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    Home » Christmas Decorations And Crafts

    Vintage Lodge Inspired Christmas Porch Decorations

    Published by Pam Kessler | 814 words. · About 5 minutes to read this article. - 13 Comments

    Call me crazy, but Christmas porch tour day is one of my favorite days on the blog. I decorate my front porch before I do any holiday decorating inside the house (says the woman with a nekked Christmas tree in her living room right this very minute).

    Today I'm partnering with a fabulous group of bloggers to show you our porches. I'll show you mine first and then scroll on down to the bottom to see what the other girls have done with their porches. I hope it gives you some fun ideas for outdoor decor.

    And we have a variety for you. Anything from large front porches, to small stoops to sunrooms and screened in porches.

    vintage lodge inspired Christmas porch decorations

    If you can plop a flower pot on it you can decorate it!

    Christmas porches tour

     

    My Vintage Lodge Inspired Christmas Porch

    I always have a starting off point with my porch decor. Something to give me some inspiration on what direction I want my porch to go each year.

    Sometimes it's a porch urn, sometimes it's a giant lighted reindeer.

    This year it was this set of snowshoes.

    Snowshoes decorated for Christmas decor

    I ran across them in the basement of a old antique mall a little ways from here. It's a little dingy and scary in the basement at times, but you can find the best stuff if you're willing to tough it out and do some digging.

    When I got them home my husband mentioned they didn't have anything to attach them to your feet. To be honest, I had no plans of strapping them on to trek through a snow covered meadow, so I hadn't even noticed the lack of straps. Oh, well.

    I just simply wired the two shoes together, added a pre-made door swag and they were ready to hit the porch.

    What I did make was this plaid door hanger I created from an old Thermos picnic set. I showed you how to make it last week and you can find the tutorial HERE - Upcycled Plaid Christmas Door Hanger.

    Plaid door hanger for Christmas

    I "planted" these trees in my crocks full of mums (previously seen on my Rustic & Natural Fall Porch Decor post).

    I purchased the trees tops (they're cut from the tops of Christmas trees and sold as inexpensive urn fillers) at the local nursery and I simply cut the mums off at dirt level and shoved the trees into the dirt.

    Snowshoes, birch logs and lots of natural decor creates a vintage lodge inspired Christmas porch

    Once in the dirt I watered them to a) give them a nice drink of water so they will last longer and b) so they would freeze in place once the water and dirt harden up.

    Of course I kept my wooden green glider out on the porch that I bought this summer.

    vintage lodge inspired Christmas porch decorations

    I just can't get enough of that green.

    I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to use my faux Pendelton type blanket (it has an insurance company name printed on the other side, so I figure it was given away as an employee gift at some point).

    faux Pendelton blanket used as Christmas decor

    It's a super warm blanket, but it's also super itchy, so perfect for porch decor.

    And then I finished it up with a vintage Christmas tree stand and some vintage picnic ware.

    The tin picnic basket says "Hoot Mon Picnic Things" with a picture of a Scottish girl doing a dance on it. Which is sort of a hoot, so kudos to whoever came up with the name!

    vintage Christmas tree stand

    I had never heard of that maker before, but I will be on the lookout for more Hoot Mon stuff when I'm out thrifting now, because I like the plaid. Not quit Thermos plaid, but not buffalo check either.

    rustic Christmas front porch decorations

    OK, so that's my Christmas/winter porch. Go ahead and pin some photos of it and then run over to see what the other girls have done with their porch decor.

    A vintage lodge inspired Christmas porch

    More Christmas Porch Inspiration

    Be sure to visit all the participating bloggers for festive decorating inspiration for your front porch, patio, sunroom and screened-in porch.

    collage showing four porches decorated for Christmas

    Atta Girl Says // The Frugal Homemaker // House of Hawthornes // Southern State of Mind

    collage showing four porches decorated for Christmas

    2 Bees In a Pod // The Chelsea Project // Virginia Sweet Pea // T. Moore Home

    collage showing five festive Christmas porches

    Top Row: Our Crafty Mom // Postcards from the Ridge

    Bottom Row: Cottage at the Crossroads // Worthing Court // Major Hoff Takes a Wife

    collage photo showing Christmas porches with the title Festive Christmas porches

    Check out the web story version of this article HERE.

