How to Style Your Autumn Porch
Written by: Claire Sugden
Autumn décor needn’t be confined to indoor spaces. As evenings turn misty and the darker nights draw in, dressing a porch, entryway or front door with seasonal décor is the perfect way to create the cosiest welcome home. Our style guide below will walk you through the key ingredients for a beautiful autumnal entrance.
Candles and Lanterns
Bring a little light to your outdoor space with weatherproof, battery powered candles and lanterns. Available in shapes, finishes and colours to suit all décor styles, an LED candle lantern is a super-simple way of bringing a “welcome home” glow to any doorstep. Style lanterns in pairs of mismatched sizes and designs for an informal, thrown-together look, or opt for a matching set either side of a front door for something a little more striking. No need to be fumbling about in the dark with switches, either: all our LED candles come complete with a 6-hour timer setting, meaning automatic illumination every evening.
Fall Foliage
Celebrate the best of the season with light-up foliage decorations: wreaths aren’t just for Christmas, you know. From simple, suits-all-doors acorn wreaths to showstopper statement pieces, there’s a wreath for every entrance this autumn. For even more wow-factor, consider winding a matching illuminated garland up and around covered posts or porch columns.
Perfect Pumpkins
Real, hand-carved pumpkins (perhaps lit with an LED tea light or two) are a fabulous addition to outdoor décor, but if you’re looking for something that will last all season, you can’t go wrong with a little rattan. Understated, classic, and ready to fit in with traditional and contemporary homes alike, a pair of illuminated pumpkins in weatherproof rattan is the ideal finishing touch to your autumn entryway.
Bring the Outdoors In
Continue your décor theme through to covered porches, boot rooms and hallways by doubling-up on lanterns and candles, and dressing railings and coatracks with light-up garlands of gathered fall foliage. Not only will this negate the dreaded ‘big light’ (sure to ruin any autumn ambience with the flick of a switch), but it will also set the mood for the evening as soon as you step over the threshold: cosiness lives here.
From flickering candlelight to tumbling pumpkins, outdoor autumn décor is all about warmth, natural materials, and a little sparkle. So don’t let your front door go unloved this season! Gather the gourds, hang the wreaths, and get ready to love hometime even more.
