Want to make the outside of your home look as festive as the inside during the holidays? Use these simple Christmas porch decor ideas to greet your guests!
Many go all-out with holiday decor inside their homes but don’t do much on the outside.
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Today, we are sharing simple ways to add Christmas decor to your porch so the outside looks as fabulous as the inside!
We’re not talking about all-out “Christmas Vacation” decor!
These are simple things anyone can do!
Consider adding one or more of these ideas to your porch this year!
9 Simple Christmas Porch Decor Ideas
1) Find Your Inspiration
Decide on a theme or color scheme you would like to use on your front porch!
I got the rug above for free using Kohl’s cash!
It inspired me to use snowflakes and incorporate a red, white, and black color scheme.
There’s no chance we’ll have a white Christmas, so we’ll add a bit of snow to our porch with decor!
2) Hang a wreath
We hang this wreath on our front door every year at Christmas, but decorate it differently!
This year, we added a white snowflake to the center of the wreath and embellished it with inexpensive ornaments.
Take three shatterproof ornaments and secure them together with a piece of floral wire.
Use the wire to attach the cluster of ornaments around the wreath.
Then, tuck in plastic snowflakes to fill the open areas.
3) Wrap garland around doors and windows
A fun way to add decor to your porch is to use garland to frame your door and windows.
You can leave it plain or embellish it.
We added lights and large snowflakes to the top corners.
Next, we placed inexpensive plastic snowflakes all along the garland.
4) Add height to each side of the door
To add interest, we made simple topiaries with a lighted evergreen garland.
Then, we wrapped two snowball garlands around each one and topped it off with a large wood snowflake.
Check out this post to see how we made these snowflakes a few years ago.
5) Wrap Faux Gifts
Since we added lights to the topiaries, we could see the cords.
So we decided to wrap some faux gifts to hide them.
We put hand weights inside the boxes so they can’t blow away!
6) Layer rugs
Add a larger rug under your doormat to frame it and make it appear bigger.
I love this look!
7) Make a comfy sitting area
Add at least one place to sit so you can enjoy the outdoors.
Make it comfy by adding throw pillows!
8) Adorn with Accessories
Add accessories to a table to make the area feel cozy!
We brought out a lantern with a red and white striped pillar candle, then added a bow with snowflakes and red and white stripes.
9) Don’t forget the lights
Last but not least, light up the night with Christmas lights on the porch!
In Conclusion
We had so much fun decorating our porch for Christmas, and now there’s only one thing missing!
Our guests!
Friends and family will be here soon, and we can’t wait to greet them with our festive front porch!
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Blessings, Donna and Rich
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More Christmas Decor Inspiration
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Here are some similar red, white, black, and snowflake decor items you might like!
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Your porch looks so warm and inviting, Donna! I love all the cheery pops of red, black, and white you used. It feels like such a festive wonderland. I know it’s going to be such a big hit with your friends and family. I hope you have a happy and healthy holiday season! Big hugs, CoCo
Thank you! I can’t believe our guests and family will be here soon! Can’t wait! Thanks for your kind words! Happy holidays to you and yours!
Your porch looks pretty.
Thanks Cindy, I appreciate that! Happy holidays!
What a festive entry, Donna!! We aren’t going to have a White Christmas here either this year….the weather is not cooperating. That’s so neat that the rug was free!! I love the look of the garland around the window and door. Super cute!!
Thank you Rachel! Gotta love free!! It’s the first time we’ve put garland around the window and I love it! Thanks again, Donna
Your porch looks so inviting Donna, makes me want to walk right up and say hello, or Merry Christmas! I love how your wreath turned out, it is so darling, and the snowflake in the center really brings on the charm.
Thanks Cara! I wish we lived close enough that you could come by! We would have so much fun thrifting and crafting together! Take care!
These are such adorable ideas! I have a wreath and a porch pot on my porch, but my dogs seem to destroy any type of decoration I try to put outside. Thank you for visiting Tell It To Me Tuesday, I hope you join again this week.
Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful week! See ya at the party!