Christmas Porch Decorated With Red Tartan Plaid
Tips for decorating a front porch for Christmas with red plaid, garland, wreaths and a Christmas tree for a cozy and warm holiday welcome!
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Welcome to my first Christmas tour of the year! I love decorating for the
holidays and can't wait to show you all the ideas I have!
Today's focus is the front porch and I'm joining Amy of
Atta Girls Says
and several other bloggers to bring you loads of Christmas porch decorating
ideas! Whether you love to go all out or keep it simple, I'm sure you'll find
some great ideas! If you're visiting from
Southern Home and Hospitality, welcome! Kate has such a beautiful home and I love her southern porch decor
ideas!
Decorating a Porch with Red Plaid for Christmas
I don't have the budget to buy all new holiday decor every year, so I have to
get creative and reuse what I already have and the challenge is always how to
give it a fresh 'new' look.
Inspiration from the dollar store
This year my front porch theme came together when I found
these plaid wreath bows
at Dollar Tree. This red plaid is known as Royal Stewart Tartan. I thought it
was the same one that is featured on the
Mackintosh toffee and cookie boxes
I grew up with in Canada, but when I did some research, I found out it's
actually different. If you're interested in reading a little bit about the
popular tartan/plaid patterns, you can click here. I've never decorated with this plaid pattern before, so I was excited to
see how I could add a merry Christmas feel to my porch without spending a lot
of money!
Designer tip: create a cohesive look with ribbon. Cut off mismatched
ribbon and decor from wreaths and garland and use the same ribbon to tie
all the pieces together!
SHOP MY PORCH
Add plaid bows to window wreaths
I attached one of the $1 plaid bows to each of four plain wreaths and had Mr
DIY help me hang them in our windows. I have
these wreaths
in the dormer windows and
these wreaths in the bottom windows. I love decorating our white cape cod style home for
Christmas because the white and black is the perfect canvas to merry colors
and decor!
I knew that I wanted to use this red tartan plaid in lots of other places on
my front porch to give it a cohesive look and as you'll find out, the
challenge came in finding the right ribbon!
Add Red Plaid Pillow Covers to Pillows
I hopped on Amazon and was thrilled to find red tartan plaid pillow covers in a set of two for only $13.99! I covered my outdoor cushions with these red plaid covers and set them on our white porch swing. I also purchased a set of two green velvet cushion covers for some complementary pillows. It was such a bright and sunny day when I photographed our porch and the pillows, especially the green ones, look much lighter than they are in real life.Every porch swing needs some comfy pillows!
DIY Red Tartan Plaid Wired Ribbon
I search high and low for some wide Royal Steward plaid ribbon, but the only
ones I found that were 4" wide were over $20 per roll! To keep costs down, I
ended up buying 2 yards of the
red tartan fabric and made my own wired ribbon for about $15!
I used the tutorial I found
here and made my ribbon about 6" wide. Once you fold the edges over the wire
and glue in place, it ended up being about 5" wide, which is still very
generous and perfect for making a big impact. I got multiple 2 yard lengths of
ribbon from the fabric I purchased, and it ended up being the perfect amount
to finish decorating my porch!
DIY mini wreaths from a basic garland
I made a couple of small wreaths by cutting an
inexpensive garland
in half, forming each into an overlapping circle and tying together with some
wire. The addition of the plaid ribbon is both functional (it ties the wreaths
to the rockers) as well as decorative because it adds a big splash of color to
these super budget-friendly wreaths! I cut about 16" of my DIY wired ribbon
and tied the wreaths to the seat backs of our white porch rockers.
Add plaid ribbon to Christmas tree
The last few years I've enjoyed adding this small Christmas tree to our porch.
I found it in the trash because it had a broken stand, but I figured out a
clever way to 'fix' it.
Click here for a clever hack to use a tree even if it has a broken stand. If your tree is bigger than mine, you'll need a sturdier fix;
click here to find out how to make a PVC and cement tree stand.
After adding lights to the tree, I wove my DIY plaid ribbon around the tree,
filling in bare spots and adding more of that cheery plaid color. It makes
this rather pathetic little tree look so much better, ha!
