Considering that your front door is the entrance to your warm, humble abode during the holiday season, you might want to apply a few festive ideas to help keep with the holiday spirit and accommodate all of your guests. No matter what holiday they celebrate!
There are various decorative ideas that you could implement which go beyond that of a typical wreath or Santa Claus pin-up. For starters, you could add a large sheet of oak tag to the front of your door which is decorated in festive holiday colors and label the sheet “Wish List”. Ensure that every guest jots down his or her name, what holiday they will be celebrating and one gift they wish to receive this holiday season before entering into your home. This helps you gain insight into what your guests/family members are into and presents you with gift ideas. This helps take the pressure out of wondering about what to get individuals who are important to you!
Perhaps your wondering how guests would feel whom celebrate various holidays or only one particular holiday which differs from the one your family celebrates? If this is the case, you could easily alleviate this discomfort by designing your front door with an assortment of holiday ornaments from various cultures. Simply purchase or create a sign which reads “Happy Holidays”, as this has a general quality about it. Then, in each of the four corners of the doorway, add a specific ornament to categorize that one holiday! One may contain a wreath, another may have a menorah. Work around the holiday categories of guests you may have over for holiday celebration.
Another simple idea would be to stay with the seasonal theme of Winter. This is more general, however it does have a significant effect as individuals have the tendency to affiliate the winter season with the holidays. Add white snowflake cut-outs to your door. Purchase cotton balls and cover the circumference of your door to give that wintry, snowy effect. Sprinkle silver glitter over the cotton balls to add sparkle and shimmer which represent the glistening snow. Hang a sheer white sheet over the entrance of your door to create an elegant white winter motif. This general theme helps instill the feeling of the holiday season, yet surpasses specific attributes targeted towards one particular holiday.