By J. A. Young
Transforming your home for the holidays with seasonal décor will add merriment to all the upcoming festivities. Indoors and out—your home’s holiday decorations can charm both family and friends with inspirational style and wintry elegance. The following suggestions will help you get started in the seasonal transformation.
Painting your door may be a bit much; however, if you need a new one anyway—why not go red? Of course, you can also cover your door with glossy red paper and so transform it into a large present. Typically doors will feature wreaths of evergreen or large velvet bows. Don’t be afraid to try something different. Cover your door with silver paper and add stick-on ruby and emerald rhinestones for a bejeweled entrance.
Buy lots of mistletoe and holly. Along with pinecones, you can add hints of these items to shelves, dresser tops—even span the room with sprigs of it. Winter greenery will add natural charm to any décor while maintaining a certain elegance. Be sure to decorate the space above your windows with holly branches too.
Speaking of windows, these are great places to add splashes of festive décor. You can make an attractive stained glass window by applying red and green sheets of velum in any pattern or design. Spray snow is frequently chosen (but messy to clean up). You can also hang oversize glass ornaments on fishing line in your windows for a sparkly look.
The tree will necessarily provide the focal point to your holiday gatherings. You can trim it with your favorite ornaments, by theme and even by color. For family fun, consider a handcrafted tree employing friends and family members to make tree ornaments. Have a craft area set up for the season and prepare to delight in all the homemade creations!
Holiday décor is also all about lights. From candle light to strands of twinkling holiday lights you can deck every room in your house with light. During the dark wintry evenings, holiday lights add their characteristic warmth to the home. You may want to exchange your regular light bulbs with more festive ones of red and green for your lamps. From the rooftop of your house to your holiday trees, lights will transform the setting for the holidays.
Other decorative effects that add Christmas charm: glass jars filled with red and green Christmas candies, Nativity sets, poinsettia plants, porcelain figures of Santa and his reindeer, snowflakes and snowmen, snow village scenes—anything to fill your home with holiday spirit and cheer.
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