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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Time for gatherings with friends and family, watching your favorite holiday movies and of course, Christmas decorating! Your front yard is like a blank canvas ready to be filled and with so many great outdoor Christmas decorating ideas, there is no limit to what you can create! To help inspire your creativity this season, we've put together a list of some of our favorite decorating ideas for the yard. Take a peek and let us know how you'll be decorating your outdoor spaces this year!

Classic Outdoor Christmas Decorating

Hang Christmas Lights Across The Roof and Down the Driveway

The three most popular light styles for hanging across the roof are C7 and C9 light bulbs as well as Icicle string lights. Hang Christmas lights in one solid color or create a cheerful holiday theme using combinations of red and green, blue and white or red, white and green!

Christmas Lights Across The Roof, Walkways and Driveway

Christmas Porch Decorations

Wrap your porch railings and staircase in string lights to match your roof lighting or decorate with greenery and matching bows.

If you don't want to get up on the roof or you're looking to add even more lighting to your home, hang moravian stars, starlight spheres or lighted snowflake decorations across the porch. You can even mix and match all three light to create a stunning light filled Christmas collage.

Christmas Garland and Lights Porch Decorations

Snowflake Porch Decorations

Light Wrapped Trees

Wrapping outdoor trees with string lights is a very popular outdoor Christmas decorating idea. Mini lights are perfect for wrapping most outdoor trees, however if you have large evergreens you may want to use C7 or C9 light strings for greater impact. If you choose to wrap one tree or create a forest filled with light, one thing is certain...the result will be breathtaking!

Trees Wrapped With Red and White Lights

DIY Christmas Decorations

Love to DIY? So do we! There are plenty of amazing DIY decorating projects out there for the holidays, but this one is our favorite because it uses gardening tools you probably already have in your shed! Create tomato cage Christmas trees to use in the yard or linking the walkway by wrapping them in string lights and garland!

Here are a few of our favorite light styles for wrapping tomato cages:

Wide Angle 5mm LED Mini Lights

C6 Strawberry LED String Lights

G12 Raspberry LED String Lights

Tomato Cage Wrapped with Red and Green String Lights

Garland Wrapped DIY Tomato Cage Christmas Tree

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We have a few new products we think you're going to love! Set up is a cinch and storage is no problem with our new laser lights and fold flat christmas trees and spheres.

Laser Light Projectors

Point laser lights toward the front of your house or a tree line to create amazing light displays with a reach of up to 300ft. You can even mix and match colors and choose from steady or animated lighting for a one-of-a-kind design, to best fit your landscape!

Laser Lights Projected Onto A House

Illuminate a Tree Line or Dense Foliage

Fold Flat Christmas Spheres

Fold flat spheres are collapsable for easy storage and pop open in seconds for convenient display! Place lighted spheres in varying sizes and colors across the yard to create an eye catching Christmas display. You can even hang starlight spheres and Christmas light balls from tree branches or across the porch. When evening arrives they will look like brilliant orbs suspended in the air!

Blue and Cool White Fold Flat Spheres

Multicolor LED Lighted Sphere

Lighted Spheres Hanging From Tree Branches

Net Lights

Not sure what to do with those bushes across the front of your house or lining your fence? Cover bushes and shrubs with net lights to create uniform lighting fast! If you've already decorated the porch with lights, use net lights in a complementary hue to add festive contrast in your outdoor Christmas display.

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53 Best Outdoor Christmas Decorations Ideas & Tutorials

53 easy DIY outdoor Christmas decorations & best ideas for the yard, lawn, porch & front door, such as hanging Xmas lights, wreaths, garlands, wood signs, ornaments & planter pots!

Today  we will look at some of the most beautifully decorated Christmas porches, front doors and backyard. Try these ideas to decorate your own front entry and bring some extra holiday cheer to you, your guests, and those lucky ones passing by!

This is part 4 of our Favorite Christmas Decorating Ideas For Every Part of Your Home series! This 4-part series is all about the best Christmas decorating ideas you can apply to your own home easily and quickly! You can check out the rest of the series below :

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DIY fresh Christmas wreath

A fresh wreath is one of the easiest and most timeless Christmas decorations you can make! Tutorial here.

Outdoor Christmas light spheres

If you have a front porch, or some nice trees in your backyard, these hanging light spheres will look so pretty at night! Remember to use an outdoor extension cord!

