Kerb appeal and first impressions count! Your porch is your gateway to make your guests, and you feel welcome and cozy, and it’s even more important during the festive season.
Celebrate the holidays in style and create a really gorgeous setup on your porch that will get you into the festive spirit in no time. If you’re in the planning stages for this years porch decor, you’re in the right place.
We’ve put together 21 of the best ideas from natural and rustic, to cheesy and cute.
21 of The Best Christmas Porch Decor Ideas To Welcome The Holidays
1.Deck The Porch
We thought we’d kick it off with a classic look that encompasses everything we love about traditional holiday decor.
Use as many natural pieces that you can for that tell tale authentic look. Drape a pine garland across your porch and add wreaths to your door and windows. Finish them with a gorgeous red ribbon and intertwine fairy lights for an ambient touch.
2. Green and Rustic
If you pick any color for your Christmas theme, make it green!
There’s something earthy, rustic and authentic about using green and it lends itself to using either natural or faux foliage in your decor. Stack some wooden logs next to your door for a cozy feel.
3. Lean Into The Natural Side
Drape a natural pine garland over one side of your door. It perfectly frames the door and entryway, but brings a natural look with it.
Finish your door with a beautiful Christmas wreath for a continuation of the look.
4. Add A Pop of Red
Finish off your porch decor with a tasteful pop of red. Take inspiration from the below and add a red ribbon to your wreath. Just a little touch against the red makes it feel intentional, tasteful and festive.
5. Layer With Color & Texture
Combining differing colors and textures on your porch will help you create the coziest and warmest space.
Layer with differing shades of green and red, and introduce pattern through cushions, rugs and garlands. Doesn’t this porch just make you want to relax and watch the world go by?!
6. Frame The Door
Bring depth and festive cheer to your door by framing it with a real or faux pine or cedar garland.
Create a pull up to your porch by using the same garland on your stairs. So simple, but it looks amazing against those white hues.
7. Dress The Stairs
Let your guests ascend with festive cheer on those porch stairs!
Add a planter either side of your door for perfect symmetry, and add lanterns to either side of the stairs for a magical feel. We love the introduction of the rusty tones in the other planters, it creates the most beautiful contrast against the green!
8. Add Cute Signage
For a laidback farmhouse feel on your porch, include cute signage with your decor for the sweetest welcome.
Combine with vintage style bells on the door and a few Christmas trees for a layered, inviting look.
9. Create A Cozy Entryway Bench
Refresh your porch bench for the holidays! Swap out your cushions for festive colored or themed ones and top with a soft throw for added warmth.
10. Draw The Eye In
If you decorate anywhere on the porch, just make the magic happen around the door. It will draw the eye in and create a beautiful flow to your house.
Frame the door with a bushy garland or two and adorn the door with a wreath. Swap your door mat over for a festive version too.
11. Put Up A Christmas Tree
If you have the space, add a real or artificial tree to the porch. A real tree will greet guests with the most amazing smell of the holidays.
12. Combine Traditional Colors
Red and green are the festive favorite colors for the holidays and when combined, it’s hard not to feel the festive cheer by looking at them.
For a twist on traditional decor ideas, why not string a set of baubles up to the roof of your porch, you could do this with ribbon or fishing wire if you want them to look like they’re floating.
13. Light It Up
It’s a crime to not add some kind of lights into your porch decor, we’re joking, but not really!
Let your porch display light up at night by adding solar lights, or twinkly fairy lights around your wreath, planters and trees. It will create an ambient glow as the darker nights draw in.
14. Use Faux Foliage
The biggest plus of using faux foliage in your setup is it becomes an investment as it can be used year after year in your porch decor.
If you’re worried about a faux garland looking too thin, just wrap another one or two around it to give you the fuller look that you desire.
15. Nutcracker Greeting
Is it really Christmas without a nutcracker or two? We think not.
Position one on either side of the door for perfect symmetry. Layer a rug and a door mat by the front door for a really cozy look and feel.
16. Vintage Signage
Farmhouse porch decor, nailed it.
This Farm Fresh vintage sign brings such a fun and retro feel to this Christmas look. We love the addition of the faux street light too, a cozy place to see the festivities in.
17. Natural Inspired Decor
Keep your decor subtle and pared back with tasteful nature inspired decor. Use wooden decor items for that nod to the natural world and try to incorporate real foliage into your look.
18. A Festive Display
Now, that’s what we call Christmas porch decor. Sometimes more, is more and we love everything that’s going on in this look.
Add a trough or sleigh to the side of your door and fill with wrapped presents for a fun take on the holidays.
19. The Coziest Setup
If you have a large porch, make it a place that people want to gather at with a warm hot chocolate and candy cane.
Do incorporate plenty of soft cushions and festive throws so people can stay warm as the sun goes down. Introduce rustic touches for a farmhouse feel.
20. Pinecones and Bells
Natural pinecones make for a beautiful addition to any Christmas decor you have planned. They look great on garlands, wreaths or even as decor in bowls or planters.
Add a set of vintage gold bells to a wreath for a touch of warmth.
21. Layer The Porch With Festive Cheer
When building out your porch decor, start with the floor and layer it up.
Use festive rugs or a bold stripe rug like shown below to set the tone. Introduce somewhere to sit with plenty of cozy textiles, trees, garlands, candles and wreaths. If you have space for a console table or dresser, style it up for the festive season ahead.
Which of these ideas is your favorite? Happy holidays!
