Perhaps every owner of a private house dreams that the outside of the home always looks beautiful and presentable. The unusual design of the external part of the cottage gives it a special coziness. The owners of the land show their own imagination and implement various decorating ideas.
The recommendations described below will allow you to understand in more detail how to decorate the facade of your house for the New Year with your own hands. With the help of ornamental plants, as well as New Year's paraphernalia, it will be easier to decorate the outside of the cottage.
Decoration of the entrance, gate, doors for the New Year
The gate and front door are considered the face of the house. Therefore, you need to try and decorate them in such a way that passers-by would want to come up, take a closer look and carefully examine all the decorative elements. As a rule, entrance doors are decorated with Christmas wreaths. Such wreaths are not difficult to make with your own hands. Various available materials are suitable for their manufacture: fir branches, cones, festive tinsel, Christmas tree decorations, rowan tassels and much more. To decorate the wreath, sparkles, snowflakes, beads, and stars are used. When making such an element of New Year's decor, do not forget about the combination of colors; a wreath made of spruce or pine branches will be perfectly complemented by satin ribbons or other bright red objects. The Christmas wreath is considered a symbol of wealth and prosperity.
Summarizing
When lighting an area for New Year's, you must definitely choose the center of the composition, highlight the holiday zones, and use optimally suitable lighting devices to decorate them.
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Snowmen and snow sculptures: decorating the outside of the house for the New Year
A traditional New Year's decoration for any garden or plot are various snow sculptures and snowmen. You can involve all family members in this activity. The resulting snowman or even a whole snowy family can be painted with paints and put on old scarves and hats. If you show a little imagination, the plot or garden will be decorated with various New Year-themed compositions made of snow.
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How to Create a Holiday Lighting Design
The task of New Year's illumination is to create a special, festive mood and at the same time emphasize the advantages of the site. In holiday lighting, everything should be subordinated to the New Year's theme.
The first step is to determine the center of the New Year's composition. Usually choose one of three options:
- house;
- spruce or large beautiful tree;
- large snow sculpture.
The selected object will be highlighted as much as possible by illumination (for this, either the amount of light, or color, or dynamics is used), and the entire New Year’s project will dance from it.
Next, you need to think about what other objects will be included in the project: usually this is a house, a gazebo, a pergola, a well, a fence, a path, some trees and shrubs.
The contours of a house, paths, or any buildings are made according to the principle of a child’s drawing, so that not a single line “hangs in the air,” but connects with the next. In the dark, only the roof line should not glow, without the contours of the facade, and vice versa - it will be strange and ugly.
When highlighting trees and shrubs, the main thing is not to overdo it.
If the tree is not the center of the composition, it is better to use the smallest light bulbs for illumination; the result should be as delicate as possible.
It remains to think through the small details. They fill the “drawn” light contours, creating volume and depth. Light figures, silhouettes, light clusters are suitable here.
Three simple life hacks that will help you create a festive lighting design for your area:
- In a small area with a natural landscape, soft illumination of the Christmas tree may be sufficient; it is better to start with this: perhaps nothing else is needed.
- If lighting design of the facade is carried out, it must be supported by path lighting.
- If your holiday lighting budget is limited, you can simply decorate several trees with a grid of LEDs - a festive atmosphere will be created.
Santa Claus sleigh for street New Year's decoration
Many people probably have an old sled in their garage that no one has used for many years. Such a sleigh can become a real decoration of a garden or yard. They can be decorated with garlands or LED strips and a toy Santa Claus can be seated in them with a huge bag of gifts.
How to choose high-quality outdoor lighting devices
According to the experience of FORUMHOUSE participants, most of the garlands are made in China, but “China is different.” Be sure to ask the seller for installation instructions and understand what restrictions this garland has for installation on the site.
Thus, many types of garlands may not be suitable for the street, and their light is quite dim, although sellers often keep silent about this. How to identify street garlands was explained by the guru of the “Lighting” section of our portal with the nickname Dale85, who professionally deals with these issues. Need to:
- Look at the thickness of the wires - they must withstand light, stuck snow and icicles;
- The place where the wire and LED are soldered must be completely insulated; it cannot just be a casing placed on top.
Dale85FORUMHOUSE Member
If water gets into the cambric, hydrolysis begins and the contacts will rust or dissolve over time.
