair filled with pumpkins and some corn stalks tied with ribbon and flowers completed my porch.
Thanks so much for visiting!
Please be sure to go visit the other bloggers on our tour. The schedule is below:
Monday, Oct 14th
1 ) Worthing Court
Tuesday, Oct 15th
Wednesday, Oct 16th
3) Confessions of a Plate Addict
Thursday, Oct 17th
3) Debbiedoo’s
4) Just Us Four
5) Circa 1929
Friday, Oct 18th
3) Plum Doodles
5) Stone Gable
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Such a pretty Fall porch … love your blue door … just makes all of your beautiful Fall embellishments pop!
Thanks so much! I love that door color too. It was a total accident thanks to someone at the paint store miscolor matching but it worked out great.
I think your porch looks wonderful. You’d never know that you didn’t plan it this way. I especially love the bunting above your door.
Suzy @ Worthing Court recently posted…10 Non-Scary Pumpkin Ideas for Halloween
Thanks so much! The bunting was a last minute add but it is one of my favorite parts.
Love your porch !
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Thanks so much.
pretty fall porch. nice and welcoming for this time of the year!
laura@Top This Top That recently posted…DIY Dry Erase Board
Thanks! I love walking up to it each night 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the pumpkins in your wicker chair!
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Thanks! I “stole” that chair from my neighbor.
Shannah, so sorry the weather was so nasty for you and destroyed some of your decor. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I wouldn’t have known. You porch looks great, and I love your idea for giving the mums height by putting the pot on top of an upturned planter. Smart!
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Awww…thanks! I felt like everything was just soaked. I was so worried the mums were going to die because of the rain so I didn’t want to bother actually planting them 😉
Girl, you are just too darn crafty! I love your porch! My idea of decorating was throwing a bunch of pumpkins from the farm into a Red Rider Wagon…….. I am the anti-Martha Stewart of anything creative.
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Haha…thanks! I bet the pumpkins in the wagon are super cute.
Love your fall porch…especially the gourd-filled lantern! I am so excited to be included in the tour with so many talented bloggers!…hugs…Debbie
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Thanks! I adore those lanterns because I can always throw all kinds of stuff in them.
Hi Shannah! Your porch turned out beautifully despite the rain that you had! Mother Nature sure can produce some stress, right? How wonderful that your neighbors pitched in to help decorate. They must truly understand the life of a blogger!
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Thanks so much! I was seriously starting to worry that I was going to have to bail on the porch tour. I would have been so bummed. Thankfully, we got about a half of day of clear weather for me to work and photograph.
My neighbors are awesome! They are definitely always helping out 🙂
What a pretty color palette…that gorgeous blue door really makes a great backdrop for the Fall colors.
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Thanks so much! That door is always a joke in our house because the color is by total accident (mis-color matched paint) but we love it.
Oh sister I feel your pain. I really do. Mother Nature and her blustery nature- meaning wind ripped my stuff apart three times. I am now over it. Whatever is left will be what there is for Halloween. Your porch came out beautiful. I guess you made a compromise with Mother Nature.
tammy
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Oh no! Three time…I would be so over it too. Isn’t Mother Nature a real pain sometimes…always at the worst possible time?! Your porch turned out great though!
Considering all the rain we had, you did a super job!
Thanks! The rain has just been ridiculous. Glad I had a few hours of sun to throw this together.
Your Fall porch is beautiful! You did a great job!
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Thanks so much! Even with all the craziness, I am pretty happy with out it turned out.
What a beautiful greeting, from your home, before the doorbell is ever answered!
Virginia @thatbaldchick recently posted…theBabaSling Lite from Joovy
Thanks! I love that it is so inviting 🙂
First I would love to actually have fall weather (live in Houston) and second I would LOVE your front door. It is beautiful.
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One thing I definitely wouldn’t trade about where I live is having seasons. I love it. Thank you so much for your compliment on my door 🙂
Such a pretty porch for the fall. Right now I’ve got it decorated for Halloween, but with a few quick switches it’ll be easy to convert to a Thanksgiving one – but you also gave me some great ideas.
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Thanks so much! I am thinking we’ll switch out to a Halloween theme this weekend maybe. A lot of the elements are the same so it will be easy to switch back for Thanksgiving.
WOW, very nice. I still have to work on mine. Thanks for the ideas!
Thanks! This definitely came together at the last minute. I’m trying to decide if I keep it a little longer or go ahead and move to Halloween.
Your porch looks wonderful. You’d never know that you had monsoon problems. Love the blue front door!
SheilaG @ Plum Doodles recently posted…How to Decorate a Front Porch for Fall
Thanks so much! That blue door is my favorite right now…the color was a total accident but I love it.
Gorgeous porch- happy fall!!
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Thanks so much! Happy fall.
You did a really good job of decorating even though you had obstacles. I love the lanterns and the way you filled them. I have always wanted corn stalks on my porch, they looks so great.
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Thanks so much! Those lanterns get so much use every season. They are a great investment!
WOW!!
I wish I had the creativeness to pull something like that off.
I should send you a picture of our pathetic front door and see what you could come up with.
So beautiful!!
Send your picture along. I love decorating for fall 🙂
The one this I am missing with my dream house is my cool porch like this! i love your porch! It is just MY style too!
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Thanks! The porch was definitely a selling feature for me on this house.
Your porch is absolutely gorgeous!! I live in Florida and it still feels like summer. Wanting some cooler weather so it will feel more like fall….love those Ikea lanterns!!
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Thanks! I am happy we are getting some more fall like weather. 90 degrees in October just feels wrong some how.
Oh I love your porch, very pretty!
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Thanks so much!
Looks so welcoming and homey. I love what you did!
Thanks! Despite being super short on time, I love how it came out.
Totally gorgeous! I love decorating for fall!
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Fall is one of my favorite seasons so I love decorating for it.
Oh wow, I love this post and all of your ideas! I just completely fell in love with your faux corn! That is so pretty!
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Thanks. I saw that corn and knew I had to have it.
Beautiful job! I love the lanterns with the pumpkins inside, your porch is so inviting!
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Thanks! Those lanterns have been well worth their extremely modest price.
SO pretty Shannah! I love the pumpkins in the lantern and the metal(?) holder with the burlap for your mums.. just lovely. Pinned. 🙂
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Thanks so much! Those lanterns have been so good to have…definitely worth the Ikea investment 😉 Aren’t those planters cool? They are actually plastic but really look like metal.
very pretty and very welcoming!
Thanks!
What a beautiful front porch! And love, LOVE your front door!
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Thank you so much! That front door is definitely a happy accident.
Love your porch! How completely welcoming for fall!
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Thanks so much!