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Outside Christmas Decorations

At Joni's Country Farmhouse Porch

Each year in mid-November many of us begin thinking about outside Christmas decorations: How to decorate for the season, how to make our front porch really attractive for the season.

We're so glad that Joni, author of the cozy blog, Old Centennial Farmhouse, is sharing her ideas and pictures with us today. She has an old country farmhouse that looks wonderful every season of the year. (Joni, you're a good role model.)

Her outdoor Christmas decorating ideas are traditional, charming and easy-to-do!

Outdoor Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

Joni's country farmhouse

Joni decorates her porch with evergreen roping,evergreen wreaths,traditional red velvet bows, old-fashioned Christmas lights, vintage sleds and vintage skates.

She picks them up at garage sales during the hot summer months - when Christmas is far from most people's thoughts. She tucks them away in the barn until the air turns cold and snowflakes start to fly.

Joni says: "After Christmas when the lights and the roping come down,around mid-January, I leave the wreaths with the red bows on until after Valentines' Day. It just seems to make the porch seem so empty, bare and naked when ALL of the Christmas cheer is removed at once! So it's a gradual removal for me!"

Joni goes on to say: "Snow is the perfect accent to all the decorating for Christmas as you can tell in these photos. It's pretty on its own, but BEAUTIFUL with the help of mother nature who sprinkles in a most artful way with glitter and fluff!"

Now enjoy Joni's outside Christmas decorations

Outdoor Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

Fresh greenery, Christmas bulbs, wreaths and red bows

More about Joni's Outside Christmas Decorations

Joni: "For Christmas, I splurge and buy the real greenery and wreaths; but for years I used the reusable evergreen roping and wreaths. The big red bows set either the artificial or the real thing off so well.

"The sleds and skates were gathered for a song. I didn't pay more than $10 for any of the sleds! And in the hot summer, there's not a lot of people grabbing for sleds so they're easy to get.

"Always look in the boxes under the tables for skates: most pairs thrown here over the sleds as decorations were $1 a pair! They make the vintage sleds look so sweet!

"Hung on a nail for the rest of the year, the sleds and skates are out of the way and ready to go again in the late fall."

Outside Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

Very pretty decorating using traditional, seasonal items

Outside Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

Do you see the little bird?

Directory of our winter pages
*** Kimberly's Country Porch at Christmas *** Winter Decorating Ideas at Dee's Farmhouse
*** First Day of Winter - Snowy Pictures *** Snowy Winter Scenes
*** Outdoor Christmas Light Decorating Ideas *** Outdoor Christmas Decorating Ideas
*** Joni's Outside Christmas Decorations *** Wreath Ideas for Christmas
*** Instructions for Making Christmas Wreaths *** Dawn's Beautiful Christms Greenery
*** Donna's Grinch Christmas Decorations *** Susan's Christmas Wreath Decorations

Outside Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

Simply beautiful!

Outside Christmas decorations at Joni's farmhouse

All is calm. All is bright.

We are very pleased that Joni let us stop by her country farmhouse today. Her outdoor Christmas decorations bring back memories of days-gone-by.

Please stop by Joni's blog, Old Centennial Farmhouse, and learn more about living in the country. You can read more about her wonderful old porch here.

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