Don’t Forget the Door
Ideas for decorating your front porch for the holidays are endless - from rustic to formal to traditional. There is something for everyone.
It’s almost Christmas and I can’t let it go by without a post on the front porch. Although I don’t actually have a post on my front porch to decorate. I did on my last house, lots of them. I had this big covered front porch that extended the length of my house and I could wrap the columns in garland, hang garland and wreaths along the railings, and put out all my decorations. This year I had to be selective and just pick my favorites because my porch is much smaller, but big enough to make it welcoming.
First let’s talk about options. If you don’t really have a porch, or you just want to keep it simple, you could just put a wreath on the front door. Talk about options here - wreaths come in all different varieties, colors, materials, etc. You can go traditional, farmhouse, simple, formal, fancy, glam, plain, lighted, unlighted, or pair it with some garland around the door. Just a little something that cheers up your visitors, the carolers, or even the amazon drivers that will be stopping by every few days during the holidays.
If you want to do more than a wreath, topiaries are a popular decor item. Here is a blog on how to DIY it if this is your style.
Here are some porches decorated with just greenery:
You can go formal:
or rustic:
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Lanterns are always fun and easy and can be filled with more than just the traditional candle.
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Here’s a simple and tasteful idea:
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This one has a rustic feel done with wood cutouts:
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Maybe you are lucky enough to have a big front porch with seating. You can change out your decor and pillows to fit the season. The fake snow in this first one is a nice touch I might try since we rarely get a white Christmas.
Whatever your taste there are endless possibilities. Google it, look it up on Pinterest, or just use your imagination. Grab some greenery, ribbon and something wintery and see what you come up with.
This year I just pulled out what I had from the years before - the two small trees I’ve had for literally 20 years, and the sled I got off the side of the road when we lived in Germany 23 years ago on “junking day” when people put there unwanted items out for the trash. I’ve had the wreath longer than I can remember, and the taller tree was on my neighbors curb with a free sign on it. (Hey - I’m not proud - there was nothing wrong with it and better my house than a landfill, right?) I added some ribbon, and picked up the bird house the other day on Hobby Lobby’s 66% off sale and added it to the mix because odd numbers are always better and it helped balance out the bigger, heavier tree on the other side. Now I think I’ll post this and go cut the tag off my birdhouse. I just noticed it in the picture.
My Porch Christmas 2021