• Hang a Christmas wreath on your door.christmas wreath image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com
  
  Welcome guests to your home with a festive entrance way. Decorating your door for the holiday is a way to let your Christmas spirit be the first thing people notice. Take a cue from the decorating style inside your home to make a continuous display. Whether that style is elegant, child-like or natural, there are door decorations that will suit your home.
  
  

Christmas Wreaths

• Purchase a pre-made wreath or create one out of your favorite choice of materials. Start with a ring of freshly cut evergreen branches or a foam circle. Attach ribbons and Christmas balls, wrapped candy or pine cones. The color scheme can be a traditional red and green, or silver and blue. There are even some Christmas wreaths with pink or gold. Small toys can also be added or a sitting Santa.
  
  

Christmas Cut-Outs

• Cut a door-size Christmas tree from cardboard. Use traced hand prints cut from green construction paper to depict the evergreen branches, and attach the tree cut-out to the door. Use colorful paper to wrap small, empty boxes, and tape them to the door as well. Add bows and a star for the top of the Christmas tree.
  
  Cut a snowman shape from cardboard. Spray with white spray paint. Draw on a face, and hang the snowman on the door. Attach a real hat, scarf and gloves to the snowman.
  
  Cut a stocking shape from red fabric. Attach a white, faux-fur border to the top of the stocking, and hang the stocking on the door. Add small toys or wrapped, empty boxes to the top opening of the stocking.
  
  

Wrap the Door

• Wrap the entire door with Christmas wrapping paper. Attach a cross shape of ribbons and a large bow to complete the wrapped Christmas gift effect. The pattern of the paper will determine the overall look of your Christmas door. It can be a solid sheet of gold with a giant red bow and ribbon, or a snowman paper with blue ribbons and a starburst shape of silver curling ribbon for a bow.