Make a fall wreath and you’ll bring instant fall flavor to your home, perfect for Thanksgiving celebrations and holidays. Below we walk you through the steps to create a simple fall wreath – we’ve used flowers and foliage in typical fall colors we’ve found locally, but you can choose the flowers, foliage and leaves. colors that suit your scheme.
Create an autumn wreath to decorate your front door, hall mirror, or dining table, and fill your home with fall colors. Beyond fall wreath ideas, the twig base of this fall wreath also makes the perfect base for creating a Halloween wreath or Thanksgiving wreath, with easily interchangeable seasonal decorations and foliage.
It’s really easy to make this fall wreath with just a few store-bought basics, foliage, and seasonal flowers. Why not try ?
Sara Bird worked on the Homes & Gardens team for many years, making seasonal projects more beautiful for us. Sara is passionate about remodeling and renovating homes and interiors and always warms up to good interior ingredients.
How to make a fall wreath
There are a few basic ingredients you will need to make this fall wreath. We’ve suggested where to buy some of these and other outdoor fall decorating ideas.
You will need:
1. Start with the basics
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Push a few twigs into the base of your wreath. Ours is 12 inches wide and the twigs come from foraging in the yard.
2. Bring in foliage
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Add fall foliage by pushing and wiring it into position. Use it around the wreath to give an overall decorative touch to the twigs.
3. Dress up with flowers
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Place the first layer of flowers around the wreath and secure it in place. Also position them around the crown. We used tinted hydrangea flowers.
4. Add dimension with hero flowers
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Plug spray roses and berries into the wreath. These can be positioned evenly in groups like we did or freeform depending on the look you want to achieve.
5. Add final details
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Add extra texture with seed heads. Position yourself around the crown for an autumnal touch. Finish with a wreath bow to decorate.
6. Hang up at home.
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Display on an outside or inside door, on a hall mirror or on a dining room table.
What to put in an autumn wreath?
The best ingredients for a fall wreath are those directly tied to the season: bare twigs with rich orange leaves, pine cones, and even mini pumpkins. The base of your fall wreath may well dictate how you decorate it: if you’re making a wreath of pine cones, you may want to add color only with decorative touches, perhaps with ribbons; if you’re making a burlap wreath, you’ll probably want to boost the neutrals by wiring everything from acorns to berries (true or faux).
When can I install my fall wreath?
If you’re wondering when you should start decorating for fall, including putting up your fall wreath, the answer really is: as soon as you start feeling it’s time.
‘Although officially the end of September heralds the arrival of autumn, in truth summer often feels like it is ending at the beginning of the month, and many of us feel ready to say goodbye to summer and ready to receive that welcoming fall wreath. on the front door,” says Lucy Searle, editor, Homes & Gardens.
