Create your own traditional Christmas porch decor with these simple ideas and helpful tips!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... yippee! I am delighted to be joining the oh-so-sweet Taryn from Taryn Whiteaker Designs and some other amazingly talented ladies today to share our porches all decked out for the holidays!
Traditional Christmas Porch Decor
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I admit, I always get a little nervous about decorating the outside of our home. We didn't really have much exterior to decorate at our townhouse, so other than throwing a wreath on the door, I never did much outdoor decorating until we moved here a few years ago.
I am slowly getting the hang of it, though, and it gets a little easier each and every season. When I began decorating our porch for Christmas, one of the first things I did was figure out how to put a cute garland around the door.
I ended up using little white screw-in hooks like these, putting one at the top center of the door frame and then four down each side. I then took two pieces of 20 gauge floral wire and attached the garland at each hook. For once, it was a project that was easier than I expected! 🙂
doormat | garland and mini trees- Pier 1, no longer sold | door wreath | planters - Target, no longer sold
The wreaths on the windows were a new addition to our Christmas outdoor decor this year. (I used 24" wreaths that I found at Hobby Lobby.) Again, I was nervous about hanging them, but it didn't end up being difficult! I wrote out the simple tutorial in this post.
We live on a hill, so it can get pretty windy, but our wreaths are still firmly in place!
Once I figured out the logistics of hanging our items, all that was left to do was to add some pretty things... like pillows and lanterns and blankets and such. 🙂
plaid pillows (similar) | rug | chairs (similar) | garden stool | lanterns (similar)
(Quick tip: Filling just about any vessel with ornaments makes easy instant Christmas decor! 🙂 )
I like that our porch is big enough for a little seating area and a bit of decor, but it is also small enough that it is not overwhelming to decorate, which I appreciate as a novice outdoor decorator!
Even though I am a warm weather girl, I had kind of been hoping for a little bit of snow so I could get a shot of the house in all of its winter glory. I had just about given up hope, but then I woke up yesterday, and we had gotten a little dusting, so I grabbed my camera and ran outside!
I actually almost broke the camera too, because I didn't realize that our driveway was a sheet of ice and I nearly slipped! Eeek! As you can tell by my ribbons going every which way, it was pretty windy, but I was still glad to be able to get a snowy photo. 🙂
Sources
If you'd like to snag any of the items I used for our traditional Christmas porch decor, I will link as much as I can below!
20 Gauge Floral Wire for Garland
Garland and Mini Trees- Pier 1, no longer sold
Planters- Target, no longer sold
Chairs (similar)
Lanterns (similar)
You can take a peek at our Christmas decor inside the house in these posts:
For more holiday porch inspiration, don't forget to pop around and visit my talented blog friends who are also sharing their gorgeous homes as well! Chelsea from Two Twenty One is up next, and you can catch the rest of the tour via the links below!
Taryn Whiteaker Designs | Just A Girl And Her Blog | Two Twenty One | Tatertots and Jello
Jaime Costiglio | Inspiration For Moms | Stone Gable | Clean & Scentsible
Lolly Jane | Town and Country Living | The Happy Housie
Thanks for following along! Have a wonderful day!
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All the heart eyes for those wreaths!!!! Perfection and I must admit I'm drawn to the wood planters 😉 It's all so welcoming.
I love them, too! 🙂 Thanks so much, Jaime! Enjoy your weekend! <3
~Abby =)
Oh my gosh! Your home is so cheery and welcoming. I love all of those wreaths!!
xxoxo
Thank you, friend! Have an awesome weekend! <3
~Abby =)
Looks wonderful. You did a great job! Your porch is fabulous, but with 2 outside dogs at our house, all of that would be strewn everywhere the day after I did it...or less time. Lol!
I'm sure the dogs definitely make decorating more of a challenge! 🙂 Thanks for popping over, Karen! Have a great weekend!
~Abby =)
Beautiful and classy Abby. Love your front porch.
Thanks so much, sweet friend! Enjoy your weekend! <3
~Abby =)
Gorgeous! And what a difference a little snow makes! I love your sitting area too.
Aw, thank you, friend! Have a wonderful weekend! <3
~Abby =)
I love your idea for hanging the wreaths! I also live somewhere where it can be rather windy at times, and decided to not hang wreaths for the fear of them blowing off the window. But I may have to try this! Did they hold up well that day you took the picture in the wind?
They did! We've had a few windy days and they're still going strong! 🙂
~Abby =)