24 Beautiful Christmas Wreath Ideas

Sunset Magazine

Decorate your home and garden with winter colors and lovely natural materials.


Crafty
Textile artist Jennifer June, whose former Seattle store, Hermitage, stocked under-the-radar wallpaper, adds punch to her wreath by crafting a mini mountainscape. Green is the base for silkscreened balsa-wood trees and snowcapped mountains.
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Beachy
The creations that Heather Pando makes for her L.A. design studio, Little World Design, use botanicals in a whimsical fashion-a style translated to this wreath. One of Heather's favorite sights is springtime magnolia blossoms framed against the sky.
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Woodsy
People seek out Montana interior designer Kate Ledford for her uncanny ability to decorate using items they already own. "I always look for found items wherever I go, and I like to recultivate things in unexpected ways," she says-which explains her collection of deer antlers, accumulated while foraging in the forest (deer shed them naturally).
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Foraged
San Francisco Bay Area "plant architect" Hank Jenkins designs outdoor spaces through his firm, Lushland. To get this wreath project kickstarted, he simply took a walk. "What's here is what grabbed my attention in my own garden and on hikes."
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Cedar snowflake
This feathery cedar wreath lends informal cheer to your front door. The completed snowflake is finished with silvery dusty miller and eucalyptus pods.
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Eucalyptus
Silvery green Eucalyptus polyanthemos leaves and berrylike flower buds dry well. Fragrant bay leaves and sculptural oak branches are among Northern California designer Mercedes Feller's favorite indigenous materials. The effect is fresh and welcoming ― seasonal decor that showcases the bounty of the landscape.
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This special-occasion wreath can last 2 or more weeks outdoors. Keep the blooms fresh by soaking the foam core with floral preservative and giving them a spritz from a water bottle every now and then.
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