My favorite area to decorate in our home is actually outside our home!  You guessed it.  It’s our front door!  The front door is the focal point of a house, which makes it the most important part.  Ever since I painted our door this beautiful pop of aqua (Benjamin Moore St. Lucia teal) a few years ago, it tends to get a little extra attention.  It always makes me smile whenever I pull up to our home.  Out of  all the seasons, I have to say this time of year is my favorite to decorate for.  Year round I typically have a simple wreath and a couple lanterns or potted plants but this time of year I like to got ALL. OUT.   This year I wanted to go with a farmhouse feel and also a very winter feel with a little Christmas cheer. I love that this look is not sooooooo Christmas-y that I will want to take it down on 12/26.    I started by sketching out some ideas… this always helps me get some different ideas going.  I actually had my friends over on Instagram vote on these designs, which helped me narrow down my ideas.  The inspiration started when I found this wreath at TJ MAXX I loved the snowy look with pine cones, it just felt like something I’d leave up through February!  However I love dressing up simple wreaths to make them even more festive.  So you can see what I added further down.

Of course a front entrance isn’t complete with out a door mat.  I love when they have fun sayings like this one below.

Here I took three long garlands from Michael’s (they were 50% off ) and created a draped look around the door, buffalo check ribbon also from Michaels.  The black/silver/red theme started to emerge and I went with it.  This color theme is a bit different for me as I tend to go with more traditional reds/greens in the past.  I added the bows in the corners of the garland to dress it up a little bit.  I added these wood ice skates I got at Target dollar spot last year to my winter-y wreath which gives it that extra something.   I incorporated that buffalo check ribbon to that as well.  My lanterns are from Pier One and I’ve had them for awhile.  I added some ornaments to the base to raise up the faux candles and add some color.

The top part looked a little bare…So I double stuck tape these giant ornaments on the ledge.   I was going to hang ornaments down from the ledge  but it didn’t seem to work out. I’m going to leave it as is for now.  However, I may still tweak.    I’d still like to find a larger outdoor mat to go under my “merry and bright” because I really love the layered mat look.  I think I may put some more ornaments in the lanterns and add some twinkle lights.

I hope you guys like the start of my outdoor holiday decorating!! Nothing like a winter wonderland to welcome your guests in from the cold.  How do you like it so far?

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