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8 ways to decorate the outside of your house with Christmas lights

Boost your festive kerb appeal with plenty of sparkle and shine! - by Eunice Oh
  • 03 Dec 2021

Although we don't experience a white Christmas in sunny Australia, there's no reason to miss out on the fun of decorating the outside of your home with Christmas lights.

WATCH: Tara’s rustic outdoor Christmas decorations

There's something beautiful about driving past homes decorated with Christmas lights leading up to Christmas. Whether you plan to go all out with lit-up reindeers on your lawn or timed fairy lights, we've rounded up all the inspiration you need to prepare an impressive front-of-house Christmas display this year. Take a look at these shining examples.

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1. Window of wonder

For just a smidge of Christmassy cheer, turn the front window of your home into a street-facing display. Simply place light-up decos in your front window on each side of your well-lit Christmas tree. If not, a garland of artificial greenery intertwined with exterior fairy lights is just the trick for framing your windows. Especially when your indoor Christmas tree is on display through the window, too!

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2. Glittering garden

If you have a hedge or row of trees in your front yard, make them a festive feature by weaving lights among the branches. Or try making this DIY outdoor light balls with just a few Bunnings products.

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Sarah Pickersgill Brown
Sarah Pickersgill Brown

3. Twinkling beauty

Get creative! Interior designer Sarah Pickersgill Brown designed this gorgeous decorative branch that makes a beautiful outdoor dining centrepiece.

Sarah Pickersgill Brown
Sarah Pickersgill Brown

4. Small touches

If you have a table on your porch, create a welcoming scene with a mix of mini light-up Christmas trees and light-up candles.

Instagram: @thefrenchfolk
Instagram: @thefrenchfolk

5. Light it up

To take your home to star attraction status, consider decking out the façade and yard with lights in a warm-white scheme. Here, a mix of fairy lights and stake lights are used to bring all-round Christmas cheer and frame the yard, too.

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6. Summer wonderland

While it may not snow in Australia for Christmas, you can mimic the charming look with lights. Icicle lights give this home the look of a frosty wonderland.

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Instagram: @thefrenchfolk

7. Bring the tree outside

Why not set up a few Christmas trees on your lawn or in your outdoor undercover area? A mix of small and large ones look great!

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Instagram: @thefrenchfolk

8. Wow factor

Define the edges of your home and garden with fairy and rope lights, then add characters into the scene, such as reindeer, snowmen and more.

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