Decorating for the holidays doesn’t have to just be about putting up a tree with lights and a few bulbs. Whether you are planning to relax at home throughout the holidays with family or hosting a party or two, here are a few tips to add that Christmas spirit throughout your home.

It’s all about you – well your personality and style that is! Infusing your personality and home’s décor into your holiday decorations will set the mood.

Traditional

If your living room furniture and dining room set are traditional or more formal, choosing red and green for the base of your holiday décor just makes sense.

Let’s start with the living room – the heart of the holidays. Using your sofa and coffee table as a focal point makes it easy.

• Add a bowl of fresh pinecones to your coffee table
• Use pine scented red and green candles to set the mood
• Add holiday pillows in red and green traditional prints, like gingham, to your sofa
• Add a cozy throw or pillow on an accent chair
• If you have a fireplace, light up the room with twinkling topiaries
• Dress up your fireplace mantel or staircase with fresh garland

And don’t forget the dining room. Gather round the dining room table for these festive ideas.

• Add a festive runner in a traditional print
• Illuminate, illuminate, illuminate with candles in different levels
• Add fresh poinsettias for a centerpiece
• Use red or green charger plates

Casual or Rustic

If your style is more casual or rustic, it is all about creating warmth for the holidays. Whether you have mission style furniture or something more eclectic, decorating for the holiday is easy.

• Bring the outside in with mini Christmas trees in pots, poinsettias or any type of greenery
• Keep the color palette simple – red and beige, blue and green, green and beige
• Add burlap on your mantel, as a table runner or in DIY stockings
• Nothing says casual like the kitchen. Gather round the kitchen table and don’t forget the candles
• Choose a cloth runner with subtle décor for your kitchen dining table or dining room table

Contemporary

It’s all about simplicity here – choose some bling and a two color palette and you are on your way to creating a festive scene for the holidays. Less is more when it comes to contemporary design and the holidays are no exception.

• Silver and gold are your best friends here and can be added throughout your home
• Use silver and gold ornaments in a bowl on your coffee table or dining room table for a centerpiece
• Add silver bells to a brandy snifter for a centerpiece or additional décor on your hallway accent chest
• Keep the palette red and white for a minimalist look with warmth
• For an elegant look, trim the mantel with a row of white votive candles and dramatic white amaryllises

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Happy Holidays!

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