Front Door Makeover Ideas Before Thanksgiving: Affordable Curb Appeal Upgrades
Posted by Steven on October 14, 2025
Get Your Front Door Guest-Ready for Thanksgiving Gatherings
If you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, you're aware of the hassle that comes with it. You are probably thinking about the cooking and cleaning that you need to do, but what about the appearance of your home? When those friends and family members who you have not seen in a while enter your home, what are they going to see before they pass through the doorway?
To impress your guests, take the time to renovate your home's entrance before Thanksgiving. To improve your front door, we offer pilasters, columns, shutters, headers, and pediments. This page will discuss your options for Thanksgiving renovation.
Add Style and Character with Headers and Pediments
Headers and pediments are a great way to improve the style of your front door. Decorative crossheads offer a perfect way to enhance your doors and windows while adding detail to your home's exterior. A header carries the structural load from above, such as a wall or floor, transferring it to the sides of the opening.
A pediment sits on top of the header and adds aesthetic appeal to an entrance or window. For added style and convenience, our pediments come pre-primed and ready for paint or stain, allowing complete customization with exterior-grade 100% acrylic latex paint. Designed for quick and easy installation, these pediments provide a simple, low-maintenance way to enhance the appearance of your doors and windows all year round. Fypon offers a wide range of window and door pediments in various sizes and styles to suit any design. The header and pediment will catch the eyes of your visitors as they walk in.
Enhance Curb Appeal with Decorative Pilasters
Once you have spruced up the top of your entranceway, it's time to move on to the sides of the door. They are designed to look like columns, but they are attached to the wall. Our pilasters are made of polyurethane or vinyl, which makes them durable and low-maintenance. The polyurethane pilasters from Fypon are pre-primed and ready to paint or stain with exterior-grade 100% acrylic latex paint, while the vinyl pilasters are available in white, black, and paintable. Either choice will add elegance and symmetry to an entryway.
Create a Grand Entrance with Architectural Columns
If your house is large enough and you want to elevate the look of your entrance, consider adding columns to wow your guests. Columns can be used to add support, but they can also be used for decorative purposes. If you have columns on each side of your front door, they can create a focal point and frame the entrance. Columns are a great way to improve your home’s curb appeal and evoke different styles depending on the design. Wrapping decorative lights around these columns makes your home exterior ready for the festive season to shine brighter even at night.
Complete the Look with Custom Exterior Shutters
Now that you have taken the time to improve the entrance to your home, it's important not to forget your windows. Our shutters will make your windows pop and transform the exterior of your home. We offer standard vinyl shutters, functional shutters, polyurethane shutters, shutter tops, and are made from Homeside, Mid America, and Fypon. Our selection of colors and styles ensures endless options for customization.
Get Your Front Door Holiday-Ready in Time for Thanksgiving
Once you have your materials, you are ready to add your decorative pieces to your front entrance. Headers and pediments improve the look of the top of your door, while pilasters add appeal to the sides of it. Columns add a more intricate detail, a sense of structure, order, and visual interest to a house. To add an appeal and rustic charm to your home, install shutters around your windows. Add these upgrades before Thanksgiving to give your friends and family something to talk about.