Add plaid ribbon bows to garland
I used the rest of my DIY plaid ribbon to embellish the garland that's around
my door. I love these
inexpensive garlands from Walmart, and two was enough to go around my door and down the sides. Whether you use
DIY ribbon or store bought, a pretty plaid bow adds so much cheer to any
garland! I tied a simple bow in each corner.
I made a double bow for my front door wreath, using burlap as the base and
some store bought
red tartan plaid
for a pop of color. Believe it or not, the plaid wrapping paper was purchased
last year on clearance and it is a perfect match so I couldn't resist adding a
couple of wrapped packages to the porch!
DIY Christmas sign from a fence board
I used an old fence board to make that cheery red Joy to the World sign that
we tacked up above the front door. If you're interested in the sign
tutorial,
you can find it here. I love the pop of color against our white home, as well as the
proclamation! Jesus is the reason we celebrate Christmas and I'm so thankful
that He came to be our Savior! It truly fills my heart with JOY!
Decorate smaller vignettes
Our porch is very long so we have quite a bit of seating. The black rocking
chair doesn't have a partner, so I create a smaller grouping of trees around
it. I added a
red tartan plaid throw
to the rocking chair as well as a Christmas pillow.
The chippy white spindle tree is new this year, and I'll be sharing the
tutorial later this week so please make sure you're following along!
Smaller trees are tucked into baskets, which adds such a great country
farmhouse touch. We're not into formal around here!
Inexpensive red berry picks are tucked in wherever a little holiday color is
needed. In the end, by using what I had and buying just a couple items, I was
able to decorate my Christmas plaid porch for around $70!
I'd love to invite you in for a tour of the inside and offer you a cup of hot
chocolate and sugar cookies!
Click here to see all my Christmas DIYs and ideas from year's past
Pin it to remember
Sand Dollar Lane
is next on the tour and I'm sure you're going to love Leen's nature inspired
Christmas porch! Be sure to visit all the participating bloggers below for
festive decorating inspiration for your porches and sunrooms.
Atta Girl Says // Southern Home and Hospitality
DIY Beautify // Sand Dollar Lane // Postcards from the Ridge
Sweet Pea // Worthing Court // Our Crafty Mom
Major Hoff Takes a Wife // 2 Bees in a Pod
I'm sharing my nostalgic Santa Christmas tree and hutch filled with ironstone
and Santa mugs later this week, as well as the chippy white spindle tree
tutorial. Hope to see you back here! 🎅🎄
bringing beauty to the ordinary,
You've given me so much inspiration for my porch for next year! Love that sign above the door and all the red tartan touches. I love that plaid more than our Buchanan family plaid, which is orange and brown -- not very Christmasy at all.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the porch tour again this year. Your space is always one of my favorites.
Thank you Amy, I'm so impressed that I inspired you, hehe! Your porches are always to die for! Thank you for all your hard work planning this tour ❤
DeleteCindy - we love your beautiful Christmas porch! You have beautifully and artfully used red paid! Love all of your thrifty and vintage style. Merry Christmas sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much gals!
DeleteI love how you decorated your porch with red plaid. It looks wonderful and I enjoyed every single picture that you shared so much.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Paula!
DeleteLove all the plaid. I will be checking out fabric and blankets for next year's porch. Thanks again for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteI love all of the red tartan plaid! And that you made your own really wide ribbon. It can be hard to find 4" ribbon in exactly what you want and then it usually is pricey. I may have to try that at some time so thanks for the idea! I really enjoyed seeing your cheery porch and being on the tour with you!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kate!
DeleteCindy, I love all of your plaid accents! And you're so clever for making your own ribbon. Love that spindle tree too. It's all so pretty and festive.
ReplyDeleteThanks Angie, hope you're enjoying this season!
DeleteCindy, your porch has just the right amount of plaid! It looks so cozy and festive!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of wrapped presents on the porch. I think I may add some to my porch swing :)
Thanks so much Leen, so happy to inspire you xx
DeleteYou can never have too much plaid in my book and your porch looks so cozy and inviting with it. I love it all and don't think I can pick a favorite detail!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Suzy, plaid just feels perfect for Christmas!
DeleteCindy, I look so forward to seeing your Christmas porch each year. I am obsessed with your spindle Christmas tree and I love the red plaid tartan that you used. Your porch is so warm and welcoming. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a blessed new year.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michelle, have a merry Christmas!
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