One of the quickest ways to give your home a unique personality and take advantage of the changing seasons is to decorate your front door. The front door is one of the first things people see when they view your home. When it looks warm and welcoming, your entire home gives off a friendly glow. Now that cooler weather is on its way, it's time to start thinking about decorating doors. Need some ideas? Here are some ideas for decorating doors for autumn that are interesting and affordable:
Attach a door bucket filled with greenery.
Door buckets come in a variety of styles and can be filled with anything from flowers to greenery before hanging it from the front door. These attractive door decorations allow you to quickly and easily change their contents according to season or occasion. For autumn, fill a door bucket with natural reeds, branches of colored leaves and interesting twigs, and natural greenery. Try filling your door bucket with an attractive fruit display or an eye catching autumn arrangement of small pumpkins, and ears of corn. Add an attractive bow for a flash of color. Since this is an election year, why not create an interesting arrangement and stick and American flag along each side? A door bucket gives you tons of creative freedom.
Mount a scarecrow on the door.
For an upbeat look with lots of character, dress up a scarecrow in his country finest and mount him on the front door. You can change his clothing or his hat occasionally for variety. Watch out or he may take on a life of his own!
Frame your doors with greenery.
One way to dress up a door is to line the entire frame of your front door in greenery. Ivy is a good choice as it has character and elegance but you can use any type of greenery you wish. If you want something more sedate, hang a handmade wreath with an autumn theme on the front door. You can even make your own wreath by buying a wreath base at a craft store and attaching your own touches of autumn. Go for a nature walk and collect beautiful pinecones, ornamental grasses, nuts, and berries to attach to your wreath base. Tie on a big raffia bow and you have instant, all natural door jewelry.
Attach ears of corn to the front door.
Tie several ears of corn together using twine or raffia and hang the arrangement on your front door for an interesting autumn door decoration. Add the ribbon of your choice. This type of arrangement always looks natural and homey.
Decorate with autumn leaves.
Does your front door have window panes? Collect some pretty autumn leaves on a nature walk. Spray them with adhesive and press them onto the glass from the inside for a unique look. It's a quick way to create art for small windows.
Be sure to change your door decorations often for variety. Don't be surprised when the neighbors want to learn your secrets for decorating a door.