You can buy these large Christmas light balls or make them for the holidays with chicken wires as in this video tutorial below-

These 12 ft outdoor Christmas lights that come in many colors are perfect for larger light balls, and these 8 ft lights are great for smaller spheres.

Hanging Christmas light balls made from grapevine

These lighted spheres are easy to make from grape vines or honeysuckle vines. Via Lynne Knowlton. They are great not only for Christmas but for the entire holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year!

DIY Christmas porch chandelier

This DIY Christmas chandelier looks so natural and elegant on the front porch! Tutorial on Urban Cottage Living. Can’t find a large vine wreath form? Here’s a tutorial on how to make grapevine wreath for free!

DIY Reindeer Christmas lawn decorations

This reindeer Christmas lawn decoration is made from plywood. Tutorial on Eclectic Recipes. If you live in a rainy winter climate, keep it under a covered patio or porch or make it from solid wood boards (see next tutorial).

Wooden Reindeer Christmas yard decorations

Amy at Her Tool Belt made this wood reindeer from 1×8 boards. Wood is very durable and you can use this reindeer for Xmas outdoor decorating year after year.

DIY Nativity Christmas outdoor decorations

This charming nativity scene is easy to make, and looks magical in your front yard or back garden. All you need are some wood, outdoor paint, a jigsaw, and some fabric scraps. ( Original source lost, please let me know if you find it! )

Christmas choir decorations for front porch and backyard

A similar way to use wood boards such as 2x6s to create outdoor decor for Christmas! (Original source lost, please let me know if you find it! )

Large DIY ornaments Christmas porch decorations

Transform some old sports balls into oversized hanging ornaments for a festive Christmas porch decor – see below! Via TMH

The secret success formula for a gorgeous Christmas front porch or back patio: frame the windows and doors with garland, hang some festive ornaments and wreaths, voila!

Oversized Christmas ornaments outdoor decorating ideas

Plastic balls and cups are transformed into these oversized ornaments for a Christmas porch for extra holiday cheer, video tutorial below!

Christmas door decorating ideas

A simple lighted garland around the front door can add so much magic to your outdoor Christmas decorations. (via BHG )

Decorating the front door with Christmas wreaths

Use a trio of wreaths flanked by two planters with artificial Christmas trees and string lights to create outdoor lighted Christmas decorations. ( Via Decor and the Dog )

Christmas porch outdoor decorations

One garland, one wreath, and two pots. There are infinite variations on this basic formula for a gorgeous Christmas porch and front door, which you will see throughout this article! ( via Setting for Four )

Add a banner to the garland, and use a metal Christmas star in place of a door wreath. ( Via Life Love Larson  )

DIY Christmas planters and pots

You can create stunning and long-lasting Christmas planters easily with branches and berries. 24 tutorials and inspiring Christmas planter ideas here!

Easy DIY outdoor Christmas wreaths and swags for the front door

Wreaths and swags are favorite essentials in outdoor Christmas decorations.

Both the DIY Magnolia Wreath and the easy Christmas swag take no time to make and are practically free!

A Christmas swag can also be used to decorate outdoor lanterns, mailboxes, and railings. Here’s a super smart tutorial by Diane at In My Own Style  on how to add some floral foam and keep your Christmas swag fresh longer!

Make a wreath trio for extra Christmas cheer! Tutorial here.

DIY oversized Poinsettia wreath

Nothing says Merry Christmas more than Poinsettias! See how easy it is to make these colorful mesh Poinsettia wreaths in this video tutorial by The Sits Girls on Youtube below-

DIY painted outdoor Christmas wood signs

Use recycled paper as stencils to paint the classic “JOY” wood sign for Christmas decor. ( via  DIYnetwork )

Another way to create the Christmas “JOY” wood sign and hang a wreath as the letter O. ( via Fynes Designs)

Here’s a detailed tutorial on 3 ways to whitewash wood and create weathered paint finishes on wood!

How to whitewash wood and create weathered paint finishes on wood, 3 easy ways!

DIY Christmas street sign yard decor

From Santa’s workshop to Elf village, this delightful street sign makes such unique yard and lawn decor for Christmas! Via Wedfest

DIY snowman Christmas painted wood sign

Snowman is a wonderful them for outdoor holiday decorations from Christmas through New Year. Painted wooden sign tutorial here.

