Christmas is a great time of year to get creative and celebrate in the season in your own style and if your home is on the market there is always the chance that it will catch the eye of a potential buyer! If you’re tired of seeing the same old decorations year after year, why not try something a bit more contemporary this year? Here is a collection of some fun and festive alternatives.
Wreaths and door decorations
Imagine a classic wreath; typically it has greenery, ribbons, bells and maybe even some artificial snow. Pretty, but the chances are every single one of your neighbors has one just like it. Get in touch with nature and weave twigs and sticks together to make a wreath that complements the area outside your home. Silver metal wreaths also look amazing and are a lot more durable, give them an even more festive touch with stars and ornaments attached. If you’re tired of wreaths all together, other door decorations like Christmas themed baskets and reindeer head door-hangings are fun, festive and alternative.
Lawn Decorations
Do away with garden gnomes this holiday season and decorate your lawn with something a bit more festive! Birdbaths filled with ornaments or miniature Christmas trees are gorgeous without being over the top. If you have an old ladder you don’t use, try painting it and decorating it with lights and ornaments, it will look like a trendy, durable Christmas tree alternative. Ice –skates leaning against a tree or hanging from a porch and decorated potted plants are also fun and unique types of decorations.
Window decorations
These decorations will be inside so they can be a bit more delicate than decorations on the outside. Paper cut-outs allow you to get creative; attach them to fishing lines and hang them from your windows like paper curtains. Candles and fairy lights light up your house on those dark winter nights and look great from the outside as well as the inside.
Porch decorations
A well decorated porch is a great way to invite people in over Christmas. Outdoor furniture like benches or rocking chairs can be decorated with lights or greenery for a simple but strong look. Line up wellingtons by the door and fill them with replica presents, a festive nod to the arrival of Santa Clause without the cartoon signs and statues. For a winter feel to your porch, add model icicles to your awning. Choosing between icicles that light up and ones that don’t can be tough; just keep in mind that you don’t want the front of your house to look too busy and overcrowded.
Lighting
Lighting is a great and festive ornament anywhere outside your home. If you find the fairy lights in the trees are a bit overdone, try tea lights in holders on branches or if you have any lanterns, lighting them in the evening gives off an enchanted effect.
If you love fairy lights but want to do something new with them, try wrapping them around bicycles and other outdoor equipment or have them lining the path to the front door.
