Sometimes when you are blogging, you tend to go a little overboard in decorating. Fall front porch ideas get a little over the top and the next thing you know you're building a full size replica of Lizzie Borden's parlor on your front porch for Halloween. It's just a hazard of the job.
So in the middle of shopping for a Lizzie period dress, I came to the realization that I just wanted to do a typical non-blogging-Pam front porch. Nothing too over the top and nothing that will make cars passing on the street stop and gawk.
Lizzie with a hatchet would have surely made a few cars stop. Some with lights and sirens on them.
So this is my sweet and simple, laid-back fall porch.
Other than the bowl of apples, damn you Gala apples, the rest of the stuff will sit on my porch until after Thanksgiving.
This humongo pumpkin is my favorite thing on the porch. It has got to be close to 100 pounds.
Normally it would be one of those instance where I would want to try to see how it looks on each side of the door and then move it an inch this way and then an inch that way.
But after my husband and I managed to somehow actually get it up onto the porch and I asked my husband to scooch it over an inch or two and I got the look (i.e. no one is going to get a hernia over this stupid pumpkin), it just stayed where we dropped it.
Yep, looks good there!
Lizzie and her parents will have to wait until next year for their debut.
Other fall front porches ideas you may like:
Cute Fall Decorations For Outside
Into Vintage
I think it all looks lovely although I thought that giant pumpkin might be inflatable. It is BIG. Your husband might not want to move it an inch here or there but I can promise you my husband would have refused getting it in the car, let alone up on the porch!
Maria Elena
Your porch looks so pretty! That big pumpkin is just fabulous! Love the decor on the bench! Everything looks so pretty together!
Honey at 2805
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Vickie @ Ranger 911
Your porch looks just lovely!
Sue
That is one big butt pumpkin, Pam! I bet that cost you an arm and a leg. lol Cute porch decorating... I would kill to have a place to set a table, some chairs, and lots of plants! Maybe the next house.... Hope to see you at Rural Society today! Yup... I'm already up so we can get an early start!
andrea@townandprairie
Pam, your photo collage is really nice!
Diane | An Extraordinary Day
You 100 lb. pumpkin is gorgeous!!! And perfect just where it's at.
Jennifer {Studio JRU}
Your porch is just beautiful. Simple and beautiful. That is a gorgeous pumpkin!!
Barbara (WA)
Just popped over here from the Inspired Room and I love your porch (with or without the fall decor!).
Jeannie and Linda
I hope you took that beautiful bowl inside! A bowl like that is the one thing of my mom's that the four sisters will probably fight over!
Very peaceful back porch. I could sit and read a long book there.
Linda at The French Hens Nest
Tawn
Love your sweet porch. Would love to know where you got the throw on the bench!!!
Pam
I'm probably not going to be a lot of help, but I've had that for YEARS. It probably came from Walmart.
Tawn
Thank you, Pam. I have looked for a plaid fall throw that I can use on my front porch, and have been unable to find one. I will have to keep looking, and Walmart will be one place I will check.