This is a street garland - the joint is filled with epoxy, a cambric is put on top:
Here is an indoor garland, with a simple cambric at the junction. It was not outside, it just hung in a warehouse for a long time and began to rust.
Live Christmas tree in the garden
The constant and most important attribute of the New Year holidays, of course, is the Christmas tree. The living beauty can be installed and decorated in the garden. As decorations, you can use the usual Christmas tree decorations, bright balls, figurines of snowmen, fairy-tale characters, animals, angels, shiny cones, berries and nuts. Nowadays, purchasing all this in stores is not a problem. But it’s much more pleasant to make Christmas tree decorations with your own hands. Foil, plastic, fabric and even ice can be used as materials for making toys. To make original ice Christmas decorations, you need to pour watercolor-tinted water into plastic cups or chocolate boxes, add New Year's tinsel and any other bright objects, as well as a loop of thread or ribbon, and put it all in the freezer. When the water in the molds has completely frozen, you can take out the toy and decorate the Christmas tree.
It is best to decorate a Christmas tree in one color scheme. For example, you can take red as a base and complement it with gold and blue. A tree that is too colorful does not look so impressive. You should not use toys made of glass to decorate your Christmas tree. In severe frost they may crack. A large red star is traditionally placed on the top of the head. Under the tree you can place crafts in the form of New Year's gifts, tied with beautiful ribbons and bows.
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When to start decorating your yard
Not a single rule defines when exactly you need to start decorating your yard for the New Year. Each owner of a private home can independently decide when to engage in this exciting activity. Of course, decorating the site one day before the New Year will not be entirely reasonable. In addition, no matter how the decoration turns out, by that time it will definitely lose its relevance.
A brightly shining area around the house contributes to a joyful mood and creates conditions under which a person lives in anticipation of a real New Year's miracle. For this reason, it is better to start decorating the yard in an original way a few days before the holiday itself.
It is better to take on work on a day when there are no other serious matters, nothing will distract from the pleasant process. However, there is also no need to start implementing the idea in early December; it is unlikely that the neighbors will understand such advance zeal.
New Year's decor of walls and windows of the house outside
The decor of windows and walls outside will create the impression of a fairytale castle. To decorate windows, you can use various garlands that will delight everyone with their glow. You can also hang hand-made snowflakes on the windows. Similar elements of holiday decor can be made from foil, paper or crocheted. Stained glass stickers with pictures of festive New Year or Christmas themes are also perfect for window decoration.
The walls of the house can also be decorated with multi-colored glowing garlands. A garland in the form of a sleigh pulled by Christmas reindeers would look great on the roof of the house. The walls can also be decorated with a garland of New Year's socks, which will hold nice gifts for family, friends and friends. A New Year's poster on which you can write wishes and congratulations for the holidays will look great on the wall next to the porch of the house. A small rug with the image of a cheerful snowman or Santa Claus will take its place in front of the front door. You can also decorate the walls of your home with toys in the form of Christmas gingerbread, sweets or lollipops.
Editor's Choice
Sh Lights
Sh Lights.
Photo: market.yandex.ru Not the most expensive, but nevertheless an excellent option. This is a classic model of an outdoor New Year's garland with multi-colored LEDs mounted on a transparent wire. The garland supports several flashing modes. They can be easily switched using the built-in controller.
The length of the decoration is 12 meters. You can easily plug it into an outlet and place it beautifully on a Christmas tree, window, or perhaps the facade of your home. The insulation material - metal and plastic - can withstand even low sub-zero temperatures. 120 lamps allow you to create a bright light show even in difficult weather conditions. The garland runs on batteries, which is very convenient. Don't forget that batteries discharge faster in cold weather.
Main characteristics
| Lamp type | LEDs |
| Type of garland | a thread |
| Power type | battery operated |
Advantages and disadvantages
Several lighting modes, including flashing, which many people like, multi-colored light bulbs, battery operation
Batteries run out quickly in the cold
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New Year's home decor outside
Illuminations
Illumination is a bright, light decoration of the facade of buildings. This is what makes the city glow and creates a festive mood. New Year's decoration of a private home or urban areas may include illumination.
