Do you want to sell your home?
Is it staged to tell home buyers that you care about your home?
It doesn’t take much to put out a happy, positive message to buyers, starting with the outside entry.
Sweep the area near the door.
Knock down the cobwebs.
Put out a new welcome mat.
Maybe paint the front door.
Add something that reflects the season. Now’s the time to add some autumnal décor.
Keep It Simple
I concentrated on green this fall. And it worked fine indoors. But green just doesn’t have the punch for a festive front entry.
So, I chose black, white and orange as a theme. I recycled a grapevine wreath I made a couple years ago by striping it, spraying it white, and gluing on some bows and balls. I made three fabric pumpkins. And I bought some mums. Done.
With those elements, I was able to dress up this home’s front step.
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I hung the wreath on the storm door so it could be seen from the road. I prefer a grapevine wreath to one of foam or straw because it's lightweight and stands up to all kinds of weather. |
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Polka dots are one of my favorite patterns, and I think most people are charmed by them, so I made three polka-dot bows. I like to use odd numbers when constructing a wreath. I added plastic globes. |
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A strip of ribbon glued to a plain plastic flower pot dresses it up. It was the scrap I had left from a roll of ribbon. The mums tie the colors of the front door to the colors in the wreath. |
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Drapery weight fabric works best for pumpkins. These sit under a porch roof, so they are protected from wet weather. I stuffed them with filling from an old pillow. |
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Don't ask me why I had bright orange polka dot fabric in the back of my fabric closet, but it came in handy to repeat the wreath's polka dot motif. |
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The fabric for this pumpkin is an old linen tablecloth. The silk leaves and embroidery thread wrap-arounds are optional. |
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