Give Your Living Room a Holiday Makeover!

Holiday is a time of the year where people travel from all over the country to stay with their families or visit friends and loved ones. While most of us will be busy shopping for gifts and cooking a feast for the whole family, we should also not forget to prepare our living room to make it more accommodating to incoming guests.

Greet visitors with a warm and cheerful holiday greetings by simply hanging different decorative items or adjusting your contemporary living room furniture set to make more space for fun and dancing.

Giving your living room a makeover doesn’t need to take your whole weekend. With the available materials in your home or closet, you can instantly create a cozier atmosphere fit for this time of the year.

Show off Your DIY Skills

Have you been pinning different Holiday decorating ideas on Pinterest? It’s the best time to try your hands on some Do it yourself projects! Use your creativity to craft a unique decoration for a more personalized celebration. Check out diy instruction or videos to create holiday wreath, oversized socks and other ornaments.

Decide on a Theme

Choosing a theme for your overall holiday decoration will keep the accessories and ornaments coordinated and organized. To make it more exciting, you can choose a different theme each year instead of just recreating the same look every year. You can go modern, festive, classic, or magical Christmas depending on your taste or expected visitors. If kids will be coming over for the holidays, you can add some cute figurines or images to decorate your living toom.

Enhance Living Room Entrance

Greet your guests stylishly by draping your porch or doorstep with garlands, decorative gifts and colorful holiday traditional items. Set their mood before they even step inside your home. Make sure to match the decoration in your living room area by using similar or complementing items.

Check Traffic Patterns Before Moving Furniture

One easy way to give a fresh look to a living room is by simply moving your living room furniture set. A simple change on the angle or the placement of your sofa can help make your living room look more spacious and neat. Remember to consider natural traffic pattern before moving any item or placing decorations like Christmas trees, corner tables or extra seats.

Dress Up Your Furniture

Pick up a Holiday themed furniture covers to spice up your living room furniture set. You can also put bright table runners to spice up your everyday living room. Spread the holiday decoration around your house by putting wrapped gifts or small holiday items in shelves, desks or tabletop vases.

Make receiving guests and small parties more exciting with these tips!