While some homeowners prefer to devote most of their time and attention to the interiors of their homes, there often are so many opportunities to make a home’s exterior more welcoming and festive with some outdoor Christmas decorations too.
Here are some of our top suggestions, some of which are amazingly easy to put into practice. Try some of them out this season!
Outdoor Christmas Greenery
Outdoor Christmas greenery, whether lit or unlit, can add color and Christmas cheer to your home’s entryways and other outdoor areas.
We carry a variety of high-quality PVC outdoor Christmas greenery that is resilient in the face of the elements, which is highly realistic, and which makes decorating easy.
Our outdoor Christmas garlands can be used to trim doorways and trace windows, adding color and a blank canvas for lights, ornaments, and other accents. They can also be used to highlight other architectural features like columns and railings.
Outdoor Christmas wreaths are perfect for doors, windows, sheds, barns, and other exterior walls that need a little color and Christmas cheer.
Another great idea is to set up a Christmas tree in a sheltered area of your home’s exterior, such as under an overhang or in a portico. Decorate these with outdoor Christmas lights and "other outdoor tree decorations.".
Entryways and Christmas Resin
Your home’s entryways also represent a prime opportunity for decorating with Christmas resin and metal Christmas yard decorations.
These are among the easiest outdoor Christmas decorations to set up. Simply place them beside entryways, along your driveway, or in the middle of your yard to serve as focal points and you’re good to go.
If you'd like to add a little extra dimension, consider using spotlights or other accent lighting to highlight your favorite areas. It's entirely optional, though— as your Christmas display will look beautiful on its own.
Christmas Inflatables
Christmas inflatables are another class of outdoor Christmas decorations that are highly versatile and which can be used along walkways, roadsides, on patios, and in both front and backyards to add light, color, and even movement to your home’s outdoor spaces.
We carry a wide range of Christmas inflatables, including Santa’s Express Train, Snowmen, inflatable ornaments, and much more. Any of these can be eye-catching, aesthetically pleasing additions to your home’s yard, or placed near entryways to add a little extra Christmas cheer.
Shop our full collection of Christmas inflatables and if you need any suggestions on where to place them, or want recommendations for spotlights to use to add intrigue, contact us and we will be more than happy to help.
Outdoor Christmas Lights
Outdoor Christmas lights, like C9 Christmas lights and 5mm lights, are also highly versatile outdoor Christmas decorations that can be used in so many ways.
Twinkle lights, net lights, and 5mm mini lights can be used to decorate your home’s natural greenery. These can be used on bushes, shrubbery, topiaries and other landscaping focal points to create a nice lighted scene.
You can also use C9 Christmas lights (or C7 lights or even 5mm mini lights) to light trees. One particularly effective way to create a nice impression is with a tree wrap. You can learn more about how to pull that off in our previous post, Commercial Christmas Lights and Tree Wraps: Magical Display.
In addition, you can use outdoor Christmas lights to light your home’s architectural features as well. Light cord can be hung along eaves, used to trace windows and doors, or spiraled around features like columns, posts and more.
Another great way to use C9 Christmas lights is for roof and ridgeline lighting, which can be used to really make your home pop. For more details on how to pull off this aesthetic, check out our previous post, Lighting Your Home’s Ridgeline for an Eye-Catching Look.
Another entire category of outdoor Christmas lights, in addition to stranded lights like C9 Christmas lights and 5mm mini lights, are our LED yard signs and lighted decorations.
Of course, these are only a few ways to decorate your home’s exterior with outdoor Christmas lights; while these are effective techniques, the best thing you can do is let your inspiration take the reins!
Explore These and Other Outdoor Christmas Decorations Here
These are just a few ways to transform your outdoor living spaces into festive holiday destinations. Whether you try one idea or incorporate them all, these decorating tips will help create a warm, welcoming display your family and guests will enjoy all season long.
Explore our collection of outdoor Christmas decorations and once you’ve completed your vision for the season, take a picture and share it on your socials, tagging us with #dwchristmas. We love to see what our customers create, and you’ll get a chance to be featured, too!