Rodeo Realty

Once you’ve decorated the main areas inside your home, it’s time to turn your attention to the entrance area. A holiday entryway not only fills you with festive cheer each time to return home but also provides a jolly seasonal welcome to any visitors. Elegant and eye-catching, these holiday décor ideas are great for any entrance.

Gorgeous Wreaths for Your Holiday Entryway

Sprucing up your entryway for the holidays need not be difficult. Simply choose some stylish wreaths and hang them on your front door. Choose colors that match your interior décor for blended sophistication, or opt for shimmering whites and silvers for a sleek winter wonderland feel. A cool alternative is to hang a tied bunch of bushy branches and berries on your door for something different from the norm.

Bauble Lanterns for Your Holiday Entryway

Simple yet effective, fill shabby chic wooden lanterns with baubles for colorful festive décor as soon as you step foot inside. Use baubles to match your color scheme for your holiday entryway, or include every shade of the rainbow for a fun festive effect. Group two or three lanterns of different heights together, and tie a sprig of fragrant pine to the top of each with a festive bow.

Festive Chalkboard for Your Holiday Entryway

Customize your holiday welcome message with a large chalkboard on an elegant stand. If space allows, you can stand your chalkboard inside your entryway as a fun holiday entryway idea. Alternatively, display your seasonal message just outside. Keep it simple or accessorize the board with garlands, lights, or small holiday ornaments.

Mini Christmas Tree for Your Entryway

Christmas trees aren’t only for large areas … add a small festive tree to the entrance for plenty of holiday ambiance. With a small tree, you can choose where to position it for maximum impact, whether it’s on the floor, on a window ledge, or on a shelf. You could even hang a mini artificial tree upside down from the ceiling, rather like a Christmas chandelier, for a striking visual effect. If you already have a larger plant in your entrance, forego an extra tree and decorate the plant with small twinkling lights and tiny baubles.

Seasonal Rocking Chair for Your Holiday Entryway

This idea works best if you have a spacious entryway or a large porch. Decorate a rustic rocking chair with a wreath and plush throws and pillows in seasonal colors. Wrap boxes in a vibrant paper, top with glittery bows and have a small pile of gifts next to the chair for an even cozier scene.

Snowflake Planter for Your Entryway

Add a touch of elegant DIY winter beauty to your home. Simply fill a couple of white or metal planters with large pale pebbles, glue different sized and shaped white and silver snowflakes onto white sticks of varying heights and arrange them in the planters. Pale blue, pastel-toned, and glittery snowflakes also work well. Finish off by tying a large glitzy bow around each planter and placing them in your entryway.

Wall Displays for Your Holiday Entryway

Use the wall space to display holiday décor in your entryway. Hang stockings stuffed with faux greenery and berries. You can also display a chic holiday sign, or use string lights to highlight existing year-round ornamentation. Oversized bows, jingling bells, lanterns, tartan scarves, and Christmas countdown calendars all add festive touches to your entryway walls.

Get your weekly dose of tech news from this week’s blog. We are breaking down all of the major headlines regarding everything tech from the past week. From New Reddit Features to Square’s Name Change and more, read on for our tech news round-up of the week. 

TikTok Launches Creator Next for Expanded Money Making Options for Creators

This week TikTok announced the launch of Creator Next, their new hub for all of the platform’s monetization tools. The company announced the change via their newsroom, explaining that along with Creator Next, a new tipping feature will also be added. TikTok’s shift to incentivizing creators is a push to retain their biggest stars who may otherwise move to more profitable platforms. The company had recently begun testing a tipping feature in October, with the tool now being available to all creators who are eligible. Requirements for earning tips on TikTok include being in good standing, over 18, and having 100,000 followers or more.

CA Gets First Autonomous Delivery Service Courtesy of Nuro and 7-Eleven

You may have already begun to see a new kid on the block of autonomous vehicles. This past week Nurp kicked off a new service in California in partnership with 7-Eleven. Nuro, a leader in autonomous delivery vehicles will be delivering convenience store goods to consumers. Currently, driverless vehicles have been limited to one store in Mountain View. Likewise, in an effort to expand, some vehicles have also begun road tests around L.A. The L.A. vehicles are currently only surveying routes and are not available for delivery. There is no word yet on when Nuro’s service will expand to all of SoCal.

