Christmas Porch Ideas and Front Door Christmas Decorations
In this post: Looking for Christmas porch decor for a welcoming entryway? You’ll love these front door Christmas decorations and Christmas porch ideas.⇒
Even a teeny-tiny space can be broken up into zones.
And that’s exactly how I knew I had to address my entryway.
I’ve tried over and over to decorate this space and up until now I was never quite happy with it. Yes, there were bits and pieces I liked from past attempts, but it never all fit together.
I suppose it’s possible, even likely, to overdo it when your space is so small. But that wasn’t my problem. Quite the contrary, I was completely under-doing it. Although I appreciate simplicity and understatement, I still want the disparate elements to present a cohesive front.
So this year I vowed to get it right.
Christmas Porch Decorations
You may remember, just last week, I said very much the same thing about my holiday mantel.
At the time I mentioned that there were two spaces I was determined to conquer this year, and when I finally achieved what I was after on the mantelscape, I turned my attention to this next frontier, my second goal for the season.
Now, I’ll also admit that half the battle was in photographing the space. The tiny platform in front of the door makes it extremely difficult to back up far enough to get a clear picture of what’s on the porch. And the 5 or 6 steps that lead down from the porch mean I’m way too low to get a full view from the walkway.
But since I really wanted to show the styling that I was ultimately satisfied with, I rigged up a setup including a table and step stool to get the right photos. And because I was dangling precariously from this makeshift vantage point, we’ll just ignore the imperfections (like the crooked doormat… ;-)).
So let’s look at the 4 zones I managed to divide up this tiny area into to achieve what I hope is a cohesive whole.
1. The Right Side of the Porch
To the right of our front door is a little area that’s actually the largest region on our tiny porch and it’s the only floor space to put anything decorative.
I had something very special in mind for this spot and it’s what gives the porch its cheerful character.
A vintage sled is something that’s fairly common in holiday decor, but what makes this one special to me is that I found it in my parents’ garage when I cleaned out their house last year. It’s the sled we used as kids and has obvious sentimental value.
I added some faux greenery and gold bells, and already felt I was ahead of the game from years past.
2. The Stairway
As tiny as the front porch is, the bigger problem is the placement of our stair railings.
Our steps are actually not that narrow, but the railings are placed in such a way as to narrow the walk space, and planters really need to be placed outside the railing where they can hardly be seen.
Because we rarely use this entrance to come and go, and even the mailman uses the mailbox that’s down by the street, I opted to put entrance trees inside the railings where they have more of an impact.
This helps encourage a cohesive relationship among all the greenery.
3. The Front Door
This is the one time of year when our forest green front door provides an inherent advantage and becomes the perfect host for a lush wreath.
I’ve used this lovely wreath before, but always stopped short of adding personal touches to it and I think the two key things that really set it apart this year are the red berry branches and the brass bell.
Like the repeated use of greenery, these two elements help tie the pieces of our entry together, with the bells mirroring the bells on the sleigh and the pop of red reflecting the red accents throughout.
4. The Left Side of the Porch
For a tiny porch we pack a lot into in.
On the left side of the porch we keep a painted garden bench, which tucks perfectly into this cozy space. It’s there for convenience as it’s a nice little perch to wait for friends. It’s also a great spot to place packages and other things.
For the holidays it’s fun to use classic textiles to dress up the bench and provide a touch of warmth. I used a mix of plaids in pillow and blanket and topped it off with a faux fur cushion.
The Persian rug adds a supportive note of tradition.
Stepping inside our door, I carried the same themes into our entry foyer, with assorted bits of greenery and festive pops of red highlighting our vintage pieces.
I used mostly things I already owned and put it all together in almost no time. It’s all faux and didn’t even involve a trip to the flower market.
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I did, however include 2 new items.
The first is the fabulous pair of red rose wreaths. I popped them over my sconces just to see how they looked and they fit there perfectly! No need to even hang them. 20 minute decorating turned into 20 second decorating!!
I also got this flocked tabletop tree, seen below, and I must say I’m loving using these diminutive trees. They make life so much easier!
I’m delighted with the way my entry turned out.
It took a few extra minutes personalizing the pieces and making sure they share a cohesive thread, characterized by the repeated use of greenery and little pops of red, adding flavor to my penchant for vintage home decor.
So with my two goals achieved, do I have a goal for next year?
