Dishfunctional Designs: autumn decorating

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Decorated Autumn Porches

Transform your porch into a cozy autumn retreat with simple, timeless touches. Start by adding a few pumpkins or gourds in varying sizes, placing them on steps or around a welcome mat for a festive feel. Incorporate a wreath made of dried leaves or wheat on the door to bring in natural textures.

A cozy throw blanket in warm tones like rust or mustard can be draped over a chair to invite relaxation. Finally, string up a set of soft fairy lights around the porch to create a warm, welcoming glow as the evenings get chillier. These easy elements will create a classic, inviting autumn atmosphere without overwhelming the space.

Happy fall!

-Laura

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

A Welcoming Autumn Porch

Doesn't it seem that when you get busy with life, the seasons just come and go too quickly, and it seems like you didn't even get a chance to look around? That's what this summer-to-fall was like for me. Too many projects and things going on, and I decided to throw a craft show into the mix—that was a mistake I'll talk about in a future blog post (!).

But I really need that time to stop and look around, to observe what's going on around me—the changing seasons, the changing colors. I've found that if I miss out on too much of it, it sets me back. There's a subtle disappointment I feel when that happens. That's the problem with being too busy and working too much.

I haven't even blogged in forever, and I miss it so much. I hope to get back on track and start sharing more. I have a book to finish this week, and so much to do. But all I want to do is sit on an autumn porch with a cup of hot cider and appreciate all of the change the season brings, all of the colors.

One last thing I am going to try to do today is to get into the inner workings of this blog and play around with the theme and see if I can get the comments section back and working. When I played around with changing the theme a few years ago (the theme is basically the design template for how things on the blog are organized), my comment section completely disappeared. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I can get it back today, because I miss hearing what you have to say!

Now, what shall we talk about on the porch?