Martha Stewart's polarizing front porch decor has made me rethink my own seasonal display – replicate the look with these affordable buys

There is so much to love about Martha Stewart's simple yet effective front porch – decorated with freshly grown pumpkins and gourds from her garden plot.

A porch is the ultimate stage to showcase your best Halloween decor ideas and creativity, offering prime real estate to craft a memorable scene for the spooky season.

There are plenty of ways to go about your outdoor Halloween decor, whether you're looking to stay lowkey with a more subtle style by adding to your fall decor or want to go all-out to create a themed display to amaze trick-or-treaters.

If the thought of garish Halloween decorations fills you with horror, opt for something simple. I adore subtle Halloween decor , and nothing says Halloween more than traditional orange pumpkins and speckled gourds.

The most popular Halloween decoration that can be used throughout the fall has to be the pumpkin. Pumpkins are a staple for the Halloween season, and a quick and affordable way to create characterful decor and imbue your home with fall charm.

From a Jack-o'-Lantern or two – you don't have to stick to realistic designs. Get creative with pumpkin carving ideas , more colorful pumpkin painting idea s, and easy no-carve pumpkin ideas ; there are so many creative ways you can decorate with pumpkins for your porch.

And, of course, if you do not want to style your porch with a real pumpkin, there are plenty of stylish faux pumpkin and spooky squash designs to choose from; we've included some of our favorites below. I am going to pair my pumpkins with this highly-rated Modern Farmhouse Lantern, available at Amazon .

Shop the look

Ensure your Halloween stays sophisticated and on-trend with a traditional frightful display. Fresh pumpkins and gourds do, however, have a short lifespan, whereas these faux designs offer a more long-lasting, elegant aesthetic and will stay useable and wonderful throughout the season.

Best-selling

12 Artificial Fake Orange Pumpkins

The quintessential Halloween decoration, traditional orange pumpkins will never go out of style. Make sure yours are sustainable and will last year after year by going for hardwearing faux designs.

Editor's choice

Artificial Lifelike Mixed Pumpkins

If you want to create a lifelike display, similar to Martha Stewart's, then mix traditional pumpkins with gourds. The orange, green and cream color scheme is the perfect fall palette.

Elegant design

Fall Wreath Fall Decor

This elegant fall wreath can be used beyond Halloween. Perfect hung on a door, gate, over a mantel or in a window, this wreath can be used every season. Plus, it is prettier than many other ones I've seen...

Luxe look

Rustic Terracotta Jack O Lantern Pumpkin

This gorgeous design looks incredibly high-end and is perfect is you want to craft a more elegant and elevated aesthetic this Halloween season.

On-trend color

Falloween Medium Sheltered Porch Pumpkin

Don't want a traditional look? This contemporary white pumpkin is modern, stylish and is guaranteed to work as porch decor throughout the entire season.

Alternative to pumpkins

Wicker Witch Hats (Set of 2)

Not everyone loves pumpkins. These delighftul wicker witch hats from esteemed designer Shea McGee are crowd pleasers, and you can use them all year-round.