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10 Living Room Christmas Decor Ideas
When the jolly man is a’comin’ to town, we go to town on sparkling lights, evergreen boughs, fluffy rugs and cozy potpourri-filled bowls. Here are our favorite living room Christmas decor ideas for 2023.
1 | White Christmas Color Palette
Some of the most beloved places, things and characters most closely associated with living room Christmas decor are acutally devoid of color. Snowflakes — say, snow itself! — frozen-over lakes, Frosty the Snowman, fur-lined coats, bright twinkling stars, bright twinkling string lights and silver sleigh bells, anyone? Let a white Christmas take over your color scheme this season for a sophistacted ambiance.
2 | Classic Christmas Color Scheme
Remember those December nights driving back home from parties, forehead and nose pressed against the backseat window as you whizzed by Christmas lights-decorated houses, triyng to count each one before it disappeared and gave way to the next dazzling spectacle? And, remember how the houses fell into one of two categories - either all elegant yellow/gold string lights, or a fantastic show of jolly red-and-green? It’s the latter category we’re vying to recreate in our living rooms: the brighter the reds and greens, the happier our childhood hearts.
3 | Christmas Living Room Wreaths
Nope, they’re not just for the front door. Hang a wreath above a fireplace, sofa or next to a TV. Your living room doesn’t have to be spectacularly large or pristine for this classic Christmas piece to create a festive feel. In fact, the simpler and smaller the living room, the more the wreath will amp up the coziness. Hang on a blanket ladder for rustic holiday charm!
4 | Winter Wonderland Christmas Ornaments
Decor is arguably the most important tradition of the season. Unlike food, which is gone in hours (or sometimes minutes), it’s there to admire and enjoy for the whole month. It’s a tangible part of childhood memories. It’s involving; crafting, placing and picking out new collectibles creates cherished memories. And most importantly, it creates a warm and cozy ambiance, the kind that makes home feel like home during the coldest season of the year. One easy and affordable decoration is the ornament: (baubles can be placed on mantels and table trays, not just trees).
5 | Small Space Holiday Decor
The fun thing about small spaces is the way they force you to get a little creative. No nook and cranny is off-limits when it comes to Christmas decor. A wall-aligned bench becomes a soapbox for festive throw blankets — let the holiday cheer shine out loud with fun Christmas prints and patterns! Fold over a bench, accent chair, sofa or ottoman to sneak in a touch of seasonality.
6 | Festive Christmas Garland
When you think about it, a lot of Christmas decor is about lines. Drapey lines of ribbon wrapped around a banister. Long lines of string lights intertwined through trees. Lush lines of garland hanging off mantels. Lines make a Christmas room feel cohesive — they connect the Christmas dots, the individual stars, candy canes and ornaments between them. Try styling with garland in a Christmas living room for a full holiday effect.
7 | DIY Coffee Table Decor
Christmas is cozy. You know what else is cozy? Things handcrafted, time-honored and made with love and care. Despite the commercialism, credit card swipes and sales events of the season, what the season is really about can’t be monetized. Get back to the heart of the holidays with decor you’ve made by hand, be it a refurbished box planter, a re-painted milk bottle or a braided twine-wrapped star ornament frame.
8 | A Traditional Christmas Living Space
Fair isle: the perfect punch of traditional Christmas decor. What is fair isle, you ask? It’s a geometric pattern originating from Scotland. Blocks of reindeer or chunky shapes in warm Christmasy colors in recognizably simple layers feel traditional. (Literally so, since this type of art stems from centuries of tradition.)
9 | Pinecones + Greenery
The state of nature during the fall/winter season involves trees — and the things that come from them. Birch branches, sparrows and finches, pinecones and bristles and dried leaves. Make your Christmas living room follow the model of the best interior designer there is: the forest floor. Fill bowls or vases with potpourri or dried pinecones and place anywhere a holiday wish is needed.
10 | Modern Christmas Tree
These days, the trend is toward minimalism. The year was crazy, the holidays get even crazier, and with a little slow-down through simple touches in Christmas tree decor, you just might find space to breathe in and out. Less is more: choose two colors, like red and silver, and stick to only them when decorating your Christmas tree.
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