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    Home » Holidays

    Transitioning The Porch From Fall To Halloween

    Published by Pam Kessler | 511 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 22 Comments

    When I transition my porch from fall to Halloween it needs to be quick and easy.

    And CHEAP.

    I normally only keep my Halloween decor up for two weeks. Come November 1st at 7:00 am I am ready for it to come down, so no sense spending a lot of time or money on it.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.
    Here is what it looked like a few weeks ago:

    Fall porch decor modern farmhouse style. Sometimes a traditional look is just what you need to get you in the mood for fall!

    via Fall Porch Decor Farmhouse Style
    This is all part of a home tour put on by the people at Hometalk. There will be links to other blogger's fall decor and projects at the end of the post (after you read my fabulous commentary on my project though).

    Hometalk Bloggers Fall Home Tour

    Most of the supplies I used are from the Dollar Tree.

    They cost a dollar each.

    You probably already figured that out, but just wan't to spell it out just in case we have some Dollar Tree virgins out there.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    BTW, can you see the reflection of my inflatable Brutus Buckeye in the front yard? I get a kick out of people honking at him as they drive past.

    I took some dollar birds (which have glitter one them this year???) and attached them to the cornstalks and mums.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    They have wire on their feet, so I just wound the wire around stems and we're good to go.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    And then I used a hot glue gun to glue the bats to my glass storm door.

    Yes, you heard me right. I used hot glue on my storm door.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    Needless to say, my husband wasn't home at the time to dissuade/kill me.

    I actually got the idea from Jeanette from Country Design Styles who introduced me to hot glue guns and glass doors when she glued leaves to her front door for fall decor.

    You just pick the glue off the glass when you're ready for it to come down.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    A tutorial for the funnel Jack-O'-Lantern can be found at Repurposed Funnel Jack-O'-Lantern.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    And the wreath tutorial can be found at Easy To Make Fall Wreath.

    I haven't done a tutorial on the owl yet, because it's basically an owl I found at the thrift store and put inside a birdcage that I had painted dark grey.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    OK, I guess that's the tutorial then. Find owl . . . paint birdcage . . . insert owl. Done.

    This is one of the Cinderella pumpkins that grew in our compost pile this year.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.

    Every year we throw our pumpkins in the compost in November and the next year I am totally surprised that new pumpkins grow. It's like magic!

    Except it's not, because we basically plant them there in the fall.

    After Halloween is over, I can just take down the birds, bats and owl and I'm back to the original look and good to go until Thanksgiving.

    Quick and easy Halloween decorating ideas for your porch. An inexpensive way to transition the porch from fall to Halloween decor with just a few additions.



    Other Fall Porches:

    Halloween Porch Decorations
    Simple Fall Porch Decorating On The Cheap
    Rustic And Natural Fall Porch Decor

    Now go on over and check out the other Hometalk Bloggers' festive fall decor and projects. There's some good stuff in there!!!

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    1. Sara

      October 18, 2015 at 9:39 pm

      Your fall and halloween porch is adorable. Such easy and affordable transitions, love them. Good to know on the hot glue too.... but your buckeye in the front yard, is another story! ;p Go Blue! LOL

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      • Pam

        October 19, 2015 at 10:28 am

        Lol, there will be no Wolverines in my front yard 🙂

        Reply
    2. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      October 18, 2015 at 10:37 pm

      Your Halloween additions are perfect...I love the look of the birds on the mums!

      Reply
    3. Oliva Ohlson

      October 18, 2015 at 11:04 pm

      Your front porch looks fabulous, and I love he ease in which it was transformed into Halloween! Have a great week!
      PS: It's best when Hubbies are not home when we are in our creative mode...LOL...

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      • Pam

        October 19, 2015 at 10:30 am

        I think I did the whole thing in about ten minutes 🙂

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    4. Angie @ Knick of Time

      October 18, 2015 at 11:28 pm

      Love it all, Pam, but especially the adorable jack-o-lantern funnel - Pinned!

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      • Pam

        October 19, 2015 at 10:31 am

        He's my favorite too! Not sure what I'll do with him when Halloween is over. Maybe a snowman?

        Reply
    5. Vanessa

      October 19, 2015 at 12:02 am

      How awesome! I love your Jack O Lantern. You have a beautiful and fun porch. Enjoy touring with you.

      Reply
    6. Tee @ Beauteeful Living

      October 19, 2015 at 9:01 am

      What a fun porch! I love that owl in that birdcage.

      Reply
    7. Lindsay Eidahl

      October 19, 2015 at 9:42 am

      Love your porch! The owl in the cage is a great touch!!!

      Reply
    8. Susan Linn

      October 19, 2015 at 9:49 am

      I enjoy your posts so much. You always have so many ideas that are doable and won't cost an arm and a leg. I must admit that I am a dollar store virgin! I think I will be changing that soon!! Keep up the good work!

      Reply
    9. Leslie Harris

      October 19, 2015 at 10:13 am

      Pam, you always make everything sound so wonderfully easy. I think, "Hey, I could do that too," and that's how I feel when I read this post. It makes me want to bring out some Halloween crows for my front. Love your porch. It's odd but down here in Huntington Beach I don's see any corn stalks. Not sure why. Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip and that the place didn't fall to pieces without you home hahaha hey, your son still remembered you too. That was funny. hugs,
      Leslie

      Reply
    10. Patti

      October 19, 2015 at 12:14 pm

      Hi Pam,
      Great transition from fall to Halloween, I'm doing something similar tomorrow as a request from my daughter. I always love all your fun thrift store finds. The owl is certainly fab!

      Reply
    11. chris aka monkey

      October 19, 2015 at 12:19 pm

      my favorite tutorial evah lol paint cage insert owl, you crack me up...... hope the arm is back to normal, you could just turn funnel around and put a snowman face on it with a bit of ponsettia glued to funnel xx

      Reply
    12. Cathy

      October 19, 2015 at 5:02 pm

      So many fun things to see on your porch and so easy to transform from one season to the next but I love the funnel jack'o lantern. Just too cute. Cathy

      Reply
    13. Kristi @ Chatfield Court

      October 19, 2015 at 9:57 pm

      So cute Pam! Love all it but I especially think the bats on the door and the owl in the cage are awesome

      Reply
    14. Kristi @ Chatfield Court

      October 19, 2015 at 9:58 pm

      So cute Pam! Love all of it, especially the bats on the door and the owl in the cage .

      Reply
    15. Thea

      October 20, 2015 at 11:10 am

      I so enjoyed your post and all of the decor items you shared. I have to admit my favourite are the black birds and your wreath is stunning! I didn't even think you could hot glue gun items onto glass. But it makes perfect sense! Love your porch decor!

      Reply
    16. Funky Junk Interiors

      October 20, 2015 at 4:25 pm

      What a gorgeous, fun porch setting! The colours absolutely draw you right in! Especially love your junky funnel pumpkin. 🙂 Beautiful!

      Reply
    17. Amber | In The Loop Blog

      October 21, 2015 at 10:53 am

      That owl and tin can pumpkin are the cutest!

      Reply
    18. Jill Flory

      October 21, 2015 at 8:29 pm

      Your porch is gorgeous! Love all the great fall color!

      Reply
    19. Melinda J Tucker

      October 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm

      i love this !!!

      Reply

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