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32 Festive Fall Wreath Ideas for a Stunning Seasonal Display

October 14, 2014
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Ring in the crisp fall air by selecting one of these fall wreath ideas to make for your home. These fall wreaths are easy to make and all showcase the best of autumn, but in a slightly different way. There is a wreath that uses only fall-colored leaves. Another slightly more elegant fall wreath calls for miniature white pumpkins. There is a simple, harvest themed fall door wreath that is made completely of corn cobs! A citron silk ribbon dresses it up. Another idea is to assemble a rainbow of dried flowers and herbs for a fall door wreath. If you do not like the look of a circle adorning your fall door, there is also an option for a miniature door knocker embellishment or a larger floral badge that will whisper, not shout that fall has arrived at your door. Get clicking and tell us which is your favorite fall wreath idea.
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Colorful Fall Foliage

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Rake in the compliments with a wreath featuring brilliant autumn leaves. This works with maple, oak, sweet gum, hickory, dogwood—whatever is putting on a show in your yard. You can also make it with preserved leaves purchased at a crafts store or online (try save-on-crafts.com or drieddecor.com).

How To Make It: Colorful Foliage Fall Wreath

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Sweet Peony Dreams

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If you’re struggling with dry and shriveled fall flowers, look no further than this eye-catching white peony wreath. It will breathe new life into your dried fall décor. Find the wreath at @daisymaebelle on Instagram.

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Bold and Bright

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Wrapped up in an oversized gingham bow, this wreath is every autumn-lover’s dream. Find the wreath at @mercywreaths on Instagram.

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Free Spirit

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This DIY wreath starts with a grapevine base. 18-inch grapevine wreath, dried pampas grass, preserved stardust gypsophila, bleached stardust gypsophila, dried yarrow, dried setaria grass, dried okra pods, pheasant feathers. Insert the stems of pampas grass and gypsophilas to fill out the shape. Keep things interesting by inserting accents like dried yarrow, setaria grass, okra pods, and feathers to one side.

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Team Colors

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No Southern door display is complete without a tribute to our favorite football team! A wreath in your team’s colors paired with an understated football ribbon is the best way to show your loyalty and welcome fans to the tailgate. Find the wreath at @rusticdoor_wreaths on Instagram.

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Dried Flower and Herb

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Create a dazzling kaleidoscope of colors on your tabletop by mixing bunches of blooms and foliage in a rainbow of hues. The savory scents of the dried herbs will subtly enhance the aroma of a special meal. To illuminate your table, just add a glass hurricane and candle to the middle of the wreath. After displaying it flat as a centerpiece, you can hang it from a pretty ribbon to enjoy it from a different perspective.

How To Make It: Dried Flowers and Herbs Fall Wreath

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Harvest Bounty

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Celebrate the fall harvest with this all-natural wreath. From pumpkins to berries, it pays tribute to our favorite seasonal produce in subdued, elegant hues. Find the wreath at @mercywreaths on Instagram.

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Corn Husk and Ribbon

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Tamale wrappers create a hot look that's sure to spice up your entry. Simple corn husks are folded into loops for a ruffled effect that softens the straight lines of the paneled door. A bold chartreuse bow echoes the greenery in the pedestal urns.

How To Make It: Corn Husk and Ribbon Fall Wreath

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Sensational Succulents

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This wreath subtly incorporates everybody’s favorite low-maintenance plant, succulents, into a blooming minimalist hoop. Find the wreath at @hoopsbyrae on Instagram.

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"Pumpkins" and Acorns

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It's cute as can be, but don't call it pumpkin! It's actually pumpkin-on-a-stick eggplant (also called scarlet Chinese eggplant), which turns a brilliant red-orange color when it matures and begins to dry. Look for it at farmers' markets or in the floral sections of large supermarkets, or grow it yourself from seeds.

How To Make It: "Pumpkins" and Acorns Fall Wreath

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Pick of the Patch

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If your fall days involve trips to the local farm and rides in the back of a pickup truck, this wreath is the one for you. With bright sunflower accents, it’s a great piece to transition from summer to fall. Find the wreath at @rusticdoor_wreaths on Instagram.

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Perfumed Fall Florals

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Eucalyptus leaves bring volume and a heavenly scent to this fall-inspired wreath. The miniature white pumpkins add just the right playful, seasonal touch. Find the wreath at @daisymaebelle on Instagram.

