Welcome your guests with a stylish Christmas decoration! We'll show you howFlower boxes on the windowsillDecorate appropriately for the holidays and make them shine. These ideas for Christmas decorations for outside windowsills are easy to follow and are ideal for even complete beginners. There is a lot to create: you can choose from natural materials such as rose hips, berries, pine greens and pine cones, as well as seasonal Christmas tree decorations and even fairy lights. Let your creativity run wild and give your guests a warm Christmas welcome!
Christmas decoration for the outside windowsill: Traditional decoration idea with fir greenery and holly Ilex
Christmas is a celebration in which numerous traditions play a major role. Certain things are also close to thisevergreen plantsand trees because they symbolize eternal life and hope. An atmospheric decoration with evergreen natural materials not only has a symbolic value, but is also extremely practical for outdoor use. Pine branches and fir greens are extremely durable and can easily withstand snow and frost. Even the strong wind doesn't bother them. To make your Christmas arrangement look exciting, you can add variety with boxwood, Ilex holly and berry branches. Stick the branches in florist foam to provide them with water. When arranging the arrangements, leave enough space in the middle at the front for Christmas balls, small decorative figures or bows.
Classic Christmas decoration for the outside windowsill: illuminated mini Christmas tree
AMini Tannenbaumis a real all-rounder, because it cuts a fine figure not only in small apartments. Even in the flower box on the windowsill, the small-format Christmas tree automatically attracts everyone's attention. Depending on whether you have a small or large flower box, you have several arrangement options to choose from. For example, you can group several Christmas trees together and decorate them with fairy lights. Fill in the gaps between the Christmas trees with pine greens, pine cones and rose hips or berry branches. Tie a red bow and place it in the middle of the front of the flower box and glue it in place with the hot glue. Your new, long-lasting winter and Christmas decoration for the outside window sill is ready. From April you can transplant the mini Christmas trees into flower pots. If there is not enough space for three Christmas trees, you can stage a Christmas tree as a soloist.
Make your own puristic Christmas decorations for the outside window sill
Glittering Christmas decorations,sparkling fairy lights, garlands in rainbow colors: The world of Christmas decorations offers some kitschy color and material combinations. If you want to avoid the kitsch trap, you should opt for stylish, puristic Christmas decorations. According to the motto “Less is more”, the pine branches are combined with berries and eucalyptus in the white flower box - bringing a breath of fresh air to the festive outdoor arrangement. An LED candle gives the decoration the finishing touches and effectively rounds off the Christmas ensemble.
Modern Christmas decoration in petrol blue and Christmas tree made of driftwood
Red was yesterday. Nowadays, more and more interior designers, bloggers and decoration professionals are turning to colors like purple, pink or blue. The new color palette creates exciting contrasts and brings modern flair to Christmas decorations. The combination of fir green and petrol blue is particularly effective because the blue color looks very elegant and highlights the natural beauty of the fir green. Subtle white accents like mistletoe and pine cones sprinkled with fake snow add variety. It also fits well into the overall conceptWooden Christmas tree.
A similar color combination that works very well in combination with natural materials is green and silver. This is where several different sized Christmas balls come into play. What's special about itChristmas arrangementis that each ball has a different surface. From matt to shiny: the balls effectively complete any arrangement made from natural materials. The end result looks super stylish and cuts a fine figure even on the facade of minimally sized houses.
English-style Christmas decorations for the outside windowsill
Checked decorative ribbons, bird figures, snowmen: In Great Britain, great value is placed on effective Christmas decorations. The decorative elements with classic English motifs not only look good as soloists, but can also be easily combined with existing tree decorations. The important thing is not to overdo it and to keep the Christmas decorations as natural as possible. The color scheme in England is red and green. The arrangements appear very voluminous. Not only typical seasonal natural materials such as rose hips and berries are combined, but also cypress branches and succulents.
Christmas decorations for the outside window sill: lights create a cheerful atmosphere in the evening
A stylish Christmas decoration for the outside window sill creates a cheerful atmosphere and makes you look forward to the coming holidays. But if it is also illuminated, the flower box on the windowsill becomes something special. Traditionally, the fairy lights are simply placed around theFir branches as a garlandwound, but in recent years another alternative has become established. In the USA it is hung either on a metal silhouette or directly around the window frame.
