14 Front Door Decorations That Celebrate Everything We Love About Fall

By Alexandra Churchill of Martha Stewart Living

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Knock, knock! It's a style makeover here to make a house call at your front door. Browse our ideas for creative wreaths, festive monograms, and decorative displays to make your door more welcoming for the turn of the season!

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Bittersweet Autumn Wreath

Is there anything more glorious than the rich colors of autumn? For the same reason, your visitors will just "fall" in love with this wreath made from bundles of bittersweet.

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Photography: Aaron Dyer

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Wheat Cluster

For an easy, lightweight decoration that still evokes the glorious fall harvest, try these dried wheat bundles (wrapped in colorful waxed twine and wooden beads).

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Photography: Manal Aman

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Dried Caspia Wreath with Metallic Pumpkins

Just because summer has gone doesn't mean that the world has lost it's lustrous glow. If anything, fall brings it back in full force — especially in this wreath. It's made from dried bundles of caspia in rich colors. A mix of metallic pumpkins and gilded pinecones give it extra shine.

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Pomegranate Door Display with Gilded Leaves

For thousands of years, these bright-red fruits have symbolized abundance and good luck, which lends their positive first impression made with your guests. Hang a cluster of pomegranates and gilded leaves topped with a bow.

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Jewel-Toned Swag

A dozen ears of dried miniature corn -- in a range of red, orange, and golden yellow -- showcase the prettiest hues from fall's palette. Hang a cluster of them, artfully arranged, on your front door.

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Photography: Aaron Dyer

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Cone Wreath

Not all wreaths come with lush, green foliage ... and these are just as beautiful if not even more so. This one is made with wooden cones, artfully arranged and glued to a floral craft ring.

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Photography: Charles Schiller

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Door Monograms

Leave your mark! Store-bought wooden initials hang from wide satin ribbons, each tied up in a bow.

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Candy Wreath

From Halloween into Thanksgiving, we'll be stuffing ourselves with sweets and treats. And this wreath looks so good on your door that your guests may not be able to resist sneaking a candy or two from it.

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Doorway of Doom: Broom Garland

There's something bewitching about this entrance. Maybe it has to do with the touch of seasonal magic. Two brooms wired together form a decoration on the door, which is bordered with matching bundles of raffia.

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Photography: Seth Smoot

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Wood Flower Wreath

Flowers are lovely on a wreath, but they wilt in the winter months. Conversely, the tapioca wood flowers used in this easy-to-make wreath will be in "bloom" throughout the season's holidays and the years to come.

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Nut Wreath

Autumn is harvest season for almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, and walnuts. But there's no need to squirrel them away for winter -- use them in this festive decoration for your door!

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Corn-Husk Wreath

This wreath is a rustic nod to the season, and it's made with tamale wrappers from the grocery store.

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Photography: Gabriela Herman

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Dried Bracts Wreath

After the leaves have fallen and the season has swept over the landscape, there's a subtle beauty in what remains. Once the cotton has been picked from the stem of these plants, you're left with these pretty bracts. Fashion them into a rustic round and you're turning debris into décor.

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Sweetgum-Fruit Wreath

Not far behind fall, winter is coming. With this wreath, there's no fussing over symmetry or bending of boughs — just some spray paint, a hot-glue gun, and floral wire. The gentle coating of white conjures the season's first snow.

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