Yep. Next year it’s all about the trees!
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O.K. Lory! I would say that you have definitely got your porch and entry foyer decor “right”! Both areas are so beautiful! I think you just need to keep these pictures so you can do the same thing next year! Everything is “just perfect”!
Sometimes, it takes time to get everything decorated the way we think it should be. I change a lot of my decor in our home but a lot of things remain the same because that’s the way it looks best! The first year we built our home out here by the lake and moved in the November, it was hard to get everything looking right! I ended up just packing some stuff away to use the next year!
I have a sleigh (from my childhood) on our porch and I just love the look of it there! I have a set of sleigh bells that my Dad gave me from his childhood in the country — and I treasure these. They look so cute on the antique sleigh with the cedar sprigs and a red plaid ribbon.
We just love Christmas and everything that goes with it!
I have never seen a red rose wreath. Your wreaths are so pretty and look great over your sconce. Your home is absolutely beautiful! Hope you and your hubby can spend time to just relax and enjoy all the decor. We always enjoy all the twinkling lights on our tree and mantel.
Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us.
Thank you SO much for your lovely sweet comment!! Your sleigh sounds wonderful, too! Yes, It’s nice to stay home and just appreciate everything this time of year… 🙂
I also think your little porch looks just perfect. I know from experience how difficult a small space can be to decorate without doing too much or too little. You nailed it with by dividing it up into zones. I wish I had kept my Flexible flyer sled but somehow it vanished. Love your use of bells. I will start serious Christmas decorating next week after I recover from Thanksgiving and have the energy to pack up all my autumn decor and clean before the switch over.
Thank you so much for your kind words!! Enjoy your decorating!
I think your ideas and spacing are spot on. If you wouldn’t mind one suggestion? Since you are using flocked trees (which I love!) you might want to do a bit of flocking on the wreath and sled greens to tie all the greens together. And maybe stick a few greens or a few bells on the bench between the plaids. I’m going to def keep following you!🎄🎄
Great idea! Thanks!! And welcome… 🙂
Great ideas!! Thank you for the inspiration!!
I LOVE all of this!!! Thank you for sharing!
I LOVE all of this!!! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much!!
Your porch looks so cozy Lory! You know what I noticed was the ribbon on the left while you used the bell in the middle. Looks great! I was curfuffled (word?) while preparing to hang my door wreath on our wood door. I wanted to place my bow/ribbon at the bottom of my Norfolk pine wreath (Afloral:0)) as they had it placed in the photos I loved..BUT now do I use the same ribbon to hang it from the door? This creates another red loop that I didn’t want..just mainly greenery is my goal….so what I will try is the old fishing line trick and thumb tacks..just hope it works. I’ve always looped ribbon on the top and hung it that way and if a bow it would be at the top or bottom but this one feels different.
Off to look at those plaid pillows you have:0)
Happy Holidays!
Thank you for your very kind words!! And I LOL’ed at curfuffled… 😂😂😂 I hang my wreaths with a command hook. They are really strong and they don’t hurt the door if you take them off. Truth be told I keep the hook on all year, mainly because I always forget to take it off, but it’s especially convenient if you keep a seasonal wreath up all year long. I only noticed I forgot to take it down when the delivery guy once hung our clothes from the cleaners on the hook!
Love love love your front porch it is so beautiful and homey at the same time! Especially love the fur pillow. I have a question about your two trees that I want to get I like them so much. What do you cover the bottoms with I would think tree skirts would look kind of odd outside? I thought of burlap as a possibility but my Christmas wreath is velvet French ribbon and extremely dressy! What would you recommend? Thank you so much.
Thank you for your sweet comment!! Those entrance trees come in their own stand, so they are SO easy! Here’s the link: https://rstyle.me/+V6iY7z5oFaea4i7zLFdbjQ
I love your porch. I’ve had a sled outside my front door for over 20 years now. I knew I wanted a little something different, but I didn’t know what it was until I saw your bells. I was unable to connect through your link but found them on Amazon and they will be delivered tomorrow. Thank you for the inspiration. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Oh, that’s awesome!! (Btw, do you know why you couldn’t connect through my link? It should be a working link.)
Quaint small spaces aren’t so bad:0)…it’s lovely! I’d like to find an old sled and wish we still had ours from when we were kids.
You can get one on ebay! I think I linked one or two in the post… 🙂