4 Easy Ways to Create Fall Curb Appeal

There’s no better feeling than pulling into your driveway after a long day and feeling a surge of pride when you realize how nice your home looks from the street. Fortunately, that feeling is not hard to come by, especially now that fall is here. With just a few budget-friendly, seasonal touches, you can ensure that your house is the most festive on the street. Check out our favorite fall curb appeal ideas below. We guarantee that you’ll be excited for the leaves to turn.

4 Easy Ways to Create Fall Curb Appeal

Use curb appeal to draw eyes to your home.

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Decorate Your Doorway:

Since the doorway is often the focal point of your home’s exterior, it plays a key role when it comes to adding curb appeal. Warm things up with a festive fall wreath or a hearty cornucopia. Invest in a seasonal new welcome mat that will make your friends and family feel right at home. If you’re looking for a little bolder statement, consider giving your front door a new coat of paint. Warm colors like burgundy, burnt orange, and mustard yellow will give it just the right inviting touch.

A seasonal wreath will make any front door festive.

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Embrace Fall Foliage:

Plants are the perfect way to add visual interest to any front lawn – don’t let the colder weather convince you otherwise. As your summer flowers start to dry out, replace them with autumn-blooming varieties. Mums, Goldenrods, and Aster are all well suited for the season and will add some rich color to your exterior. Think about planting them along your walkway as shown in the picture above to help draw the eye to your door. But, if you like a subtler touch, you could arrange potted versions along your front steps.

Plant fall flowers for a pop of seasonal color.

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Glam Up Your Mailbox

Bring your curb appeal all the way out to the street by making sure that your mailbox is just as decorated. Take a trip to your local farmer’s market and pick up some corn stalks, hay bales, and pumpkins. Tie the stalk to the back of the mailbox to add visual height and then play around when stacking the other two elements until you find a grouping that is aesthetically pleasing. While you’re sprucing things up, display your house number on the front of the mailbox to ensure that it is easily identifiable from the street.

Bring your fall spirit right to the street by decorating your mailbox.

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Add Extra Light:

As the nights grow longer, it’s no surprise that everyone’s yard could benefit from a little more light. Help the trick-or-treaters find their way by illuminating a pathway with exterior lighting. You can use black carriage lights for an extra spooky feel, but whatever kind you choose, make sure to put them on a timer so that your house will appear inviting even when you are out and about. If your family loves carving jack-o-lanterns, consider carving a plethora of spooky Halloween designs.

When it comes to easy curb appeal ideas, seasonal is best. Not only do these items create a cohesive theme, but they are also often cost-effective and readily available. For fall, it’s all about produce. Find a local farm and go nuts buying pumpkins, corn, apples, gourds, mums, and hay. Then, use the ideas above as inspiration for your own designs. Whatever you create, you’ll be sure to fall in love with your home’s exterior.

How do you decorate your exterior for fall? Do you have any seasonal tips to share? Let us know in the comments.

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