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Thursday, December 14th, 2017
Use the Thomasville Bedroom Neo Classic Chest 85034-760 as a Christmas element or keep throughout the year, it’s all up to you.
Christmas decoration does not have to default to the red and green theme. This is the holiday season so you have to unleash the inner child and play with colors that you can use in your home. Now let’s find out how pinks, blues, and golds can all give the same (if not an increased) amount of joy that the red and green theme can offer.
Let’s be Blue
At least just with your color theme for this season.
Use the color of the beautiful seas to decorate your home. A nautical holiday look is the perfect look when you use blue ribbons and decorate your Christmas tree with seashells, mermaid ornaments, and little boats. It’s time to deviate from the usual red and green Christmas balls with blinking fairy lights.
This time, redesign with teal blue, especially if you have a young, exciting family. Distribute the hue with green and blue ornaments which overflow on your mantel. Add blue and green chairs to balance the unique look.
Cap the look by hanging a festive artwork right above your living room’s fireplace.
The Inspirational Wallpaper
What is your current wallpaper color? Again, your Christmas home doesn’t always have to be green-or-red-inspired. Now, you can take whatever color your wallpaper has (if there are many, then find the dominant hue). Use this as the anchor color to decorate the rest of your home.
Glamorize with Gold
Even in an already glitzy room, gold is still a welcome sight. This is the color of Nordstrom and Donna Karan, and Calvin Klein, practically every fashionable place or brand that you can find.
But don’t automatically go for the stunning gold. Use a different tint such as rose gold. Think of the holidays as your chance to decorate with subdued enthusiasm (now that’s an exciting oxymoron there). This hue is pretty and is aesthetically easy on the eye.
Use rose gold on your vignette of neutral tones, and a linen table runner.
Uttermost Accessories Benedetto Glass Bottles, S/2 20075 have metallic and purple elements to make your home more exciting this Christmas.
Regally Purple
Purple may not be the first color that comes to anyone’s mind when they are decorating for Christmas but you shouldn’t limit your imagination to just the bright, energetic colors.
Purple is a very regal color and when you decide to use it on your sofa, Christmas balls, bulbs, and your accent pieces this holiday, then you’re in for a wonderful, fashionable surprise.
How about being different this year by donning a purple Christmas tree? And how about displaying silver bells with purple pinecones? This is an amazing replacement for the usual red and green wreath. And if you’re still feeling up to it, add some sugar plum and silver toy soldiers by the corner.
Purple poinsettias? They are truly amazing!
Or Just be Black and White
Who says that black and white is for any other season ‘cept Christmas? Continue your simple home design during the holidays as you set up pared-down rooms. Most of the time, the festive banner says it all while the rest of the decorative elements remain simple and subdued.
Metallic Christmas
Amp up the usual winter wonderland theme by adding metallic elements. Glittering reindeers and elves are elements that you can use on the mantel. The Christmas tree could be white but the rest of the décor can come in silver, rose gold, and chrome. Use fairy lights to emphasize the shimmering décor.
Try these elements against a white backdrop and you would surely marvel at how your home has become so pleasantly different.
Don’t end the metallic theme with your Christmas tree, metallic balls, and fairy lights. Continue the visually festive scene at your dining table. Use metal-inspired placemats, table runner, napkin rings, and goblets.
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Monday, December 11th, 2017
Welcome your guests with this colorful Capel Incorporated Floor Coverings Botanical Rug 0609CS Poinsettia.
Christmas.
Oh, the very word brings excitement to your very core. Yet there are messes that come with the holidays. Just imagine the state of your kitchen and dining room during these days and you’d probably have a migraine. The scenario becomes doubly dizzying if you have to take into consideration all the decorative elements that need to be set up.
This year, why don’t you take a simpler, more hassle-free approach?
Foliage Does It
Who says you have to set up the most elaborate decoration this Christmas? If you have vacant walls, then it’s time to utilize them this holiday.
