Hey everyone!
Welcome to my Fall Farmhouse Home Tour Part 2!
I mentioned in part 1 of this tour that I can’t decorate for Fall until the almond harvest was over and that I’d share the reason in part 2. Well, here’s the reason:
This is a part of our backyard during the almond harvest. We are surround on all sides by almond orchards. In order to harvest in the Fall, almond growers must first shake the trees with a tree shaking machine. Once that’s done, another machine blows the almonds into rows in between the tree rows. Then yet another machine literally vacuums up the rows of almonds and shoots them into a big bin of a following truck. As you can see from the picture above, this process produces lots of dust.
Lots of dust.
This is of our driveway in front of our garage after harvest.
So obviously, decorating the front porch before the harvest is over in our area wouldn’t be the greatest idea unless I want my Fall decorations to be covered in an inch of dust. We don’t like the dust (who would?) but both my husband and I are from farming families and we understand that the dust is just part of the deal. I’m just glad they only harvest once a year! 🙂
Now that we got all that out of the way, let’s get to the tour! 🙂
This is the front entry to our house. I didn’t go overboard on decorating this year because I really wasn’t into it wanted a simple, clean look.
I spruced up my Wine Barrel and Bottle Wreath with a burlap bow and some faux silk flowers and leaves to make a Fall wreath.
On either side of our front door I have vintage grape boxes filled with ornamental corn, gourds, mums, and various vintage odds and ends. I didn’t have as many pumpkins and gourds as I usually do because I forgot to plant a bunch of my seeds had a poor crop this year.
This is the side entry to our front door coming from the driveway. You can see the mums by our front door in the background of the picture.
Our porch slider is one of our favorite places to hang out in the cooler Fall evenings.
I love old lanterns and pulleys and have collected quite a few of them over the years. I always love to incorporate them in my decorating when I can so I don’t feel so much like a hoarder my guests can enjoy them too!
I hope you enjoyed part 2 of my Fall home tour! Don’t forget to check out part 1 of the tour!
The doorway decorations are gorgeous! I love your long porch on the front……..wish I had a larger front porch.
Thank you so much Jeanie! 🙂
Your porch is lovely. So very warm and welcoming. I would love to be your neighbor. I would bring tea and cookies and we could sit for a bit. ~Kathy
That would be so nice 🙂 Thank you Kathy!
I love all of your little details! Very cute and adorbs!
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thank you Jess! And thank you for hosting the link party!
What a beautiful fall porch and entrance to your home! Living on the prairies we harvest grain crops…interesting that you see the almonds harvested! Hope the dust has settled and you can enjoy your wonderfull autumn decorating! From the one country girl to another,,,have a great day!
Thank you Dawna! 🙂 We do have other crops including row crops in the area; but our town (Ripon) is predominately almond orchards. That’s why we are the almond blossom capital of the world! (Really!) 😉
Looks wonderful! Very simple and welcoming!
Thank you! 🙂
I’d love to be your neighbor, too. You say your decor is simple. It looks very elegant to me.
Awe, thank you Fina! That’s very sweet of you 🙂
What a beautiful and cozy front porch!! You’ve captured the essence of what a farmhouse front porch should look like in the Fall.
Awe, thank you Crystal! That’s what I was trying to do, so I’m glad I hit the mark! 🙂