How to Decorate a Door With Thanksgiving Decor
The front door of your home is a little peek into your life. By decorating your front door, you add warmth and whimsy to your home. Decorate your door for Thanksgiving to begin your welcome to the holidays. Decorating your door can be extensive or simple depending on your taste and budget.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Wreath
- Garland
- Several gourds
- Fall welcome mat
- Thanksgiving welcome sign
- Wreath hanger
- Nails or brick clips
- Topiaries
- Pumpkin spice candle
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Put a wreath hanger on your door. Hang a fall wreath that has leaves, small gourds and other fall foliage and colors.
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Put a fall garland around your front door. Put teacup hooks near the top corners of your door frame to hang the garland.
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Put a Thanksgiving door mat in front of the door. Find holiday door mats at home improvement and department stores.
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Put a large basket on the front porch. Fill the basket with gourds of different shapes and sizes.
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Hang a Thanksgiving themed welcome sign on the house near the door. Hang the sign with a nail or use a brick clip.
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Place fall-colored topiaries on the front porch. Put several miniature pumpkins around the base of the topiary.
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Burn a pumpkin spice scented candle in your house so that your guests are greeted by a friendly smell when you open the door.
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Tips & Warnings
Look at garden nurseries for gourds, Indian corn and other natural decor.
Look at department stores and one-stop shops for inexpensive decorations.
Purchase Thanksgiving holiday decor the day after Thanksgiving for deep discounts. Save it for the following year.
Pumpkins and gourds will rot quickly if the weather is not cold.
