With outside like a winter wonderland for most of us, we are naturally spending more time indoors!
Make the most of the white landscape outside and make your home all cosy, inviting, fabulous and festive with simple, natural styling and decorating tips that won't cost a fortune.
Tip 1: Start the festive mood as soon as you come in with holly wreaths for a bit of tradition hanging on your front door, add some apples (real ones will last surprisingly well or artificial ones if you prefer and tie on with wire)add lots of red berries - it will look so inviting and festive!
Tip 2: Select just 2 colours for your Christmas decorative scheme such as
cream & gold, white & silver, silver & teal blue, white and fuscia pink. It creates maximum impact and looks more stunning!
Tip 3: For any windowsill or as a table decoration - use a garden obelisk and wind battery-operated fairly lights around for the perfect mood enhancer!
Tip 4:Make festive favourites something special by displaying them in
big sweetie jars - eg, mandarin oranges, walnuts in their shells, home-made biscuits and whatever takes your fancy!
Tip 5:Drape your hallway with icicle-like fairy lights for the ultimate winter wonderland entrance. Hang some large pinecones and twig birch stars from picture rails or ceiling - looks simply amazing!
Tip 6:Wrapping presents - use simple plain wrapping paper but highlight with pretty tape by winding it round your parcels - a great way of smartening up inexpensive wrapping paper and looks so original too!
Wrapping bottles is difficult to just tear off a sprig of from your Christmas tree and wrap around the neck of the bottle and add 3 inexpensive baubles with a gift tag... just adds that personal touch!
Tip 7: Decorating the dinner table: Candles are a must - experiment with different shapes and sizes - but try to use all white candles (which are the cheapest) but in volume they look stunning! Add colour to the table with quirky tree decorations as place settings.... to make your guests smile!
Most of all - have fun: get the kids to help you, listen to some Christmas music, pour yourself a glass of lovely wine while creating your magical Christmas home which family and friends will love sharing with you.
