When it comes to adding all the fa la la to a holiday home, the tree can become an afterthought. Becoming reacquainted with your decorations, along with other festive pieces used in all seasons, you can achieve Christmas decorating pizzaz simply and beautifully.
Metallic ornaments in soft, trending colors do not need a tree to shine.
The other holiday go-to that delights the senses is food. Christmas cookies, candy and even boxed brownies spruced with red and green sprinkles can achieve instant oomph.
Festive cookies set with springs of herbs, vintage Christmas tree balls, over a handmade placemat made from Midori gift wrap.
While there will always be a craving for gingerbread and candy canes during the holiday, food does not have to be Christmas themed to have value. This also applies to everyday favorites like your child’s toys or mittens, which can add a personalized touch to a holiday vignette.
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- Save the gingerbread man and use as a prop with a burlap dish towel and rope as a napkin holder.
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- Children’s toys and mittens add seasonal flair.
Create your own Christmas spectacle by following a few basic tips:
- Look to tree ornaments in new ways, such as adding flair to vacant, fragile-friendly spaces or shiny ornamentation in a table setting.
- Wrapping paper can do double duty as placemats or wallpaper.
- Treat any visual edible as an opportunity to embellish a vignette.
- Keep some of the Christmas decoration boxes in storage and look to everyday items as holiday props. Such decorating thriftiness will be even more valued once the holiday is over and cleanup begins.
Baked goods and candy highlighted on gold trimmed dessert dishes create a sophisticated, personalized look.
