Winter is approaching, and you know what that means: the festive season is about to begin. The sun is setting earlier, Christmas carols and Hallmark Christmas movies, and it’ll be time to set up your Christmas decor in the blink of an eye.
Decorating your home for the holidays is one of life’s simple pleasures, and even more interesting, it’s a good time for your family to bond. While it may be too early for indoor decor, outdoor decor can set the whole mood for your space and put you in the right spirits before the holidays.
So, why not start on your outdoor decor scheme as early as now? Here are 24 Christmas decor ideas for a dazzling space this holiday season.
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1. Try a Reindeer Entry
Christmas decor isn’t only about mangers and Santa—you can take a more creative approach by decorating with reindeer or deer, giving your space an enchanted forest vibe.
The small reindeer figurines give this home a unique look reminiscent of a fairy forest. The lights added to the sculptures and décor around the house ensure the design maintains its charm, day or night.
2. Accentuate Your Home’s Architecture
If you’re looking for subtle decor to give your home an uplifted look without going too much overboard, then Christmas lights are the ideal choice. Rather than opting for complex decor, run the lights along the lines of your house for a classy, elegant look.
In this design, several string lights highlight the home’s architectural elements, bringing the holiday spirit. Try running the lights around windows and doors for an even more prominent design.
3. Add Some Pine Flair
Great Christmas decor isn’t about the complexity of the decor pieces but what the specific decor piece conveys. Conveying the holiday spirit can be as simple as using some pine leaves.
This Christmas décor idea follows a simple design: pine leaves adorn the entryway, a simple wreath, and subtle décor that conveys holiday wishes. String lights have been added for extra pizazz.
4. Create a Focal Point
One of the age-old tricks in designing is creating a focal point. While this works exceptionally well in interior spaces, the concept can still be applied with great success to exterior decor design.
In this design, the entryway is used as the focal point for the décor, which consists of several Christmas trees, a wreath, and columns accentuated by garlands. String lights adorning the greenery add visual interest to the design at nightfall.
5. Maximize the Weather
Winter weather is an inescapable fate in most areas during the festive season, so instead of trying to evade the snow caused by the weather, why not use it to your advantage and incorporate it into your decor?
This design maximizes the snowy weather by adding several elements that complement it, such as bright-colored string lights. Décor elements incorporated into the porch, such as the Christmas tree, pines, and flower vases, improve the design’s visual interest while advancing the holiday theme.
6. Add Some Fairy Flair
Winter is a period when most plants lose their leaves, so your plants won’t have their normal visual flair. However, with most branches being bare, it’s the perfect time to experiment with adding accents to improve the visual interest of your plants and your space.
Here, several hanging lights have been added to the plant and around the house to give the home a fairytale look.
7. Go Big on Wreaths
Sometimes, decorating for the holidays is about picking your best pieces and sticking with them. Such designs enhance the decor’s uniformity and create symmetry.
Several wreaths have been added around this house and are used as the primary décor element, accented by other elements such as Christmas trees, garlands, and string lights.
8. Use Net Lights
Lighting is one of the most crucial elements in Christmas decor. From string to net lights, figuring out where to add lighting could make or break your decor scheme.
In this Christmas décor idea, string and net lights combine to create the ultimate festive décor scheme. The string lights highlight the house’s architecture, while the net lights add a touch of finesse to the existing greenery.
9. Add a Symbolic Touch to Your Décor
If you have a small porch or front yard, decorating for the holidays may seem daunting since there never seems to be enough space to fit everything. However, if you are creative enough, decorating for the festive season should be a walk in the park.
This small entryway décor goes for a symbolic design that instantly conveys the holiday’s message. The design features a wreath and a symbolic M character for “Merry Christmas” wishes. Despite the yard’s minor nature, the design’s symmetry gives the space an elegant look.
10. Wrap your Columns
As the famous saying goes, ‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.’ If you’re looking for a more modern take on Christmas decor that brings in the festive season while being simple enough, this design style may be for you.
Garlands wrapped around the house columns are the primary décor elements in this design. Lights added to the garlands add a wow factor, while the lamps leading to the entryway make the design more authentic.
11. Don’t Forget Santa
No Christmas can be complete without fairy tales, and with Santa being one of the biggest ones, it’s only fair you include a Santa figurine in your Christmas decor. Adding a Santa figurine automatically sets the Christmas mood.
Santa takes center stage in this idea while several pine garlands contribute to the space’s festive charm and liven up the design.
12. Add Some Penguin Delight
This may seem odd, but penguins can actually make a great addition to your Christmas decor. These flightless birds are preferred in Christmas decor because they fit right in with the weather.
Here, three penguin figurines have been added to this décor scheme, featuring real and faux plants. If you’re looking for a unique décor style that will differentiate you from your neighbors, this may be a great idea!
