What is on your Front Door?

Another thrift shop alert: look for any holiday or seasonal-themed items that can be mounted or attached to your front door. 

This gives you the opportunity to celebrate the present, and also reminds you to sweep clean, and maintain your steps, portico and threshold on a regular basis.

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Here are some examples: use artificial or dried flowers or greenery attached by wire for your door. Write to me if you have questions on how to do this – there are a number of methods. Tape greeting cards relating to the season or theme as well. I also like some seasonal catalog covers. 

If you have a child, add a couple of their creations from school or a home project, if you want to go with a “naïf” presentation. You might find a banner or a fabric remnant to mount on the door as well.

If you have room, you can also place decorations related to your door theme inside or outside your door. Add seasonal baskets around the front door or along the steps leading into your home. Make sure the pathway to the doorway is clear, however, and that anything you put outside is washable and water-resistant if you think precipitation will reach it.

When it’s time to make a change, wash your items and store them in the same bin for next year.