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55 Chic Home Decorating Ideas
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Find Another Spot for Flowers
If you constantly keep a vase of flowers in your kitchen or living room, extend that love for fresh blooms throughout the house. It's the perfect excuse to invest in a new vase for your bedroom or bathroom. In this New York apartment designed by Katie Ridder, a globe-shaped vase adds a nice bubble detail. Or if the upkeep for real flowers is too much, go for faux alternatives.
Alison Gootee2
Swap Out Art
Whether you have a few tiny frames—like in this bedroom designed by Jae Joo—or medium-sized ones on a gallery wall, you can easily swap them out with fresh finds. Tear our pages from a coffee table book, or stop by a flea market for new works.
Shade Degges3
Add a Mirror
Place a large mirror above your mantel as HGTV star Alison Victoria did in her Atlanta loft, or dedicate another empty wall space—whether it's in your hallway, entryway, or bedroom. Not only will it look good, but it'll make the room feel bigger and brighter.
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Refresh Coffee Table Books
If you can't resist a good coffee table book, bring a new one into your collection. Or if you keep them in various parts of your home, simply rearrange your stacks for a new look. Here, in a living room designed by Barrie Benson, the four stacks could easily be given a new layout and order using only the books on the table.
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Attach Decor to a Shelving Unit
Don't have any more room on your walls for art? No problem. Hang anything from paintings and sconces to plants and bookmarks on a shelving unit. Here's a tutorial for how to hang art on bookshelves to guide you through the process—which includes tips from designer Marissa Bero, who has pulled this move in plenty of home libraries, including the one seen here.
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Set Up a Cozy Reading Spot
No designated reading nook? No problem. If your home doesn't have any leftover real estate to convert into a reading nook, design your formal living room to serve double duty as a cozy lounge area. Here, Heidi Caillier strategically chose furniture with fabrics and shapes that are both sophisticated and homey, perfect for entertaining or unwinding alone.
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Don't Be Afraid of Black Paint
The soft black paint color in this bedroom makes it feel special and intimate in ways you'd never be able to achieve with a lighter hue (this specific shade is Farrow & Ball Railings). The eclectic furniture lends itself nicely to the darkness, too, adding a more lived-in and homey vibe.
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Style an Empty Fireplace
Rethink how you style an empty fireplace.
In this texture-rich environment, interior designer Leanne Ford turned an empty fireplace into a little gallery to display pottery and artwork.
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Treat Your Windows
Adding the right window treatment can make all the difference. We're especially into Roman shades with a fun pattern. "It goes against decorating 101, but using small patterns together can be easier on the eye," says interior decorator Kristin Panitch, who designed this dreamy pink cloud of a bedroom.
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Re-Style a Bookshelf
From the inky stained wood to the modern side chair and clean-lined ladder, this home library designed by Fiona Lynch is a gorgeous contemporary take on traditional design. You could fill it with books—or you could add in decor accents and accessories like vases and sculptures to break up the monotony of a wall of books. Or, color-coordinate your books.
Not only will it feel more cohesive, but if you've got a lot of bright colors in your collection, they'll stand out even more.
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Set up a Breakfast Nook
Breakfast with a view? We're in. This one is country-chic and just a touch rustic but still polished. It also proves you don't need to have an actual built-in nook to achieve the right vibe.
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Spruce up Your Entryway
If you don't have a grand foyer—or you do but it needs some love–introduce a small console table. For a formal yet modern aesthetic, opt for a traditional table and then hang modern abstract art above it. Then lean some portraits against the wall for a laid-back take on the gallery wall.
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Just Add Sheepskin
If any area in your home is feeling austere, sheepskin throws are the easiest solution. They bring in warmth, texture, and comfort while also being super affordable and easy to move throughout your space as your needs and moods shift.
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Swap Out Your Throw Pillows
Throw pillows are the easiest way to freshen up in the bedroom or living room. Introducing a new color, print, or shape with a throw pillow can make the whole space feel new again.
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Bring a Stool Into the Bathroom
Slide a stool next to the bathtub. Not only will the extra surface space help with organization, but it's also a great way to make the whole space feel more luxe.
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Show Your Powder Room Some Love
It's easy to overlook a room when it's super tiny, especially because there simply isn't enough useable space for décor. But it's definitely possible—and well worth it—to show these nooks some love. Take this powder room, for example. With a light blush pink wall color and a surrounding gallery of eclectic artwork, the small room packs a lot of punch.
