Did I say traditional Christmas porch decor?
I guess it is, in the red and green sense. In the Ho, Ho, Ho sense. In the I love Christmas more than anything else sense.
But I did try to add a few quirky things and of course a thermos, just to make it a bit more fun and interesting.
I just can't disappoint the neighbors by having a boring old porch, you know. They might think I'm normal or something.
Before I go all Jingle Bells on you, this post is part of the Home For Christmas Tour hosted by Hometalk.com and CountryLiving.com.
You can find other fun holiday themed articles down at the bottom of my post. Don't look now though, or Santa won't bring you what you want for Christmas.
See, I didn't even have to mention that pesky Elf On The Shelf dude looking over your shoulder to get you to behave!
So anyhow, I was going for somewhat traditional Christmas porch decor here so I started off with some traditional items.
A fresh evergreen wreath tied with a big red bow.
Garland draping the doorway.
A snow shovel having on the wall.
Just normal traditional stuff like that!
And of course I had to add my child sized sled filled with greens and ice skates. I've gotten a lot of use out of those $1.99 thrift store ice skates!
The green table is the one I had on my porch for both my fall and Halloween porches.
I've even used it on a spring porch a few years ago.
But I was growing tired of the yellow color, so for Christmas it got a coat of fresh green Christmasy paint.
Oh, and there's Santa.
(Shh . . . Mrs. Claus told me that his boots are ladies polka dotted rain boots from Target that she found at the thrift store and spray painted black. Santa has no idea they are women's boots!)
He stopped by the other day, plopped down on the Adirondack chair and WILL NOT LEAVE!
I gave him some cocoa to warm him up, but he's going to have to get back to the North Pole before Rudolph sends out a search party for him.
Or the neighbor's dog starts using him as a fire hydrant.
I already caught him sniffing Santa, so hopefully there will be no leg lifting incidents here.
OK, enough talk about getting peed on, why don't you head over and check out some of the other posts in the tour:
Malia
What a gorgeous porch. Love the shovel/wreath hangar!
Maria Gonzalez
All the fresh evergreen and the red bows - beautiful!
Jane
How pretty! I simply love fresh greenery. You did a beautiful job!
Jane x
Lucy @ Patina Paradise
Your porch is so festive and inviting! Love the shovel with the fresh greenery.
Vickie
I just love all of your fresh greenery on your porch, and it's a good thing you've got Santa nearby to keep it looking that way! I bet everybody does a double-take as they pass by!
Laurie @ Vin'yet Etc.
Your posts always make me smile! I adore that shovel that red is PERFECT! Haha, years ago our neighbors dog would come and christen our front step and anything that was placed there as decoration (so rude) 😉 ... the boots are the perfect protection for Santa.
Erica
I was literally just sitting here having my first cup of coffee and wondering what I was going to do today. It's cold, rainy, and windy so I think I'll just sit in Brian's big comfy chair and read all these posts! He can find another place to sit 🙂
~Erica
Audrey
I love your porch (of course and anything else you do!) but I do have a question - how do you you hang your greenery and lights around the door - I have this dilemma that I don't want to put a hole in my siding so I'm looking for a good way to hang this stuff... I hope you can help!
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What a beautiful and festive porch Pam! I really like the sleigh, and the shovel is just awesome with all the greenery! Lovely! Happy Blog Hopping 😉
Joanne Noragon
A perfect porch. No wonder Santa stopped.
Emily @ Two Purple Couches
Pam, your post had me giggling so much! I LOVE that Santa's camped out in your chair, enjoying some hot cocoa! Your whole porch looks so festive and fun!
Lindsay Eidahl
Your porch is so much fun! I just picked up a metal kid's red shovel at an estate sale for this same reason!!!
Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage
Love seeing your creative genius Pam. Love Santa rocking in the chair too. Very cute.
Happy New Week.
Kris
Mickie Ayer
Love your snow shovel wreath and Santa with his Thermos of chocolate...everything is beautiful. I'd like to copy your snow shovel wreath but finding ice skates here was enough of a wonder. When we get snow (which is rare)...we play in it, for it will be gone in a blink. Best ~ Mickie
Vanessa
Now that is the coolest porch I have seen. Love the Santa and his boots. LOL, I do love traditional Christmas decor. Just reminds me of when I was a child. Love!
Holly
Visiting as a fellow contributor to the #HomeForChristmas blog tour. I love the repurposed shovel with the swag! Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday season! Hugs, Holly
heather
Love love love the snow shovel! So fun!!
DeDe @ Designed Decor
Pam, I always love your front porch decor! Merry Christmas!
Marie from The Interior Frugalista
Your front porch is awesome starting with Santa enjoying his cup of hot chocolate, but it was that awesome red shovel decorated with greens that caught my eye during the link up. Pinned to share 🙂
Judy
I love it. From a girl that grew up in Iowa and ended up in a Condo in San Diego. But I still get to enjoy others decorations without the work! I love the thermos in Santa's hand! And the sled.. Phooey, I love it all!
Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces
This is so pretty, Pam! Love the snow shovel and the table is great painted green...it will be pretty year round, too! The Santa hydrant is quite a visual...We have 2 female dogs, so he's probably safe here...
Lacey Haskell
Love that you dressed the shovel! beauty!
Kim K.
Brilliant idea to use the shovel with the fresh greenery. Love this! Love the whole porch. I do wonder when that white stuff will be returning though?
Malisha Mishel
How sweet! I have fallen in love with it!!! I'm an avid DIYer and always try to be busy with some new projects. Was searching for a unique idea to start. The porch decor made me stop and crazy to do it asap! In a hurry to start. Wish me good luck! 🙂