Hello, friends! We are renting a duplex while we will be building. It is half the size of our previous house, but it’s going to be home for the next 7-8 months, so we’re working with what we’ve got. Here is our autumn front porch:![fall front porch fall front porch](//lh6.ggpht.com/-Cy_SJzc3JSc/UjncdL0IN5I/AAAAAAAAd-Y/41Gw5k2qpxs/fall-front-porch_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800)
![fall front porch fall front porch](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Cy_SJzc3JSc/UjncdL0IN5I/AAAAAAAAd-Y/41Gw5k2qpxs/fall-front-porch_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800)
I picked up a wooden crate at Joann Fabrics for $12.99-40% off coupon = about $8.00. I was going to make one myself, but then I saw this one and it was worth every penny to me for the time of not having to make one. I also grabbed some Minwax stain in weathered oak and special walnut.![wood crate from Joann's and stain wood crate from Joann's and stain](//lh3.ggpht.com/-HumlcGmhlEU/UjncgqKndhI/AAAAAAAAd-4/h0tnhODz32M/wood-crate-from-Joanns-and-stain_thu.jpg?imgmax=800)
![wood crate from Joann's and stain wood crate from Joann's and stain](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HumlcGmhlEU/UjncgqKndhI/AAAAAAAAd-4/h0tnhODz32M/wood-crate-from-Joanns-and-stain_thu.jpg?imgmax=800)
I took the weather oak, added just a little bit of special walnut (probably about a 1:5 ratio?) and it was just the color I was looking for. I always use the cheapie disposable foam brushes for stain. And gloves. So you don’t go to the school open house and shake hands with the teacher with weather oak-special walnut-stained hands.![staining a wood crate staining a wood crate](//lh4.ggpht.com/-6xJckS7hUvw/UjncibpJPJI/AAAAAAAAd_I/SB4K-xQx_CE/staining-a-wood-crate_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
![staining a wood crate staining a wood crate](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6xJckS7hUvw/UjncibpJPJI/AAAAAAAAd_I/SB4K-xQx_CE/staining-a-wood-crate_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Another thrifty tip is to use tin cans (I found one in my pantry that was actually gold!) and just tie a piece of burlap around it for a little fall touch.![burlap on tin can burlap on tin can](//lh5.ggpht.com/-bIyJQJGkrBQ/UjncoT6ONFI/AAAAAAAAd_4/Ug8DJJ1AT7g/burlap-on-tin-can_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800)
![burlap on tin can burlap on tin can](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bIyJQJGkrBQ/UjncoT6ONFI/AAAAAAAAd_4/Ug8DJJ1AT7g/burlap-on-tin-can_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800)
Welcome, fall! Now, let’s see if I can remember to water these mums…
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