The 5 Most Creative Ideas To Decorate Your Deck For Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas (if you’re signing it while reading it, you are in the right mood), and your hardwood deck has to be decorated to match the season. In this article, the Brazilian Lumber team is happy to share some beautiful and stylish ideas to enhance your deck even more with the holiday glow. 

First, you need to know that we offer plenty of options to decorate your deck for Christmas. You can make it out of tropical hardwoods, the best material for any outdoor construction, or composite, which is also a good choice. Both are great alternatives, but we will always consider Ipe wood the best of all, as it has remarkable features that make it a perfect investment.

All our tropical hardwoods, such as Ipe, Cumaru, Garapa, Jatoba, and Tigerwood, share amazing properties. They come from America’s rainforest, where they have to deal with extreme weather conditions and all kinds of hazards, which is possible due to their natural oils that make them so strong and unbeatable. 

These natural oils make them durable, low maintenance, and resistant to external factors such as water, weather, and insect damage. In addition, they do not scratch or splinter and have a high coefficient of friction. Ipe and Cumaru are at the top of the list with superior quality and longer life. 

If you are in a hurry and need to have a hardwood deck built right away for a Christmas party or family visit for the holidays, you can always choose our deck tiles.  They are typically made up of wood planks but can be manufactured from other materials. They normally come in a large size and square shape – either 20×20 or 24×24. When installed, this gives them the appearance of a deck-like flooring surface.

Here at Brazilian Lumber, we have pre-assembled tiles made of attractive and durable Brazilian hardwood, mainly Ipe and Cumaru. They can easily snap together with a deck tile connector, like the ones we carry from DeckWise, so you don’t need any special tools for the installation process. However, we recommend pre-drilling holes in each corner for a better and safer installation. 

Our Ipe tiles are available with a smooth finish or with an anti-slip surface that is well suited for applications near swimming pools or outdoor showers.

Back to the subject, there are some essential things to consider when you decorate your deck for Christmas. For example, some installers recommend using weatherproof LED strip lights or fairy lights and plastic ties to place the lights around railings, poles, or pergolas. Drilling holes in the wood to drive nails to hold the light cord is not a good idea. Use invisible tape or ties instead. 

Another suggestion is to analyze the space on your deck and what elements are there. You may have some furniture, fire pits, or a pergola that can be used as decoration. 

It is also important to choose a theme. You can always go for a rustic style with garlands and wreaths that go perfectly fine with wooden structures. You can also decorate by color with traditional red and green elements because our hardwoods and composites’ warm, neutral colors go with everything. 

Here’s a good tip: Get a Christmas tree outside as well. It will bring a natural and fresh touch to the space. Let your creativity go wild and add some holly branches, pine cones, Santa Claus statues, reindeer with LED lights, and seasonal snowmen.

Enjoy this photo gallery we have prepared with some ideas you can replicate in your deck. 

A Photo Gallery With The 5 Most Creative Ideas To Decorate Your Deck For Christmas

Sometimes less is more, especially with decorations. Look how chic and pretty this Tigerwood deck is. This tropical hardwood is part of the 5 best species in the world. Adding some garlands and red ribbons will help you decorate your deck for Christmas with the glow that fills everyone with joy. 

This feels almost like a pathway to heaven. You can create this amazing scenario with our Ipe shorts. These small lengths of Ipe have all the same properties as the larger board lengths but are easier to handle, adaptable, versatile, and have a lower price point.

Here at Brazilian Lumber, we carry this material in more dimensions than most lumberyards. We have Ipe boards for decking, ipe beams, and much more. Also, we offer Ipe shorts in the following measurements: 1X6 – 2X4 – 2X2 – 2X6.

The secret to giving the Ipe shorts a holiday tone is the use of lights. Do it subtly. Fairy lights in warm tones are easy to install. You only have to hang them from the wooden posts, using some ties to hold the wires. Some lights are battery-operated, so you don’t need to turn them on, just set them on automatically. 

As we mentioned before, our composite decking choices are excellent too. This material is the fastest-growing alternative to wood decking on the market. Its major advantage is that it has a core and cover that makes it resistant to moisture, weathering, and fading.

At Brazilian Lumber, we are authorized distributors of the best brands of composite, such as Trex, Timbertch/ Azek, Newtech Wood, Norx, Zuri, Endeck, and For Us Plastic Wood. 

This material also provides superior quality, is resistant to external factors, requires ultra-low maintenance, and is a cost-efficient choice. We also have one extra advantage. Since we have so many alternatives from the brands we are dealers for, you can create many stunning holiday decorations. 

For example, this composite decking shows a minimalist design, with few elements in the traditional colors, red and green, which combine perfectly with the brown tone of the composite decking. 

This is a more elaborate and illuminated option. The use of lights makes a HUGE difference. Remember that some installers recommend using weatherproof LED strip lights or fairy lights and plastic ties to place the lights around railings, poles, or pergolas. They are easy to set and more suitable for outdoor spaces. 

You can go for a warm neutral color or use multicolor lights. You can also put some decorative elements like flowers, a Christmas tree, ribbons, garlands, Santa Claus, and Snowmen, among other elements. 

If you have a pergola, you can make a lovely decoration with some large bulb-hanging lights or hanging starlights, like the ones in this photo. Just be careful when placing the lights around the wood. You can hammer nails to hold the wire, but we recommend plastic ties that are easier to attach and less invasive. 

Long story short.  We want to help you decorate your deck for Christmas, using the best hardwood out there, make the right investment in building a nice, long-lasting, and versatile deck with any of our tropical hardwoods or composite choices. They all offer great features that make them the BEST outdoor space alternative, plus they go perfectly fine with all decorating styles.