27 Fall Doorway Decorations for the Most Festive Autumn Curb Appeal

A wreath of dried flowers hang on this happy gold front door. Pumpkins and cabbages on either side make for an effortless fall look.

This handmade wreath of small pumpkins and zucchini features all the rich colors of fall.

Talk about a grand entrance! Twirl up your front door with a stunning, oversize garland and wreath combo. Line the steps with stacks of pumpkins for a decidedly fall feel.

Adorn a wreath made of berries with a plaid ribbon that matches the rest of your fall front porch decor.

This neutral driftwood wreath lets the bright orange pumpkins and bright blue door of this New Mexico entryway take center stage.

Attach flattened, dried leaves to a flat wreath form. Gather as many different kinds and colors as you can in your own yard or your local park.

This Dutch door and wee porch gets an oversize wreath made from a mixture of fall foliage. Pillows on built-in benches lend a soft touch.

To make this welcome sign, apply a layer of chalkboard paint to the inside of an old tray. Autumn branches and bittersweet berries add the perfect finishing touch. Pro tip: Swap out the foliage to make the sign work all year long.

Simple and elegant, this shaker peg wreath only requires two materials to create.

Make the wreath: Attach 2 7/8-inch Shaker pegs to a 12-inch biodegradable floral craft ring with hot-glue. Wrap a piece of floral wire around the top of the craft ring, and hang.

Plaid shirts and autumn leaves go together like Thanksgiving and turkey! We love the idea of celebrating both of those fall staples in one cheerful wreath.

Make the wreath: Trace leaf stencils onto double-stick fusible webbing, then fuse them to plaid fabric and cut out leaf shapes. Next, fuse the cutout leaves to felt, and cut out once more. Finally, wrap a foam wreath form with ribbon and attach the leaves with push-pins or hot glue, mixing the plaid and felt sides. Hang with a strip of plaid fabric.

Simply nestle colorful paper flowers (you can hold them in place with hot glue) in a store-bought or homemade chili pepper wreath to create a colorful addition to any door.

Not all DIY front-door decor requires a foam wreath form. Choose a ribbon color that coordinates with the rest of your decor.

Make the hanger: Select 8 four- to six-inch pinecones and 8 two-foot-long pieces of silk ribbon. Use a hot-glue gun to adhere the last two inches of each ribbon to the base of a cone. After the glue dries, collect all the ribbon ends and stagger them so that the cones fall at varying lengths. Tie the ribbon ends together in a knot, trim the tips so they are uniform, and slip the knot over a finishing nail.

Sometimes less is more, which is definitely the case with the single material wreath. Keep it up through the holidays—just swap out the ribbon color to your liking.

Make the wreath: Cover a foam wreath form with in-shell pecans, attaching them with hot glue.

Fashion this owl wreath for an adorable fall entrance. Your neighbors will think it's a hoot!

Make the wreath: Wrap burlap ribbon around a 12" Styrofoam form. For the eyes, use utility scissors to cut a 5" circle from a sisal doormat. Trim a 2" strip from the edge of a raffia table skirt and hot-glue along the outer edge.Next, hot-glue the outer ring of a 41/2"-inch Mason jar lid inside the raffia, securing it to the sisal circle. Hot-glue a metal bottle cap at the center of the ring and encircle with dried pumpkin seeds. Hot-glue a red wood bead inside bottle cap. Repeat for second eye. For the wings, cut two 8"H x 5"W teardrop-shaped pieces from the doormat. For the beak, cut a 3" triangle from the mat; cover with dried pumpkin seeds. Attach the beak, then the eyes and wings, with hot-glue.

Birch bark is the key to these autumn "leaves."

Make the wreath: You'll need twenty-four 6 3/4"W x 20 1/2"L sheets of birch bark, a 20-inch-diameter foam wreath form, and 45 small wooden cubes to act as risers. First, print and cut out our oak- and maple-leaf templates. Trace 75 assorted leaves onto the birch-bark sheets, and cut out. Varying the leaf type, hot-glue 30 leaves onto the wreath form. Then, hot-glue a wooden cube onto the back of each remaining leaf. Using our photo as a guide, hot-glue the cube-backed leaves atop the original leaves.

Channel the California wine country with this green, white, and lavender color palette.

Make the wreath: Use floral wire to bundle five or six-inch lengths of fresh olive branches together. Attach bundles to a wire wreath form, making sure the branches go in the same direction. Add dried white statice flowers here and there with floral wire.

A pretty collection of yellows, oranges, pinks, and reds makes this wreath a perfect fit for the fall season—but we think it'd still look appropriate on your front porch come spring and summer.

Make the wreath: Set four medium plastic bins on a covered surface.In each, mix 6 cups of warm water, 3 Tbsp vinegar and 1 cup Rit liquid fabric dye in desired colors. Note - it's good to wear gloves so your hands don't get stained from the dye.

Soak dried corn husk in the mixture for 20 minutes; rinse with water and let dry on newspaper. Place husks between two thin towels and iron flat. Hot-glue a few layers of dyed corn husks around a 12" foam wreath form to create a sunburst shape. Attach a loop of wire to the back with hot glue and use to hang.

Create a friendly owl house with this fun DIY tree and tire swing wreath.

Make the tree: Wrap a tall mailing tube in wood grain contact paper. Attach it to the door frame with nails or double sided velcro. Stuff fall branches into the top of the tube, holding them in place with nails.