Autumn Decor for Your Front Entrance

Nestled between the fun of Halloween and the joy of the holidays, the month of November gives us a brief but beautiful window of time when we can indulge in the bright oranges, reds and yellows of autumn. At Sterling Pear, we think that fall colors are some of the best and most inspirational for decorating! This year we’re especially excited about autumn door decorations that really showcase the warmth and brilliance of the season.

Perhaps what we love most about door decorating is that it’s a simple and easy way to keep your home looking current. For example, the look of a square autumn leaf wreath is perfect; the square shape is a fresh, modern take on the traditional door wreath, and the entire project can most likely be made with items you have on hand.

Our child friendly version of the square autumn leaf wreath

We decided to give this square leaf wreath a try in a kid’s version and drew inspiration from our friends over at thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com. 

We collected leaves from our neighbor’s yard and, rather than buying a square wreath frame, we simply cut a square out of cardboard and glued the leaves directly onto the cardboard. Our final result wasn’t as polished as the picture that inspired us, but even little hands covered in glue can’t mess up the simple beauty of red fall leaves. 

One side note: these leaves were collected in San Diego where fall weather is as sporadic as trees that drop their leaves. We easily collected enough for our wreath; imagine what you can do in areas where the fall harvest is more plentiful!

If you prefer more traditional autumn shapes, we love the combination of Indian corn and cornucopias. Indian corn is easy to find, and the corn’s blues, yellows and reds are so vibrant that you can easily make simple decorations that look beautiful.  Try tying a few ears together with a ribbon, or we’ve seen lovely door decorations with Indian corn and fall flowers tied together with bright ribbon. Even better, grab another handful of those red leaves from the neighbor’s yard and arrange them with the flowers and the corn in a cornucopia for your door!  The possibilities are endless!

Suggestion: After your wreath or fall arrangement is complete, you can use beautiful wreath hangers with colorful ribbon to hang and showcase your masterpiece on your front door. 

We would love to see how fall has inspired you!  Send us a picture of your fall masterpiece and we may showcase it on our blog to inspire others.  Email your photos to info@sterlingpear.com.

One final note, if you’re wondering how to hang a square wreath or, perhaps even more challenging, a cornucopia, we suggest tying a pretty ribbon around the top of your wreath or just below the mouth of the cornucopia. Then, use a wreath hanger to hang your decoration. If you don’t already have a wreath hanger, have a look at some of ours.

Contributed by: Terrie Petree for Sterling Pear