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Install a Canopy
If you want to transform your bedroom into a palace fit for royalty, add a canopy. This white gauze fabric hangs so beautifully and brings an ethereal look to the minimalist bedroom.
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Swap Accents Seasonally
Plaid? For winter? Not even close to groundbreaking, but we're still here for it. Swapping out accents seasonally will also get you excited for what's to come.
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Get Inspired by Nature
This space is rich with texture, which creates warmth and dimension. There's also plenty of character even though it's sticking to a strict color palette. For a similarly inviting and grounded environment, get inspired by nature. Think seagrass, rattan, jute, wood, brushed concrete, and marble.
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Reupholster Your Furinture
Reupholstering your furniture will automatically freshen up an entire space.
And if you love eclectic decorating, take notes from this impeccable living room. All the juxtaposition in this room is working so well—the angular mirror, vivid orange art, marble fireplace, rustic stool, and geometric pottery are all unexpectedly complemented by the softness of the blush pink chairs.
Hadley Mendelsohn
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Hadley Mendelsohn is House Beautiful's senior design editor and the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House. When she's not busy writing about interiors, you can find her scouring vintage stores, reading, researching ghost stories, or stumbling about because she probably lost her glasses again. Along with interior design, she writes about everything from travel to entertainment, beauty, social issues, relationships, fashion, food, and on very special occasions, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween haunts. Her work has also been published in MyDomaine, Who What Wear, Man Repeller, Matches Fashion, Byrdie, and more.
Best Home Decorating Ideas - 80+ Top Designer Decor Tricks and Tips
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Work with Architectural Quirks
To avoid drawing attention to ceiling beams or other architectural oddities, designer William Cullum and his partner, Jeffery Rhodes, painted the walls, trim, and ceiling the same color blue in the hallway (seen at rear) of their New York City apartment.
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Be Bold with Color
Literary couple James Fenton and Darryl Pinckney opted for bright, jewel-toned walls in shades of green, blue, yellow—and even purple—throughout their Harlem townhouse.
Stephen Kent Johnson3
Play Up Your Location
At Jean-Louis Deniot’s family retreat on Île de Ré, France, the designer deployed nautical references to emphasize the seaside setting: Maritime rope frames all of the doorways; the steps are hand-painted with wave scenes; and the bedroom wall mural (seen through the doorway here) resembles a sandstorm.
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Make Your Mantel a Masterpiece
In a Toronto home by Colette van den Thillart, the designer decided to replace the original mantel with a sculptural, eye-catching fireplace surround.
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Pattern on Pattern on Pattern
Don’t be afraid to mix patterns and prints. Designer Ramsey Lyons combined different patterns in shades of pink for the sofa and chair upholstery, and yet another one for the curtain fabric in the sunroom of her Pittsburgh home.
Nicole Franzen6
Use Mirrors to Enhance Natural Light
In the dining area of Gabriel Hendifar’s downtown Manhattan apartment, a mirrored wall helps to bounce natural light around the room, brightening it in the process.
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Go for Broke with Bookshelves
In art historian Carolina Vincenti’s apartment in Rome, she painted the bookshelves in the hallway and living area a bright red as an homage to British telephone booths.
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Mimic Architectural Shapes
Designer Darren Jett echoed the arches of this Brooklyn apartment’s windows in the rounded custom sofa, cushions, cocktail table, and circular rug. A bonus: The rounded seating area gives the clients ample room for entertaining.
Christian Harder9
Form Follows Function
Designer Ryan Lawson reconstructed what was formerly a dining room and turned it into a study to better suit the client’s needs in this Connecticut home. To make it comfortable and practical, Lawson commissioned bookshelves that match the Shaker style of the house and layered the room with pieces from the homeowner’s travels.
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To the Window (With No Walls!)
Designer Vicente Wolf used furniture—instead of walls or screens—to create separate seating areas throughout his Manhattan loft.
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Use Your Wall Space
A suzani hangs high above an Indonesian rattan sofa bed in this Cartagena, Colombia, home. The gorgeous textile adds interest to the white walls and mixes well with other prints.
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Drape a Bright Rug
ELLE DECOR A-List designer Sheila Bridges added texture and color to her home in New York’s Hudson Valley with an emerald green sheepskin throw rug.
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Create a Bold Gallery
A gallery wall of eye-catching artworks in minimalist frames makes a bright statement in this Montreal home.
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Deploy Color on the Floor
A bright blue rug brings the color of the ocean inside this glass house in the Hamptons. The otherwise white palette creates a bold contrast.
