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Christmas Curb Appeal 2014

Christmas Curb Appeal 2014 - Virginia Sweet Pea Blog

It’s finally here, the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas!

I’m starting December by joining a group of blogging friends for a Welcome Home Christmas Tour. 

Each day this week we are sharing how we welcome others to our homes for Christmas.

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Our home is on a corner lot and can be seen on three sides by neighbors when driving or walking past.  I always like for my home to look nice, but this time of year Christmas Curb Appeal is especially important to me.  I know I love to see houses decorated for Christmas and I want my neighbors to enjoy our home as well.

Wreaths with red bows adorn our windows.

Christmas Curb Appeal - Outside During the Day

The front porch posts are wrapped in lighted garland, a wreath is on the door, and the urns are filled with seasonal greenery.

Christmas Front Door

I enjoy making wreaths and instead of Black Friday shopping, my mom and I crafted this one for my front door.  The pine cone rosettes are from nature and were found on one of my many walks with my dog. Handmade Natural Christmas Wreath

After we made wreaths, Mama and I filled my urns with greenery and curly willow sticks spray painted silver.

Christmas Urns on the Front Porch

Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee, cocoa, and perhaps a Christmas cookie or two?

Christmas Front Porch 2014

At dusk the candles are plugged in and the lighted garland is turned on.

Christmas Curb Appeal by virginiasweetpea.com

As darkness falls, the glow of the candles becomes brighter both inside and out.

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A Christmas tree on our porch is turned on for the evening.Christmas Curb Appeal 2014

This is the entry that we normally use and also the one that our friends and family use.  A Christmas tree really lights up this room at night.

Christmas Tree on Porch

Plexiglass panels cover the screens making this porch a room that can be enjoyed even in the cold of December.    Christmas Tree on Porch

My brother’s sled in the corner is decked out for Christmas.  My dad used to make sledding tracks for us with his tractor and then pull us up the hill so that we had fun going both ways.  We lived on a farm and had long runs complete with a jump.

Christmas Tree on Porch

The porch tree can be easily seen by motorists as they drive by.  It’s been years since I’ve had a tree on our porch and I know that my old neighbors are going to be glad to see it again.   I have a feeling that my new neighbors are going to be pleasantly surprised when they see it for the first time.

Christmas Tree on Porch 2014

The porch is very pleasant during the day.  The panels help to keep this area warm without having to heat it.  The red table that I painted for November’s Themed Furniture Makeover Day looks perfect here for the Christmas season.Day - Christmas on the Porch   Vintage Sled Decorated for Christmas

For several years my front porch was adorned with a Pottery Barn inspired garland and the window wreaths were decorated with Christmas balls to match.  Mama and I removed all of the balls from the wreaths and used some of them to fill this vintage crate from a now defunct local dairy.Christmas Balls in a Vintage Crate

If you’d like to see my Christmas Curb Appeal posts from past years, click on the links below.  I enjoy looking back to see how I changed my decorations from year to year.

Christmas 2008, Christmas 2009, Christmas 2010,Christmas 2011, Christmas 2012, Christmas 2013 – No decorations

Please visit my friends who are sharing their homes for this week’s Welcome Home Tour.

Monday

All Things Heart and Home , Restoration RedouxSweet Pea  (That’s me!)

Tuesday

Girl in the Garage , Setting for Four , What Meegan Makes , Cedar Hill Farmhouse , Simply Fresh Vintage

Wednesday

Confession of a Serial DIYer , Shabby Art Boutique , Mrs. Hines’ Class , Our Southern Home

Thursday

White Lace Cottage , Artsy Chicks Rule , Fresh Idea Studio, Post Cards From the Ridge , Petticoat Junktion

Friday

Beyond the Picket Fence , House on the Way, Lilacs and Longhorns, Serendipity Refined, Unskinny Boppy

17 Comments

  1. So, so pretty, Paula! Your home look so festive and welcoming. I envy that screened porch of yours! Love It!

  2. Oh my goodness, Paula. Your home is so lovely. The Christmas decor is welcoming and inviting. It looks like magic at night. Thanks for sharing your home and your talent 🙂
    Merry Christmas.

  3. I love it, Paula. And if I were your neighbor, I’d be delighted to see that porch tree…especially at night. Love the sled and all of your special touches to welcome friends and family. Very inviting!

  4. Your home is gorgeous Paula!! I love the magnolia leaves you added to your urns – I miss my magnolia tree that we had in our backyard in VA! Love all the holiday touches!! Pinning!

  5. Your house is gorgeous! These photos look like they were taken right out of a magazine! Love the wreaths on your windows and your tree is spectacular!

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