How to Decorate Porch Rails for Christmas

Dress up your porch railings with pine garland.

Welcome your friends and family members and add a festive touch of color and interest to your neighborhood during the Christmas season with outdoor decorations. If you have a front porch, the railings are an ideal space to decorate for the holiday season, as they are easily seen by those who are visiting and passing by your home. Extend good cheer during the holiday season with simple decorative touches on your porch railings.

Things You'll Need

• Fake berries
• Pine garland
• Lights
• Battery-operated candles
• Decorative bows
• Ribbons

Instructions

1. Tie fake berries along lengths of real or artificial pine boughs. Drape the boughs from one railing to another along your front porch.

2. Wrap strands of solid or multicolored lights around the balusters of the railings. The lights will illuminate the space and add a warm glow to the front of your home.

3. Place battery-operated pillar candles in candle holders on the railings of the porch. This idea is best suited for porches that have wide railings that can easily support the candle holders.

4. Tie decorative bows around the front of the railings of the porch. Tie bows around the first, middle and last railing on either side of the porch, or tie larger bows at these points and tie smaller bows on the railings in between these points.

5. Wrap decorative red ribbon around the railings to create the look of candy canes.

References

• Front Porch Ideas and More: Decorating a Country Porch for Christmas
• Decorating Country Home: Front Porch Christmas Decorating