When it comes to getting your home ready for the festive season, it’s all about the decorations. Research shows that our surroundings have a direct impact on our mood, a fact that we understand well here at Artistry Interiors since we use it to transform uninspiring rooms into coherent and beautifully balanced living spaces.
So whether you’re planning to spend a quiet Christmas with close family, or are pulling out all the stops with a fabulously extravagant Christmas party, here are five easy tips that you can use to make sure that your decorations are joy-inspiring, picture-perfect, and supremely festive.
Keep it simple
The key to great festive décor is to avoid complexity and complication. Pick a theme, like ‘classic and traditional’, or ‘modern and minimalist’; then choose a color scheme which should include around three colors. Once you have these, stick to them, and you’ll create a sense of continuity and cohesion rather than chaos.
Create focus
The best Christmas décor has a sense of movement and connection that travels around each room. The way to achieve this is to create statement pieces, vignettes, or focal points that draw the eye, like the mantel, the tree, the table centerpiece, or a freestanding or hanging arrangement. Link these major elements with touches of décor that continue the flow for a great final result.
Work with what you’ve got
Good Christmas decorations work with, not against, the existing décor in your room. So if your home is very minimalist and modern, pieces that accent and complement this do best. Think some bare twisted willow branches embellished with white velvet baubles – simple and elegant. If your décor is traditional, cozy, and busy, this kind of decoration may simply be swallowed up: instead go for armfuls of fresh-smelling greenery combined with twinkling white lights, fragrant red roses, and crimson velvet ribbon for the best effect. In general, plenty of lights that suit the mood of your home are a quick and simple way of creating a festive atmosphere, as are clusters of shimmering candles.
Get professional help
Holiday periods can be incredibly stressful; if you have a lot on your plate, or simply don’t feel like spending hours getting creative with your Christmas décor, give the team at Artistry Interiors a call and we’ll transform the least festive of spaces into a beautifully decorated winter wonderland. Job done!
Guest Blog By: Sharon Park, Party Planner