There are several types of external illumination:
Flexible backlight
The luminous elements are attached to one wire, hanging from it like icicles from a roof. “Icicles” come in different lengths.
Duralight
This is a long transparent tube with small light bulbs inside. This design is as safe as possible, since its electrical part is reliably protected and is not affected by external factors.
Hard garland
Small lamps on legs. These can be various figures of animals, snowmen and other New Year's attributes. They are installed on the porch or along paths.
LED screen
This is a structure made from a large number of light bulbs and works like a TV. You can run moving pictures, patterns, short cartoons, advertisements, text with wishes on it. Most often the screen can be seen in squares, large shopping centers, stadiums, etc.
Best models
You can find many interesting models of outdoor laser projectors on sale. With their help, architectural lighting at home can be turned into a real work of art. However, even the simplest version of a New Year's laser projector can be turned into a bright part of the holiday decor
It is only important to make the right choice of equipment. Among the main sales hits are the following models:
Skydisco Garden RGB 50 Pictures
An excellent garden projector capable of providing full-format image projection onto a façade area of up to 250 m2. The semi-professional laser machine has a power of 50 W, its waterproof body is made of metal and can withstand heat and frost. The set includes 8 special effects - from snowflakes to the starry sky. In terms of price-quality ratio, this is a clear leader in the rating.
Layu AUU15RGB with CD card
Multifunctional professional laser projector model for creating spectacular architectural lighting. The equipment can generate 3D effects, GOBO, graphic animation and create light shows. It is also used at skating rinks - to illuminate the ice, at organized playgrounds and open-air discos.
Big Dipper Garden Laser MW007RG
Laser installation for creating spectacular facade illumination, the kit includes a remote control. Among the effects available to users are moving figures and static images; the projection is bright and realistic. Only red and green colors are used, the equipment does not require additional protection, has a sealed housing and low power - this is the best option for home and garden.
Neon-Night
A laser projector for home and outdoor use, it features easy installation, a wide range of available settings and an operating range of up to 15 m. The package includes a remote control that allows you to control the change of effects remotely. The rotation speed, the change of frames with a New Year's theme, and the duration of continuous operation are programmed. A great option for creating holiday decor for little money.
Outdoor Lawn Snowflake Light
Laser projector with housing protection according to IP67 standard and only 1 static effect. Red and green luminous dots are projected onto the wall, the maximum wall coverage is 23 m2. Unlike cheaper analogues, this projector is distinguished by a high-quality, solid build and can be used to decorate shop windows, decorate dance halls, and act as a special effect at a concert.
RAY-JOY
New Year's projector with a set of 12 replaceable cartridges on a holiday theme - from Valentine's Day to New Year. The universal model has an electric power supply, a five-meter cable, and a power of 4.2 W. The device is easy to install both at home and outdoors; it is not afraid of temperature changes.
Star Shower
Chinese low-budget projector with low laser beam power and a light sensor. Budget option for home and outdoor use. The coverage area is up to 60 m2, the projector will be quite enough to decorate the facade of a house with moving colored dots of red and green. Additional modes are not provided; outdoors the device turns on automatically when the light level decreases.
Garden Xmas RG
Laser projector operating in 1 mode. Red and green light rays form snowflake dots on the surface of the façade, creating a festive mood.
These models will definitely not disappoint owners during the holidays and will help create original facade decor in the winter. When choosing, you should take into account not only the price category, but also the purpose of the equipment. Professional and semi-professional options are designed for long-term operation and a large projection area
Creating gift “boxes”
In particular, to create gift “boxes” you need to perform several simple steps:
- take any boxes (preferably those from household appliances, since they will be large and will not get lost in the middle of the huge yard space);
- If you wish, you can put some trinkets in the box, which you can later surprise one of your guests or family members with;
- the boxes are coated with paint or wrapped in wrapping paper (the option with wrapping paper is possible if the weather forecast does not expect precipitation, otherwise the paper will become wet and will look completely unattractive);
- The finished box is tied with a lush bright bow.
Some craftsmen prefer not to paint the surface of the box, not to wrap it in wrapping paper, but to decorate it with artificial spruce or pine branches. In this case, the gift boxes turn out to be truly New Year's.
You can create several of these original boxes of different sizes and shapes. Arrange finished products so as to obtain an original composition.
