The holidays bring fun decorations in the home, yard, and everything in between. Each holiday brings common decorations such as bright lights and inflatable yard pieces. This may be fine for some but others want their home to be unique. With a few distinct decorations you can turn your home from standard holiday decor to one with personality, character, and give it an identity that encapsulates you and your holiday spirit.
With that being said, here are two unique decoration ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas you can use this year!
Halloween
You want your home to be spooky for Halloween and the traditional carved pumpkin isn’t gonna cut it. With a few DIY projects and a trip to your local craft store, you can reimagine your home and make it frighteningly terrific this Halloween! These are perfect to scare away trick or treaters and save you some extra candy for yourself!
- Spooky entryway – Change up your entryway and turn it into something more sinister. Adorn your front door and patio area in cobwebs, headstones, and creepy skeletons. This sets the tone for your home and will have party guests wondering if they should have ignored the RSVP for your Halloween party!
- DIY potion bottles – Now that the exterior of your home is ready for Halloween, it’s time to prepare the interior. Set up a potion table in your home using nothing but water, food coloring, and old glass bottles. Reuse old pasta jars, alcohol containers, and mason jars all varying in size and shape for a better effect. This makes it appear as if you spent the day brewing up a concoction crazy enough to make the Sanderson sisters jealous!
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about bringing your close ones together to cherish one another and honor the past year. Take advantage of seasonal delicacies and use them to create a welcoming environment for your guests. These home decor ideas are sure to be the talk of the table while everyone is enjoying their meal!
- Cranberry garland – Leave the canned cranberries off your grocery list this year. Instead, buy a package of artificial cranberries and string them along your entryway or table! The touch of red around the home will look great next to the browns and oranges often used for decorating Thanksgiving with, and your guests will love the look of it!
- DIY wreath – Take a classic wreath and turn it into something all your own this Thanksgiving. Using corn husks, ribbon, and pine cones, you can create a wonderful wreath for your entryway. Wreaths you find at the store are all similar in style, making your own lets you customize it as you see fit!
Christmas
Make your home vibrant and colorful by crafting your own Christmas decorations! You can utilize the traditional colors of green and red but we also suggest mixing in other warm colors such as pink, yellow, and orange. These Christmas holiday decor ideas will have your home feeling festive and inviting for Santa and his reindeer!
- Ornament tree – Instead of adorning a pine tree with ornaments, make the ornaments the centerpiece themselves! Ornament trees are good for offices, the living room, and bedrooms around the home, but you can also use it to replace the traditional Christmas tree and use your ornament to stash all your presents! Classic ball ornaments come in many colors and shapes, making this versatile and fun to design!
- Tinsel – Tinsel used to be a staple at Christmas time where trees, banisters, and fireplaces were often covered with it. Finally coming back in style, this holiday classic adds more sparkle and shine to your home, so use plenty of it this holiday season! Keep it colorful or go with a traditional white for a fun icicle effect!
These decoration ideas are a great way to honor these holiday traditions but add a modern spin to them. With enough creativity, you can decorate your home and turn it into something individual and unique!
This article is just a snippet of the Fall edition of out Home By Geneva magazine! With plenty of design, food, lifestyle, and mortgage articles just like this, we look forward to sharing with you all that it has to offer.
