Embrace the season with a range of festive adornments. If you have DIY skills, consider making paper garlands with holly berries and gold accents. These could be hung on doorknobs or even from the Christmas tree.
Search your local fabric-and-trim shop for remnants of ribbon, rickrack and pom-pom fringe. Let tendrils cascade down a vase or frame for an Instagram-worthy display.
Hanging Decorations
When dressing your home for Christmas, a little imagination is all you need. The smallest details can add the biggest impact. For example, a row of cheery gift-wrapped packages suspended on a wall is an easy and inexpensive way to dress a hallway or corridor. Use ribbon remnants, mini baubles, and scraps of faux foliage to create the display.
Give a table runner a modern look by arranging various tree-shaped objects in varying heights and textures. Dried citrus-like pomegranates can also dress tables, sideboards, or mantels for a high-impact display that won’t cost the earth. Bleach pine cones for a fresher feel, and then use them in a wreath or to decorate a table. Add cinnamon sticks to the mix, and you have a cozy, festive centerpiece that will smell as good as it looks.
Terrariums
Christmas terrariums are a fun way to dress up glass containers that you already have. Add Christmas decor like bottle brush trees, fake snow, and a mini deer to your terrarium to create a festive look. Alternatively, you can use Epsom salt to make your fake snow and give it a finishing touch with a ribbon bow.
With these stunning decorations, add a fresh, natural look to your home this holiday season. This rustic Christmas living room from Finding Lovely features a mix of paper decorations and seed pods to create an eye-catching display that matches the rest of the design.
This easy DIY idea turns a photo frame into an innovative Christmas terrarium. To complete the design, you can decorate the glass container with pieces like a miniature house and cotton balls.
Pomegranates
Incorporate festive fruit into your holiday decor. Use pomegranates to add color and a pop of sweetness to any tablescape or mantel display. Try this luscious arrangement from The Merrythought for a simple, elegant look that you can keep around long after the holidays.
Use the traditional Southern technique of arranging fresh fruit in glass vases to create a gorgeous Christmas centerpiece. Layer sprigs of red holly, lemons, or limes in a vase or hurricane for a winter-themed show-stopper.
Retire the plastic artificial wreath in favor of a natural one made of boxwood or eucalyptus leaves and a few sprigs of berries to match your seasonal decor theme. This entryway decoration from Finding Lovely is easy to recreate and can be used year after year.
Blackboard
Add a touch of holiday whimsy with a simple blackboard. Write a festive message on it, and hang it in a window or above the fireplace. It’s fun to share a seasonal greeting with guests or family.
A tight palette of red and blue focuses the Christmas decor at this rustic farmhouse, where natural elements like firs, berries, and pinecones abound. Decorative logs, a cardboard taxidermy deer, and vintage grain sack stockings accent the cozy space.
Foraged twigs and pomegranates make an easy but beautiful base for a Christmas table centerpiece. Most Lovely Things embellished the top of this rattan mirror by the front door with pine cones, berries, and twine that echo the natural Christmas decorations scattered throughout the home. For a similar look, try hanging mistletoe over an entryway.
Trees
Add natural greenery to your holiday decor using real trees and branches. Natural garlands are perfect for decorating mantels, staircases, and doorways. Pair these with twig-and-pine branch ornaments and hand-painted or carved wooden ornaments.
If you don’t have the space for a full-size tree, create a vignette with an array of small vases filled with tree branches and ornaments.
Give your tree a more contemporary vibe by topping it with a delicate star instead of a traditional gold one. This unique Christmas idea is ideal for a mod pastel color scheme, but it also works well with a frosted look that’s less formal.