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Go Bold in Small Spaces
Graphic prints can have major impact in a small space such as a powder room.
Here, an Ellie Cashman floral wallpaper is the star in a New Orleans manse designed by Sara Ruffin Costello.
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Experiment with Patterns
Layering patterns in a range of styles and scales is an easy way to add visual interest to a room. Here, former Refinery29 global editor-in-chief Christene Barberich pairs black-and-white pillows with green chevron bedding in her Brooklyn Heights bedroom.
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Use Color in a Hallway
If your color choices are usually more reserved, step outside of your comfort zone by choosing a bold hue like purple for a hallway. It is unexpected and can be a chic backdrop for showcasing an art collection, as in this design by David Hicks.
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Display Collectibles on a Table
Every room can benefit from accessories with a history. Rather than showcasing your collectibles on a shelf, set them out on a table, as seen in this Italian apartment.
Just be sure your collection is highly curated to maintain a sense of balance in your display.
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Group Antiques by Color
There’s a fine line between kitschy and curated. Rebecca Robertson unifies vintage and new pieces by grouping them by color.
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Mix Your Time Periods
“You mix things up with old and new,” suggests textiles and interior designer Kathryn M. Ireland, as she did in the living room of her Santa Monica home—a room where the furnishings include 17th-century French chairs, an 18th-century Mexican console, and a cocktail table from her furniture line.
Trevor Tondroideas for a cozy interior - INMYROOM
You just moved into a new house, and the interior seems to you not cozy enough, and you don’t have money for quality repairs. Do you know how decorate the room? Designers believe that a cozy house is the one that smartly and beautifully designed.
No matter how the room would be furnished, its empty walls can ruin the whole interior. Also, the design will appear unfinished. Therefore, a good solution would be to try to decorate it. Not at all necessary use the services of specialists, but it is better to try to do it on one's own.
Wall painting
Wall painting is considered one of the most beautiful ways to decorate a room, so it is not surprising that even in the old days masters covered the walls with unique frescoes. Also, by painting the walls, you can achieve an increase or decrease in space. Unlike those distant times, the painting technology in our time has not only remained the same, but has become even simpler. This is due to the fact that today only modern types of paints and materials are used to decorate walls.
Before starting wall painting, you need to carefully consider what exactly should be depicted on them, and make sure that the pattern is harmonious with the overall design of the room.
Cosiness and harmony in the children's room will help to create large solid elements that should be very bright. While the living room is better suited large The drawing is only on one wall.
The next step is primer, putty walls, that is, preparation for the painting itself. Only after After that, you can start decorating the walls with drawings. Draw right away paints on the wall is better if you have artistic skills and you are sure you will do well. Otherwise, you can download lots of stencils from the internet. Their use is first, the stencil is applied to the wall, then circle it with a pencil or paints and only then the outline of the stencil begins.
Photos, paintings, mirrors, clocks
Another way how to beautifully decorate a room to create coziness is photos, paintings, mirrors and clocks. Previously, you could see black and white family photos on the walls, because they look very hospitable and cozy. To achieve complete harmony, you need to combine different photos, experiment with their sizes and the color scheme of the frames, because pictures that are the same in size look completely inharmonious, boring and unattractive in one row.
There are many options for the location of photos and paintings, depending on their size. Can be around one large picture to arrange many small ones. Also on the wall hang just one, but a large picture. It all depends on imagination and desires of the owner of the house. Moreover, when choosing a design, it is worth considering the atmosphere. the room they will be in. For example, the bedroom will be beautiful look romantic photos, common ones are more suitable for the living room family, and for children - cheerful, cheerful photos. Also, as room decorations should use panels, but it is worth remembering that they are better hang at eye level.
Mirror also considered a good option for decorating a room. The effect of warmth and comfort in the room is created provided that the mirror is hung so that it reflects photographs, paintings or panel. For mirrors, you should choose an interesting frame or make it independently, for example, using wooden clothespins, acrylic paints and varnish.
How to decorate a house with appliqués
The easiest, simplest and most original way to decorate a wall in a room is a pattern on the walls made from the remnants of wallpaper and stickers, that is, an appliqué. Using this method, you can create any pattern and pattern, as well as beautiful inscriptions by drawing them on a computer and carefully sticking them on the wall. But it is worth remembering that bright applications are suitable for children's rooms, and in other rooms you can use pastel colors. If you do not pick up contrasting wallpapers for the application, then the pattern may not be noticeable enough. Using this type of wall decoration, you can not only slightly change the look of the room, but also radically transform the interior of the room.
