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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints » Christmas & Winter

    My front door - what a difference a day makes.

    Published: Dec 9, 2013 · Modified: Dec 29, 2022 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments

    Simple Christmas decor at my front door!

    Snow always adds the perfect touch to outdoor Christmas Decor! The beautiful white powdery snow looks so pretty at the beginning of the winter season and at Christmas!

    Christmas wreath with white lights hanging on a vintage sled with skates placed near the sled

    My front door.

    This year I decided we were going to cut back out outside decorating. Actually, the weather probably contributed to that decision more than anything. We went from decent to nasty winter weather in the space of a couple of days. We knew it was coming but it still caught us by surprise.

    It's my front door that I focused on this year.
    Christmas trees with white lights in planters and green swags under outdoor lights

    I hope you find it welcoming!

    Christmas trees in planters with vintage sled in the background

    Look, no snow!

    Closeup of christmas tree in a planter with fresh snowfall. White lights shining through the snow.

    What a difference a day makes! Look at that snow.

    One of my goals was that my front door would look interesting and welcoming in the daylight and at night.

    I like my Wintery Christmas decor during the day but LOVE it at night.

    The sled with a wreath, lanterns and skates.

    The sled with a wreath, lanterns and skates. Finishing up front door porch decor

    I had some battery operated candles in my lanterns in the fall but it just wasn't bright enough for winter. I happened to have a string of white lights so I used them. Fortunately, they had white wires which I think looked way better than the green wired lights would.

    See how pretty the lanterns shine with the white lights?

    See how pretty the lanterns shine with the white lights?

    I put a very plain wreath on the sled. Just added a string of lights. I tried a few big bows but they didn't do anything for me. I think because a had my red poinsettia wreath so close on the front door my sled wreath needed to be very simple.

    Or, maybe this guy made sure the wreath stayed plain.

    My Raji pie. Sitting in the middle of my wreath when I put it down for a moment.

    My Raji pie. Sitting in the middle of my wreath when I put it down for a moment.

    My wreath

    My wreath

    Here is the red poinsettia wreath.

    The red poinsettia wreath.

    The red poinsettia wreath.

    And of course, I had to buy something from my local Boy Scouts. This year I tried a couple of swags. Not a hundred percent sure I'll go that route again.

    My Boy Scout Swag

    My Boy Scout Swag

    Mother nature sure did help us out with the pretty snow, didn't she? The big bonus, the snow does a great job hiding the wires from the lights 🙂 !

    I do think the snow tops off my sled display1

    I do think the snow tops off my sled display

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    1. Tracy

      December 13, 2013 at 8:53 am

      Love the idea with the ice skates and sled! I think lights make everything beautiful!

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      • momcrieff

        December 17, 2013 at 7:45 am

        Thank you for your nice comment! I was looking for something that looked nice in the daytime too. Of course, at night we need lights. It's because it seems dark all the time here in Wisconsin!

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