13. Starry Night
One trick to having great Christmas decor is ensuring it’s still appealing at night. While most people will go for string lights or other lighting fixtures, there are other easier, cost-effective, and more creative ways of adding some nighttime flair to your decor.
Here, a projector brings a dramatic flair to this Christmas décor design by projecting some “stars” onto the house. The design is not only practical but also simple to install.
14. Maximize the Lighting
Balance is crucial to any decor design. That’s why it’s always important to consider your decor’s appeal at different times of the day. In this design, ideal balance is achieved by having decor items that are as appealing during the day as they are at night.
The greenery of the Christmas trees, decorative baskets, and garlands adds visual interest at night. Faux décor adorned by lights such as the snowman, lanterns, and Christmas trees also adds visual interest at night.
15. Add Visual Interest With Some Ribbons
Many people tend to think that decorating is a complex process that requires a lot of materials and time to complete, but sometimes, the best way to decorate is to choose simple accents that will send a subtle message.
In this design, several ribbons have been added to the décor to improve the visual interest and create an inviting, welcoming tone amidst the heavy snow. The red ribbons contrast perfectly with the white snow, making other décor items like wreaths more visible.
16. Go for DIY Items
Christmas decor doesn’t always have to be expensive; sometimes, you can go for DIY projects and achieve an impressive festive decor scheme. Besides being exciting and fun, a DIY decor plan can also be a great way to bond with your loved ones.
Rather than opting for expensive store-bought décor items such as garlands and wreaths, this homeowner went for DIY garlands and wreaths, which usher in the festive season and add an air of authenticity to the décor scheme.
17. Match Your Home’s Aesthetic
While it may be a rare occurrence, sometimes the holiday decor scheme matches your home’s aesthetic. For example, if you have an orange-themed house, it’ll match seamlessly with the decor come Halloween time. The same concept can be applied during Christmas.
The red ribbons, green wreaths, and the Christmas tree used here match the house’s color scheme, which features a red door, green window panes, and even a jungle green walkway. The good thing about such a design is that you don’t need to rip off the décor once Christmas passes, as it matches your aesthetics.
18. Light the Walkway
As the holiday season often attracts more guests to your house, it’s only fair you light up the path leading to your home to make your space even more welcoming. Even without a garden hedge to hang the lights, you can still effectively use this decor element by pinning lights.
In this design, several lights highlight the path leading to the house, and more luminaries highlight the décor, such as the Christmas trees and hedged plants. The highlighted walkway gives the entire décor scheme a well-rounded look.
19. Light Up the Town
Lights such as net lights and string lights are the best way to lighten up your porch this festive season, so if you have the budget for it, you can go all out and incorporate lighting into all elements of your exterior.
In this idea, several lights illuminate the outdoor space, beginning with net lights on the hedge plants, string lights on the trees, and creative hanging lights in the compound. Illuminated reindeer are added to the design scheme to make it more visually appealing.
20. Make the Décor Functional
We’ve already mentioned the instrumentality of lighting during this festive season, but in addition to providing aesthetics and ambiance, the different types of lights can also be used as functional lights.
That’s right! Instead of unnecessarily increasing your light bill, why not make decorative lights double as functional lights? Here, decorative lights have been installed strategically to add functional and aesthetic value to the space.
21. Add an Element of Symmetry to Your Décor
Adding an element of symmetry to your decor scheme could elevate even the simplest of designs to elegance. To achieve symmetry, you need only decide on the design scheme and find two pieces of each decor.
A perfect symmetrical décor scheme is achieved by having two similar elements on either side of the entryway and the path leading to the entryway, starting with wreaths to the Christmas trees at either side of the archway. The design’s symmetrical nature makes it more aesthetically appealing.
22. Accent Your Windows
If you live in an area that receives heavy snowfall, decorating your exterior space may be challenging. Any decor you put up may likely be destroyed in snow storms. However, you can get creative with your decor to shield it from the precarious weather.
In this design, several wreaths are hung around the windows to invoke the festive mood. The light inside the house provides illumination, making the wreath décor appealing, whether it’s during the day or night.
23. Spruce Up your Greenery
If you’re looking to decorate your exterior space without adding any new materials, consider using existing features to give it a unique, festive, elevated look. Instead of buying new Christmas trees, add lighting fixtures to existing trees and other greenery to accentuate and elevate their look.
In this décor scheme, net lights are added to highlight the space’s fading greenery. The string lights highlighting the house’s architecture complement the design, giving the space an almost picturesque look.
24. Go For a Cottage Look
Decorating is always about the value and quality of the items you have rather than the quantity and how the said items fit in your space. This small cottage has been decorated with decor pieces that match the home’s aesthetics.
This can be noted in how the cottage’s green color matches the greenery of the wreath and Christmas tree. Subtle lighting and the bulb strings around the house give the space an inviting, warm ambiance during the night, while the ducklings in the foreground add a fun element to the design.
