A Festive Home for the Holidays

Christmas time is considered to be the most wonderful time of the year.  Kids love this season because aside from the gifts, the decorations that fill the home make the whole place and even the whole town festive. For adults, it’s just a great time to swap presents and feel like they’re children again.

Of course, the endless parties and dinners are great things to look forward to, as well! For people who want to feel Christmas in their homes, the season is the perfect time to go all out and feel the coldness of winter and yet the warm and fuzzy mood of the season. So, aside from the Christmas tree, there are a lot of things that you can utilize for the decorations. Even your beautiful living room furniture set can be used as the focal point of your decorations. 

The great thing about the Christmas season is that there are a lot of options for decorations.  You can go the easy way and buy everything and just hang them around the house.  If you are the crafty one, you can go the do-it-yourself-route.  This is a great thing to do as you can involve the kids and it becomes a bonding activity that kids look forward to every year.

Moreover, this is the holiday where all rooms of the house can get a special treatment. You really can’t get a bedroom decorated for Halloween, right? However, you can get Christmas linens for the bedroom, green and red candles for the dining tables, and of course, a beautiful tapestry, among other things, for the living room.

Here are more design ideas you can incorporate for the living room to give it a special Christmas spirit:

•    Use ribbons for color

Ribbons are affordable and readily available in different materials. It is great to use to add color to the place.  Place extra-wide ribbons on the front door for a pop of color against the white paint and green wreath. Other great factors about ribbons are the different textures, which you can mix and match, and the colors, of course. Use shiny ribbon fabric in rich, deep colors associated with the season such as forest green and burgundy.

•    Utilize pinecones 

 

These are abundant this season.  You can paint them in any colors and even use glitter for the sparkly effect.  And yes, they may give off that winter aroma that could get anyone pumped up and excited for the season.

•    Add lights

 

Lights on the tree are common but you can also use lights to decorate the whole room. Use holiday colors of green, orange, and red.

•    Colorful pillows

These can be placed on the living room furniture set to add more color and life.  Your living room will really look festive.

These are just some sublime suggestions to get your living room in a festive mood. It may not be overkill, but these tasteful accents can definitely make anyone feel the spirit of the season.

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