31 Days of Fall Inspiration: Decorating for Fall with Pumpkins

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We already talked about how to craft pumpkins out of other items – like pumpkins made out of fabric, dryer vents, wood, toilet paper rolls, and more.  But today let’s talk about decorating with REAL pumpkins.  As much as I love pumpkin crafts – there is nothing like the real thing!

Of course you can carve them!  But think of unique and decorative ways you can carve pumpkins.  I LOVE this one by BHG!

Or another version of a scraped pumpkin by BHG.

Here’s an easier way – yet, it is still classy and pretty!

You can decoupage some pumpkins

Or decorate them with duct tape

Or even turn your pumpkins into a pumpkin man!  so cute!

Love this pumpkin garland

Use pumpkins on your table.  So many examples in this picture – pumpkins on the table, pumpkins hanging, pumpkins on the back table used as vases, pumpkins in the vases.

But the pumpkins on your table don’t have to be plain – why not glitter them?

Use pumpkins as tablecloth weights

Pumpkin Place Cards

Or make pumpkins your centerpiece by stacking them up in a lantern, under a cloche, or in an old birdcage.  Like this example from Town and Country Living.

More pumpkins used to decorate your table.

Love the pumpkins mixed with bittersweet.

You can serve dip out of them – link for idea and recipe for pumpkin pie dip.

Or serve chips or any kind of food out of a pumpkin.

Welcome display – in an old wheelbarrow, on a porch, in the front yard, wherever.

 

Or fill a tray, tool caddy, trough or anything in your home with a mix of pumpkins and other fall things

I love pumpkins on candlesticks!

Pumpkin wreath

Spray painted pumpkins and gourds

We will talk all about fall porches in a few days but of course decorating your porch, door, stairs and outdoors with pumpkins is a perfect way to display fall.

Porch by Unskinny Boppy

This porch from Between Naps on the Porch

So there is lots of ideas to decorate with pumpkins!  What is your favorite way?  Do you decorate indoors with them or outdoors or both?

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