Holiday Decorating

Choose a theme – Having a theme organizes the look and feel of your decorating. It helps you keep the decorating under control and prevents it from looking cluttered. You can choose a theme based on colors- red and green, turquoise and silver, or pink and gold, purple and green are a few examples. The colors don’t have to be traditional Holiday colors. Or you can decorate based on a style such as traditional, modern, Victorian, country, etc. These images are from Country Living Magazine, you can see many more at their site.

Carry through to wrapping paper- Choose wrapping paper that matches your theme. You could use plain brown paper with a colorful ribbon for a country theme or all silver paper with any color of ribbon to match your decorations. Quality ribbon makes a big difference in the look of your wrapped gifts. You can find ribbon by the yard at craft stores or online. Lastly, handmade tags are a nice finish that personalize the gift.

Tip: instead of using tags for your children, wrap each child’s presents in their own gift wrap- green for Jack, red for Lauren.

Use clear lights- Plain, simple, festive.

Use what you have in different ways- You don’t have to buy all new decorations to make a change, create a new look by using what you have in different ways:

· Ornaments in a bowl for a centerpiece

· Garland around windows

· Table runners on coffee and side tables

· Gather fresh greenery from the garden

· Decorate with fruit, flowers and food- ok, not such a good idea if you have pets or small children...

For Help with Holiday Decorting or more tips call or email Fusion Design Consulting.