13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Setting the Scene

Since the holidays are all about entertaining friends and family, set the scene on your front porch with weather-resistant elements that invite people over to sit and stay a while. From the bean bag chairs to the rich wooden bar cart, all of these elements are easy to move around and can be easily stored out of sight in the cold winter months.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Holiday Cards

Keep your outgoing holiday cards ready to go outside your door in a wall mounted mail sorter. Your outgoing cards can double as decor before you drop them off at the local post office. A similar idea can be used for keeping all of your received holiday cards together for personal charm.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Grouped Lanterns

Add some old world charm to your front porch with a grouping of different glass front lanterns ranging in size and finish. The flames will add instant ambience and warmth to your entry.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes or Less

Working with the year-round exterior palette of deep mossy green and aubergine, this front porch got a reboot with muddy earth tones that offer a mix of country and nordic flair.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes or Less

Working with the year-round exterior palette of deep mossy green and aubergine, this front porch got a reboot with muddy earth tones that offer a mix of country and nordic flair.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Window Layers

Elaborate window decor is often dreamy but can also take a lot of time to complete. Keep it simple with an extra long strand of garland draped from the top of your windows along with a bare wreath in the center. To keep it all lit up, stick with a strand of frosted globe lights tacked up around the outside edge of the window trim.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Floor Cushions

Impromptu guests are always fun to have around the holidays, but supplying enough seating to accommodate them can be a stressor. Make it easy by keeping oversized pillows and floor cushions around, then stack them in your covered porch for no-fuss lounging.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Extra Blankets

A practical way to keep guests feeling warm while also adding color, pattern and texture to your front porch is to keep comfy blankets on display in baskets or crates. To keep the look a little more clean, consider rolling the blankets before placing them into the baskets.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Potted Evergreens

If you want to add live greenery to your front porch entry but worry about proper care and upkeep, stick with arborvitae in ceramic pots. As long as the front porch receives direct sunlight for a good portion of the day, the trees will thrive for a month or so leading up to the end of the holiday season. After that, it's best to plant them outside in full sunlight.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Wrap Those Poles

¨If you don't have a power source conveniently located on your front porch to keep your posts or columns decorative lit, skip the lit garland altogether and instead stick with simple garland complete with natural embellishments like pine cones and berries.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Door Knob Decor

Create a conversation starter with your door knob or lever with DIY decor. This snowman figure was made by tying three woven grapevine forms together and hanging from the lever.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Multipurpose Bar Cart

Bar carts are one of the most efficient design elements to arrange impromptu serving stations for holiday guests. Roll a weather-resistant bar cart out onto your covered porch and set it up however you best entertain. Throw in some decorative holiday touches to keep it festive.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Versatile Lightweight Seating

Lugging heavy rocking chairs or wooden benches in and out before the harsh winter starts can be a hassle. Keep your porch decorated for the holidays with lightweight bean bag chairs that simply stack and store away when not in use. These neutral greige bean bag chairs were dressed up for the holidays with woven throw pillows.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: No Mess Hanging

Avoid making a mess of your exterior walls, window trim or windows by using removable hangers and fasteners. If your wreaths or string lights are lightweight, simple adhesive hooks should be able to handle the weight and also make it much easier to remove after the holidays.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Table Top Trees

If the spatial limitations of your own front porch don't allow for life-size Christmas trees, instead create a similar look with a grouping of tabletop trees ranging in heights and colors. This collected look will seem a bit more eclectic and gathered over time. If you simply incorporate one tree that lights up, it should be enough to cast a soft glow on the others.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Frosted Window Art

Give your front porch windows a frosty update with frosted window film applied with a burnisher. All that's needed is a utility knife. For an extra layer of holiday cheer, add a message either by sticking vinyl letters to the front of the glass, or by using a stencil and spray paint to the film before applying it to the inside of the window.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: Dress Up Your Bench

Transform your bench for the holidays with a quick change of coordination pillows. If you've got open space below, fill it with wintry elements like firewood or even tree cuttings and/or winter boots and snowshoes.

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13 Ways to Add Holiday Flair to Your Front Porch in Ten Minutes: All About the Kids

A day or two before Christmas, create a reindeer feeder to get kids excited about Santa. This can be as simple as finding an old rustic bucket or basket and leaving carrots or fresh root vegetables out along with a cute sign.

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