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Christmas is getting closer, and it’s time to deck the halls! As we’ve spent so much time inside this year, why not change up your Christmas decorations a little? It’s important to give ourselves variety and new things to enjoy during these trying times.
Here are four different decoration styles and a bunch of easy ideas for you to incorporate to make Christmas special just by adding some new stuff to your living areas.
· Lanterns
Lanterns add a warm glow and help to create a cozy Christmas atmosphere!
Fairy Lights
If you don’t want to go the traditional route with candles, it’s super easy to just get a bunch of fairy lights and place them inside a traditional lantern!
Paper Lanterns
Paper lanterns are an easy way to be environmentally conscious and still get wonderful results (since paper is super easy to carve). You can find the pattern for these over here.
· Alternatives to Christmas trees
You can find new and interesting ways to give a spin to the traditional tree (be it natural or artificial).
Chalkboard trees
Some blackboard paint and some nails and you have an out-of-the-box tree ready to go!
Incorporate real plants
You don’t need an actual tree, you can just use your houseplants and make them a part of your decoration.
Use real branches
You can rummage through your backyard and find more branches to hang those extra ornaments that didn’t fit on your tree!
Plants in water
A more unconventional way to incorporate greenery into your space is by submerging pine or mistletoe in water!
· Advent calendars
Advent calendars are a fun way to entertain children and build excitement throughout the entire month of December.
Buckets
This one is super easy! You can get these little buckets really easily on Amazon for 12 bucks and they can last you for years. Plus, it could be a great project to paint with kids!
Matchboxes
It’s important to reuse and recycle, and a great way to do this is to store used boxes through the year (they don’t strictly have to be matchboxes) so that you can use them for a craft project during Christmas time!
Packages
Just some twine, brown paper packages and a couple clothespins and you're done!
Muffin pan
You can really use anything you have at home, for example, hanging a muffin tin from your wall and filling it with different presents!
· Themes and color schemes
An easy way to make your home look cohesive is keeping a consistent color palette or style throughout.
Scandinavian Minimalism
Minimalism is a way to make your place look stylish and stripped down. Simple wooden ornaments, sparse decoration, woolly white pillows, presents wrapped kraft paper and twine; it's perfect if you want to decorate in a way that isn’t showy or loud.
Silvery Winter Wonderland
The winter theme is present throughout Christmas decorations, but you can make it the predominant feature in your decor by keeping a blue and silver palette and adding cutout snowflakes or silver tinsel wherever you can.
Farmhouse
Probably the easiest way to add a thematic line to your decoration. Some rustic wood, pinecones, lots of plaid and blankets galore! You probably won’t even need new decorations, just get whatever you can from your home.
White and Gold
It’s the second favorite color palette after red and green and there’s a reason why it’s so popular. It elevates a place’s look and makes it classy and regal.
We hope you enjoyed our suggestions! If you end up using any of these, you can tag us @ecoceilinginc on Instagram! Happy holidays!