Outdoor Holiday Decorating Trends and Ideas for 2019

The holidays are around the corner, which means it’s time to get festive both indoors and out. When it comes to dressing your exterior for the coming season, the options for decor are endless—keep it neutral with a modern aesthetic? Go all out with maximalist style? Or maybe somewhere in between?

You don’t need to drench your home in outdoor twinkle lights to be the most admired on the block. There are plenty of options that are both festive and elevated, tasteful and also highly spirited.

From the front porch to the back yard, and all the zones in between, here are our Top Outdoor Holiday Decorating Trends and Ideas for 2019 and beyond.

Festive First Impressions

Decorative planters and over the top garland are our top picks for creating a festive and welcoming front door. Choose your color palette and let our inspiration be the guide to a spectacular season!

Go classic with an evergreen and branch planter accented with red berries to create a holiday vibe on the front porch. Planters by Lifescape

If modern is your style, consider planters with winter white branches threaded with twinkle lights and hung with mid-century modern ornaments. Source: Pinterest

Go grand with large birch branches and evergreens in tall red planters. Source: pinklover.snydle.com

Fruit becomes festive in an over-the-top, but incredibly sophisticated, garland.

Light It Up

Twinkle lights are the hallmark of the season! If you are a “more is more” type, we love the impact of multiple trees drenched in a single color. Or, for the “less is more” type, forgo twinkle lights and opt for an illuminated path. Here are a few ideas to light up your imagination:

Design a Christmas light “burning bush” by laying light strands on top of soil and then inserting branches. Source: Better Homes and Gardens

Windowsill planters can be repurposed for winter with hearty evergreen shrubs surrounded by twinkle lights. Planters by Lifescape

Make a major statement with garland, trees and a wreath strung with white twinkle lights and frosty ornaments. Source: Pinterest

Prefer to keep it simple? Go high impact with one big tree drenched in lights. Lightscape by Lifescape

Love the classic gingerbread house look? Rooflines, trees and fences should take center stage like this home decorated by Lifescape in Cherry Hills.

Backyard Boughs

Your backyard shouldn’t completely shut down once the snow settles in. Create cozy, festive vibes for holiday gatherings around an outdoor fire feature or install heat lamps to extend patio season into the New Year.

Outdoor cushions, plush throws and a fireplace call for hot toddies and a marshmallow roast in this outdoor space. Source: Pinterest

Classic is always in style with traditional wreaths and garland hung around a stone fireplace. Source: Pinterest

Light up the world with a display to rival Clark Griswold. In this front yard, Lifescape Colorado wrapped the trees in warm twinkle lights, creating a magical wonderland vibe.

Bottom line: The holidays are a time of festive expression where you can let your wildest ideas loose and play with colors and creativity. While old traditions are wonderful to hold onto, let Lifescape Colorado create a new tradition for your family and friends to enjoy indoors and out.