Plant leaves, the ones that are visually pleasing for architectural ornamentation can be used to don your walls this coming Christmas. The best ones are those that come with artsy branches and colorful leaves. These should give your home an artistic balance as it is flooded with greens and reds which are the staple hues for this season.
Yes to Faux Fur
This fur may be an imitation of the real deal but it is still originally beautiful. Visit your local fabric store and measure the faux fur that you need. This is one of the best ways to cozy up your space this holiday season.
Faux fur is also best for rooms that need an extra oomph in terms of texture.
Faux fur is tidy, neat, homey – all the things that you would want your home to be this Christmas.
Scandinavian It Is
Scandinavian design is also referred to as Nordic or even shabby chic by some people. This is as pared down as it could get in terms of winter design.
Scandinavian interiors are basically homes with wood flooring softened with sheepskins or rugs. These are rooms that have muted colors yet, somehow, the design elements are still beautifully cohesive.
Wood is a fairly common element in many Scandinavian-styled homes. Just remember to keep the light theme going by using woods like ash, beech, and pine.
Cynthia Rowley for Hooker Furniture Living Room Sheridan Two-Door Chest is Christmas.
Be Crafty
Just visit sites like Pinterest and you will see a lot of ideas for Christmas crafts. Here are just some of such amazing ideas –
Bluer Than Blue
It is 2018 soon so make the most of this wintry season. Adorn your tables with blue plates and dark blue napkins with gold rings. Get some more branches and leaves from your yard and lay them out together with some scented candles as a centerpiece.
Instead of using your usual Christmas tablecloth, go bare this time then just place a white table runner to emphasize the green, yellow, blues, and golds on the table.
Amp Up the Bar
It’s Christmas! So you will surely be welcoming exuberant guests. Welcome them to a fully-stocked bar especially when you want to get fancy. You have also prepped for the New Year as you fill the bar with spirits.
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
The Hooker Furniture Bedroom Sunset Point King Fretwork Panel Bed is an awesome guest room bed.
As cliché as it may sound, Christmas is literally just around the corner and it’s that time of the year to clean up and prepare the different rooms and areas in your home. You have to know how to divide the tasks among the family members and to make it a fun project rather than a dull one.
Prepare the Guest Room
Christmas also means hosting parties. This means welcoming guests to your home so you also have to prepare the guest bedrooms. Even when you’re not expecting guests, it is best to always expect the unexpected during the holidays. It is common for relatives or friends to suddenly show up so they could celebrate the festive season with you. It may also become impossible to drive home every single guest who will go to your place so, at times, it becomes necessary for some people to spend the night with you. This, all the more, makes guest bedroom prepping a must.
It is also imperative to change the sheets to make sure that the beds smell fresh and clean. Use a gentle detergent in washing duvet covers and sheets. Wash them separately from your other pieces of clothing; this is to avoid having small items caught among the sheets.
Another step in preparing the guest room is to vacuum and polish. This becomes doubly important if the guest room is not used most times of the year. Rooms that are unoccupied for longer periods tend to gather dust so be sure to check them and clean up.
Put a potted houseplant in the room to increase the level of serenity inside that room.
Make space also for a wardrobe, a drawer or two, and a nightstand where the guest can place his keys, coins or some reading materials. Be sure to check the wardrobes as these become the home for mold when moisture somehow seeps in.
Learn to Prioritize
The perfect time to clean up is not hours before your guests arrive. Clean up the guest room drawers, linen closets, the dining room and the den days before the guests are expected to arrive. Remove any unnecessary items from coffee tables, countertops, ottomans, and other furniture. Should you run out of time, just bag the unwanted items and store them temporarily in the basement or in the attic.
The time to sort and arrange is when your guests say their farewells.
Consider Safety
An important part of preparing your home for your holiday guests is to invest in ample lighting. Exterior lighting should be working just as well as the interior lights. If you can, add motion-activated lights in bathrooms, hallways and bedrooms to ensure a zero accident holiday.
