Simple Holiday Decorating Ideas

Simple Holiday Decorating Ideas

By:  Jennifer DiLemme

Key Associates

www.keyassociates.biz

 

Stressed over decorating for the holidays?  Don’t throw your hands up in despair and simply not decorate!  Take a deep breath and try some of these simple techniques for a quick and easy way to add a little glitz to your holiday season.

1. Welcome your friends and family to your home with a beautiful wreath on your front door.  Don’t worry about making it yourself or decorating one.  All that is needed is a simple, well made green wreath… the bow is optional. 

2. Add a little sparkle throughout your home with well placed decorated bowls.  We all have bowls stuffed in our cabinets.  Get them out and put them to use.   In one, place some white & ivory candles of varying sizes and add silver beads and shiny holiday balls for just the right glow.  In another, add various holiday decorations that compliment.  You could also add pine-cones and red berries to another.  Simple and easy décor for your tables. 

3. And the stockings were hung…  There are beautiful and inexpensive stockings and stocking holders at many stores.  A quick and easy way to decorate any mantle.

4. Fancy holiday candles can be expensive.  Make your own.  Simply take white or ivory candles and tie holiday ribbon or tack a string of holiday colored beads around the base of the candle.  Place alone, on candle holders, or among evergreen sprigs for a quick and elegant decoration.  If you plan on burning the candles, be sure to decorate with only non-flammable items. 

5. Do you have a talent at wrapping?  Wrap empty boxes of varying sizes and place around your home.

6. Add a touch of light to any room by filling a glass bowl with white Christmas lights.  Place so you can hide the cord. 

7. Dress up your table with a holiday table cloth and/or holiday place mats.

8. Add the scent of Christmas.  Tie cinnamon sticks in a bundle with a pretty ribbon and place around your home.  They not only smell festive, but they make a nice decoration.

9. A well-placed Poinsettia or other holiday plant can add holiday brightness.

10. And finally… the tree.  Does a picture of tangled lights, a tree that is lopsided, and boxes of decorations come to mind?  A simple fake or real 4 – 5 ft tree that has good symmetry and is wrapped with white lights makes a perfect tree.  If your tree lights are old and tangled or only half light, do yourself a favor and go buy new ones.  The new lights aren’t that expensive and should meet current safety standards. 

If you have children, take a deep breath.  You have no choice.  Dig in and take your time. 

Happy Holiday to YOU!

Does the idea of holiday decorating still leave you intimidated and exhausted?  If so, considering calling one of the many companies that offer personalized holiday decorating services.  Most companies will use either your existing decorations or will work within your budget to purchase new items specifically for you. 

Jennifer DiLemme is Marketing Director for Key Associates, a service company located in Flat Rock, NC.  Key Associates’ Style Division provides personalized holiday and event decorating in the Western North Carolina area.