If you’re like many homeowners, you’re looking forward to the holiday season getting started in earnest. If you’re the creative type, one of your favorite aspects of the holidays is decorating your home inside and out to celebrate the season. However, those who aren’t particularly imaginative when it comes to decking the halls still want to present a festive face to the world, and one of the best ways to do this is to use gabion baskets in your outdoor displays. Gabion baskets are particularly suited for this because of their durability, versatility, and basic aesthetic appeal. Following are several ways that you can use gabion baskets in your outdoor holiday decor:

Create a Gabion Christmas Tree

Although this may seem difficult at first, all you really need to do is stack gabion baskets of various sizes in the shape of an upright cone. Start with placing the largest baskets on the bottom and using smaller ones as you work your way up. After your tree is built, fill each basket with holiday items such as fragrant pine cones, greenery, or your choice of seasonal ornaments. You can even wind solar-powered holiday lights throughout them and place a shining star on top.

Design Gabion Pathway Markers

You can use smaller gabion baskets to line your driveway or front walkway for a cheerful, welcoming entrance. Fill baskets with colored rocks, festive greenery, or soft white LED or solar lights for a snowy effect.

Make a Cozy Fire-Pit Setting

If you already have a gabion-style fire pit, add a cozy, seasonal accent by placing smaller gabion baskets around it and filling them with small wood logs, pine cones, or anything else you feel enhances the holiday vibe. Wood logs are an especially practical choice because you’ll have them close at hand when you need to fuel your fire on cold winter nights.

Craft a Gift Box Display

After filling gabion boxes with brightly colored glass stones or glass ornaments, wrap them with festive ribbons and top them with a bow to replicate the appearance of holiday presidents. Place these in various locations around your outdoor living space or group them in a highly visible location for a playful, decorative touch.

Drape Gabion Baskets With Garlands and Wreaths

If you’re in the mood to let your creativity run wild, you can create a personalized holiday display by draping gabion baskets with decorative wreaths and garlands interspersed with twinkling holiday lights. Use holiday greenery such as fir, pine, holly, or eucalyptus and accent it with red berries and/or ornaments — whatever matches your holiday color scheme. You can even place a small gabion basket next to your front door and fill it with ornaments to provide visitors to your home with a warm seasonal welcome.

Don’t be afraid to experiment with different ways to use gabion baskets in your outdoor holiday decorating scheme. Keep in mind that their versatility and decorative properties make them ideal for seasonal decorating throughout the year. Once the holidays are over and it’s time to start thinking about decorating for spring, you’ll undoubtedly have lots of ideas of how to use gabion baskets to celebrate that season.

Published by: Holy Minoza