BARRATT Developments Scotland has teamed up with Dobbies Garden Centres to share tips and insights on how to dress your front door this Christmas, sustainably and on a budget.
Together with Dobbies’ top stylist, the housebuilder has created a guide with festive ideas.
Front door transformations were named as one of Pinterest Predicts’ leading trends for 2023. However, as makeovers can be costly, Barratt and Dobbies’ suggestions are designed to achieve the trend without breaking the bank.
To achieve the look in a sustainable way, foliage can be foraged from your garden, local woods or outside spaces. You can use plants such as Conifer, Skimmia ‘rubella’ or eucalyptus. Barratt said foraging the items is a great way for families, friends and couples to come together and take part in a festive activity.
Dobbies has a dedicated section in-store and online where customers can pick faux décor ideal for wreaths and garlands, as well as Christmas baubles, lights and decorations.
Estelle Sykes, sales director at Barratt Developments West Scotland, said, “We’ve loved collaborating with Dobbies to create this festive front door display. As the entrance to the home, it’s important that the front door makes a good first impression, which is why statement décor and wreaths are becoming increasingly popular at Christmas and all year round.
“Dobbies has done an excellent job and has provided some great tips on how to recreate this at home, both sustainably and at relatively low cost. We hope to see more and more people tap into the front door trend this winter using our top tips.”
Barratt Developments & Dobbies’ step-by-step guide on how to recreate at home is as follows:
- Lay out thick rope (about two metres long) on the ground. Attach chosen foliage in bundles along the rope with garden twine. You can make this as full as you like for your chosen look.
- Attach the rope, with all foliage, to the drainpipe or porch. We started at the top of the drainpipe and attached downwards.
- Using garden twine, tie various sizes of baubles together for impact and attach (with other décor of your choice) to the foliage.
- Use the same approach for the wreath, creating little bundles of foliage, attaching them using garden twine.
- Add baubles, décor and wire battery lights before hanging on your door.
- Decorate the area with reindeers, potted trees and other festive ornaments of your choice.
Rebecca Stanton, stylist at Dobbies Garden Centres, added, “Dressing your front door is huge at the moment and we’re thrilled to partner with Barratt to bring this trend to life. Christmas is a great time of year to experiment with decorations and what better way to do this than to get creative with your own front door.
“We have selected low-cost items, most of which can be foraged from outside, and everything else can be chosen to suit your preferred colour scheme and taste. We used items from our Classic Luxe theme, which suited the style and colouring of the house. Our step-by-step guide should be straightforward enough so people can get creative and try at home, with family and friends.”
