With the fall here to stay, it’s time to change those decorations around your front door.
The oranges and golds of October take the stage for fall. Their warm colors are a welcomed sight for everyone passing by or entering your home.
Golden chrysanthemums, orange pumpkins, interesting gourds, and squashes take center stage. Sometimes corn stalks can add beauty, depending on how skillful you are at arrangements.
When decorating the outside of your home, don’t neglect the porch. You can bring some of the elements from your yard onto the porch, and then carry those elements into the house. For instance, if you have used red mums out in the yard, use them on the porch as well. Tie some of the [nmslink:corn stalks, corn stalks] onto the columns for the porch and then put groups of Indian corn on the stalks.
For the door, create a wreath with grape vines and put Indian corn on it. Spray paint some pine cones before hot gluing them to the wreath. Add silk mums, use cranberries, or other dried fruit to add more color and variety to your wreath. Create a bow using raffia and hot glue it to the top or bottom of the wreath as the final touch before hanging it on the door.
Once inside the home, don’t go overboard with the harvest decorations. If you have stairs in the foyer, consider wrapping a garland of fall leaves along the handrail. Put a small display at the base of the stairs. Most importantly, though, create the mood you’d like with scent rather than decorations. You could bake a pumpkin pie, or use one of the many [nmslink:scented candles, scented candles] available today.
Don’t overdo decorations and save the major decorations for the table. Start with a solid [nmslink:tablecloth, tablecloth] as the base for the table decorations. Those decorations can include the dishes and napkins, or it could be a centerpiece of the same red and yellow mums, painted pine cones, and Indian corn. A cornucopia with fruit and nuts cascading from it would also be nice choice.
However you plan to decorate, whether inside or outside, remember that harvest decorations are about more than pumpkins and scarecrows. Use what nature provides to decorate your home, and have fun while you plan each display. Decorations are a plus, but the love that your guests feel at your home will be what brings them back.
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