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September 13, 2015

Fall Front Door Decorating

My husband and I have recently discovered the miracle that is Netflix. Yes, we are slow to integrate new things into our home. Don’t judge. So far we have finished the first season of Blacklist (the 2nd season just premiered!!!) and last week we finished watching the first season of 24.

Fall Foliage Basket on Front Door atthepicketfence.com

I’m not exaggerating when I say that I really wanted to throw a pillow across the room when we finally made it to the last episode of 24. If you haven’t watched it just know that if you feel like throwing a pillow across the room you wouldn’t be the only one. 😉

It was during one of these nights of binge watching that my phone buzzed with a new text. My friend Jessie had just driven past our house on the way to her parents home up the street from us and she was letting me know how much she loved what was hanging on my front door. She wanted to know where I had purchased it and how she could get her hands on one.

And I had to laugh. I even texted her back that I was laughing and used the ‘laughing so hard you’re crying’ emoticon.

Because my front door fall decor literally took me 5 minutes. And I told her that too. But then she said that I should still show people how to make it themselves.

So, Jessie, this one is for you my friend!

Step 1: Gather up a bunch of faux fall foliage (say that five times fast!). Make sure you get a variety of heights, textures, colors, etc. This will add more interest.

fall faux foliage

Step 2: I’ve found hanging baskets like these at almost every craft store. If you can’t find one, you could simply use a thin, long basket and tie a ribbon to it for hanging. Tie a knot in the ribbon and hang it on a wreath hook.

hanging basket on front door

Step 3: Add in your base foliage. This is going to mostly serve as filler and an anchor for the other stems.

basket with fall leaves on door

Step 4: Add in the tallest stems that you have towards the back. It will look weird but just keep going, trust me.

fall front door basket step2

Step 5: Tuck in the next tallest stems that you have making sure to work them in between your filler stems.

fall front door decorating step3

Step 7: Add your shortest stems to the front of the basket, again making sure to kind of weave them into the filler stems, pulling other pieces through so that it all blends together.

fall foliage in gray basket

Step 8: Add in faux branches that are more droopy allowing them to hang down a bit. This adds more visual interest.

fall foliage layers

Step 9: If you have feathers, put them in too. They just add one more layer of texture.

feathers in fall arrangement

The last thing to do is just to stand back, take a good look and fluff or adjust as needed.

fall front door decor that isn't a wreath atthepicketfence.com

There you go Jessie! Oh and all of you At the Picket Fence friends too of course! 🙂

Now, are you ready for some more fall goodness? I’m so thrilled to announce an awesome new series with a group of awesome bloggers who will be bringing you awesome ideas each month.

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Click the links below for loads of Autumn inspiration and meet me back here next week where I’ll be giving you the full tour of my home decorated for fall!

Thanks so much for joining me at the Fence today,

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  1. martina says

    September 13, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    That basket looks so pretty Vanessa!!

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  2. Julie Kimmel says

    September 13, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    Love your basket! Love your choices of NetFlix! Blacklist and 24 are two of my favorites! I HIGHLY recommend Bloodlines and The Fall, too. Both are very good suspense/thriller shows. FYI….don’t ever watch two seasons of 24 in one day. You’ll end up thinking the AT&T truck that went by your house is spying on you, as well as thinking it’s ok to torture someone with a lamp……just saying!

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    • At The Picket Fence says

      September 13, 2015 at 4:26 PM

      Hahahahah Julie!!! Seriously even if we watched 2 episodes in a night I felt completely exhausted and stressed out so I can’t imagine doing that much in a day. I would definitely have felt like I was losing my mind! 😉

      Reply
  3. Doreen says

    September 13, 2015 at 4:18 PM

    First, I love the basket!!! And, we forget sometimes that what comes naturally to us, just doesn’t for everyone! I can do a fall arrangement, but don’t ask me to do an algebra problem!!! Seriously bad at math!!! And, 24 is an all time fave in our house! We watched all the seasons as they aired as a family – remember I have all boys here! We loved it!

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  4. Debbie Refresh Restyle says

    September 13, 2015 at 4:49 PM

    Gorgeous! You had me at easy and feather 😉 Love it!

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    • At The Picket Fence says

      September 13, 2015 at 6:32 PM

      Thanks Debbie!!

      Reply
  5. laura@duke manor farm says

    September 13, 2015 at 5:35 PM

    I always have to remind myself that what takes us 5 mins, takes our not very creative, crafty friends 5 hours. Looking forward to your fall tour.

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  6. Vanessa says

    September 13, 2015 at 6:46 PM

    Its beautiful and how easy is that wreath. I love how you make this looks so easy, now I need to give this a try.

    Have a great week.

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  7. Christy @ Our Southern Home says

    September 13, 2015 at 7:21 PM

    I’m laughing at your Netfix comment! We literally just got AT&T Uverse after only having satellite internet in the country. Couldn’t stream with it. Now can stream Netfix and binge watching has been crazy for us!!! It’s so cool! Your basket wreath is gorgeous! Love it when those quick, little effort projects turn out so fabulous!

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  8. Suzy @ Worthing Court says

    September 14, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    It’s gorgeous, Vanessa! I love how full it is and the colors that you used. Your tutorial for how to put an arrangement together in a door basket is perfect. I forgot about 24 being on Netflix!

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  9. Donna Marie says

    September 14, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    Or you could take some real stuff and make a basket…

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  10. Mary Alice Patterson says

    September 14, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    I like easy and gorgeous, and your fall door basket is definitely that…gorgeous anyway, I don’t know how easy for some of us. 🙂 Love all the different textures and colors you used!
    Mary Alice

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  11. Barbara Ann says

    September 14, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    Thank you so much for doing a step by step. i am all thumbs when it comes to aranging flowers or foliage. I have the basket just need the fall foliage. I will be making a trip to Hobby Lobby after I recover from surgery tomarrow.

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  12. Confessions of a Plate Addict says

    September 15, 2015 at 6:48 AM

    Love this…so pretty! The feathers are the perfect touch…and, of course, you had me at the French basket! Hugs…Debbie

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  13. Becca says

    September 16, 2015 at 4:22 AM

    Well, Jessie is a great friend and knows a beautiful Fall arrangement when she sees one! It’s so pretty, Vanessa, and thanks for sharing your tips on how to create one, too! Now that we’re no longer in South Carolina (where the threat of a lizard jumping out at me from such basket would’ve scared me from even making one), I could happily add one to our door, too!

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  14. LilySmith says

    October 1, 2015 at 4:24 AM

    We have amazing fall here in Canada too and I really like the way you decorated your front door! The door itself is very beautiful, I’m considering the replacing of my old door now and I think I saw something like yours here: Total Home Windows and Doors. Maybe I should buy it as yours looks amazing, especially when it’s decorated)

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  15. Margie says

    October 31, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Wow! I loooove …. your front door basket, it’s a show stopper! So glad you were encouraged to share , it’s very inspiring, wishing now I hadn’t tossed so many random floral items. If you lived in my neighborhood I would have done a few drive by’s for that beauty. No I’m not a stalker!

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    • At The Picket Fence says

      October 31, 2015 at 10:26 AM

      LOL Margie!!! Thank you so much!!

      Reply

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