Don’t let your front porch become bleak and uninviting during winter months. There are many decorating ideas for porches that will make guests feel welcome and brighten their day when approaching your home. If you live in a snowy region, the snow provides a beautiful backdrop for winter decor, but if you have little or no snow, there are also ways to perk up your front porch. Here in Northern Virginia, you never know what you’re going to get from one year to the next.
Decide on a Decorating Plan
Winter decor should be fairly simple and uncluttered. Consider the size and shape of your porch. Unless your porch is very small, start with a few small evergreen trees in pots. They could be decorated with simple features like small garland and other natural looking items. You might consider putting a couple of white wicker chairs outside. Add a small white table. There are some nice clear days in the winter when you might like to come out on your porch for a cup of hot cocoa and to enjoy the beautiful day.
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Make Your Porch Interesting and Appealing
Here are a few porch decorating ideas and items to enhance appeal. Spruce it up with a cluster of bird houses, or cages painted white. You could add a vintage weather-proof miniature village placed on a white table would look nice on your porch. Place a vintage sled decorated with greens or pine cones against the wall. Colors like dark green, deep shades of red and blue, silver or black for your decorations are most effective in setting a wintry scene. A few strands of twinkling clear lights will be welcoming at night. Try using electric candles placed in clear jars and painted white.
Decorate the Front Door
The possibilities are endless when making a wreath to hang on your front door. This is where you get to show your creativity. You can use twigs, berries, greens, pine cones sprayed white, fabric and ribbons. Don’t worry if you are short on creativity the day you start your porch decorating. Look on Pinterest or other image galleries for ideas that coordinate with the color of your front door and shutters if you have them.
Winter Container Plants and More
Porch Decorating Ideas
Some hardy winter container plants could be placed on the stairway leading to the porch. Examples of those that work well are ornamental cabbage and kale. Dwarf evergreen hollies also look nice.
