Outdoor Christmas Decorating Ideas for the Front Porch
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Does it feel like that where you
are? It seems like everyone is decorating and shopping and prepping for the
holidays earlier this year. And I don't mind it at all.
The days are starting to get colder and I'm sure we'll have our first snowfall
very soon. It was time for me to decorate the exterior of our house for the
holidays. I'm excited to work once again with
Decors Veronneau, a Quebec-based family company that offers a wide selection of Christmas decorations, and share outdoor Christmas decorating ideas for the front porch. Let me give
you a tour!
Decor Items:
6' potted tree | 4' potted tree | Frosted tip pinecones | 17" wood skis | Wreath hook | 36" branch with pinecones | ivory waterproof berry spray | Birch ball ornaments | 14" blue ice berry picks | Decorative wooden skis | 12" painted wood plaques | Galvanized metal pots
Christmas Porch Decor Ideas
I love decorating the exterior of our home - even more so than decorating the interior! Your exterior Christmas decorations are not just for your family and guests. They're for everyone and this year, I felt compelled to make the outside of our home look extra special. Neighbours, the dog walkers, the kids walking to school, cars just passing by... everyone could use a little extra Christmas cheer this year.
But where do you start to decorate? How do you make your porch look nice for
the holidays?
I always start with a colour scheme. Decors Veronneau offers a wide selection of artificial flowers and plants as well as many decorative accessories throughout the year and you can see all of it online. Browsing through the Decors Veronneau
website, I was very drawn to their
Country Christmas theme. I really wanted a lively, fresh look for the porch and this theme featured a lot of icy blues and whites and fun skiing motifs. I
typically decorate the exterior with
traditional red and green
so this would be a nice change.
Christmas Front Porch Decorating Ideas
This is the most decorations I've ever had on the front porch - and I LOVE it!! I've decided to run with the country chalet theme and really invoke a cozy Christmas feeling.
It all starts with the trees. These trees are the perfect sizes for a
porch display. The
6' potted tree comes pre-lit and features 300 lights, 676 branches, and
integrated red berry clusters. It comes with its own galvanized pot
which makes the tree very sturdy and lends weight. We had a very windy
day when I photographed this and there was no way that tree was
toppling over!
Shopping for larger items like these trees is very easy as Decors Veronneau offers free (and fast!) shipping for any online purchase over $100. It's only ever taken a few days for my orders to reach me here in Ontario.
Likewise, the
4' potted tree
also comes pre-lit and displayed in a galvanized pot. The tree has so
many branches that it requires little decoration. A simple red bead
garland was enough to tie the two trees together and give them a
cohesive look.
The wood lanterns are ones I got from
Decors Veronneau
years ago and I've placed battery operated flameless candles
inside.
You can find skis, skates, and alpine style scattered throughout this
display. The 30.5" decorative skis (sold out, but
this is similar) add interest to the brick wall. They're large enough to be seen
from the street which is something I consider when decorating the
porch.
They're echoed on the other side by a pair of 12" painted wood plaques. Love the bright colours and retro graphics on these signs. Can you
spot the vintage ski poles I've tucked beneath them for a touch of
authenticity?
These
galvanized metal pots
are ones I used last year in
my fireplace decor. Here I've displayed them filled with greenery branches and birch
logs to add a rustic, natural feel.
Isn't this the cutest
tree print throw pillow? The simple pattern and black & cream colour really pops against
the deep blue and red accessories. We normally have a bench here on
our porch but I switched it out for dining chairs from our outdoor
dining set. I have to say these pillows make these chairs especially
inviting!
Finally, I've wrapped a few empty boxes in coordinating blue and
woodgrain look wrapping paper and displayed them on a miniature sled.
Repeating colours throughout your porch decor creates a cohesive and
finished look.
The sitting area has come together nicely but there's still more to see. Let's have a look at the rest of the porch!
Christmas Front Door Decorations
I started by repainting our front door. The door had been a nice greenish grey but it always felt a little dark. I repainted the door using the leftover paint from our craft room. Blue Moon Bay by Behr is a fresh and vibrant ocean blue. The colour accentuates the panels on the door and helps it stand out behind the storm door. The new door colour pairs perfectly with the modern plaid outdoor rug I designed and the repainted porch floor. Just these few simple changes have the porch feeling updated and fresh.
I bought the snowshoes at an antique mall a few years ago. I love how the bright red bindings stand out. Red is a fantastic colour for the outdoors and really lends a Christmas feeling.
Here's a closer look at the front door wreath. Did you catch my Instagram reel? I showed how to take a very simple wreath and embellish it in a few easy steps. This wreath has been dressed up with fresh clippings of cedar and huckleberry, clusters of frosted tip pinecones, and decorative wood skis. I finished it off with a red bow (I use wired ribbon for wreaths) and hung it on a wreath hook.
DIY Christmas Planter
What's a Christmas porch without a pair of Christmas planters? These urns are a very fun and easy DIY. I follow the same 8 simple steps to creating a Christmas planter every year.
I like to have an organic, unstructured look to my urns and use greenery that has movement. This year's urn consists of branches of Ontario pine, huckleberry, Leyland cypress, and Incense cedar.
The branches and sprays are what really make this arrangement come alive. I'm in love with the 36" branch with pinecones. They lend height and structure, look so lifelike, and best of all, they can be reused year after year. The ivory waterproof berry spray adds brightness as do the birch ball ornaments. Finally, a blue bird ornament I've had for years and 14" blue ice berry picks continue the colour scheme.
I hope you've enjoyed this tour and it's given you outdoor Christmas
decorating ideas for your front porch. Now all I need is a dusting of
snow to make this display complete. Be sure to check out
Decors Veronneau for the products I've used in this space and for more Christmas
inspiration.
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