Holiday Decorating: Tying Things Together
Here is my holilday decorating tip for the day: when decorating your home for Christmas, tie everything together by design and color. You don’t want to have a blue & white Frosty the Snowman thing going on in your foyer while the room to the left screams Santa Claus done in red, green & white. Using the same colors and theme will help give your home that “pulled together” look everyone wants with perfect flow from room to room. It’s nice to have a couple of different themes you can switch out from year to year but, if not, just slightly alter and enhance the one you’ve been using.
Shown below are a couple of photos from my own home. The first picture shows the red & green “traditional” theme beginning in the foyer on the staircase and continuing into the living room with the tree. The second photo shows (although not very clearly) the theme and colors going from foyer to family room.
While decorations in the living room are more formal than those in the family room, they are still tied together by color and design. Another thing to keep in mind is to keep it simple. Less is ALWAYS more when it comes to decorating.
Now, for no extra charge whatsoever, I’m going to give you a second holiday tip that just popped into my head. Do you have a set of Christmas dishes that you paid big bucks for, but can’t ever seem to get around to using? Many years ago a friend told me that she gets hers out the day after Thanksgiving and uses them as her “everyday” dishes throughout the holiday season until New Year’s day. I thought that was an outstanding idea and have been doing it ever since! It’s simply too much trouble to unpack dishes for a special meal or two, plus you’re not getting enough use out of them. Why not use them throughout the month of December and get your money’s worth?