Nutcrackers Christmas door banner decor

No time to paint wood signs? These festive Nutcrackers Christmas door banners are only around $10 for a set of 2. What a fast and easy way to decorate doors, windows, and even garage doors!

Make pallet Christmas tree for outside decorations

Paint a tree shape on a pallet, add some lights and ornaments. Now you have a pallet Christmas tree perfect for porch decor! Tutorial here.

For more pallet Christmas tree ideas check out our 48 creative DIY Christmas trees here!

You can even skip the painting and just add some nails to hang Christmas lights on a pallet in the shape of a tree! ( image )

If you are wondering where to find pallets or how to work with pallets, here’s a detailed guide all about pallets-

Outdoor lighted Christmas decorations

A very easy lighted outdoor Christmas decorating idea is to hang string light strands in the shape of a Christmas tree! You can hang them from outdoor trees, wall or a porch roof.

You can also buy these lighted outdoor Christmas tree DIY kits in warm white or mixed colors, and an outdoor extension cord that is long enough.

DIY outdoor Christmas tree

Make an easy and festive outdoor Christmas tree with 3 sticks and string lights to decorate your front lawn or backyard. Here’s a DIY kit to make it even easier!

Christmas lanterns by the front door

Wood lanterns filled with Christmas ornaments make beautiful decorations for the front porch. ( via Dimples & Tangles )

Stacked Christmas planter pots

Stacked pots filled with greenery and ornaments are festive and very easy to DIY. Tutorial here.

Large presents Christmas decorations by the door

Stacked gift boxes tied up with ribbons, these are a few of my favorite things. Tutorial here.

Lighted gift boxes Outside Christmas decorations

These DIY Lighted Christmas presents are made from plastic boxes. Customize your design with your favorite light colors, and add festive holiday bows! Tutorial here.

You can also make them from a wire frame and colorful fabrics, like in this video tutorial above.

Outdoor Christmas decorating ideas for the front porch

Reindeer, sleighs, ornaments, and jingle bells make happy outdoor Christmas decorations by the front door! ( via Dimples & Tangles )

Vintage buckets and crates as outdoor Christmas decorations

A great looking and easy idea for decorating steps for Christmas is to use vintage style galvanized tin vases filled with conifer branches and lights. ( via Finding Home Farms |

Beautiful Christmas porch decor with vintage crate and winter boots by Home Stories A to Z .

Farmhouse outdoor Christmas decoration ideas

Vintage style galvanized tin buckets are filled with natural elements like conifer branches and pine cones to create these farmhouse Christmas outdoor decorations. ( via Liz Marie )

Another elegant farmhouse Christmas porch idea perfect for fixer upper fans, from Love Grows Wild.

Country style Christmas outdoor decorating on the porch

A garden wagon with an old watering can and snowy branches are full of Christmas charm! ( via Hospitality Designs )

Beautifully styled tables and shelves for outdoor Christmas decor

Use black, white and neutrals to create Scandinavian farmhouse Christmas decorations! ( via Vibeke Design )

A rustic ladder is transformed into a Christmas display shelf by Ribbons and Glue.

Use a table to display Christmas candles and pine cones on the front porch. ( via BHG )

DIY large outdoor Christmas decorations

These giant lollipops made from pool noodles or paper plates are pure holiday magic! Here‘s a tutorial on the paper plate lollipops, and a video below on how to make the giant pool noodle lollipops!

Up-cycled and re-purposed Christmas decor

Here’s another wonderful idea to create oversized Christmas ornaments for outdoor decor using old tires! Tutorial by Katie at Addicted to DIY.

Which ideas are your favorite? I personally love those oversized Christmas ornaments and giant holiday candies!

Happy decorating! See you soon!

How to decorate the yard for the New Year - 20 best ideas! – COMFORT IN THE HOUSE

Hello, dear readers! Traditionally, about a week before the New Year, people begin to decorate the interior of the house, while completely forgetting about the decor of the yard. In fact, in Russia, decorating a site for a celebration is not yet a very common phenomenon, so why not each of us become trendsetters in the New Year's "yard" fashion. Just imagine, returning home, and a festive mood meets you in the courtyard of your own site. In this connection, the topic of today's review is "How to decorate the yard for the New Year."

