How to Elevate your Christmas Home Decor
Think beyond the obvious with your ideas for Christmas home decor this year, mixing up beloved heritage pieces with new additions and foraged finds. From decorating the humble Christmas tree to creating decadent mantelpiece displays, read on for our ideas on how to decorate your home for Christmas, bringing joy and elevating the everyday throughout the festive season.
Create a layered look
When choosing Christmas decorations for your home, aim to create a layered look with a variety of textures, materials and colours. Not only does this make your festive decor much richer, but it allows you to more easily mix and match, slowly building up your collection of decorations over the years. Keep to a colour palette – whether that is two to three core colours or embracing a rainbow of jewel tones – to give your decor a clear focus and make sure every element hangs together purposefully. For Christmas tree ornaments, we like to use a combination of materials such as glass, silk, ceramic, velvet and wood to add interest and yet more of those all-important layers.
Lean into bows and ribbon
Ribbons and bows have been abundant across Christmas decor in recent years, though this is a trend that shows no sign of being a fleeting fad. There are several ways you could add ribbon to your tree – we recommend opting for just one of these and mixing in other decorations. You could loosely drape silk or velvet ribbons over the branches of your tree for a look that resembles tinsel. Alternatively, try tying small bows on selected branches using ribbon, or replace the strings on your baubles to give them an upgrade. Away from the tree, we also love the whimsical feel of bows tied around the stems of wine glasses or the base of candlesticks.
Invest in a tree skirt
One part of the Christmas tree that often gets neglected is the base. Cover up unsightly plastic pots by investing in a Christmas tree skirt which you can continue to use year after year. There are plenty of beautiful designs available, in a wide range of materials. Fortnum’s wicker design is a classic, or you could have a go at making your own from velvet or linen with a trim. Another alternative is to pile the base of your tree high with gifts, with some tumbling out of velvet sacks like our own, and the pot will be out of sight, out of mind.
Mix old with new
Remember the joy of picking out one new ornament each Christmas as a child? Recreate the magic of your childhood Christmases by choosing a couple of new decorations every year to add to a growing collection of treasured heirlooms and antique finds. Take this philosophy beyond the tree – we love mixing old and new pieces all throughout our homes to elevate our Christmas home decorations. Place antique candlesticks on your Christmas table beside contemporary candle holders and votives, or combine old and new decorations with foraged foliage for a mantlepiece display. Vintage glass baubles are having a moment, and can often be picked up in charity shops or antique markets – they’ll bring a traditional twist to your tree that will stand the test of time.
Think outside the box
Consider Christmas decorations for the home that are beyond the obvious. Our Pomarius bronze-cast fig, pear and walnut sculptures can be added to your Christmas table or a mantlepiece display to add a seasonal touch. Artist and metalworker, Jess Wheeler’s brass ivy garlands and mistletoe introduce an unexpected yet elegant element and a different texture to your festive decor. Scribble & Daub offer joyful, colourful paper streamers alongside die-cut paper garlands in designs inspired by traditional Christmas cards. And when it comes to the tree, add unexpected hand-blown glass and handmade ceramic ornaments from the likes of Choosing Keeping and Minnie-Mae Studio.
Embrace soft lighting
Christmas decor isn’t all in the decorations; it’s in the scene-setting. Lighting your home in a way that is soft and warm is the best way to go – that means avoiding tree lights in bright white or blue. Turn off the overhead lights and illuminate rooms with table, floor and wall lamps, then light candles in every room to repeat that flickering glow that instantly makes you feel festive. Our brass hellebore candlestick and slim hurricane covers can be used with tapered dinner candles on both your table and mantle, while a Nordic-inspired advent candle holder on your window sill will create a cosy ambiance before guests even enter your home. To add warm candlelight to your entrance hall, we love Feldspar x Lucy Williams’s fine bone china wall sconces paired with your favourite colour of candles.
Homemade Christmas decorations
And finally, looping back to Christmas home decor ideas. Rather than buying a ready-made wreath or garland, head out into your nearest forest to forage foliage, enjoying a Christmas crafting day at home as you weave your finds onto a willow or metal frame, finishing it off with a decadent bow. You could also try decorating your own glass or ceramic baubles with painted designs – either at home or keep your eyes peeled for festive workshops run by artists.
Discover our Christmas Decor collection for festive finds to bring joy into your home year after year. From marble linen and velvet stockings to colourful candles, these pieces are designed to elevate your Christmas decorations at home year after year.
