Are you looking for patio ideas for the winter months? When winter comes, most of us tend to spend less time on our site. Unless you live in a warm climate or have a three or four seasons porch season, are the days of leisurely swinging on the porch until the coming of spring.
But did you know that even in the winter months, the patio is a pleasant, welcoming place to be? Splash curb appeal throughout the home, regardless of the season.
First, take aDropped and your deck ready for winter.
Frost began to sweep and wash the porch, clearing the cobwebs and dust. Clean and put away the outdoor furniture season until spring. Cold and dry air of winter can be difficult for your furniture. Wash on a day warm enough, garden furniture with a soft brush and a bucket of warm water and mild soap. Rinse with the hose so well and dry completely before covering and storing. Cover areuseful for pre-season. But a bare room for the winter? Hardly!
To charm a lot of fun with the colors and textures to add the porch - even in January. How about these ideas porch cool jazz your home and your soul?
Painting your front door a nice color as a focal point Hang a sparkling, fragrant winter wreath on the door - pine cones, evergreen boughs, berries laced with ribbons and bows Wrap a garland of the season around the door frame. Shows aattractive grouping of heavy crocks and urns on your steps or off to the side.
Hang colorful wall art that you paint yourself - like welcome signs, a group of winter birds, or a brightly painted quilt pattern on bead board.
Purchase thick, colorful seasonal outdoor door mats to welcome friends and family. Consider a mat made of coir fibers or a waterhog door mat to trap water, dirt, ice and snow.
Place a sturdy tray for boots near your front door.
Load up your firewood in a handsome firewood holder you store on your porch.
Prop up a bright red sled beside your front door.
Decorate the handle of an old winter shovel with ribbons and straw flowers.
Hang several melodic wind chimes.
Put up a mini clothesline and string colorful mittens across it - mostly for decoration but functional, too.
Put electric candles inside your windows that overlook your front porch. Nothing so inviting as a soft glow in the evening. Or, dress up an area of your porch with white twinkle lights.
A small evergreen shrub can be planted in a big pot on your porch and then transplanted into your yard in the spring.
If you are fortunate enough to have outdoor speakers on your porch, play gentle upbeat music when you are expecting guests.
Don't let winter stop you from enjoying your porch. Cool front porch ideas are abundant no matter the time or the season. Have fun and let your front porch be inviting and fun for all seasons!
