Simple Fall Porch – Fall Ideas

Welcome friends to our, Simple Fall Porch.  I’m so excited to be joining  in again with my lovely friends for the Fall Ideas Tour. I’d like to give a big old thank you to my friend, Angie at Postcards from the Ridge, she is so very gracious  and awesome to host this wonderful tour, thanks lady! Make sure you stick around until the end of this post and make sure you visit with all of my talented friends! xo

Here’s a sneak peek of the awesome you can expect. 

Simple Fall Porch – Fall Ideas

Well, first let’s talk about the elephant in the room before we get this tour started. Yikes, it’s been a crazy 2020 so far, am I right? Social distancing, losing of jobs, staying home and only going out when it’s essential, since March! Some families have had it so much worse too, it’s been intense friends!  🙁 When I signed up for this tour I wanted a break from the cray in the world and I wanted to concentrate on simplified, on nature and I 100% didn’t want to spend any money on this porch tour! So while that is mostly true… I did buy 2 vintage oil lantern bases for $8 each, other than that, zero dollars spent.  Usually though I’d rush to the stores and fill the back of our car with all of the fall mums, the pumpkins, hay bales, new rugs, new pillows and props! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE heading to the stores and getting new inspiring things to play with.  But that’s not what I’m doing this time around. I want to just inspire with what we have, reimagine what we have and shop our home. There are plans for this porch, but for right now we are living in the moment and enjoying this beautiful porch for what it does give us, now! We truly do love it here.

Simplifying life is our goal really… we’ve been on this journey of simplifying our lives and slowing this proverbial train down for a while now. To be able to take in all of the everyday special moments, to notice the simple moments and to reflect in gratitude… this really and truly takes focus and work. 

Sitting on the porch and taking it all in, just being!  We are so grateful for where we are. 

I think my new favourite thing is finding vintage oil lantern bases and using them as vases, they are so darn charming.  I’ve shared how I’ve used them on Instagram, I would love it if you joined me there.  

Of course my amber bottles have to come out, it’s fall after all! In all honesty though, I’ve never put them away… I mean, how could I, they are just too awesome! 

There are always tons of nests we find on the ground after all the baby birds have flown the coop and every bird has moved out… I think the wind blows them out of the trees and I can’t resist a nest on the ground, that texture is amazing. 

Our little bistro set was in front of the mantel… we ate there almost every night during the summer and it was awesome. But, I think it’s now time to sit in our cozy Adirondack chairs for our cooler morning coffees. It is nice to be feeling the cooler air, it’s been very refreshing after the very hot summer we’ve had. 

Our potting bench is really simplified this year, I love it. That green still speaks to me! You can see how I made this potting bench at;  Vintage Potting Bench – DIY – Outdoor Extravaganza.  You can also see how I styled the potting bench last year for the Fall Ideas Tour here —> Simple Rustic Autumn Porch. 

With this view you can see a peek of where we moved our fire-pit area. We love it in it’s new location, it’s much cozier here.  I also simply love how charming the vintage aluminum funnel  looks with beautiful plants. 

I  foraged on our property to bring in some greenery and late summer hydrangeas. 

We simply love how the light moves all around our property, a beautiful show when the weather cooperates. That wreath is years old, I simply foraged in my craft storage and added some bright green moss, it really freshened it up so much! 

I love having throws on our chairs for those crisp mornings and evenings. 

Our bistro set is still an amazing place to eat dinner – this is the perfect spot to watch the sunset. 

Balls of twine add such a wonderful texture, it’s one of my favourite texture hacks! 😉 

Our oak tree is being “trimmed” by the busy squirrels (getting ready for winter)… we find full branches on the ground all of the time, it’s a very efficient way for them to get to the yummy acorns once the branch falls to the ground. And, it’s handy to fill amber bottles with water to add the trimmed branches to them, I love this fresh look. Thank you Mr or Mrs Squirrel! xo

I also love collecting all of the wasps nests… once they move out of course. 😉 The masterful way they create their homes is mind-blowing, every section is perfect! 

Thank you so much for joining us here on the porch, I hope you’ve enjoyed your virtual visit?! xoxo

Now, please continue on for all of the Fall inspiration from my friends below – SO GOOD!  

Fall Mantel Decor Ideas

Fall Tablescape Decor Ideas

Fall Porch and Deck Decor Ideas

Fall Tiered Tray Decor Ideas

Fall DIY Crafts