Floral christmas tree

Unusual solution decorate a christmas tree with flowers but it shows a traditional mood

Unusual finials

Decorating the Christmas tree is always a joyful activity. Placing the finial means the end of the job and crowning the tree. Commonly this is a star, an angel or a glass finial. There are of course other solutions complying to the style of the decoration and the colors of the room.
A large, richly tied bow is a good supplemental of the Christmas tree’s ornaments. If its two cords are long enough, they can be even led around the tree. The total effect will be like the tree itself belonged to the gifts waiting for opening.
Winter animal figures could be finials also, e.g. owl, northern cardinal, reindeer, polar bear. Fix it with a wire. Pay attention to its weight, it shouldn’t be too heavy not to pull down the center twig.
The initial of the family name makes the Christmas tree even more intimate. Let’s have the letter cut out of foam, polystyrene or plywood. Decorate it with paint, wrapping paper, ribbons, glitter etc., as we wish. It will be a true family-made surprise.
Let’s decorate a black top-hat with glittering ribbon, holly berry twig or even small globe ornaments. Fix it to the top of the tree, a bit aslope. The tree will remind us to a snowman built in the garden.
Similar to that before, a Santa Claus hat is perfectly suitable also. Sprinkle it with golden glitter after fixing it to the top. If we want to raise the similarity with Santa Claus, place a pair of black boots under the tree, the twigs of the tree should cover the bootlegs.
Ask for help of an interior designer for more ideas.

Unusual christmas colors

Dec7

Elegant christmas decor beyond the classic red-green-white-gold color combination

Poinsettia

Dec5

Flowers can’t be left out of winter festive decorations also. Poinsettia is the most remarkable for this period. It is placed in a beautiful plant holder or in a pot covered with decorative wrapping paper or fabric. It is rarely considered that this species can be used as cut flower also, which provides much more creative possibilities.
Let’s pin the flowers with longer stem among the branches of topiaries. This looks good indoor as well as outdoor. The bright red color of the flower fits perfectly for the evergreen bush. Wrap it around with a light garland for enjoying it when night falls. A smaller pine tree can be the base also. Put the flower in separated vases on the mantelpiece then group them for the greater effect. In the case of glass vase, pine branches, berries or decor balls can be put in the water. Put pine branches, berried branches and poinsettias around a big candle on a cake stand. It will be a perfect table centerpiece.
Let’s pin a flower fit in color beside the bow of the Christmas present. It will be a decorative surprise under the tree.
Poinsettia flowers look good on the door wreath also. Even the whole base can be covered with them but a single flower as focal point on the top of the door wreath is a good solution also.
Don’t purchase red flowers only, choose pink, white or cream species fitting for your home. Ask for help of an interior designer for the festive decor also.

Christmas decor

Dec2

DIY decoration ideas for christmas

Advent wreath

Nov28

The sacral advent wreath is made of pine branches, has a round shape, decorated with four candles, three of them is purple and one is pink. They are to be lit on the four Sundays before Christmas, one more on each Sunday, so on the last Sunday all of them are burning. Nowadays we consider the advent wreath freely, it can have any shape and the colors and numbers of the candles can be also different from the tradition, even the lighting is not important, just the decorating function. Let’s choose an advent wreath for our classic home which is integrated to the Christmas decoration and fits to the colors of the interior.
If we would like to decorate the mantelpiece with it, don’t force the round shape. A multi-tined candle holder can be decorated as an advent wreath. Bind pine branches to its body. Stick berry branches among them and decorate it with ribbons and Christmas ornaments.
We can use a porcelain cake stand instead of a wreath body. If we would like to make it more unique, put four smaller saucers on it and insert the tall candles in them. Make sure it stands stably. Fill the saucers with moss, put holly berry or thuja branches around them. The cake stand and the saucers can be different in color but pay attention to harmony.
An antique silver plate could be a perfect base. Stand thick cylinder candles beside each other. Decorate them with ribbons and evergreens. Sprinkle walnuts, peanuts around them and make it more colorful with some apples or dried slices of orange.
For vintage style, put the candles in small tin buckets or clay pots. Fill them with moss. Put them on a wooden disc and use bark as decoration. It’s simpler and shiny solution if we put the white cylinder candles in jars. Just stand them in a row and number.
Ask for help of an interior designer for choosing the perfect festive decorations of your home.

Advent calendars

Nov25

Reusable and creative advent calendars

Festive outdoor lighting

Nov14

It already gets dark early in the middle of November, so we can begin to decorate our balconies, houses and gardens with light garlands. The simplest method is to fix the tensed fairy lights to the rail or the drip, or wrap it around trees, shrubs and the pergola. It will look nice, however, we can be more creative.
Let’s buy glass or plastic LED luminous globes in different sizes. These fit very well in an urn shaped pot and a bird bath. But they can be also placed alongside the garden path. We can even make them by ourselves using old globe lampshades. Put the lights in it and seal it with a proper sized tin can at the socket. This latter can be used as a stand for stability, but we can transform it to a huge Christmas ball ornament by turning it upside down and fix a bigger hook in it.
Let’s use the hanging wicker baskets which held flowers in the summer. Pad it with light garlands with pulling out the small lights on the holes of it. Cover it with cotton wool and maybe fill it with glass ball ornaments. Hang it to its place where it was in summer. It will be a cozy sight.
If there is a human or animal shaped sculpture in the garden, it can be decorated with light garland. The garland should be formed spherical by looping it throughout itself for keeping the shape. Place it in the hands or at the feet of the statue as if it was played with.
Let’s make artificial icicles until there are no real ones. Cut the legs of some nylon stockings. Fill it with cotton wool with placing the light garland among it. Sew it at the top. Hang it under the roof, near the front door or on the patio, preferably protected from rain because cotton wool sucks water quickly.
It’s important to use only outdoor, waterproof light garlands for safety! Ask for help of an interior designer for planning the festive outdoor lighting.