How to decorate your home at Christmas 2012

Written By Admin on Minggu, 25 November 2012 | 01.33

By Sarah Anne


'What does Christmas mean to me?' should be your paramount consideration when decorating your home for the festive season. Christmas comes but once a year and should be a time when the taste of others becomes irrelevant and your home should reflect how you and your family view the holiday. You should not put up any decoration that you do not truly adore, so with this in mind, read on to explore some of this year's Christmas decoration trends to feel some festive inspiration

A Colourful Christmas! Christmas doesn't always have to mean classic reds, greens and gold. So why not balance bejewelled colours like teal, ruby and wine with the boldness of pumpkin orange, cool aqua and pistachio green? The exciting contrast between deep, bright and rich tones will make for an experimental, but no less beautiful Christmas decor! Vibrant hues are a fantastic way to present an unexpected yet completely unique take on Christmas decorations- just make sure not to take the trend too literally, as to avoid turning Christmas in a carnival!

A Frosty Touch! Reflect the December frost with cool, neutral colours and shimmering decorations. Silver, white and gold leaf accents pick up the light and illuminate gorgeously! Try snowy off-white ceramics or delicate metal adornments to sparkle subtly from Christmas trees, mantelpieces or descending from the staircase (a fantastically underrated alternative to glittery tinsel!) Glistening accents and frosty decorations are a great, and mess-free way to bring the outdoors in this year- bringing the spirit of winter frost into your home is sure not to leave you cold!

Some True High-Flyers! From partridges in pear trees to robin redbreasts (not forgetting a few Christmas turkeys!) birds have always been a famous festive motif. Make your feathered friends stand out from the crowd this year by choosing totally unique, handcrafted bird decorations. From hand-woven to ceramic, no two of these Christmas critters will be alike and not one will be lacking in character! The fantastic things about bird decorations is that they are appropriate for year round adornment- simply hang them from door frames or window latches rather than your Christmas tree once it has been taken down.

Some top tips Natural Noel: Simple (and vastly available) natural touches like berries, holly and pinecones and can look beautiful on mantles or as centre pieces for Christmas dinner. Frame It: You can turn your favourite festive wrapping paper and cards into an instant works of art- simply by framing them! Handmade, cost-effective and eco-friendly these original artworks will make for unusual gift ideas! Fragrant Festivities: Festive scented candles can be lit to create sensory memories; your kids will forever recall the comforting 'smell' of their childhood Christmases. Not only that, but items like candles can make fantastic handmade Christmas gifts ideas!




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