Christmas is truly one of our most favorite holidays, no matter how busy or chaotic it may seem. You get to have loads of fun, indulge in plenty of activities and binge on delicious food with your friends and family. But that’s not all. Decoration is equally important during the holidays. Now that Christmas is less than a few days away, it’s time to check if you’re all set with the decoration for the big day as there’s nothing worse than an unappealing decoration when the entire family is around. Below we’ve compiled Christmas decorating essential checklist for your assistance. Take a look!
Christmas Decorating Essential Checklist:
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Christmas Tree:
The Christmas tree is hands down the most important element in holiday decoration. When selecting the Christmas tree, the first thing you need to decide is whether you want to go for real Christmas tree or fake or artificial one. Real Christmas trees exude the traditional feel and leave the house smelling of pine. But if you want to avoid the mess, we’d suggest you go for a fake or artificial Christmas tree. You’ll get them in a plethora of colors, sizes and prices.
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Ornaments:
If Christmas tree is the most important element of holiday decoration, ornaments are the most important element of Christmas tree decoration. You need to choose ornaments, whether plastic or glass, depending on your color scheme and decoration style. If you have some time in hand, you can even consider making homemade ornaments.
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Garland:
Garlands can be used to wrap around your Christmas tree, or banister. You can even use garland, either homemade or readymade to decorate your mantelpiece. Furthermore, garlands can be used for dressing up the doors and windows.
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Christmas Tree Stand:
When you’re setting up your Christmas tree, don’t forget to select a stable and beautiful Christmas tree stand. You’ll get the stands in a wide variety of materials and colors. Just one suggestion, select a stand that allows room for watering if you’re going for a real Christmas tree.
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Tree Skirt:
Once you’ve secured your Christmas tree in a stand, cover it with a beautiful and colorful Christmas tree skirt. It won’t just cover the unsightly tree strand, but will also keep the pine needles from the tree from scattering.
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Boxes And Presents:
If you’re planning to give all the presents on the Christmas day, we’d suggest you wrapping the gift boxes in festive patterned paper and arranging them under the tree.
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String Lights:
If your artificial Christmas tree is not prelit, you can make it glow by using string lights. A minimum of 100 lights will be required for every foot of the tree. Just make sure to wear gloves while putting lights on the Christmas tree.
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Poinsettias For Floral Decoration:
Poinsettias are the most used flowers for decoration during the holidays. While there’s an option to use fake poinsettias, we think real poinsettias will look the best. If you’re planning to grow poinsettias at home, you can keep them fresh throughout the year by keeping the soil moist.
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Pinecones, Cranberries And Other Natural Accents:
Natural accents like cranberries and pinecones elevate Christmas decoration to a high level. You can incorporate them in a plethora of ways, for example, using them in wreaths or garlands.
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Ribbons:
This versatile decorative item adds life to everything incorporated by adding pops of color. You can use ribbons for decorating the Christmas tree and banisters or hiding the damage on the backside of the chair.
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Stockings:
Stockings are also a Christmas staple. You can either hang them on your mantelpiece or on your room’s door knob. Pro tip- use weighted stocking hangers to avoid damage to your mantelpiece. You just need to ensure that they’re heavy enough to handle stuffed stockings.
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Candles:
Don’t forget to light Christmas candles, be it scented or decorated. While scented candles may seem as a good idea, the smell mixed with other holiday fragrance may seem a bit overwhelming. And never leave your candle lit in any room.
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Tablecloth And Table Runner:
For trimming your dining table, you’ll definitely need a beautiful tablecloth and table runner. Contrasting colors for tablecloth and table runner look tremendously beautiful, but if you want, you can go for similar looking stuff to dress up your Christmas table.
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Platters Or Dishware:
If you think you can use any dishware or platter for your Christmas table, then let’s give you a heads up. You’ll be disappointing your guests in a major way. Tableware, platters or crockeries must always complement the table runner and tablecloth. You should try to keep the tableware and table runner of the same color.
