Greet guests in style with these favorite ideas for holiday front door decorations.
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Once you’vetrimmed the tree, head outside to deck your front door for the holidays.
Make an Evergreen Scene
Transform your front door into a Christmas oasis.
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Find a fun seasonal sign or create your own to welcome guests into your home.
Start by emptying your planters from the summer or fall.
Next, place seasonal decor like birch logs and evergreen branches in the planter.
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Use sprigs of red winter berries and ornaments to add Christmas color to the arrangement.
This small touch goes a long way when you add garland and a wreath.
Finish the look with planters featuring miniature evergreen trees and pinecones.
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Break up the organic display by adding an antique twist with vintage sleds.
Create a Classic Evergreen Porch
Going for the neutral look?
Keep it simple by working with greens and browns, especially if your house is white.
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Fill galvanized planters withtabletop Christmas treesto frame the doorway.
Finish the display with a collection of wrapped gift boxes and a festive chalkboard sign.
Hang with a removable exterior hook.
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you might’t go wrong with this traditional Christmastime motif.
Farmhouse Christmas Door
The rustic farmhouse look is easy to execute when you have the right items.
Use farm-style findsgarden tools, tin containers, and foliagein creative ways to yield a down-to-earth display.
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Layering two doormats will introduce color and pattern to your porch.
Suspendsimple ball ornamentsfrom a vintage rake for a unique display.
Give a plain wreath an upgrade by securing a metal snowflake to its center.
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Twin boxwood wreaths add bold decor to any front door.
Deep red lanterns add crisp holiday color, while a snowflake shaped wreath pops against the dark gray home.
The freshly fallen snow contrasts against the scene for a beautiful winter look.
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Festive Swag Form Wreath
Create aclassic Christmas swag wreathwith just a few basic crafts supplies.
Dress up a plain evergreen swag form with red berries, pinecones, and seeded eucalyptus branches.
Finish the look with a red bow.
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Either use precut wood slices found at a crafts store or cut a found branch into segments.
Enlist the kids to cut paper snowflakes.
Spray faux trees white and plant them in galvanized buckets on either side of the door.
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For the final touch, spray-paint wire baskets white, then hang them full of sparkling silver orbs.
Finish the tree off by hot-gluing twigs for the trunk.
Tie the decoration together with a bright red bow.
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Traditional homes look great in classic decorations, while rustic homes call for a more casual setup.
Here, a cozy cabin gets dressed up with simple, unadorned fresh evergreen greenery.
Play with Pastels
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Try this twist on traditional.
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The deep jewel tones common during Christmas aren’t right for every home.
If you are looking for a change, try re-painting your front door a fun, pastel color.
Here, distinctive topiaries play against a gathering of bright berries and the soft white of the wreath.
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The asymmetry of this scene is equal parts eye-catching and beautiful.
Apply copper spray paint on two different-sized hoops.
Finish them with layers of seasonal greenery and an oversize bow.
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Hang this minimalistic wreath inside or outside.
A simple flocked wreath is a great contrast to dark orbright front door colors.
Here, an evergreen wreath is dressed up with vintage ornaments.
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A ribbon tied into a classic bow adds a simple, elegant finish.
Be the first on the block to break tradition.
Go for the Bows
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Bows aren’t just for the gifts underneath the Christmas tree.
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To ring in the holiday season, cover your front door with ribbons and bows.
Use red to give your greenery garland and evergreen wreath a bright boost of color.
Then continue the color palette on accessories, like lanterns, pillows, or a door mat.
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Celebrate Traditional Decor
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Bring your front door back to basics by decorating with Christmas ornaments.
Nestle contrasting ornaments of all sizes in both your wreath as well as your holiday planters.
This look is sophisticated and works on a traditional or contemporary home.
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Leather-Wrapped Wreath
Inexpensive leather cording gives this DIY Christmas wreath a chic upgrade.
To create, hot-glue together two wooden crafts rings.
Wrap each ring with leather cording, overlapping where the rings meet.
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Add faux greenery and colored wood balls and attach them with hot glue.
Drape greenery around your front door, fashion a wreath, or put greenery in planters.
The soft gold of candlelight from lanterns gives a warm welcome to guests.
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Here, a tiny chalkboard allows the homeowners to add a changing message on the front door wreath.
Other ideas: a countdown to Christmas, or ribbons or wreaths that change weekly.
Light Evergreen Arches
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Make your front door a warm welcome for visitors.
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Artfully drape agarland wrapped with Christmas lightsabove your doorway.
Adding evergreen to your lights provides extra sparkle to your Christmas curb appeal.
Add burlap detailing for a homey touch of character.
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Choose an Unusual Accent Color
For a fresh front door idea, add an unexpected accent color.
Here, ripe oranges and tangerine-colored ribbon make classic pine greens pop.
This look is perfect for a warm climate, holiday-decorated porch.
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At night, the intertwined lights add a cozy, cheery glow to the front door.
Add your own favorite elements.
Here, simple orb lights add unexpected brilliance to the large tree.
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These oversize Christmas lights also make the house as attractive at night as it is by day.
But there are other items that can add seasonal interest to your door.
Here, ice skatestied with a bit of fresh greenery and a Christmas bowdress up the traditional entry.
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Use matte, metallic, bright, and muted colors to achieve this fun look.
Here,pinecones are painted in shades of bluefor an update to a classic wreath.
Balance Your Decorations
Ornate doors and wide front entryways need little decoration.
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Instead, add accents to the surrounding areas to create the perfect holiday look.
Two containers flank this wide entry, playing off the elegant symmetry.
Bright silver and redornamentsaccent both the containers and the evergreen wreath.
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Add Glitter to Your Christmas Door Decorations
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Sparkle and shine are synonymous with the season.
Use this pretty silver front door decoration as inspiration for your own glittering welcome.
For another sparklingcolor scheme, use gold and bronze decorations to glam up yourChristmasdoor.
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Don’t have a green door?
Hang a medium-size boxwood wreath with a bright red bow in the middle for pretty texture and style.
These simple and traditionalChristmasdoor decorations focus on color variations to add visual interest.
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A green ribbon adds luster to an evergreen wreath, while tiny lights brighten thegarlandaround the front door.
Transform Premade into One-of-a-Kind
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For extraordinary impact, it’s easy to customize an ordinarygarland.
Tall lanterns, adorned with small sprigs of berries, lead the way to Christmas celebrations.
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