The porch is the threshold for where guests and family feel the excitement of a soon-to-be gathering.

What could make your front porch more inviting than ahot chocolate station?

Youre bound to be the most popular house in the neighborhood with this delicious addition to your outdoor decor.

Front porch with Christmas decor

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Christmas Gnomes

Get crafty and make friendly Christmas gnomes for your front porch.

Then, turn them into magical little creatures using ourstep-by-step tutorial.

Nothing will give your porch morerustic farmhouse charmlike a beautiful tree that looks like it was just cut down.

White porch with Christmas tree

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For instant cheer, ared and white knitted stockinghangs on the front door instead of atraditional wreath.

A beloved holiday symbol, the reindeer statue, incorporates a woodland theme.

Red Christmas trees make a bold statement taking holiday decorating to new levels.

Hot cocoa bar cart

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An impressive red and green garland above the doors and red swags hanging on them provide a dramatic entrance.

Christmas greenery gnomes

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Red berry wreath with red lanterns and table of candles

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Front porch with Christmas decor

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Festive front porch decor

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Red front door with Christmas decor

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Gold and green Christmas decor

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Deocrated christmas tree on porch

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Front porch with Christmas decor

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Daybed on outdoor patio under wreath with ice skates

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oversize Christmas wreath made of hula hoops hanging between windows outside

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Double door porch Christmas decor

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Christmas decorations on porch and in entryway

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