Our new house has dangerously high roofs, so we weren’t sure how best to decorate in year one. We tried stringing up some of our old Christmas lights on the three pillars in the front of our house, but they just didn’t look/hang right.

With that being the case, it gave us the perfect excuse to purchase all-new Christmas porch decor and really light up the neighborhood. Follow along as we share some of our favorite finds in this Christmas porch decor makeover!

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Pre-Lit Garland

In 2021, Garland is all the rage for decorating outdoor porches and this year we hopped on the Garland train. As I mentioned above, last year was our first year in our new house and we tried wrapping our three pillars with our existing string lights, but it just didn’t look right. So this year we decided to give these pre-lit 18′ garland strands a try and they look absolutely amazing. The green garland gives additional depth, dimension and substance that’s visible from the road, unlike our old string lights.

We originally ran across these garland strings by Home Accents on Amazon, but then found them for a fraction of the price at Home Depot. Wow! How is such a huge price difference possible?

Vintage Blow Molds

We love vintage blow molds and over the years have picked up several for each holiday season. For Christmas, we have a Santa as well as a Frosty the Snowman blow mold. This year they reside on both sides of our front door.

A Fun Ornament Wreath

I’d say there isn’t a day our front door flies without a seasonal wreath of some sort. Over the years, we’ve made our own DIY ornament wreaths with foam and hot glue, but this year ran across this pretty awesome pink and silver ornament wreath we picked up from one of our favorite stores – Homegoods!

4′ Pre-Lit Christmas Trees

To complement our new garland, we also picked up two of these awesome pre-lit 4′ Christmas trees. They go perfect on both sides of a front door or in our case, next to each of our pillars.

Check out how they make it all come together in the photos below!

Ring Outdoor Smart Outlet

Our absolute favorite part of our Christmas porch decor makeover is the addition of a new Ring Outdoor Smart Outlet. The Ring Smart Outlet has two outlets/plugs that you can control either separately or together in one command from your phone.

In addition, if you have an Alexa-enabled device you can give the command “Alexa, turn on the Christmas Lights“.

The Ring Outdoor Smart Outlet also allows you to set schedules which is perfect for Christmas lights. Simply, go into the Ring app and set the time you want the lights to turn on and off.

One of my favorite things about Ring products is their ability to sync with other devices. After setting up my Ring Outdoor Smart Outlet I was able to link it to the motion detector in my Ring doorbell cam, Ring Solar Steplights as well as my Ring Outdoor Motion Sensor. If any of these devices detect motion after hours, my Christmas lights and 16+ landscape lights will ALL kick on at once.

Talk about scaring the crap out of a potential burglar or neighborhood pest.

We absolutely love cool and fun home automation and smart home devices. If you do too, then check our full DIY tutorial on How to Install Your Own Landscape Lights (w or w/o Ring integration) as well as our in-depth review of the Ring Protect Plans and our favorite Ring products.

We hope you loved this post on our brand new Christmas porch decor makevoer as much as we loved putting it together. Also, if you haven’t seen it yet – check our fun post on our favorite interior Christmas decor for 2021.

We’d love to hear your thoughts, questions or ideas in the comments section below.

Thanks for visiting!

– Mike from the ShabbyChicHouse

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This year we stumbled across some of the most unique and creative decorations and are super excited to share our favorite finds with you. So let’s dive in!

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Christmas at Rockefeller Center Print

As we began to decorate, we noticed an empty/unused nail hanging behind the Christmas tree and went out to see if we could find a cool piece of holiday art to fill the gap. We stumbled across this awesome “Christmas at Rockefeller Center” print on Etsy made/produced by Nicole Cicak of OnLaneAvenue.

Nicole has a few other holiday prints, but this one is my absolute favorite.

Holiday Throw Blanket

A good decorative holiday throw blanket is always perfect on those cold days when you want to snuggle up by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa. Being cat owners we love this fun cat-themed holiday destruction throw blanket. Not a cat person? Then maybe you’ll like their pup-themed or maybe even better, llama-themed holiday throws!

Lo Home Christmas Trees

This year we picked up two sets of handmade 22K ceramic Christmas trees from Lo Home. We’re big fans of Lo Home and have more than a dozen of her ceramic ginger jars, seashells and trays around the house.

Unfortunately, her seasonal items sell out quickly, so if you miss out this year make sure to sign up for her email list and get notified when her new products come out.

Lo Home Nativity Scene

Also, from Lo Home and seen in the picture above is this awesome handmade 14 piece nativity scene with 22K gold that we paired with one of her pink and gold-trimmed trays.

Holida Door Mats

Anthropologie always has some really fun and creative decor and this year they continue to knock it out of the park with several really awesome doormats. Our favorite is this gingerbread house doormat, followed by their Dear Santa Postcard doormat.

Festive Pillows

These beaded beauties we picked up at one of our favorite stores – Homegoods! While you probably would have a hard time finding these exact pillows, Pier 1 has tons of similar ones worth checking out.

A Snowy Village

A snowy village is a must-have and recently these white porcelain villages have been popping up at retailers all over the place. We ran across this awesome 31 piece set on Amazon that has been getting a ton of 5-star reviews.

It includes (9) village buildings, 13 sisal trees and 18 battery-operated LED tea lights.

Tabletop Pre-Lit Birch Tree

Looking for another great tabletop piece. These pre-lit battery-operated birch trees look great by themselves or are fun to use to show off a few of your favorite ornaments.

The Chistmas Story Leg Lamp

We couldn’t make a list of the top holiday decor items without including the infamous Christmas Story leg lamp. Ralphie’s house where the movie was shot is just a few miles away in a Cleveland neighborhood called Treemont and is open for tours if you’re ever in town.

While it’s not so shabby or chic, we can’t help but get excited (and jealous) when we see one in a neighbor’s front window. Get your own major award now and dazzle the neighbors!

Pre-Lit Outdoor Mini Trees

This year we’re wanted to spice up our front porch decor and throw in something new. We purchased two of these 4′ tall outdoor pre-lit Christmas trees in gold urns to adorn each side of our doorway, a ton of strands of pre-lit garland and are getting to work.

At the same time we plan to still feature our vintage blow molds and pink and silver ornament wreath. More to come on that in the next few days!

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