Christmas is the time to let your creativity shine. This year, deck the halls with these eye-catching Christmas decoration ideas. As you work your way through this list, you’ll find all the inspiration you need to add cheer to each and every corner of your home- both indoors and out.
While we’re all for giving your entire house the North Pole treatment, there are so many small ways to make a big impact, like adding a few personalized ornaments to your tree or dressing your staircase with shades of red and green. Big or small, all of these budget-friendly ideas are bound to make your house- and everyone in it, merry and bright all season long.
Put Cards on Display
Tie a trio of fresh greens to a wooden hanger and hang it somewhere within reach, so you can clip on Christmas cards as soon as they arrive.
Deck Out Your Mantel
If you’re short on storage space, DIY your own paper garland, holly berries and all. That way, once the season wraps, you can take it off your mantel or bannister and lay it flat until next December.
Cast a Warm Glow
Fill glass lanterns with LED twinkle lights and put them by your front door, inside your fireplace or along your stairs to light the way.
Personalize Your Place Settings
Once you have your guest list squared away, make a monogram napkin ring to place at every seat. Simple, twist and form a pipe cleaner to look like the letter of their first name, then secure it to a napkin ring in the same colour.
Trade Stockings for Mugs
Perhaps, it’s time to start a new tradition: This year, keep your stockings packed away and round up matching Christmas mugs, one for each family member. Fill them with sweet treats, tiny trinkets or whatever else Santa normally leaves behind.
DIY a Christmas Card Tree
You probably receive a countless number of Christmas cards (which isn’t a bad thing), so pick the very best to display on your wall. Arrange them in a Christmas tree shape for a festive look.
Add a Festive Pillow
Watching your favourite holiday movies will be way more enjoyable with a cozy throw pillow in the mix. Top a personalized Christmas pillow with your family photos to enliven any basic chair or sofa.
Mix and Match Gift Wrap
Before you start wrapping real presents, practice your skills with seasonal paper and ribbons on leftover Amazon boxes (you know you have ‘em) for an instant outdoor display.
Celebrate Advent Season
Have the kids paint or draw on muslin craft bags. Then fill the bags with goodies or do-good tasks to complete, and hang along festive ribbons on a wall or reclaimed ladder. Let the countdown begin!
Draw on Snowflakes
Use a washable-paint marker to add fluttery flakes to a mirror. Festive stockings- attached to a faux garland- and a tassel basket will hold all of your Christmas goodies.
Make a Candy-coated Centerpiece
A bowl of treats sounds appealing, but you can take the presentation to the next level by colour-coding red, green and silver candy in a glass vase.