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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 Lens LED Mini Lights
- C6 Strawberry String Lights
- G12 Raspberry String Lights
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 :
- Part 1: 30+ Gorgeous Christmas decorating ideas for the entryway, living room, and stairs.
- Part 2: 30+ Best Christmas decorating ideas for the kitchen, dinning room, bedroom, and bathroom.
- Part 3: 27 Easy and beautiful Thanksgiving and Christmas table decorations and centerpieces.
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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 decorationsPaint 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!
Ideas for decorating your home for Christmas (tips and photos)
Large selection of Christmas decorations
11/25/2022
- Creating a Christmas atmosphere in the house
- Most Popular Christmas Decorations in 2022-2023
- Outdoor Christmas decorations
Little by little, when the festive marathon begins, we pay a lot of attention not only to finding gifts - we are also worried about the question of how to decorate your house beautifully for Christmas and New Year.
In a decorated and elaborate setting, the wait becomes even more enjoyable, but every year it becomes more difficult to surpass yourself. We hurry to help you - these simple and stylish ideas will help you avoid a lot of trouble and help you quickly decide how to decorate your house for Christmas!
Creating a New Year's atmosphere in the house
Before decorating individual areas, first of all, you need to make sure that a festive atmosphere reigns throughout the house. The following ideas will help create it:
- More greenery. If your interior is dominated by neutral, pastel colors, you can't go wrong by including more greens. Various Christmas decorations and wreaths are especially suitable for this.
Show more
- An alternative to the Christmas tree. This certainly doesn't mean we're advising to forego the traditional Christmas tree, but if you experiment a bit and create alternatives in other rooms, the festive mood will only increase.
To do this, you can use books, stairs, garlands or whatever you can find at home - the more original the idea, the more interesting the created environment!
- Sentimental environment. For many, these holidays are associated with family values, so Christmas decorations can emphasize this.
Create a photo corner and decorate it with cozy light bulbs, have a wild holiday photo session and decorate the entrance hall with photos - any idea will do.
Show more
- Small accents in every room. Don't be surprised if after decorating your living room you don't feel the festive mood - to create a magical atmosphere, you need to add small accents to each room.
There are many different ideas how to decorate rooms for the New Year : small artificial Christmas trees, decorative pillows, candles or other holiday symbols are suitable for this.
Show more
- Gift motifs. Nothing makes you look forward to Christmas like pre-wrapped presents. Once you've chosen and packed them, don't waste your time and find a prominent place for them - this will bring even more festive mood into the house!
The most popular Christmas decorations in 2022-2023
You can't go wrong if you use one of the following ideas when decorating your home this year:
- Full naturalness. The rapidly spreading ideas of sustainability will not bypass the Christmas decorations this year. To replace the old one!!! culture this year will come decorations made from natural materials, so you should think about more greenery and wooden details.
- Even more of your personal contribution. In addition to the "zero waste" philosophy, handmade Christmas decorations are becoming more and more popular. Together with your family, you can create original Christmas wreaths, calendars, or even come up with Christmas decorations.
The manufacturing process will also bring a lot of pleasure - you will not even notice how quickly the house will be filled with a festive mood.
- Symbols of 2023. 2023 will be the Year of the Rabbit. You can decorate your home with adorable rabbit figurines, cute, cozy and fluffy details.
- Warming colors. Along with metallic accents, this Christmas it is proposed to choose rather deep and bold colors. If your home is dominated by cherry, navy blue, grey, brown and green hues, you'll land right in the top ten. However, if you have children or want to enjoy this holiday yourself, you can also choose a bright, playful decor - after all, Christmas is associated with the best emotions.
- Snow simulations. This year it will be especially popular to move the snowy Christmas indoors - it will be warm in the house, but the snow-whiteness of the snow will remind you that soon we will have the most beautiful holidays.
In addition to white Christmas decorations, pillows, throws or other textured fabrics will work to create such an atmosphere.
- Main color - silver. This year's Christmas decor will most often be based on silver shades, which can be easily adapted to any interior. To provide more depth and coziness, silver is suggested to be combined with golden hues. However, if you value a clean, sophisticated ambiance, silver tones are ideal for white decor.
Christmas decorations for the street
And finally, the last, but no less important task remains - street decorations for Christmas. It is they who will first of all meet both you and your guests, so it is worth trying to resolve this issue. The following ideas are better suited for this:
- More Christmas trees. No one said that you should limit yourself to one festive tree - if you elegantly line up and decorate small versions of it near the doors, there will definitely be plenty of festive atmosphere.
And maybe there will be more gifts!
- Gifts at the door. Gifts can be used as decorations not only inside. For this, you can use old shoeboxes, and newspapers or the remnants of last year's gift paper are ideal for decoration.
- Delightful garlands on the house. How it will look depends only on your imagination: a street garland can surround the whole house, you can create festive symbols or even appropriate inscriptions from it.
Don't be afraid to add some jazz!
Show more
- New residents of the yard. Nothing brightens up a snow-covered patio like glowing decorations at Christmas.
Depending on the available space, you can “settle” a deer, a snowman or even Santa Claus himself - then the magical atmosphere around the house will definitely be enough.
Show more
- Terrace shining with comfort .
If you have such space on the street, you should not ignore it. Decorate this area with luminous garlands, put up a few decorations, put additional lanterns or candles - you will not only create a cozy exterior, but also, dressing warmly, you yourself will be tempted to go out into the yard in the evenings.
Show more
- A pleasant welcome at the door. Ideally, if festive street decorations will meet you at the door.
