Many people look forward to it all year long: When the decorations for Christmas can finally be unpacked, the anticipation of the holiday really begins. If you don’t have everything together yet or would like something new, we have put together a great selection.
During Advent we like to clean up our apartments and houses. The right decorations for Christmas support the anticipation and create a festive atmosphere. No matter whether you want to bathe your home in a sea of lights, decorate the Christmas tree with baubles and figures or want to underline the Christian character with a wooden nativity scene – we have taken a look at what options are available. Here are our favorite tips for Christmas coziness.
Decoration for Christmas: a light is dawning on us
The right lighting is particularly important during the Christmas season. The days are getting shorter and it gets dark early. Candlelight and fairy lights that bathe rooms in soft light ensure a cozy atmosphere. Your own taste decides whether you want the “usual” candles and candles Tealight holder are that decorate the living room all year round or that bring Christmas motifs to the fore. The selection is huge and fortunately when it comes to candles and lights: a lot helps a lot. In other words, you can never have enough of this type of lighting.
This also applies to your outdoor area. No matter whether balcony or garden – with beautiful lanterns or Fairy lightsthat are specifically designed for outdoor use, you can provide atmospheric lighting for you and your neighborhood.
Tip: Timers are particularly great for outdoor lighting. Then you save yourself having to go out into the cold to turn the lights on and off.
Santa Claus, reindeer, snowmen & Co.
What many people cannot miss when it comes to Christmas decorations are numerous figures made of wood, porcelain, clay and the like. In groups or individually, countless Christmas or snowmen as well as Angel Dressers, shelves, tables and window sills. However, the range is now so large that it is difficult to grasp. Because there is probably just about every favorite animal imaginable in the Christmas version.
Penguins or polar bears with Santa hats, cats and dogs anyway – there is something to suit every taste and animal lover. And why not? After all, Christmas is for everyone, right?
Give baby Jesus a roof over his head
On the other hand, if you like it a little more “classic”, i.e. if you want to emphasize the Christian background, then you could set up a nativity scene. These are available in a variety of designs, such as those made of wood, and in very different sizes – depending on how much space you have for them.
The situation is often very similar with a traditional one pyramid. The multi-story handicrafts often take up Christian motifs and delight not only children with their revolutions in the candlelight. You can’t go wrong, especially with a pyramid from the Ore Mountains. Because this is where arts and crafts are at home.
Tip: Are you still looking for a small Christmas present for your loved ones? How about a Voucher card in a pretty gift box!?
Fir branches – how that smells
Arrangements, door wreaths and other floral elements complement the Christmas decoration perfectly. Here too, your preferences play a role in the design. If you want a magnificent, lush decoration, then you can work with lots of gold and glitter in the form of balls and chains. If you would rather emphasize the natural character of the decoration, you can do this wonderfully with other products from nature, such as cinnamon sticks, anise stars or even straw stars or figures made of straw. The choice is entirely yours. Great side effect: Real fir branches etc. spread a wonderful, subtle scent throughout the room.
Tip: Can’t find the right arrangement? Then you can also become active yourself. This requires some skill, but equipped with the desired decorative elements and – if it is a wreath – a blank and a hot glue gun, you can create your very own personal decoration for Christmas.
The star of the decoration for Christmas: the Christmas tree
When does the Christmas tree become a crucial part of the Christmas decoration? This question is often hotly debated. While some people don’t put up the tree until December 24th, others want to have something from the Christmas tree for as long as possible. Whenever you place it, it will become the main protagonist and will likely receive attention.
Complete sets of tree decorations are ideal because you can be sure that all the elements fit together. Complemented with beautiful lights – whether real candles or a chain of lights – and possibly a pretty decorative chain, the whole thing ends up creating a harmonious picture.
Of course, you can also choose your balls and figures for the tree decoration individually. This gives you maximum design freedom and you can choose the number of decorative elements at your own discretion and the size of the tree. Maybe you’ll start with just a few baubles and make it a little tradition to buy a special bauble every year?
Tip: If you value sustainability, consider getting a slightly smaller tree in a pot instead of a large fir. This can be decorated just as beautifully and ideally will last for many years.
Window pictures ensure “snow” – even on warmer days
Somewhat unjustly, in our opinion, are out of fashion Window pictures. With them you can easily match your window panes to the great Christmas decorations that may be on the windowsill. Lettering, large-scale snowflakes or Christmas tree baubles are available in a wide variety of designs, from snow-white to colorful. Since they can be removed from the windows without leaving any residue, you can use them again and again for Christmas decorations in the coming years.
A festive table spreads the appetite for Christmas
If you want to continue your Christmas decorations on the dining or coffee table, you have numerous options. Starting with beautiful cookie plates, decorative cookie jars, tablecloths and napkins, you can also score points with matching Christmas tableware.
On the table you can really let off steam and bring the Christmas joy to its peak. That’s right, we think. After all, Christmas only comes once a year.