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Nutcrackers:
How about decorating your sideboard or dining room with wooden nutcrackers? These fun and silly figurines never fail to bring a small to our faces. And of course, they will serve their real purpose as well, which is cracking nuts.
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Nativity Scene:
If you want, you can even set a nativity scene, especially if there are kids in the house. Large sized nativity decorations are best suited for outdoors. For indoors, make a small arrangement on the shelf or mantelpiece.
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Banners:
Banners can be used for decorating the mantelpiece or door. You can even hang the banner from the wall.
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Advent Calendar:
Countdown to Christmas in panache with a beautiful advent calendar. An advent calendar gets the children excited for the D Day as you check the days one at a time. Here’s a lovely advent calendar, which you can try making this Christmas.
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Holiday Pillows:
Holidays pillows or cushions also set the tone for a happy Christmas. Also, pillows will protect your sofa to an extend and will even keep the guests warm and cozy. We’d suggest you go for an odd number of pillows to make the arrangement look artistic.
For The Outdoors:
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Inflatable Decoration:
Inflatable decorations are trending these days and how! We particularly find it very useful for decking the outdoors. It requires minimum effort as you just need to inflate a readymade figurine. If you want, you can beautify it with ribbons and bows.
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Mailbox Decoration:
Don’t forget to deck your mailbox for the holidays. You can either drape the garland around the mailbox or wrap in the ribbon of your choice. Top it with real or faux cranberries and finish it with a big ribbon bow.
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Holiday Flag:
Whether you like an elaborate decoration or subtle look, holiday flags make an excellent addition to every type of decoration. Beautiful Christmas themed flags in bright and vibrant color, add a distinctive style to your house and make things merry and bright. It will even give your guests a warm welcome.
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Wreath:
A wreath is the most important part of outdoor Christmas decoration. Many of us, including me, love decorating our front door and fence with wreaths. It fills the guests and family with Christmas spirit the moment they approach the house. Of course, you can use wreaths for indoor Christmas decorating too, especially above the mantelpiece or mirror. It truly looks amazing. You can either purchase wreaths according to your decorating theme or make it yourself.
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Lawn Figurines:
If you’re one of those people who believe in the mantra less is more, lawn figurines would be perfect. You can place either Disney themed figurines or traditional symbols like reindeers. If you want, you can further accentuate it with lights.
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Outdoor Lights:
Eye catching outdoor lights are as important as indoor lights for Christmas decoration. They turn any yard into a festive winter wonderland, when decorated properly. They look mesmerizing when wrapped around trees. These lights are available in a wide range of colors and sizes, so you’ll surely find something for your home.
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Net Lights:
Give your bushes a glamorous makeover by decorating it with net lights. Pro tip, ensure that your bushes are of same size and shape for best effect.
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Ice Lantern:
Regular lanterns also look great, but ice lantern gives a totally happening look to your décor. Just ensure that you use flameless votive candles or tea lights for your ice lantern, lest it won’t last long.
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Sled:
If you want to add a further depth to your outdoor decoration, place a sled vignette in your yard or lawn. Since the sled can get lost if the background isn’t proper, use an empty picture frame to hold it at a distance. It will give a better idea of the sled.
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Light The Walkways:
If you want to give your walkway a festive flair, decorate it with beautiful lights. You can either use string lights by plugging each strand ahead of time or you can light the pathways with lanterns and other different types of lights.
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Use A Holiday Doormat:
Last, but not the least, keep your indoors clean by placing a cute door mat. A holiday themed door mat won’t just fill the outdoors with holiday cheer, but will even stow the wet boots and shoes outside.
We hope our checklist helps you remember and keep a track of all the wreaths, garlands, ornaments and strings lights. We’d even suggest you to make a soft copy of the Christmas decorating essential checklist, which might come handy if you lose the hard copy. And if you think we’ve missed something in this Christmas decorating essential checklist, let us know by commenting below.
