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4 Tips to Enhance Your Front Entry // Outdoor Seating and Decor

by heather 43 Comments

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Decorating Tips to add curb appeal to your front entryway or porch. Includes tips for seating, containers, a wreath and door decor. www.settingforfour.com

 I love to decorate the front entry of our home for the seasons!  Do you too? 

Do you like to have pretty greenery and a seating area at the front of your home? Me too!

I love to create a warm and welcoming front entry to not only greet our guests but also for my family’s enjoyment too!  It’s so important for our homes to have great ‘curb appeal’ for those reasons – and it doesn’t have to break the bank to do it!

Here are 4 tips to enhance your front entry:

 Decorating Tips to add curb appeal to your front entryway or porch. Includes tips for seating, containers, a wreath and door decor. www.settingforfour.com Decorating Tips to add curb appeal to your front entryway or porch. Includes tips for seating, containers, a wreath and door decor. www.settingforfour.com

Tip No. 1: Add urns to either side of your front door.

I’ve had these black resin urns forever!  (Resin urns are much more budget friendly than clay urns).  Every couple of years I spray paint them with a topcoat of Rustoleum Painter’s Touch Spray Paint in Gloss Black to clean up any paint chips or wear.  This spray paint makes them look fresh and new every time!

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Urn Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

I tuck a white spotlight in each urn which we turn on at night – it gives such a pretty glow!  Of course I don’t have photos of them at night – oops!.. but you can see how pretty they look at night when I decorated our front entry last winter!

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Urn Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

 

Around the spotlight I added 4 faux forsythia branches (purchased at the Dollar Store)

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Urn Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

….and some curly willow

…..and a few pussy willow branches too!

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Urn Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

Next, I tied on 2 faux boxwood garlands onto a grapevine wreath. 

…then I finished each urn off by setting a grapevine wreath just on the top rim of each urn!!  (You can find the grapevine wreaths here* and buy the boxwood garlands from the Dollar Store!)

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Urn Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

Tip No. 2: Create a focal point to your entryway and add a large wreath to your front door.

Here’s a birch twig wreath with faux boxwood garland I added to our front door.  I love the impact it gives with it’s big scale! I hung it over with a picture of a vintage graphic of a bird’s nest framed with a a dollar store white frame.

I love this wreath’s pop of green and simple style. 

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor - DIY Spring Wreath Decorating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

Tip No. 3: Add outdoor seating.

Sometimes after supper we like to chillax on our chairs and watch the sunset.

I love these espresso faux resin wicker chairs – they hold up so well to the sun and rain and look like real wicker!

Tip No. 4: Add a pop of color with pillows in outdoor fabrics.

Ikat blue and white outdoor pillows add a touch of color and comfiness to the chairs.

DIY Porch or Entryway Decor and Outdoor Seating Tips. www.settingforfour.com

I can’t wait for our front garden shrubs and flowers to bloom – there are daylilies, purple coneflower and ornamental grasses waiting to pop up any day now!

So do you like my outdoor seating and decor? Have you decorated your front entry for spring?

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Comments

  1. Anne says

    May 10, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    So pretty! I love the forsythia!

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  2. [email protected] Design for Living says

    May 10, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Looks so fantastic, Heather! Love the color combination.

    Reply
  3. Amanda says

    May 10, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    Beautiful! My front entrance needs some work.

    Amanda

    Reply
  4. Christine Vandormolen says

    May 10, 2013 at 5:12 pm

    LOVE LOVE LOVE , especially the forsythia urns…..PINNED

    Reply
  5. Inspire Me Heather says

    May 13, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Oh I’m sure the spotlight in the planters looks great at night, what a great idea! I loved your wreath too, looks beautiful!

    Reply
  6. Julia Klimek says

    May 13, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    I love the planters, and the wreath! Pretty! And the spotlights are a great idea!

    As I read your post just now, we had a sudden burst of snow! when will it end??? LOL! Thank you for at least giving me hope that someday Spring will settle in…. 🙂

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  7. Sue Campbell says

    May 13, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    Beautiful and fresh looking. I can’t believe you found the forsythia at the dollar store a good score for sure. I love the color of your front door as well, great idea with the spot lights!

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  8. Lisa says

    May 13, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    Love the fresh yellow against your dark brown door! Now if the weather will just warm up again.

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  9. marty says

    May 15, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    YOur porch is so pretty and the chairs and urns make it look so inviting. Love, love, love the wreath. The spark of yellow is perfect. Hugs, Marty

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  10. Terri Lynn Grothe says

    May 16, 2013 at 2:37 am

    very very pretty! i need to decorate more

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  11. Daniela Duriavig says

    May 16, 2013 at 6:47 am

    What a fresh and lovely look – perfect for spring!

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  12. Heather SettingforFour says

    May 17, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    Thanks everyone for your lovely comments! We had some very cold weather recently so I hope that spring is here to stay now!

    Reply
  13. Donna @ dh designs says

    May 17, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    Beautiful Heather! I’m picturing that beautiful sunset!

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  14. Leslie Stewart says

    May 21, 2013 at 1:57 am

    Heather,
    Thanks for sharing your great tips at my Twirl & Take a Bow Party! Stop by House on the Way tomorrow to see your front entry featured!
    Have a great week.
    Leslie

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    • Heather SettingforFour says

      May 23, 2013 at 7:58 pm

      Thanks Leslie – you are so sweet to feature my entry!!

      Reply
  15. Brooke says

    May 24, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    I love that you put spotlights in your urns- that is a really great idea! You have such a nice entry space; I love what you’ve done with it.

