Charming Fall Entryway Decor with a Luxurious Handmade Garland
Join me for a little tour of this year’s warm and welcoming Fall entryway decor and learn how I made a luxurious handmade garland to hang on my wall mirror.
This year for my Fall entryway decor I really wanted to create a sense of warmth, coziness, and charm while staying true to my desire for simple, uncluttered arrangements. I still like there to be a sense of order to things!
In recent years I had played around with some neutral Fall decor, but this year I went for all the warm, cozy Fall colors…and I’m loving it. Personally I think that’s the way Fall is meant to be. It’s the way I used to decorate for Fall before things like Instagram told me it wasn’t in vogue. I say do what pleases you – it’s your home. I’ve finally become confident enough in my own tastes to stick to that philosophy.
Fall Entryway Decor Tour
The Garland
Let’s cut right to the chase – the star of the show, in my opinion – this luxurious garland on the mirror! Ever since I hung a garland on this mirror for Christmas last year, I’ve been a little obsessed with having one on there. The Christmas one got extended into Valentine’s Day with the excuse it was red and the Spring garland got used all through Summer just because I liked it! When I needed one for Fall I hit up the craft store and started picking out bunches of things I liked, not really knowing how it would all come together.
That’s pretty much my typical system of shopping for florals – I pick whatever looks good knowing I can return what I don’t use as long as I don’t remove the tags. This is because I typically have one or more young children with me and don’t really have the luxury of time for making detailed decisions in the store.
To make the garland…
I started with a base layer of 3 of these stems. I wired them together using floral wire to create my main structure.
I find it the easiest to make my base layer on the floor, hang it on the mirror, then wire the rest of the pieces in while it’s hanging. That gives me the best feel for where I want things.
Next I wired in a mix of these Apple Spray Fall picks and these Orange Spray Fall picks. I alternated them to add interest and fullness. I probably had about 7 of them total.
Finally I cut apart 2 of these bushes and wired in clumps of the flowers wherever it seemed right.
The entire garland is held on the mirror by floral wire connected to command adhesive hooks which are stuck to the outside edge of the frame of the mirror. I have about 5 hooks on there. They are somewhat heavy duty hooks – can hold about a pound apiece I think. Don’t use the mini ones – they can’t hold the weight. Make sure you clean your mirror’s frame and let it dry before applying the hooks, and try not to tug too hard on them when wiring on your garland.
In case you’re wondering, this mirror is from Target. (And you can find that dress here.)
Moving on to other parts of the Fall entryway decor, we have a fun mix of vintage and new with all sorts of cozy textures.
When you want to create a sense of warmth, mix textures:
Woods, warm metals, paper, linens and knits, natural elements, ceramics, etc.
Vintage items instantly add character to any space. I just love this little wooden toolbox I picked up at an estate sale a few years ago. It works for any season and is great for piling full of natural elements like these mini pumpkins from Trader Joe’s and pinecones from my parents’ backyard.
I had a few stems left from the garland and put them in that little blue and white vase I picked up at Michael’s last year (sorry, not available online anymore). The blue and white adds a little freshness to all the dark. Lastly I stuck in a few vintage books which are also a great filler in nearly any setting.
Terrariums, like this one from Hobby Lobby, are a fun item to change out seasonally! To change it over to Fall I layered some moss in the bottom and then simply stacked a few mini pumpkins of varying colors in it. These are real pumpkins but you could certainly use faux. (Fun fact – the bottom right pumpkin grew in our garden this year!)
Speaking of pumpkins, I fell in love with this giant knit pumpkin at Target a few weeks ago. I pretty much stopped buying any new pumpkin related decor, but this one got me with all its big knit texture.
To create height and added texture, I stacked it atop some vintage baby quilts that I’ve found from thrift stores over the last year. The top quilt has Fall colors while the blue and white quilt complements the orange and ties in with the vase on top of the table.
A few weeks ago I went to Vintage Market Days and found this old ice cream bucket. I’d been hoping to find one of these for quite a while and was thrilled to find this dreamy white one! What a perfectly charming and rustic way to display any seasonal stems! I filed it with a mix of about 5 (total) of these stems and these stems.
Get the look…
Well that pretty well does it for our little tour! Our entryway is small so there’s just room for the table and mirror but it’s fun to dress them up with the seasons.
I hope you’ve enjoyed our little Fall Entryway Decor Tour and thanks so much for reading!
Blessings,
Melissa