Contents

  1. 1. Decoration of the area with bows.
  2. 2. Outdoor flowerpot decor.
  3. 3. Tree illumination.
  4. 4. Children's sleigh.
  5. 5. Spruce branches.
  6. 6. Snow castles, fortresses, igloos.
  7. 7. Huge Christmas decorations.
  8. 8. Ice street decorations.
  9. 9. House illumination.
  10. 10. Decoration of the front door to the house.
  11. 11. Gift boxes.
  12. 12. Hanging pots.
  13. 13. Festive wreaths.
  14. 14. Garden cars.
  15. 15. Sleigh of Santa Claus.
  16. 16. Snowmen.
  17. 17. Snowflakes.
  18. 18. Snowballs in a bucket.
  19. 19. Textile decorations.
  20. 20. Luminous figures.
  21. Additional decor ideas.
  22. Lots of examples of ice decorations for the yard:
  23. Ideas for outdoor New Year's decor:

Snowmen made from tree cuts - simple and beautiful!

1. Decoration of the site with bows.

If you want to give your garden a really festive and presentable look, decorate it with bows. Bows can be made by yourself from packing tapes or purchased ready-made in gift wrapping departments. Bows can be attached to a fence, stair railing, outdoor wall lights, front door, lampposts, or flower pot stands.

2. Outdoor flowerpot decor.

Vases can be decorated with spruce branches, cones, walnuts, acorns or chestnuts, Christmas balls, bows or garlands. In addition, the flowerpot can be made independently in the style of "Santa Claus", for this you need to take a large tin can, paint it red, and "tighten" the black belt with a large plaque, you can put pine branches with rowan branches in the flowerpot.

3. Tree illumination.

Garlands will help create a magical world on the site, but simple garlands will not work, you need to purchase special outdoor garlands. Got it? Well, we take garlands and wrap them around the trunks of garden trees, we also distribute the “lights” symmetrically along the crown of winter beauties. In addition, you can purchase luminous icicles, which should be symmetrically distributed over the branches of trees.

4. Children's sled.

Old sleds can become a spectacular decoration of the site, you just need to "submit" the idea correctly. In fact, it’s not at all difficult to compose a composition, for example, we install a sled near the thresholds leading to the house, put a portable lantern on the sled, with a lit street candle, and here we lay a bunch of spruce twigs. Other examples can be seen in the photo below.

5. Spruce branches.

The symbol of the New Year holiday is a beautiful Christmas tree, so the whole yard can be decorated with spruce branches. It is better to buy artificial branches, firstly, save nature, secondly, they are more flexible, thirdly, they retain their original appearance (do not fade). You can weave whole garlands from the branches, tightly tightening the branches with ordinary sewing threads, you can make a festive wreath or decorate flowerpots, windows, doors, lampposts with them.

6. Snow castles, fortresses, igloos.

If time permits, the whole family can go outside and build entire snow castles, fortresses or igloos. Such snow castles will become a real decoration of their summer cottage.

7. Huge Christmas decorations.

I have not seen such toys for sale, but such balls can be made independently from dense balls-balls (sold in stationery stores), pour small pebbles into the ball to make it heavier, inflate it, cut out snowflakes from napkins and stick them with PVA glue on the sides of the ball, then the product can be varnished. The top can be cut out of thick cardboard, cut out a wide strip, glue it into a ring, glue a lid (also cut out of cardboard) on top of this ring, make punctures in the lid, thread a suspension wire, and glue the finished top to the ball. In addition, the ball can be decorated with rain, tinsel or a lush bow.

8. Ice street decorations.

An excellent solution for the decoration of the site. How to make colored ice balls? We take a balloon, pour in food coloring, pour water, tie a balloon, put it in the freezer if the volume of the refrigerator allows, if not, we take it out to the frosty street. After the water in the ball hardens, we cut the shell of the ball, take out our ice products and set off to decorate the backyard. In the case of ice cups, we perform the entire operation described above, plus add various elements to the glass - viburnum berries, mountain ash, bright leaves, etc., leave it in the cold until it freezes completely, bring it into the house, pour boiling water into a deep basin, dip the frozen glass, the ice will melt instantly and the ice glass will easily “come out” of the real glass. We decorate the yard for the new year with ready-made ice elements, they can be dispersed everywhere, even hung on trees.

9. House illumination.

The house, illuminated by the dancing lights of street garlands, looks very impressive. Garlands can be dispersed along the edge of the roof, decorate windows, doors, stair railings. Now on sale you can find ready-made luminous wire structures, these can be fairy-tale figures, Santa Claus's sleigh, reindeer in harness, etc. Such figures can be fixed on the roof of the house or near the windows.

