11 Inspiring Outdoor Christmas Decoration Ideas
1. Tasteful Reindeer Decorations
Who would deny that the reindeer ornaments in this scene are more tasteful than those pictured earlier in the gallery?
2. Large Nutcracker Christmas Decorations for Outdoors
Large Nutcracker Christmas decorations dominate this outdoor display. The toy soldiers are striking, but one would hardly call these ornaments restrained or subtle.
So the question is, Do the Nutcracker figures cross the line in the quest for Christmas color? Are they a bit too jarring for the tastes of the tasteful camp?
3. Porch Columns Decorated With Christmas Gift Boxes
In the prior slide, it was nutcracker figures that provided a symmetrical design. In the example pictured above, the homeowners didn't have to go out of their way to achieve symmetry -- it was already there, in the form of a pair of porch columns. All the homeowners had to do was figure out a creative way to decorate them for Christmas.
These ornaments are very unusual and may not be easy to purchase. One can only assume that the gift boxes open up so that they can be wrapped around a porch column. They're clearly not the same as the Christmas-present ornaments more commonly displayed on lawns.
4. Adorn Your Fence With a Wreath
Be ready to take advantage of any suitable component in your landscaping when it comes to finding places to decorate for Christmas. This rather plain fence has been turned into a nice wreath-holder.
5. Hedge Your Bets
These homeowners have grown an assortment of small trees in back of their row of hedge plants and decorated them for Christmas with ribbons. The frost on the whole ensemble adds nicely to the festive feel; snow would be even better.
6. Christmas in the Tropics
No Northerner would associate palm trees with Christmas. Yet the designer here has created a restrained but impactful holiday statement.
7. Light Up Your Foundation Planting
Don't forget your shrubs when you consider hanging Christmas lights in the yard. If you have planted bushes along a wall of your house (a so-called "foundation planting"), then you have a particularly good opportunity in this regard. Don't waste it: Enliven the shrubs with colorful Christmas lights. If snow falls on the shrubs, they may look even better, since the lights illuminate the snow and give it interesting colors (as in this photo).
8. Decorate for the Nativity in Style
Since Christmas is, of course, a religious holiday in origin, outdoor Nativity scenes are a natural as lawn decorations during December. The figurines in this one are especially well-made.
9. Display a Holly Basket on Your Porch
Holly shrubs have long been associated with this time of year, as is demonstrated by the lyrics of such classic songs as . A wreath made from its sprigs gives a different look from that offered by the more typical needled-evergreen wreaths, while still remaining suitably Christmasy. It can also be used to decorate a lamppost.
These homeowners have simply arranged some in a basket, adding pinecones for variety. You should acquaint yourself with the process of wiring pinecones if you have any interest in Christmas crafts.
10. Santa's Sleigh as a Christmas Lawn Decoration
This Christmas lawn decoration offers the best of both worlds. It's tasteful, but it's also bright and in-your-face Christmasy. Who wouldn't want a marvelous piece like this at their disposal to bring visual interest to the winter holiday yard?
Incidentally, there is an interesting connection between Santa's sleigh and the early American author, Washington Irving, who, of course, is best known for Rip van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It seems Irving had a lot to do with our modern conception of a jolly old elf driving a sleigh bearing holiday gifts. Who knew?
11. Garlands: a Christmas Classic
Evergreen garlands, even if only lightly decorated, can add significant interest to a front door design for the holidays. They can cover a lot of space and are flexible enough to be easily maneuvered. Read my article to learn how to hang a garland around a door.
People also use garlands on fences (often composed of faux evergreens), as in the following picture: Christmas Garlands on Fence.
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