Category: Christmas Decor

We made choosing our holiday decor easy this year by finding everything we need at The Home Depot! We always get a live tree. But didn’t have time to go out to a farm and cut one out this season. Instead we picked out a beautiful fresh Noble fir from our local Home Depot store. And picked up three 15’ fresh cedar garlands there, too!

Tree and Essential Accessories for Christmas Decor

We decked out the tree with other essentials from The Home Depot, like this beautiful light-up tree topper and these glass ornaments in “Smoke”. (HD has a glass ornaments in tons of colors, great way to add a specific color and I love the quality!) We also got this genius waterproof under-tree mat in Khaki (very close to our floor color). It’s covered by the tree skirt, but it protects the floor and provides a great base for the tree stand.

We also bought some new lights. We used to run into the problem of two strings in one color white and another strand in a warmer or cooler color… no good! We bought this roll of 300 lights–it’s over 98’ of LED lights that stay lit even if a bulb gets damaged or missing. Such an upgrade!

Garlands and More Greenery

I like to do a lot of natural elements like evergreen pieces as the foundation for our holiday decor. It’s classic, naturally beautiful, smells great, and goes with everything! I love to start with fresh greenery and add in some faux for fullness and variety. On our mantel, I combined a few old faux garlands that with a couple of the 15’ fresh cedar ones from The Home Depot. Asymmetrical garlands on mantels are trending and I’m so glad I tried this look!

I hung our stockings with these stocking clips this year instead of the weighted stocking hangers we’ve used before. These stocking clips are like magic and stretch to mantel ledges up to 3-in. tall.

I used the other garland to hang over the arched openings in our historic home. I used these medium wire Command hooks so we don’t damage the walls, and they are working great. The wire hook is easier to hook onto than the plastic kind. (Tip: if you hang the garland over an opening low enough, you can see it from both rooms!)

Throughout the House

In our dining room, I brought in this mini Christmas tree on the sideboard. I love adding holiday decor in more than just the living room. This tree comes pre-lit, super easy! I added a few small ornaments and garland for fun. (Side note: the blue-grey paint on this buffet is Dawn Gray by Behr from The Home Depot!

I also accented a large window in our dining room with a 24″ wide mixed greenery wreath with ribbon matching those on garlands. These old windows just scream for a wreath in front!

I added two more of these mixed greenery wreaths on the living room windows for a cohesive look (and LOTS of greenery!). Tip when buying faux greenery: choose pieces with a mix of varieties of faux evergreens. It looks more natural. That way if one of the types isn’t super realistic it blends in and you don’t notice. I hung all these wreaths with these small clear Command hooks.

Going Bigger

You can’t miss the big black chandelier in this large room! We actually just added that this Christmas season. This light fixture connection was capped since we bought the house and I think long before that, too. For such a large room, it’s hard to get enough lighting for certain tasks with accent lighting. Adding a 6-light chandelier has been a huge functional upgrade! Plus, it’s super wide so it has great presence and just enough traditional shape, while still being modern enough for our tastes. If you have a small, basic light fixture in a large room, consider replacing it with a piece that adds to the overall look of the room!

I’m absolutely in love with our holiday decor this season and love our new pieces from The Home Depot!

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One of my favorite Christmas childhood memories is driving around town to look at the homes decked out in Christmas lights. My dad, mom, sisters and I would all pile into the car and our first stop was always for some warm hot chocolate. Then, we would drive all over town looking for the best outdoor Christmas decorations. Sometimes, we would get lucky and find a whole block of houses with tons of twinkling lights.

I remember thinking back then, when I grow up and get a house, I’m going to decorate it with all the lights! So when The Home Depot reached out to me again this year and asked if I would like to participate in the 2019 Holiday Style Challenge, of course I said yes! The Home Depot has all the outdoor Christmas decorations I need to make our home completely festive for the holidays!

Winter Wonderland

If you are looking for creative ways to get your home festive with some fabulous outdoor Christmas decorations, I have a ton of ideas! Here’s my Christmas porch all ready for the holiday season with an added bonus this year. Mother nature joined in on the decorating and gave our home over 19 inches of fresh snow. It’s like a winter wonderland now!

Decorating our front porch for Christmas has always been one of my favorite activities. Every year, I decide to do something completely different, and I always love the finished look.

To keep the whole decorating process simple, I stick with a three step process. So, let’s break it down.

1. Pick Your Festive Color

This year I decided to stick with a pretty neutral color palette. I wanted greenery to be the focus with just a few touches of red and plaid scattered throughout the outdoor Christmas decor.

When I spotted this red braided outdoor area rug, I knew it would be perfect for our front door. I layered it on top of a neutral black and white striped rug. It’s a super fun combination – love it!

Next to the front step rugs, I created two outdoor Christmas planters. I filled the large planters with dirt and then added a red battery operated lantern in the center of each. Then, I inserted some fresh cedar and pine greenery all around the lanterns.

The greenery is really the star of the planters with the lanterns providing a nice red accent. The soft glow they give at night is a perfect way to flank the front door step in style.

2. Go Big with A Focal Point

Our porch has a special addition this year with this gorgeous pre-lit lightly flocked Christmas tree. It was so lovely just by itself, but I didn’t want to keep it totally bare. So I added a few red berry twigs here and there. It was just another way to incorporate that hint of red accent color once again.

The corner right next to the door was the perfect place to set it up. It lights up the corner at night beautifully, and it’s right by the door to welcome our holiday guests!

But that’s not the only tree on our porch! I went big with another mini porch tree placed by our side chair. Can an outdoor porch have too many Christmas trees? I think not!

The other side of the porch seating area got a festive addition with some fun red and plaid pillows. Toss a soft cozy throw on that seating bench, and you have a great place to sit and view the winter wonderland yard.

3. Add all the Twinkle

The front of our house needed some Christmas decor as well, so I simply added two artificial wreaths right on top of our sconce lights. These wreaths are so pretty! I love the plaid ribbon and extra additions of pine cones and berries. They compliment the porch so well!

Plus, these wreaths come with 50 battery-operated lights. So you know what that means? No cords!

The corner flocked Christmas tree definitely lights up the porch. But I just couldn’t stop there. I had to add a snowflake or two! These clear snowflake lights continue the glow from the tree to the rest of the front porch.

To complete the whole lighted look, my hubby and I added some warm led lights around the upper and lower edges of the house. This is the very first year we have ever added lights all the way to the very top of the house. I’m so grateful that my hubby was willing to get on the roof for me to make these outdoor Christmas decorations monumental!

Now all that is left for me to do is get the inside of the house just as decked out as the outside!

I hope these tips gave you some new creative ways to decorate your outdoors for the Christmas holiday! No matter how simple or elaborate you decorate your home this Christmas, remember the best part of the holidays are the treasured memories you will make with family and friends. Merry Christmas to you!

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