Christmas decorating starts at the front door. Here are 9 creative outdoor Christmas decor ideas for a festive front porch.
Just in case you were wondering…
….I already ordered my poinsettias for this year.
It’s going to be so much fun to decorate the outside of the house this year with its new paint color and shutters. I’m planning on a similar color scheme to this, but I’m adding something a little extra this year.
Just keep your eye on that door.
It’s going to look a little different. 🙂
And so today on our 10 days of Christmas journey—I’m sharing tons of ideas and inspiration for the front porch. From the prettiest outdoor arrangements for the front door to giant oversized nutcrackers, today is all about creative outdoor Christmas decor ideas.
And I have 9 of them.
Are you ready?
Let’s ho ho ho. 🙂
9 Creative Outdoor Christmas Decor Ideas
1. Classic red and green outdoor decorating ideas
This is my Christmas porch from last year.
And I’m sharing all the tips—from hanging wreaths on the windows to the way we draped the greenery on the front of the porch.
It’s so much simpler than it looks. You can see all my favorite ideas for faux greenery and how to make it last outside here.
And it all started with a red bow.
See the entire porch and all the ideas here.
2. Lighted outdoor decor
When you are decorating your porch, you want to decorate for day—and for night.
This porch is full of light and the prettiest vintage finds.
See the rest of this beautiful porch here.
3. Three Christmas Outdoor DIYs
One of the easiest ways to make your front porch look festive—is to DIY it.
From this cute DIY box to the easiest Christmas door DIY—these projects will make any porch merry and bright.
4. Christmas Farmhouse Front Porch Decor
I already got four ideas for my front porch just from this picture.
Ordering some red bells asap.
See all the rest of this farmhouse front porch here.
5. Classic Tartan Christmas Front Porch
Look at those giant oversized nutcrackers.
Do you think I need a set of those on my front porch? They are amazing.
See the rest of the porch here.
6. Neutral Farmhouse Christmas Entry Decor
Look at that pillow. There’s nothing cuter than a truck full of Christmas trees.
This house has tons of farmhouse Christmas decorating ideas just like this in the entryway.
Take a tour of the entry (and the rest of the house) here.
7. Rustic Outdoor Porch Decor
This porch looks like it’s ready to roast marshmallows at any moment.
So simple and classic and rustic and ready to celebrate the holidays all at the same time.
See the rest of the porch here.
8. Ideas For Decorating a Small Front Porch
Not every porch is made for 27 people to drink sweet tea on.
Some of the sweetest porches are made for just a couple of people.
See ideas for decorating a small front porch here.
9. Ideas for outdoor winter planters
I was just trying to figure out what to do with my front planters.
And then? This post showed up with tons of winter planter ideas and inspiration.
See all the ideas and how to’s here.
In super exciting news? Be sure and check out these THREE Christmas e-books I created for this holiday season. Click on the links below to get more information.
- 51 Christmas Decorating Ideas
- 19 DIY Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas
- 21 Ideas to Reinvent Christmas Decor
- The Ultimate Christmas Bundle (save and bundle all three ebooks)
So excited we get to countdown the days until Christmas together.
Here’s to making each day full of merry and bright. 🙂
Great ideas to start The holiday decorating- with Halloween put away it’s time we can gradually start I usually don’t start the Xmas decorating until Thanksgiving but this year I’m going to start now giving more time to enjoy
KariAnne, So much inspiration in one post. I ready to start decorating right now.
By far your porch is my favorite.😊
The day after Thanksgiving (22 more days!!), I'll be decking the halls and Ho Ho Ho'ing!!! xoxo
So fun. I can't wait. I love those bells, too. I wonder where you can find them.
So many pretty porches for the holiday season! Can't wait to decorate ours! Pinned.
I think my front porch area is a blend between yours and simply2moms. In fact, I'm gonna check to see if the 2moms stole my sled with ice skates on it! 😆 It seems like, in my neighborhood, a lot of people decorate with lights. They are pretty at night but I like daytime prettiness, too.
Your porch looks beautiful! So much inspiration here!
I can’t wait to see all your decorations for Christmas. I’m ready to my decorating now, but I am waiting to see your idea inspirations first! Love all that you do.
So pretty. I love greenery and red bows!! And of course lights.