10. Decoration of the front door to the house.

The holiday needs to be fully armed, so pay special attention to the front entrance to the house, it can be decorated with festive wreaths, compositions from spruce branches, inflatable figures of Santa Claus or Santa Claus, portable lanterns, bows or artificial flowers Poinsettias. Here you can give free rein to creativity, install identical, beautifully decorated flowerpots or a miniature Christmas tree on the sides of the door, which will greet invited guests. Craftsmen can carve and paint soldiers from plywood, faithfully guarding the path leading to the house, and don't forget about the garlands, here they will look the best!

11.

Gift boxes.

In the yard you can arrange large cardboard boxes in beautiful packaging and spectacular bows. You can see sample songs below.

12. Hanging pots.

Hanging flowerpots are a very effective type of decor for the garden. These pots are sold in the garden departments, but they can be made by yourself, in the presence of elastic willow vines, or thick wire in a sheath. You can decorate flowerpots with paper stars (how to make such stars and not only, we considered in this article), large beads, artificial snowflakes, fir branches or wicker balls.

Yard decoration for the New Year photo

13. Festive wreaths.

In our country, such a decoration is not yet in demand, but it is slowly gaining momentum in popularity. Festive wreaths can be hung on the front door, railing or fence. How and from what to make a wreath yourself, you can find out in this article.

14. Garden cars.

A magnificent composition can be created with the participation of a garden wheelbarrow, which should be decorated with spruce branches, Christmas balls, rowan branches, colored cones. You can install such a wheelbarrow right next to the thresholds, you definitely cannot hide such beauty!

Yard decor for the New Year photo

15. Father Frost's sleigh.

A real themed decoration, such a sled can be ordered from carpenters or, if you have the skill and desire, you can create it yourself. In such a sleigh, the figure of Santa Claus or a “bag of gifts” would be appropriate. In principle, if the sleigh will stand under the roof, on the veranda, they can be cut out of thick cardboard, which is then spray-painted and decorated with rhinestones (by analogy with paper sleighs for Christmas trees, read this article).

16. Snowmen.

The snowman is a classic of backyard decor, without it the image will seem incomplete, so we gather the whole family and set off to make a snowman. In Russia, it is customary to decorate the head of this character with a bucket, try replacing the bucket with a knitted hat with the same scarf or pick up a top hat with a bow tie, any innovations are welcome!

17.

Snowflakes.

Artificial snowflakes are sold everywhere, buy an unlimited number of plastic snowflakes, tie string or string to them, and hang them on trees, windows, fences, bushes, front doors, etc.

18. Snowballs in a bucket.

We take a foam ball (sold in the departments of everything for creativity), pierce it with a toothpick (we will hold the ball for it), cover it with a uniform layer of glue, and sprinkle it with artificial snow abundantly. We make the required number of snowballs, and put them in a galvanized bucket.

19. Textile embellishments.

Everything is simple here, we find old unnecessary things - mittens, knitted hats, scarves, socks, Santa Claus hats, and hang them around the site.

20. Luminous figures.

Luminous figures are an excellent solution for decorating the area, such figures can be purchased or created on your own, for this you need to prepare the frame of the figure from wire, which at the end is wrapped with a street garland.

More decor ideas.

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Christmas tree on a pallet. Composition of Christmas balls and street lamps. Christmas trees from boards. Gate decor. Decorative nest. Ice candlesticks. Funny woodsmen. Triple wreath on the door. Beautiful Christmas composition. Imitation of the presence of Santa Claus.

A lot of examples of ice decorations for the yard:

Ideas for New Year's street decor:

Dear readers, now you know how to decorate the yard for the New Year, I hope you enjoyed today's review! In the article "Decorate the yard for the new year" you can find some more interesting ideas. Friends, do not forget to subscribe to receive news from the "Comfort in the House" website, only the most interesting awaits you ahead! See you soon!

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The main winter holiday is approaching, and preparations for it are in full swing. It is important not only to choose gifts for loved ones, to carefully consider the menu, but also to think about how to decorate the yard for the New Year with your own hands.

New Year's decoration of the local area and house

To decorate a house for the New Year, sometimes only garlands around the perimeter and a couple of bright accents are enough: a scarlet bow on a lamppost, a Christmas wreath on the front door.

In the dark, the yard will turn into a bright fairy-tale meadow with a gingerbread house

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