The holiday season is a great time to connect with friends and family. This season is full of joy and light, and a huge part of that feeling has to do with decorations.
No matter what your holiday plans are, decorating your home can help you get into the spirit of the season and enjoy this time of year. And it doesn’t take much to do it.
Here are 5 ways you can decorate your home this holiday season to stay in the festive spirit! We’re talking about all the little touches you may be missing that up the festivities.
1. Don’t forget the doorways
Decorating every room of your home may be a given this holiday season, but something that may slip your mind is your entryways.
Most people give their front doors the royal treatment during the festive season, but what about your other doorways? Decorating your entries is one of the easiest ways to transport your guests into a festive wonderland.
Sure, your living room may be filled with candles, baubles, and magical festive decorations but if your doorway doesn’t match this setting, your guests may be shocked by the room. Decorating your entryway can help you set a theme, mood, and transport your guests seamlessly between rooms.
If you’ve created a theme with your decorations, add hints of it to your entryway. But if you’re keeping it traditional and wintry, then all you need to decorate your doorways are garlands and twinkling lights! Draping gauzy fabric can also bring a dreamy touch to your entries.
2. Set the mood with fragrant candles
One thing you may be missing in your home decorations every winter is a little touch that can still change the mood of any room. That touch is how your space smells.
Candles are already a popular home decoration during the season so lean into the candles this season. The gentle flicker and soothing aroma can make your home feel warm and welcoming as soon as your guests enter your space. Now you can even up the ante by choosing scents that are perfect for wintry days. From baked apples and chestnuts to peppermint and cinnamon, choose complementary scents to set the perfect mood.
Scented candles can make walking into your home during the holiday season a complete sensory experience!
3. Keep it cozy with accent pieces
How you interact with your home changes with every season. So why not change the textures of your home for the holiday season?
Take your summer cottons and linens and replace them with cozy textures. Chunky knits, rich velvets, and wooly throws are functional and beautiful this season. This is a great way to bring texture to your home, as well as fun pops of color that can elevate your space.
These accent pieces can not only keep your guests warm, but also give your home a cozy, welcoming feel that’s perfect for the cold weather outside.
If you like this idea, and also like keeping your decorations minimal, then another way you can enhance your home decoration without too much fuss is with mirrors. Small, metallic mirrors scattered throughout your space can reflect candlelight and wintry textures; so that less really does feel like more.
4. Forage to keep decorations eco-friendly
If you want to put an environmentally friendly spin on your home decorations this season, then looking outdoors may be the best way to go!
Pinecones gathered from the garden just need to be cleaned and baked in the oven before you can spray paint them, weave them into garlands, or use them as centerpieces. Using gold or silver spray paint on fall leaves also makes for great decorations!
Another great, natural option is using big bunches of winter flowers to decorate your space. From snowdrops to poinsettias, who doesn’t love catching sight of a bunch of these beauties? You can even choose to get a potted plant so you can enjoy these flowers year after year.
These are great options for you if you’re bored of the usual decorations and want your home to look unique. Not only will making your own decorations lead to a unique look, but it also lets you start fresh again next year without needing to store your decorations away.
5. Get creative with your ornaments
The festive season is full of the best ornaments. From baubles and tinsel to wreaths and candles, everything has its uses and places.
But what if you put your own spin on your ornamentation? This means you take all the ornaments you know and love and find different uses for them. Try using tinsel as streamers, or weave fairy lights throughout your drapes. You can also try filling bowls with baubles or placing them around tall candles.
Another advantage to this decoration method is that you can make all your decorations look coordinated. For instance, if you’re putting up a tree, try using the same bauble design on your tree, wreaths, and scatter bowls of them throughout your home. This instantly ties your home together, and it’s a touch your guests are sure to appreciate.
Whether you’re gearing up to host this festive season and want to create the perfect environment for your guests, or you just want to make your space festive so you can enjoy it, these ideas can take your home decoration up a notch!
What’s the first thing you do when you’re decorating your home for the holiday season? Let us know in the comments below.