Front Door Decorating Ideas for All Year Around
Decorating the front door of your home draws visitors in and adds exterior appeal. Simple seasonal displays tie your outdoor decorating efforts together with the landscape surrounding the home. Change your front door decorations seasonally to ensure they look their best and match the rest of the yard or home. Does this Spark an idea?
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Spring
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As the days warm and early flowers emerge from the ground, a simple planter or flower pot on a hanger makes a charming front door decoration, according to SheKnows Home and Garden. Some early-blooming flower bulbs grow well in a small container that hangs on the door. If live plants aren't an option due to cold temperatures, add a handful of freshly cut blooms every few days or some silk flower alternatives.
Summer
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Hanging a simple wood or metal sign on your front door works best in the summer. The rains of fall and spring and the snow of winter damages an outdoor sign. Use acrylic craft paint or leftover exterior house paint to create a welcome message or a pattern on a scrap piece of wood, recommends Woodshop 102. A layer of polyurethane over the wood protects the paint and will let your summer front door sign last many years.
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Fall
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Wreaths are a common front door decoration in the fall, but garlands work just as well. Garlands can be made from the bright orange and red autumn leaves that are still attached to branches, says iVillage. Artificial leaf garlands last longer and won't leave dried leaves scattered across the porch. A cluster of fall produce, such as decorative gourds or colorful Indian corn, also works when hung from a small hook on the front door.
Winter
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Basic evergreen wreaths and swags work well as winter front door decorations regardless of the winter holidays your family celebrates. Other natural products of winter pair well with the dark green of evergreen foliage, according to "Decorating With Evergreens" by Robert Waite and Zac Williams. Bright red holly berries or pine cones attach with a bit of twine to a wreath and last for weeks without fading or wilting. Ribbons and small ornaments specialize a wreath for holiday parties.
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