Want to add something special to your front door this holiday season? Greet your visitors with this Christmas Door Decor! Wrapped in seasonal wrapping paper, your entryway will greet your friends and family with “Joy” all holiday season. This easy tutorial is made from gift-wrapping materials you already have in your home!
I love Christmas decor and crafts that you can easily adapt to your own style. Originally, this post was created as a part of my Christmas Home Tour. I would love for you to take a moment and see how I decorated the interior of my home for Christmas, too.
For this outdoor Christmas decor idea, I decided against using a wreath and decorated the entire door! The door is wrapped with wrapping paper I got on clearance a few years back. You can use any wrapping paper you have on hand. Just make sure you have enough for the entire door!
The word “Joy” is spelled using tinsel and wire coat hangers. You can also choose another word for the door. Remember, you want people to be able to see your handiwork as they drive by, so I recommend keeping it simple.
I also turned my front door into a snowman one year. You can also do a similar front door decoration for Halloween. This is a unique way to welcome visitors throughout every season. Couple this craft with other front porch Christmas decorations, and you are good to go!
How to Decorate Your Front Door for Christmas
Supplies needed for Christmas Door Decor
- Painter’s tape
- Wrapping paper
- Wire coat hangers
- Tinsel
- Plain greenery wreath
- Scissors
- Fishing line
Instructions
To get started, form the wire coat hangers into a “J” and “Y” shape. Next, wrap the hangers with the red tinsel, and secure with hot glue. If you choose another color for the tinsel, make sure it pops against the wrapping paper!
Now, you are ready to wrap your door. Start at the top of the door and secure with painter’s tape. You will need to cut around the door knob and hardware with scissors. As you wrap your door, secure as necessary with painter’s tape.
The wreath will serve as the “O”. Feel free to decorate the wreath if you choose. I took a plain greenery wreath and wrapped it with some more red tinsel.
Everything is strung up with fishing line so you can’t even see how it is held up there unless you are really, really close.
Next, tie each letter together with fishing line. Make sure they are equally spaced.
Now, hang “JOY” on the door over the wrapping paper to greet your guests!
While I was on the front porch, I added a few more Christmas touches.
A few red balls added to my bird cage will also help to welcome any Christmas visitors…
A very welcoming addition to my front door, indeed. I love how this easy Christmas door decor came to life! I can’t wait to see what you will create!
Equipment
- Painter’s tape
- Wire coat hangers
- Tinsel
- Scissors
- Fishing Line
Supplies
- Wrapping paper
- Plain greenery wreath
Instructions
- To get started, form the wire coat hangers into a “J” and “Y” shape. Next, wrap the hangers with the red tinsel, and secure with hot glue.
- Start at the top of the door and secure with painter’s tape. You will need to cut around the door knob and hardware with scissors. As you wrap your door, secure as necessary with painter’s tape.
- The wreath will serve as the “O”. Feel free to decorate the wreath if you choose. I took a plain greenery wreath and wrapped it with some more red tinsel.
- Next, tie each letter together with fishing line. Make sure they are equally spaced.
- Now, hang “JOY” on the door over the wrapping paper to greet your guests!
Great job! 🙂 I’ve yet to do anything! Hopefully tomorrow night.
gail
Cute! I love the paper you used to wrap your door. Thanks for joining my Christmas door party. Please help me spread the word!
were can i buy the paper but i need .it now thans lot
I think it came from Hobby Lobby but it has been quite a few years ago. Just try any wrapping paper that you love!
love how you did the JOY, how many hangers did you use to shape the letter
Helen
Cute! I love the way you did the letters, too!
Your front door is adorable! Very neat idea using the hangers as letters. I have been decorating for the past week and a half and am still not done! I am hoping to do a tour of my home next week as well.
I really like this!
Really nice look! I featured this on my blog! Just love it 🙂
Soooo creative! Thanks for sharing.
Soooo Creative!!!! Thanks for sharing
love your door! great idea to use old garland, i don’t like for anything else! Please tell me how to bend coat hangers or very stiff wire without getting it all squiggled up how it’s not supposed to be.
Love your door! Great idea to use old garland I don’t like for anything else! Please tell me how to bend coat hangers without getting wrong bends in them!
love your door! great idea to use old garland, i don’t like for anything else! Please tell me how to bend coat hangers or very stiff wire without getting it all squiggled up how it’s not supposed to be.
Ha Cheryl! Try using a pair of pliers. The beauty of this is most of the imperfections are covered up by that garland! 😉