Add Instant Cheer to Your Entryway with These Design Tips!

Your front porch, patio, or stoop makes an important first impression. Whether your visitor is simply delivering a package or entering your home as an invitee to a summer party, your front porch is the first opportunity to set the mood for your home.

It is a blank slate for decoration, personalization, and accessorization, and one that is all-too-often overlooked. You take the time and care to neatly arrange your interior spaces and your backyard living and entertaining spaces - why not do the same for your home’s entryway?

There are so many creative ideas for decoration, including the following top tips that will add instant cheer to your home’s entryway throughout every season!

1.Set the stage with seating (and don’t forget the pillows!)
Seating in and around a front porch is both functional and inviting. Even if unused, it’s a welcoming design feature, and it can be a great place to relax and unwind at the end of a long day, too.

Neutral wicker furniture or a simple wooden rocker is all you need, but you can further enhance your furniture’s appearance by adding bright, decorative, all-weather pillows, such as those produced by Briarwood Lane. We carry a bunch of these in our collection, in a ton of delightful, seasonal variations that you can rotate out throughout the year!

Add a small end table next to your seating, decorate it with a candle lantern or some color-coordinated glassware, and you’ll be inviting company to gather around with open arms!

2.Celebrate the seasonal harvest
One of the most overlooked ways to add color, contrast, and beauty to an outdoor space is with natural seasonal decorations. In the summer, grow flowers in pots or hanging baskets or place cut blooms in colored mason jars for an adorable accent piece. If you live by the shore, shells and driftwood can be artfully arranged to create a unique mood.

In the autumn, pumpkins, gourds, hay bales, mums, and even cut corn stalks set the seasonal tone, just as fresh herbs and flowers do in the spring.

3.Upcycling: in with the old!
Believe it or not, there are thousands of creative ways to upcycle around your home’s entryway to add uniqueness and charm.

Old, well-cleaned, glass bottles can be used as planters or decorated with twine or ribbon to give a porch a “lived-in-and-loved” appearance, as can wooden and metal crates and pails. If you’re crafty, you can even create quilts and patchwork with old clothes and rags, turning them into upholstery and art.

You can also give new life to old cans and even wine bottles, which can be used as organizers, small planters, and even modified into unique candle holders.

4.Repurposed planters (and bright blooms)
Speaking of upcycling, there are tons of ways to improvise unique flower pots and planters. Why buy a new planter when you can make your own instead?

Old bottles, jars, and buckets can make amazing, customizable planters for your seasonal greenery and flowers. If you’re looking to really get creative, consider converting an old pair of rain boots (that are past their prime) - just punch a hole in the bottom for drainage, fill it with a layer of gravel, then soil, and plant!

5.The multi-purpose porch slate
Adding a porch slate to your front porch can give you a (literal) blank slate for decoration throughout all seasons.

A simple piece of slate, with a little bit of chalk, will give you the freedom to send seasonal well-wishes and express your artistic creativity as determined by the company, weather, or time of year.

The best part about it is the flexibility. With a little bit of water (or light rain) you can start all over again!

6.Decorative flags for every season
Decorative flags for your front porch or front yard landscaping are a great way to add personality and color throughout the year, and they can be mixed and matched to suit the setting and the season.

We carry a wide range of seasonal garden flags and house flags to send out holiday cheer and good spirit throughout the year whether in the spring, summer, winter, or fall. We also carry a wide range of patriotic flags and buntings ideal for Fourth of July and Memorial Day festivities.

Sports fans will also be pleased with our collection of sports-themed flags, including many officially licensed products from the NFL, MLB, NCAA, NHL and more. There is no off-season for team spirit!

7.Say it with a summer doormat!
Don’t stop at garden flags and house flags when you can add a coordinating summer doormat right at the point of entry!

We carry a wide range of summer doormats with floral, coastal, and of course patriotic themes that are great for ringing in good times and great company. Even better, our exclusive doormats feature artwork that’s designed to coordinate with our other seasonal products.

In addition, we also carry festive, natural fiber coir doormats from Briarwood Lane, made from coconut husk fibers. Ecologically friendly and available in a wide range of styles, colors, shapes, and themes, natural fiber doormats make the perfect pairing between style and function, and they’re great for keeping dirt and debris out of your home!

8.Wreaths and door hangers: not just for the winter months!

Everyone knows that an evergreen wreath or a holiday-themed door hanger is the perfect piece of door decor for the winter months - but wreaths and door hangers are perfect year-round (as long as you match the season!).

Of course, we do carry a wide variety of winter and Christmas-themed door hangers to suit the holiday season, but we also offer plenty of other seasonally-inspired door hangers to welcome your visitors year-round.

Pro tip: pair the aesthetic of your door hanger with your festive doormat for a beautifully custom-tailored cohesive look.

Instant Cheer Is Here!
You’re in the right place for decorative house flags, garden flags, summer doormats, seasonal door hangers, outdoor decorative pillows,and so much more for your home and garden.

We’re a small business based out of New Jersey whose vision is to delight our customers with instant cheer, and we mean it! We offer more than 6,000 fun and unique items that are in stock and ready to ship within 24 hours, and we’ll beat any price! We provide friendly and accessible U.S.-based support and also offer free shipping on orders over $49 and $5 flat rate shipping on all other orders (lower 48 states only).

Instant cheer for your home’s front porch or patio is only a few clicks or a call away! If you have any questions or you’d like more tips like these, get in touch with us at 844-493-1144 and we’d be happy to help!