Outdoor Christmas Decor

They say first impressions are everything and the same holds true for your home.  We’re dressing up the outdoors for Christmas today with a fun Holiday Porch blog hop organized by the very talented Taryn Whiteaker.

Make your exterior holiday ready with simple greenery. Sharing my outdoor Christmas decor along with 10 other inspirational holiday porches.

About this time every year I’m secretly extremely happy that our home is painted red.  Benjamin Moore cottage red to be exact and yes it screams farmhouse but it’s also the perfect backdrop for Christmas.  In keeping with the classic Christmas colors of red and green I added a bunch of live greenery to our side door and windowbox area just in time for the holidays.

My number one tip when adding holiday greenery to your home is to BUY MORE THAN YOU THINK YOU NEED because you will definitely need more than you think.  And greenery goes a long ways into winter so it can serve as your winter decor for a good while.

When purchasing live greenery for your exterior consider the following items:

• mini Euro evergreen trees – great for windowboxes
• smaller live wreaths – I love the impact of a smaller, tighter wreath versus a big, floppy wreath
• bunches of live greens – boxwood, cedar, fir, pine, berried juniper – all these varieties have a different texture

These mini Euro trees run about $5 each (Trader Joes and Whole Foods usually carry them) and are perfect for windowboxes or also great in cedar box centerpieces, super low maintenance and tons of texture.  Add loose greens all around the base plus a few pinecone sticks and you are all set.

Yes the door is not square or level but then again nothing is in our 1740 farmhouse so just go with it 🙂  It’s old and aged and I love it.  For your larger planters grab a potted evergreen then add loose greens all around the base.  These potted trees should be fine until Spring when I can put them in the ground.  They also add height to an otherwise low planter.

All we need now is a nice sugary coating of snow and it will be the icing on the outdoor decor.  If we’re lucky it will snow before Christmas, if not there’s always January.  Please be sure to stop by each of these beautiful bloggers Christmas porches below.  All of the decor is definitely doable and makes a wonderful first impression for your visitors.

Taryn Whiteaker Designs | Just A Girl And Her Blog | Two Twenty One | Tatertots and Jello

Jaime Costiglio | Inspiration For Moms | Stone Gable | Clean & Scentsible

Lolly Jane | Town and Country Living | The Happy Housie