
casual winter porch | Christmas decorating
I did not marry a man who likes to fuss with Christmas lights. If I want lights, I typically have to do them myself. It’s not that Jeff won’t help but it’s just not his thing at all and I get that. He’s never going to suggest it or start untangling and testing lights on his own. He’s okay if the outside of our house looks just as it does the rest of the year. But, the style of this particular house makes decorating for the holidays pretty easy. I can just address the porch and it’s festive enough to leave the rest of the house alone. So, I focus on creating a casual Christmas porch that can transition nicely into winter. This casual Christmas porch actually started with a freelance writing assignment for HGTV.com. My editor asked me to create a door decoration for the holidays that wasn’t a