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  16. Kimberly Glinski says

    May 30, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Hi Heather, I really love this post. It is so helpful as I am about to embark on a front porch makeover. I love all your tips especially the urns with the spotlight in them. Once I get my post done I will be linking to your post as credit for my inspiration. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Heather SettingforFour says

      June 7, 2013 at 12:51 am

      Oh I’m so glad you like my ideas – can’t wait to see how yours turns out Kimerly!

      Reply
  17. Jane Doe says

    January 26, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    That’s beautiful! I’d add a small block area of DrawItpaint dry erase on the door so people can leave a note and have markers on the door frame. Just go give people that personal touch! I have that for my door so the mailman can leave me witty notes.

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  18. malia says

    March 3, 2014 at 5:32 am

    Thanks for reminding me how important the entry is! Fabulous ideas!

    Reply
  19. Crystelle Boutique says

    March 4, 2014 at 10:49 pm

    I love it! These are great tips. I will have to keep them in mind as one of these days I really need to do something to my front entry……
    Hoping you have a terrific Tuesday&

    Reply
  20. Denise Murtha says

    March 10, 2014 at 2:03 am

    I wish i had porch where i could actually put seating. some great inspiration though. included in my round up post Heather!! thanks!

    Reply
  21. Dave Devries says

    April 23, 2014 at 5:25 am

    Genius! I have never thought of faux forsythia on the front porch! Thanks for the inspiration!
    Kari

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  22. Viri Hernandez says

    May 27, 2014 at 5:16 pm

    Great idea!! Hugs

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    • heather says

      May 27, 2014 at 7:18 pm

      Thanks Viri! I really love our covered entryway and try to make it welcoming for friends and family!

      Reply
  23. Michelle says

    February 26, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Hi Heather. I love the look of your front porch. I am obsessed with the urns. Can you tell me where you got them and how tall they are? I am just about to build a house and they would look great on my front porch. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your blog.

    Reply
    • heather says

      February 27, 2015 at 8:31 am

      Hi Michelle!! Thank you so much for your compliments! I love these urns too – I bought them quite a while ago at Lowes – I’m not sure if they still carry them. They are about 25 inches high. Congrats on building a new home – how exciting!! I’m thrilled that you enjoy my blog! 🙂

      Reply
  24. Lynne says

    March 2, 2015 at 7:18 pm

    Hi Heather,

    I love the spotlight idea in the urn. How did you rig it up to hide the electrical cord?
    Lynne

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 3, 2015 at 7:44 pm

      Hi Lynne! Thanks for your lovely compliments! I just draped the cord down the back of the urn. The greenery I used hides it well. I also used a light grey extension cord that matches our cement – that runs under the door and along the one wall so the color blends in. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  25. Brooke says

    March 10, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    I absolutely love this! So pretty and elegant! I was wondering do you attach the wreath to the urn in any way to keep the wind from blowing it around? Thanks so much!
    Brooke
    Sassi Trash

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:53 pm

      Brooke – no the urn isn’t attached to the urn. It’s never blown off even when it’s windy! Hope that helps and thanks for your sweet compliments!!

      Reply
  26. Liz says

    April 10, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    Hi Heather, absolutely love what you did here, thank you for such simple (but great) ideas for the front porch!

    I’m wondering…how did you attach the wreath to your glass door?

    Thank you and keep the great ideas coming!!
    Liz

    Reply
    • heather says

      April 10, 2016 at 9:59 pm

      Hi Liz! Thank you for your lovely compliments – so glad you like my font entry decor ideas!!! I attached the wreath with a large brushed nickel command hook – hope that helps!

      Reply
      • Liz says

        April 11, 2016 at 10:55 am

        Thank you Heather! I too have a glass door with panes and I was impressed with how “flush” your wreath had been hung. I am headed out the door right now to get one of those hooks, not to mention some pretty flowers/greenery to fill my urns, it is my project for the day! I am so glad I came upon your pin/blog!

        THANKS AGAIN!
        Liz

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        • heather says

          April 13, 2016 at 9:57 am

          Great – have fun decorating your door Liz! I’m so glad you ‘found me’ too!! 🙂

          Reply
  27. Tracy says

    February 21, 2017 at 8:02 am

    Hi Heather,

    I love the look for spring so crisp and clean! I am wondering if you painted your concrete on your porch. I have some stains from plants and thinking this might be a good solution. I am going to put my house on the market in about a year so wondering if this is a good idea. Thank you for your inspiration!

    Reply
    • heather says

      February 21, 2017 at 9:12 pm

      Hi Tracy – no our porch concrete isn’t painted. I think you’re right though – painting will hide the stains. I believe there is specific paint you can buy for concrete! Good luck selling your home 🙂

      Reply
  28. Debrashoppeno5 says

    February 27, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    While my entryway isnt as large as yours I will apply these suggestions. Your entry is so welcoming.

    Reply
  29. Alina says

    March 6, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Brilliant idea tucking in the spotlight in the planters. I’m going to have to try that out.

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 8, 2017 at 9:18 am

      Thank you ALina! Glad you like my ideas – have fun decorating your front entry!

      Reply
  30. Nicole De Clercq says

    July 11, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Please tell me the paint color, Heather…of your front door! My husband loves it too!

    Reply
    • heather says

      July 13, 2017 at 7:33 pm

      All my paint colors are listed here: https://www.settingforfour.com/paint-colors-home/ It’s gorgeous isn’t it Nicole?? Thanks for visiting! 🙂

      Reply

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