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Broom Door Badge

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Your fall decor is incomplete until you've hung something colorful on the door! Make this seasonal broom badge by grouping millet, dried hydrangeas, salvia, rose hips, and sorghum.

How To Make It: Broom Door Badge

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Cotton Bur

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No longer relegated to the field, humble cotton burs top a straw base to yield a surprisingly elegant accent for your door. Crown it with a purple burlap bow for a regal yet rustic touch, or swap in a festive gold or red bow to carry the look through the holidays.

How To Make It: Cotton Bur Fall Wreath

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Seasonal Statement

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If you’re looking to make a splash with your seasonal décor, look no further than this full, blooming wreath. It’s got all our favorite fall colors and a sweet welcome message. Find the wreath at @mercywreaths on Instagram.

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A Personal Touch

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Adding your family’s monogram to an otherwise simple, elegant wreath will bring a note of personalization to your front door. Find the wreath at @rusticdoor_wreaths on Instagram.

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Frosted Fresh

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The natural frost-brushed look of lamb’s ear leaves combines with pops of orange berries to make an oh-so-elegant fall display. Find the wreath at @jennyswreathboutique on Instagram.

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Hello, Autumn

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It’s fall, y’all! Match your door décor to those blooming mum planters with this seasonally-inspired autumnal wreath. Find the wreath at @rusticdoor_wreaths on Instagram.

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White Pumpkin Wreath

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Start with a store-bought grapevine wreath. Pick an odd number of white mini pumpkins. Attach pumpkins to florist picks, and then work the picks into the wreath, making sure to space them evenly. Secure pumpkins to the wreath with wire. Using additional florist picks, attach seasonal greenery (we used smilax) and bittersweet (available at your local garden center), filling in the spaces between pumpkins. Add an assortment of fall leaves to wreath with picks and wire for a colorful finish.

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Black-and-White Elegance

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This monochromatic wreath will grace your door from fall to winter with its cool seasonal blooms. Find the wreath at @daisymaebelle on Instagram.

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Bittersweet Vines

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Give your front door a bold update with a bright red wreath made with (nonedible) bittersweet. Be careful to dispose of seedheads in the garbage rather than the compost bin, as bittersweet is invasive in the garden. For a similar look, use rose hips, which are more eco-friendly.

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It Was All Yellow

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The warm hues of these pumpkins, golden peonies, and berries will brighten up any entranceway. Find the wreath at @daisymaebelle on Instagram.

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Pinecones and Autumn Leaves

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Simplify front door decorating with a store-bought pinecone wreath. Give the wreath a personal touch with colorful leaves, fall flowers, and bittersweet.

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Southern Charm

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Make a statement with this festive fall wreath! Welcome guests from the minute they arrive on your porch in true Southern fashion—with hydrangeas and a “hey, y’all!” Find the wreath at @wlbdesigns on Instagram.

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Burlap Beauty

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This wreath channels all the energy of fall trips to the farm. Bunched burlap meets beige gingham and fresh fall flowers in this autumnal décor piece. Find the wreath at @rusticdoor_wreaths on Instagram.

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Shades of Red

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When it comes to creating a wreath yourself, always remember to work in groups. This grapevine base is covered with preserved red sycamore leaves and then groupings of preserved plume reed grass, oregano, pinecones, and phalaris grass are added on top.

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Pumpkins and Gourds

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To make this classic wreath from bright pumpkins and gourds, first cover a 20-inch foam form with sheet moss, using a glue gun to hold the moss in place. Loop a 3-inch-wide burlap ribbon over the wreath to create a hanger long enough so it can reach the top of the door and allow the wreath to hang at eye level. Insert wooden florist picks into the bottoms of pumpkins and gourds, and hot-glue the connection to secure. Once the glue has cooled, stick pumpkins and gourds into the wreath. Fill in with more moss, using a glue gun. To hang the wreath, secure the burlap ribbon with an upholstery tack hammered into the top edge of the door.

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Door Knocker Embellishment

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To give your door knocker a simple seasonal touch, zip-tie two crookneck gourds together, and then zip-tie them to a foam-core oval about 5 inches long. Cover ties with ribbon. Working at an angle, hot-glue sprigs of coontie palm, croton, holly fern, asparagus fern, and abelia to cover the foam core. Loop wire through one of the back ties, and hang above the door knocker. The hardy foliage will last about two weeks in cool weather and can be replaced.

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Indian Corn Badge

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Ribbons of burlap create a rustic background for iconic fall plants that are bundled into sheaves to form decorative accents.

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