    Other posts you may enjoy:

    My Previous Holiday Porch Decor:

    Winter Porch 2018 - a little bit kitschy (OK, a lot kitschy)
    Winter Porch 2017 - the one where Rodney The Reindeer makes a guest appearance
    Winter Porch 2016 - a laid back farmhouse inspired porch with no kitsch whatsoever

    My Previous Holiday Porch Urns:

    Winter Porch Pot 2018 - very rustic and natural
    Winter Porch Pot 2017 - featuring bright red winterberry and birch logs
    Winter Porch Pot 2016 - farmhouse inspired holiday goodness

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    1. taryterre

      December 04, 2019 at 7:17 am

      love the porch. it looks lovely. i really like the front door and the snow shoes.

      Reply
    2. Susie | Chelsea Project

      December 04, 2019 at 7:33 am

      Always love your porch, especially your use of greenery. And oh how I'd love some of those live tree tops. I've taken note of how you planted them and will swing by the tree sellers to see if I can snag a few. Thanks for the inspiration.

      Reply
    3. Debra

      December 04, 2019 at 8:18 am

      I absolutely love your porch and that vintage tree holder is to die for!

      Reply
    4. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      December 04, 2019 at 8:57 am

      Oh! Love your porch so much! The snowshoes were a fabulous find! You have created a wonderful welcoming place!

      Reply
    5. Sara

      December 04, 2019 at 10:00 am

      I had no idea you could buy Christmas tree tops like that! I love them in the crocks! What an impact - and snow shoes to boot!!!!

      Reply
    6. Atta Girl Amy

      December 04, 2019 at 10:33 am

      I love how you've displayed your snowshoes. The greenery adds such a festive touch. We should both try to walk in our snowshoes this winter...nah, they're better as decor.

      Love your porch, as always. Your bench is the perfect shade of Christmas green, and that tree stand is #vintagegoals

      Reply
    7. [email protected]

      December 04, 2019 at 2:59 pm

      Like you, today is one of my favorite blogging days of the year. I love this porch tour and your porch is one that I've been looking forward to seeing. Your snowshoes were a great find and they'll look great on your porch all winter. I love all of your trees and wish I had a source for them in my neck of the woods. Your Christmas tree holder was a great find. Love the graphics on it. I loved seeing your porch!

      Reply
    8. Penny

      December 04, 2019 at 4:45 pm

      One again Pam you have knocked it out of the park. Reminds me of those wonderful German towns during Christkindl! Beautiful and LOVE the snow shoes -- WHAT a find! Plus I just needed a good dose of your sense of humor today too. And oh, I thought you might like to know this about your Hoot Mon ---
      " Hoots Mon " is a song written by Harry Robinson, and performed by Lord Rockingham's XI. It was a number-one hit single for three weeks in 1958 on the UK Singles Chart. It is based on the old Scottish folk song " A Hundred Pipers ". And Urban Dictionary -- Scottish for Yo, Dude.
      Super neat find (as always). Merry Christmas

      Reply
    9. Nana Diana

      December 04, 2019 at 9:28 pm

      I have always loved your porch, Pam. Your porch looks fantastic .and now I am reminded I need to go dig out my door mat with the truck on it. xo Diuana

      Reply
    10. Jane Windham

      December 04, 2019 at 9:47 pm

      Pam, that is a genius trick about plopping the tree tops into the dirt in the urns!!! I have some urns out front with some sad, faded balls in them. Next year, I'm betting they will have some tree tops in them! Love the snowshoes and that vintage tree stand is awesome! Always enjoy seeing what goodies you have on your porch each year!

      Reply
    11. Lora Bloomquist

      December 06, 2019 at 3:03 pm

      I always start the decorating with the outside, too. And always have 1 thing that gets me going on a theme. Love the vintage plaid and the snowshoes! And that bench; am still "green" on that one! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
    12. Suzy Handgraaf

      December 10, 2019 at 10:18 am

      Your whole porch is wonderful, Pam! Those snowshoes!!!

      Reply
    13. Angie @ Postcards from the Ridge

      December 11, 2019 at 1:46 pm

      Pam, I adore your porch with the winter lodge theme. The snow shoes, fresh greens, and that amazing green glider are the perfect welcome for Christmas.

      Reply

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