Iβve got Christmas on the brain and if youβre like me youβre looking for inspiration to help you decide how to decorate your home this year.Β This being our first year in this home, I am very excited to decorate our home for the holidays!Β Today Iβm going to share some of the inspiration that Iβll be using as I decorate our space for Christmas.
Recently I was scrolling through Pinterest and I saw a few Christmas decor ideas that I hadnβt thought of before.Β Maybe itβs because the decorating ideas wouldnβt have worked in our previous home and now I can see them working for us.Β Or maybe I hadnβt seen them before, Iβm not sure.Β What I do know is that I love to decorate for Christmas and making my home feel festive.
Last Christmas we got our new Christmas tree and I decorated our home in a traditional Christmas plaid theme.Β This year Iβm going to build on that theme and Iβm excited to bring what I see in my mind to fruition.Β In the meantime, let me show you what ideas Iβve been inspired by to use in our home this holiday season.
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Christmas Chandelier Garland
We have a light fixture in our dining room that I think adding garland to would work out wonderfully.Β Iβm thinking of doing standard green garland and adding ribbon and perhaps some twinkle lights.
The other idea I have is to use a more flowy pine garland like this pine and pinecone garland Iβve seen at Hobby Lobby instead and forgo the ribbon.Β If not that particular garland, then I did find this affordable mixed greenery garland at Walmart.Β When I saw it I knew it would be great to use on our light fixture and Iβm going to try the Hobby Lobby garland somewhere else.
Christmas Headboard Garland
While weβre talking about garland, I have lots of ideas of ways to use garland throughout our home.Β One way I really want to try is to have garland on our headboard.
Now, I canβt say that my husband would be on board.Β But I want to give it a shot.Β This is where I plan to use the pine and pinecone garland.Β All Christmas decor is half off at Hobby Lobby now through Christmas by the way!
If I canβt swing the garland on the headboard, then I can add a garland swag or some greenery over some holiday wall art.Β Right now I have my eye on this mistletoe sign I saw recently at Kirklandβs.Β I think that would be cute over our bed.
Holiday Bedding
While weβre in the bedroom, for so long Iβve wanted to use holiday themed bedding in all of our bedrooms.Β My husband is finally on board so Iβve been looking for some options.
Iβll definitely share what we end up going with to make our bedroom a little festive.Β Although I donβt want to spend too much, I also donβt want to try to go the cheap route.Β Iβve learned the hard way that when it comes to bedding, itβs better to pay for quality.
With holiday bedding, itβs something I look forward to bringing out year after year.Β So I definitely want it to hold up well over time.
Christmas in the Kitchen
Last year I decorated our kitchen for Christmas and I plan to do the same this year.Β Our kitchen in our new home is white now and I know it will make the garland we use look even better.Β Or vice versa πΒ I really like the simple idea of adding a small wreath to the dishwasher!
Nutcracker Fireplace
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In case you didnβt know, I have a slight obsession with nutcrackers.Β Last year I saw these tall nutcrackers that I wanted to get.Β They would look perfect at the foot of stairs or standing guard at a fireplace, the way Becca at Adventures in Decorating did.Β She seems to love nutcrackers as much as I do!
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Window Garland
Another aspect of holiday decorΒ Iβm inspired to try is using garland along our windows.Β I think this can be accomplished rather inexpensively.Β Using simple garland with twinkle lights and perhaps some red ribbon and bows and voila!Β Itβs a Christmas miracle! π
Christmas Porch Ideas
Lastly, I am excited to decorate our porch for Christmas.Β Nothing too fancy.Β I mentioned before that I found a topiary set from Walmart.Β It would be nice to add garland around the front door too.Β Or maybe we can hang Christmas lights.Β That part will really be up to my husband, since heβd be the one doing the hanging.Β Iβve mentioned it to him and thereβs already nails up where it appears Christmas lights were before.Β So weβll see!
Decorating for the Christmas Season
Iβm really excited to decorate for Christmas in our new home!Β In case you couldnβt tell πΒ Although I have lots of holiday decorating inspiration and ideas, I know that I canβt do it all.Β Not this year anyway.Β And thatβs okay.Β The specific ideas I shared today are things that I really want to do this year and can feasibly do.
Each coming year Iβll be able to do more.Β Itβs so easy to get caught up in keeping up when it comes to the holidays.Β Thatβs not what itβs all about for me.Β Am I excited to be able to decorate in new and exciting ways this year?Β Heck yeah I am!Β But as much as I may want several trees and this and that, I know that in due time Iβll be able to do that.Β For now, Iβm happy to decorate the space I have with what I have (and can afford) now.
Right now I am already thinking about watching Hallmark Christmas movies, lighting up my tree every night and going to see Christmas lights.Β Sure I love to decorate for the holidays more than any other time of the year.Β But itβs about so much more than that for me.
After this crazy whirlwind year, I think we all just want to slow down and enjoy the holiday season.Β Itβs going to look different, and probably feel different.Β Iβm excited to enjoy it and soak it all in.Β And I hope you are too.Β Letβs enjoy this holiday season together!
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