Holiday Home Spruce-Ups for Front Doors and Porches
Fall is a great season to spruce up your home's front door area. With holiday entertaining just around the corner, taking a little time now means you can cross one thing off your entertaining to-do list. Plus, your guests won't be the only ones who enjoy these simple upgrades--they'll make your home feel safer and more welcoming straight through the winter.
Paint the front door
If your front door is painted, a new coat of paint can give it an instant facelift. Try a cheery color for an extra spot of brightness through the coming winter. Colors like sunny yellow, turquoise or even bright green can offer a bit of punctuating color. If you have a brick home, consider a bright, glossy navy blue for a little contrast to the red (but not as much as yellow would offer).

Get a new security door
Crime rises during the holiday season, and it's smart to think about keeping your home safe in advance. Plus, a new security door can be an attractive curb-appeal booster. Medallion offers custom ironworks that are truly beautiful and highly adaptable to suit any home. We'd love to give you complete details about how these doors can protect your family and look great doing it.
Craft a wreath
A crafty family project can be just the thing for fall. And what's more, the tutorials for these wreaths you can make yourself aren't just attractive, they're also easy and highly adaptable. What's more, you could easily modify most of them so that you could use them from now until the end of winter if you wanted.
Bring home some mums
Bright, cheery mums bring a splash of color to front porches in the fall. What's more, they last a lot longer than carved pumpkins! Consider buying big, heavy pots that you can use year after year on your front porch; you can fill them now with mums and then with spring flowers in a few months.
Buy a new welcome mat
Eventually, welcome mats get worn out and that's not so welcoming! If your welcome mat has seen better days, consider replacing it. If you're not finding the mat you want on the market, consider buying a plain one and customizing it yourself with a tutorial like this one.
By taking a bit of time this week to spruce up your front door and porch, you'll be ready for holiday entertaining and you'll get to enjoy the new view for many months to come.
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