Front door and window decorations for Christmas

Christmas is a happy time. Meeting up with friends, loved ones, delicious food, buying, giving and receiving gifts –all fun. Add to that, colorful festoons, ribbons, fairy lights and the Christmas tree; all create the perfect festive mood.

Decorating the Christmas tree is absolute fun and everyone enjoys this. But don’t stop there-but think of your front door. Everyone will walk in and out of this door. So make it look welcoming with simple or elaborate decorations if you have time. And don’t forget the windows too. As they add beauty to your home, they too deserve your attention. It’s time to deck your halls and dress the doors and the windows. Create magic with all these simple ideas and transform your home into a cheerful, welcoming and Christmassy home.

Paint the front door with some unusual color- red, green, yellow, purple etc and grab everyone’s attention.

Choose a color theme or a particular style of décor so that the exterior and interior décor matches.

Hang a wreath on the front door to give a classic look or put up two wreaths vertically one over the other to be a little different. While many are available readymade in the market you can make wreaths on your own. Be your creative best in making the wreath. That’s not all; you can hang matching smaller wreaths on your windows too.

Evergreen garlands and swags embellished with pinecones and Christmas lights can be draped around the windows or even the front door. Garlands can be handmade with colorful leaves.

Glittering ornaments you hang on your Christmas tree can also be hung on the windows or the door in series or clusters.

If you have a covered porch or an arch at the entryway, more scope to decorate. Hang ornaments and lights on them. Put rustic containers on the stairs or near the door to give a casual look if you like. If you have a walkway, illuminate it with lights or just decorate with plants all through the way.

Christmas can’t be complete without lights…so put them anywhere and everywhere- on the tree, around the windows or in the entry way. If there are pillars and columns, wrap them with Christmas lights. Use energy efficient lights and don’t put up too harsh lights. Let the lights give a soft glow allowing the front door and the décor to be seen from the street. Candles also can be put on windows or along the walkway provided it is safe.

You can experiment with the decorating and achieve the look you want and remember it is not all about perfection. It is about doing things together and enjoying it. You can also safely put away the decorations safely and use them with different combinations, next year.

As you make preparations for Christmas like buying decorations, gifts, grocery, plan the menu, send cards and so many other things, you have to prepare for the winter setting in too. You want your guests

and your family to be warm and comfortable at home. So it is would be a wise thing to check out your windows and even the front door for air infiltration and air leakage. Get caulking and weather stripping done. If your windows are old, replace them with energy efficient doors and windows from window professionals like champion replacement windows reviews. It would be best if you plan and save through the year, so that it wouldn’t be a financial burden during the festive season. If it is too late now, plan for the next year. Though you spend money, you will get returns in terms of reduced energy bills in the coming years.

So if you want to enjoy and spend time with all your loved ones this coming Christmas, start preparing now. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year ahead.