At this most sociable time of the year, nothing says “welcome” quite like a beautifully dressed front entrance and home. By gathering berries, cones and evergreen branches from the garden (or your local florist), and adding fruit, flowers and candles, you can replicate many of the ideas shown here to create your own holiday magic.
FRONT ENTRANCE - WALKWAY
A row of red dogwood branches lines the path, while a cedar bower frames the entrance. Hanging baskets are filled with more cedar, as well as pine and willow branches (shown here)
A sleek metal container holds an arrangement of ornamental cabbage, cedar, pine cones, yellow amaranth and Italian pittosporum, a tender green best suited to indoor use. The front door display also contains bronze-coloured magnolia leaves.
RAVISHING REDS
Cedar branches are the perfect foil for rosy pomegranates and dogwood branches, spiced up with osage oranges from the Maclura pomifera tree, which is native to central North America. A rusty candelabra wears a sash of rose hips.
MELLOW YELLOWS
More osage oranges are mixed with yellow dog-wood and oregonia, florist-speak for a small, variegated boxwood.
DOOR DETAIL
A fan of dogwoods highlights the curvy transom.
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