The holidays are a wonderful time of year. You get to see more of your friends and family, eat delicious food, and receive fun gifts. However, the holidays are also noteworthy for being stressful, way too filling, and very cold. There is a way to counteract all the negative sides of the holidays, however. It might take a little extra time but I promise you that it is well worth the investment. You need to decorate! If you have a beautiful tree in your living room, cheery Christmas lights on the outside of the house, and festive boughs and lights inside, your heart will be uplifted no matter how stressful things might become! Here are tips on everything from outdoor lights to how to decorate your discount sideboards!
Use the few days you receive off for Thanksgiving to put up lights around the outside of the house. Frame the roof and door with icicle lights or the traditional large colorful bulbs. Stores sell several fun outdoors light patterns. You might be able to find a large snowman or a "Happy Holidays" script. Get creative! Your neighbors will appreciate your holiday spirit and you will inspire them to hang their own Christmas lights!
The next place to tackle is indoors. Take the whole family to go pick out the perfect tree from the plant nursery. Make sure you measure the room in which you will place the tree first; the trees always look smaller in the lot than they do in your living room! Pick a theme for your tree or do a little bit of everything. The best trees, however, always have lots of family made ornaments and decorations that have stories to go along with them. Decorate the tree together, it is always more fun and will become a wonderful Christmas tradition.
Now the rest of your home needs some holiday cheer! Try to decorate all your buffet tables. Designate one in your living room for the pictures you receive in holiday cards and another on which to display the nativity scene. Discount sideboards are the perfect place to store all your holiday napkins, place mats, and candles. You can also place a few evergreen boughs on the top intertwined with red ribbon or framing a few red candles. This addition will look festive and the fresh greenery will make your dining room smell amazing!
Have fun decorating for the holidays! You will love how everything looks and smells and it will make this wonderful time of year even more enjoyable!
By: Jane worthington
