Cozy Fall Porch
If you’ve followed this blog for longer than a day, you probably already know that “cozy” doesn’t come easily in our house.
The builders of our suburban cookie cutter subdivision somehow left that little feature out of the plan. We’ve come a long way in a year and a half, but our porch usually doesn’t get as much love as the inside.
This is how our porch looked a year ago:
So I set out to cozify our porch over the weekend. (Yep. That’s totally a word.)
We had our first cool, crisp day here in the Carolinas yesterday, so it felt so right to bust out some hot cider and warm throws. And it seemed like a great time to welcome fall with a giveaway too! Stay tuned for more details on that at the end of this post.
I wish I could tell you that I curled up on our settee and read for hours, but motherhood calls most of the time around here. I’ve found myself wanting about 5 more of that plaid throw I picked up at Ikea.
Robert and I found our wicker set for a bargain at our neighborhood thrift store last year, and I love the bit of Southern charm it adds to our little builder grade porch.
My mother-in-law actually made these scrap wood pumpkins a few weeks ago. Aren’t they awesome!? That took major skills!
I’ve stuck to mostly neutrals for the inside of our house, but I couldn’t resist a bit of orange out here. It’s normally my least favorite color, but there’s just something about fall that completely changes my perspective on it for a couple of months.
In case you’re wondering, those pumpkins are most definitely fake. We’ll pick out the real deal ones in a few weeks for our pumpkin carving party that we have every year. We sit around a campfire in my in-laws’ backyard, play country music, sip cider from our favorite local orchard, and laugh all night long. We make it a contest to see who comes up with the most creative jack-0-lantern carving.
I’ll be sharing more details later about those wooden shutters Robert and I built to add a bit of rustic around our door. No space is complete without a little bit of wood grain.
And I’m so excited about this beautiful fall wreath that I was provided by Two Inspire You on Etsy. I love DIYing things, but I could have never made one like this.
I love the wildness of it, if that even makes any sense.
It definitely gives some much needed personality to our basic steel door.
I get questions sometimes asking what paint color is on our front door, and I wish I had the answer. It was what our builder chose in our house’s package. All of the Doctor Who fans out there have deemed it Tardis blue.
So now that the slight cool fall breeze is back for a little visit, I so hope I can make it out here for a morning read and a pumpkin spice latte.
And read some Edgar Allan Poe for old times’ sake.
But, honestly, I’ll probably put old Edgar away for some J.K. Rowling re-reads instead.
Sorry, Edgar. It’s me, not you.
After teaching close to a thousand students collectively in literature classes, you start to build a love/hate relationship with some of the authors. (Although, Shakespeare will always have a part of my heart.)
So about that happy little giveaway? I’ve teamed up with Two Inspire You to give away one of their gorgeous wreaths!
I had such a hard time choosing just one for our porch. There are so many stunners in this Etsy shop! These were some of my favorites:
Pumpkins and Cream Berry Wreath
To enter, just follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter widget below. (Eligible only to residents of the continental U.S.)
So have y’all busted out the fall decor yet? Is the fall weather creeping in where you live? Even if it still feels like mid-summer, we can just pretend until it really arrives.
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Lauren….your porch looks beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win a wreath…I am a wreath fan for sure.
Rosa
I love all of the wreaths, but the one that is catching my eye the most is the olive branch wreath. And, you house and porch look like anything BUT builder grade! 🙂
Aw thanks, Carmen! I love that one too. It’d be beautiful year-round.
Your porch looks great! You’ve inspired me to work on mine. Wreaths are all beautiful!
Thank you!
You did a wonderful job on creating a relaxing place on your front porch…two thumbs up! By the way, I love the Pumpkins and Cream Berry Wreath…simple but beautiful.
Thanks, Anne! I love that one too.
I really like the XL Spring Fern Wreath! So many things can be added to that one to change it up as the year progresses.
I just LOVE that olive branch wreath you linked as well as all of her boxwood wreathes! Also I’m totally with you – some J.K. Rowling and PSL on the porch sounds PERFECT. Love your space! Wish I had a front porch! 🙂
I love that one too! That’s going on the wish list for later. Harry Potter and PSL all the way, baby! Haha Thanks, Erica!
Love the olive branch wreath…actually, I love them all. I can see why you had a difficult time choosing!
LOVE this update to your porch! Those throw pillows are so beautiful!!
Thanks girl! I totally cheated and stole them from our couch. 😉
I really like this wreath the most: Red Petunias, Annual Petunias, Petunia Hanging Basket, Summer Petunias, Petunia Flower Baskets, Annual Flowers, Summer Wreaths.
Love your front porch decor…the shutters on either side of the door was the perfect touch! Have a beautiful day.
Thank you, Tina! Hope you have a beautiful day too. 🙂
It looks so inviting and cozy! Love the boots, too.
Thank you, Elma! I’m so ready for boot season! Haha
SOOO GORGEOUS!!! PINNED~~
I love the Fall Wreath Pumpkin Pie Berry Wreath! Although they are all incredibly beautiful!
I love the ‘All Season Berry Wreath’!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/78037653/holidays-christmas-decor-berry-wreath?ref=shop_home_active_16
So hard to choose! I really love the XL Cream Berry Wreath, it’s so timeless I feel as though I can’t go wrong with that beauty!
It looks so cozy! And that throw!!!! Love it!
Your fall porch is beautiful! I just got done decorating mine this weekend and it was SO much fun. At first I thought your white pumpkins were real, that one has such a unique shape. I love the wreaths, especially the monogrammed one from the Etsy shop. I also love that you went with a grayish plaid throw and pillows. Very pretty. That apple cider looks delicious!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
I love the fall pumpkin wreath!
This porch is FAR from cookie cutter! I love it! Leave that Poe book out there!
Thank you, Paige! I’m tempted to. 🙂
I like the Autumn Harvest Wreath