Square to be Rebranded as Block in New Name Change

In the era of name changes and Founder departures, Twitter-owned Square is getting a new look. The company announced this week they will be rebranding as Block. The news follows the announcement that Twitter Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey would be stepping down from the company. While Dorsey will remain CEO of Block (for now), the tech founder stated “the change makes it clear the company is more than a payment processing service.” The company hopes that the change will aid them in helping to increase access to the platform for all.

Reddit Adds New Real-Time Features to Platform

This past week Reddit launched new real-time features for the platform. The update will now allow upvotes, downvotes, and comments to increase or decrease as they occur. The company hopes that the change will provide more accuracy for users on the platform. In addition, Reddit will also show the number of people reading a post when five or more people are viewing it at the same time. Likewise, the feature will also show users a typing indicator when two or more users are typing a comment. The features have already begun rolling out and will be available on the newer Reddit design. 

US Manufacturing Boosted by Global Chip Shortage

While the recent chip shortage as a result of the pandemic has limited product availability, it is now working to help boost US manufacturing. The ongoing shortage has led to a new spotlight being shined on what products are manufactured in the U.S. Additionally, the shortage has bolstered the U.S. Governments push to decrease reliance on foreign entities for consumer products. U.S.-based companies like Intel are now hoping to not only increase production but also government funding in order to address the shortfall. The company joins a growing list of other U.S. manufacturers who are stepping to the plate to accelerate the production of necessary products like chipmakers. Whether or not the US manufacturing boost will aid the chip shortage overall is yet to be determined.

Bang and Olufson Team with Verizon to Create smart Android TV Soundbars

If you happen to be a fan of Bang and Olufson AND Android devices, you are in luck. This week Verizon announced they will be partnering with Bang & Olufsen to create a customized version of Android TV called “Stream TV.” Along with supporting Dolby Atmos, the Streambar will also include built-in streaming. The features will be similar to that of Roku Streambar and include the capability to play video content in 4K and HDR. In addition, the soundbar will also support Chromecast for wireless streaming from any phone, tablet, or computer. 

If you want an attractive garden all throughout the year, having plants that bloom in different seasons is ideal. Whether you prefer vibrant blossoms, lush foliage, or edible plants, enjoy scenic splendor all year round when you include some of these eight beautiful winter plants in your landscaping.

Winter Jasmine

Fast-growing with a potentially large spread and height, winter jasmine is hardy enough to survive during the colder months. Yellow flowers add bursts of color to any garden without the overpowering sweet scent that you may expect from other jasmine species.

Red Emu Bush

During the summer, the red emu bush displays dull green leaves. In the winter, however, the foliage takes on striking hues of purple-gray, accompanied by bright red flowers. Perfect for dry conditions, the red emu bush makes for a handsome feature plant or can be used to create a pretty hedgerow. As an added incentive for bird lovers, the blossoms of winter plants like this are known for attracting hummingbirds.

Pansies

Pansies sport flowers of diverse shades, creating plenty of low-lying colors around your garden over the winter. Easy to grow from seed, pansies can survive minor frosts as a great winter plant. As well as looking great, pansy flowers are edible too.

Swiss Chard

If you want to incorporate tasty vegetables in your garden, swiss chard is a terrific option for wintertime. The large green leaves grow on reddish-pink stems, creating quite a visual statement. Make sure to plant swiss chard in sunlight for the best results. Other vegetable plants that grow well over the winter include cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli.

Sweet Alyssum

Sweet alyssum thrives in colder conditions; in hot weather, the plant falls dormant. An ideal plant for border edges, sweet alyssum also looks beautiful when planted in pots. The small white and pale purple flowers look attractive next to bolder blooms too.

Snapdragons

Available in various colors and with an interesting appearance caused by distinct flowers and a tower-like shape, some varieties of snapdragon also have a gentle delicate fragrance. Snapdragons can survive frost, thus keeping your garden colorful throughout the winter months.

Yuletide Camellia

With a Christmassy name, it’s likely no surprise that the evergreen shrub of yuletide camellia is a great winter plants choice. The leaves are dark green and shiny and the red flowers feature a beautifully contrasting bright yellow stamen. The plant needs little water, making it good for dry conditions, and you only need to fertilize the plant once each year.

Marigolds

Sometimes also known as calendula, marigolds typically produce flowers all throughout the year, though in Southern California the flowers are generally larger over the winter. The flowers are in eye-catching tones of deep orange and vibrant yellow, with petals darkening towards the outer edges. Marigold flowers and leaves are edible, and the plant has also long been celebrated for having healing properties.