You can use wreaths, funky writing boards or your own ideas for this.
Show more
- Decorations on every window. If you want your house to look special this year, you can decorate all the windows - then others will see that you are really waiting for the most beautiful holidays of the year. Wreaths, light bulbs or even children's crafts are suitable for this.
By applying these tips to your home, create a festive atmosphere that will accompany you as soon as you enter the yard.
No matter what ideas you decide to apply - the most important thing is that the new decorations will help create the atmosphere of Christmas and make you believe in the holiday miracle again!
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To the list of guidesIdeas on how to decorate a house for the New Year (tips and photos)
Large selection of Christmas decorations
16 11 2022
- Creating a Christmas atmosphere in the house
- Most Popular Christmas Decorations in 2022-2023
- Outdoor Christmas decorations
Little by little, when the festive marathon begins, we pay a lot of attention not only to finding gifts - we are also worried about the question of how to decorate your house beautifully for Christmas and New Year. In a decorated and elaborate setting, the wait becomes even more enjoyable, but every year it becomes more difficult to surpass yourself.
We hurry to help you - these simple and stylish ideas will help you avoid a lot of trouble and help you quickly decide how to decorate your house for Christmas!
Creating a New Year's atmosphere in the house
Before decorating individual areas, first of all, you need to make sure that a festive atmosphere reigns throughout the house. The following ideas will help create it:
- More greenery. If your interior is dominated by neutral, pastel colors, you can't go wrong by including more greens. Various Christmas decorations and wreaths are especially suitable for this.
Show more
- An alternative to the Christmas tree. This certainly doesn't mean that we advise you to abandon the traditional Christmas tree, but if you experiment a little and create alternative options in other rooms, the festive mood will only increase.
To do this, you can use books, stairs, garlands or whatever you can find at home - the more original the idea, the more interesting the created environment!
- Sentimental environment.
For many, these holidays are associated with family values, so Christmas decorations can emphasize this.
Create a photo corner and decorate it with cozy light bulbs, have a wild holiday photo session and decorate the entrance hall with photos - any idea will do.
Show more
- Small accents in every room. Don't be surprised if after decorating your living room you don't feel the festive mood - to create a magical atmosphere, you need to add small accents to each room.
There are many different ideas how to decorate rooms for the New Year : small artificial Christmas trees, decorative pillows, candles or other holiday symbols are suitable for this.
Show more
- Gift motifs. Nothing makes you look forward to Christmas like pre-wrapped presents. Once you've chosen and packed them, don't waste your time and find a prominent place for them - this will bring even more festive mood into the house!
The most popular Christmas decorations in 2022-2023
You can't go wrong if you use one of the following ideas when decorating your home this year:
- Full naturalness.
The rapidly spreading ideas of sustainability will not bypass the Christmas decorations this year. To replace the old one!!! culture this year will come decorations made from natural materials, so you should think about more greenery and wooden details.
- Even more of your personal contribution. In addition to the "zero waste" philosophy, handmade Christmas decorations are becoming more and more popular. Together with your family, you can create original Christmas wreaths, calendars, or even come up with Christmas decorations. The manufacturing process will also bring a lot of pleasure - you will not even notice how quickly the house will be filled with a festive mood.
- Symbols of 2023. 2023 will be the Year of the Rabbit. In anticipation of it, you can already decorate your home with charming figurines of rabbits.
- Warming colors. Along with metallic accents, this Christmas it is proposed to choose rather deep and bold colors.
If your home is dominated by cherry, navy blue, grey, brown and green hues, you'll land right in the top ten. However, if you have children or want to enjoy this holiday yourself, you can also choose a bright, playful decor - after all, Christmas is associated with the best emotions.
- Snow simulations. This year it will be especially popular to move the snowy Christmas indoors - it will be warm in the house, but the snow-whiteness of the snow will remind you that soon we will have the most beautiful holidays. In addition to white Christmas decorations, pillows, throws or other textured fabrics will work to create such an atmosphere.
- Main color - silver. This year's Christmas decor will most often be based on silver shades, which can be easily adapted to any interior. To provide more depth and coziness, silver is suggested to be combined with golden hues. However, if you value a clean, sophisticated ambiance, silver tones are ideal for white decor.
Christmas decorations for the street
And finally, the last, but no less important task remains - street decorations for Christmas. It is they who will first of all meet both you and your guests, so it is worth trying to resolve this issue. The following ideas are better suited for this:
- More Christmas trees. No one said that you should limit yourself to one festive tree - if you elegantly line up and decorate small versions of it near the doors, there will definitely be plenty of festive atmosphere. And maybe there will be more gifts!
- Gifts at the door. Gifts can be used as decorations not only inside. For this, you can use old shoeboxes, and newspapers or the remnants of last year's gift paper are ideal for decoration.
- Delightful garlands on the house. How it will look depends only on your imagination: a street garland can surround the whole house, you can create festive symbols or even appropriate inscriptions from it.
Don't be afraid to add some jazz!
Show more
- New residents of the yard. Nothing brightens up a snow-covered patio like glowing decorations at Christmas.
Depending on the available space, you can “settle” a deer, a snowman or even Santa Claus himself - then the magical atmosphere around the house will definitely be enough.
Show more
- Terrace shining with comfort . If you have such space on the street, you should not ignore it. Decorate this area with luminous garlands, put up a few decorations, put additional lanterns or candles - you will not only create a cozy exterior, but also, dressing warmly, you yourself will be tempted to go out into the yard in the evenings.
Show more
- A pleasant welcome at the door. Ideally, if festive street decorations will meet you at the door.