Prepare your home further by child proofing it. You might not have kids at home but your guests might bring theirs with them. Ask the parents to bring cabinet locks and baby gates if you’re not willing to invest in these items. Put all medicines and toxic cleaners inside cabinets. Be sure to hide lighters and matches.
Freshen also the smoke detector batteries. Run a fire drill when your guests arrive so that they know where to exit should fire ensue.
CYNTHIA ROWLEY FOR HOOKER FURNITURE DINNER AT EIGHT DINING TABLE with 2-18IN LEAVES: The dining room should be uncluttered and tidy during your guests’ visit.
Prepare the Kitchen
The kitchen is going to be a busy room this season so increase the storage and place a pot rack where hot, cooked foods can be placed before being brought to the dining room. Move the coffeemaker to the family room in order to avoid guests crowding the kitchen.
Place extra chairs and stools for people who love to chat even while you’re cooking.
Other Upgrades
Apart from these preparations, you can also upgrade the foyer by repainting old doors. Polish metal door hardware and hinges. Erase the scratches on stairs, hardwood floors and wood railings. Have a welcome rug placed at your home entrance. Lastly, add a storage bench where the guests can place their shoes and boots.
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Hooker Furniture Living Room Melange Saffron Crackle Chest is red and apt for this joyful season.
The Christmas season is just around the corner so it’s no surprise that fairy lights and trees evoke warm, fuzzy feelings once again. As early as now, decide on the theme that you would like to have for your home. You can go traditional with the red and white decorative theme or you can go distinctive and allow your home to stand out.
Everyone loves to bring out the decorative items for Christmas so why not ask the help of your family in setting up your home? Get ready with your wreaths and garlands, prep the mantel and the front door, clean the mailbox, prepare the card holders, ribbons and Christmas balls. It’s surely that wonderful time of the year once more.
So, go ahead, grab a mug of hot chocolate and start being inspired by these decorating ideas for Christmas –
Lustrous Table Toppers
Decorating your home for the holidays needn’t be stressful, what it should be is beautiful. Why not give your holiday table a little glimmer by buying metallic toppers or table runners? The more colorful and shimmery, the better.
Christmas Card Spectacular
Create a Christmas display by using wintry branches. On their own, they are actually beautiful but when you arrange them in a vessel or large vase, they become even more charming and festive. Scour through the Christmas cards that your loved ones gave you and find the ones that you will use as display during this merry season.
Let the Garden Inspire
Display ornaments right under the garden cloche. Find a bell-shaped glass cover which will serve as the mini greenhouse for the outdoor plants. These can be bought in many garden supply shops. You can also fill these with sparkling trimmings which can add radiance atop the dining table.
To fill, have the cloche turned upside down then balance then balance in a teacup. Put in the ornaments, invert the plate right on the open end. Turn the cloche carefully with the plate, right side up, then display.
Christmas and Mistletoes
What is Christmas without the traditional mistletoe? This is referred to as the kissing ball and it should be one of your decorative items this season. These will encourage your visitors to show a bit of love.
You can also turn the walkway to your home into a winter wonderland by lining up embellished urns that overflow with greenery and Christmas ornaments.
Pinecone Still Life
Another simple arrangement that you can use is to fill your home with the aroma of having that walk in the woods. Find a branch with unique, sculptural lines, fresh needles then find some pinecones which you can use as frog to keep the branch from tipping over.
Woody plants look good as ornaments just make sure to cut the end parts which will be dipped with pruning shears. This should allow the water to seep through more easily. Find a wide-mouthed glass vase to show the pinecones inside, fill it up with water then put the branch right among the cones.
Hot mug of chocolate, wreaths, mistletoe, Christmas tree, and the Capel Incorporated Floor Coverings Botanical Rug 0609CS Poinsettia – what could be more Christmassy?
Some Wreath Ideas
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