However, only fairy lights that are specifically marked as lights for outdoor use are suitable for outdoor use. The shape of the fairy lights itself does not matter; both LED tufted fairy lights and wire fairy lights can be found in stores. Many do not require a direct power connection but are powered by batteries. Which option you choose depends more on your personal preferences and the arrangement.
Another variant is commercially available - stars or snowflake silhouettes made of metal, which are illuminated in the evening with small LED lamps. If you are handy, you can also make the beautiful decorative elements yourself. Simply pierce the star or snowflake in several places and attach the small lamps there. Optionally, a piece of wire can be shaped into the desired shapethen with a string of lightsbe wrapped.
Beautiful stars can also be made from wooden strips. During the day they give the festive arrangement a rustic touch, and in the evening they make it shine. This is how a wooden star is made: For each star ray, two strips of the same width and length are needed. Simply glue the individual wooden strips together and then put the star together. When the wooden star is finished, let it dry and then drill through it, attach the LED lights and display it on the windowsill.
Make your own vintage Christmas decorations for the outside window sill
If you have the windowsill withDecorate winter decorationsIf you want something that will enhance the outdoor area even after Christmas, then go for a vintage Christmas decoration with dry flowers. Hydrangeas, for example, have beautiful blue, white or pink-purple flowers. When they dry out, they quickly lose their colors and become golden-beige. The perfect shade for winter decoration. Simply leave the flowers in a vase with 2cm of water in a dark and well-ventilated room. Within a few days the water will completely evaporate and the flowers will then dry out.
Christmas decoration for windowsill made from natural materials in earth tones
If you decorate the windowsill with festive arrangements made from natural materials, then you should make sure that the arrangements look as natural as possible. First, simply place floral foam (available in all flower shops) on the soil in the flower box and then stick the pine branches in first. Arrange cypress branches and other plants whose branches begin to droop after some time outdoors at the front. You can place long pine cones on top or glue the cones to shish kebab skewers and then insert the skewers into the floral foam. Fill in the gaps with other evergreen plants such as boxwood, eucalyptus leaves, mistletoe or holly leaves. Tie Christmas bells together with twine and drape them over the fir and pine branches like a garland.
Driftwood as an accent and illuminated pine garland on the windowsill
Driftwood doesn't just look good indoors. Birch wood is extremely durable and also brings a fresh touch to the windowsill. Matching the shabby chic style decoration: an illuminated fir green garland. Other combinations with decorative elements in the “magic forest” style are also possible: for example, arrange small birdhouses and bird figures on the tree branches or decorate with elves and fairies. Hedgehogs, reindeer, foxes and other animal figures can also find space on the windowsill.
Shabby Chic Christmas decorations for outside: metal stars decorate the windows
Numerous shabby chic decorations are also available in stores. They all successfully replicate the worn look of vintage decorations. Metal poinsettias with partially chipped paint, wooden decorations with signs of wear or Christmas baubles with a scratched surface bring a romantic touch from bygone times to the garden. A gas lamp or lantern with a candle goes perfectly with this. But be careful: never light a gas lamp or lantern with candles, as there is a risk of fire.
Whether modern, vintage, puristic or traditional: a Christmas decoration for the windowsill creates a cheerful atmosphere and awakens anticipation for the coming celebration. Let your imagination run wild. In the photo gallery below you will find further examples of seasonal decorations that you can also make yourself.
Perfect for north-facing windows: the Christmas baubles create a Christmas atmosphere and at the same time allow sunlight into the room
Classic color scheme: Christmas decorations in red, green and silver
Illuminated decorative balls add accents
Not only rose hips look good outdoors, different types of berries also bring variety
Completely natural winter decorations that you can leave on the windowsill even after the holidays
Hobby gardeners can also plant the flower box with winter flowers and plants
Seasonal Christmas decorations for the outside windowsill: door wreath made of fir green, garland made of pine branches and fairy lights
Decoration with natural materials for the windowsill: If there is no flower box
Decorate animal figures with frost spray
Make your own illuminated winter decorations for the windowsill
Decorate the outside of the window sill for Christmas: Nutcracker soldiers
