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When I saw this picture on Pottery Barn’s website, I instantly fell in love and I knew that I wanted to do something similar. However, I thought that $24 for a strand of garland was a bit crazy. I also loved the lighted pumpkins they used, but again, the price was not budget friendly.

So I set out to Michaels in search of something a bit for affordable. I actually found garland I liked better than the PB stuff and it was only $6 a strand (on sale from $9.99 – it’s now $5 a strand). I bought 5 strands and had 1.5 left over (which was perfect for my wreath – which I also made). Over the years, B has gotten tired of trying to get them to stay stuck in the doorway, so he finally put nails and metal hooks up.  Now it’s super easy and I am more than capable of hanging the stuff my myself. and used a hanger I already had for the wreath. I stumbled upon some rattan pumpkins in Target near the vase filler aisle and knew they would look great! I finished the porch design off with two potted mums from the local greenhouse. I love this look even more than I loved my inspiration.

A cost breakdown:
-Garland (4 strands @ $6/each): $24
-Wreath: $10
-Rattan / Grapevine Pumpkins: Ranged from $9.99 to $19.99. I would guess my total was just under $100
-Mums (2 @ $8/each): $16
Total Cost: $140.

This seems like a lot when I list it all out, but it’s a fraction of the cost the PB original would have been.

I should mention that I wrote the majority of this post a couple of years ago (two to be exact) and I used the old pictures here too.  Why?  Because it was easier than retaking them on a grey day (i.e. Monday) when I put them up!