Embroidery, textiles, pillows
Another way to decorate a room with your own hands is embroidery. If you love and know how to embroider, then this will be very easy to do. With the help of embroidery, you can enliven the interior of the room and make it more harmonious, giving completeness.
The location of the embroidered paintings depends only on the individual taste and desires of the owner of the house.
The easiest way how to decorate a room - these are sofa cushions. They can also be used for contrast, and to complement the color scheme of the room. Color, fabric, cushion pattern depends on the desired effect and the interior of the room. For the best result it is advisable to experiment, but, of course, do not forget about the style of your rooms.
Paper decoration ideas
Not only pillows or paintings can decorate a room. There is an affordable and easy way: use paper. What options?
- Home decoration with gift paper. Cut wrapping pieces and place them in frames or use a roll by sticking a long strip on the wall.
- Volumetric paper decorations. This type of creativity even has its own name - paper plastic. Flowers, butterflies, spirals are cut out of thick paper, bending the edges as needed. Romantic application is ready.
- Tissue paper pompoms (silence). Ten sheets are superimposed on each other, bending with an "accordion". In the middle, the workpiece is tied with a cord or fishing line. The edges are carefully unfolded, and an original decor is obtained: the pompom can be hung from the ceiling or on the wall.
- Origami. Colored or crisp white, these Japanese appliqués will decorate the walls of a living room or children's room.
Paper home decoration is an easy way to make changes to your interior. It will also serve as an excellent temporary solution, hiding a stain or dent on the wall, imperfection of the furniture.
Curtains for home decoration
Curtains play an important role in the interior of a room. Their change often drastically changes the look of the room. Now there is a huge selection of curtains for every taste, because their choice will not be a big problem, but will significantly help in changing the interior.
When choosing curtains, it is worth remembering that they should be several tones brighter than the walls of the room. Also, do not forget about the retainers for curtains, which should fit the overall interior of the room.
Decorating a room with shelves
A functional and aesthetic way to decorate your home with your own hands is to use shelves. How to do it?
- Hang an open rack, framing it with a beautiful baguette (an example of an idea is in the photo).
- Paint the back of the shelving unit in a bright color that contrasts with the walls.
- Attach ordinary bookshelves by folding them into a word on the wall. Better if they are in color.
- Make compact shelves of non-standard shape (triangular, with polyhedral cells, in the form of crosses). Even if the decorative function of such items will prevail over the practical.
Do not forget two rules: for the shelves to really decorate the house, they must contrast with the wall, and the objects on them must be arranged harmoniously, without chaos.
Lighting
Lighting is a great way to decorate a room and plays one of the most important roles in decorating. Just changing the lighting will help to achieve huge results in decoration. After all, it is a large amount of light that is a frequent technique used by designers. Lots of natural soft light in your bedroom or living room will help you relax, while a cool color in your office will help you concentrate.
Plants, flowers
It is known that flowers and plants are not only the main source of oxygen, but also a beautiful and modern decoration for the room. With the help of plants, you can refresh the room, make the interior more natural and natural. But you need to use flowers in moderation and try not to overdo it, otherwise the room will look like a greenhouse. Flowers are chosen depending on the color and size of the plant. But it is worth remembering that plant species are selected not only depending on your taste, but also depending on the conditions needed by certain types of flowers.
Some like a lot of moisture, others a lot of sunlight or shade, so this feature should also be taken into account.
DIY crafts
There are different ideas on the Internet to decorate a room with your own hands by creating a variety of crafts. Here are a few of them.
Circle painting
A very easy way to decorate a room with your own hands is a bubble painting. To create it, we only need a tablet, scissors, a large brush, matte decoupage glue, white acrylic paint and papyrus paper of the desired colors. First you need to paint the tablet with a layer of white paint and dry, then cut out circles of different sizes from papyrus paper and distribute them on the tablet according to your tastes. Next, glue the circles and gently smooth them with a brush. The bubble painting is ready. Also, instead of circles, you can use completely different shapes to your taste.
Images from Instagram
Paste photos from Instagram onto a square tablet using a brush and glue, after printing them out and cutting them out.
It is worth considering the size of photos and a tablet. For 9 10x10 photos to fit perfectly, the base should be 30x30. You can also do without cardboard by sticking images directly on the wall using double-sided tape. The idea for decorating the room is ready.
Topographic threads
This way of decorating a room requires accuracy and patience. We will need a wooden tablet, a hammer, small nails and thread. First, we apply the desired pattern to the base. Then we put a few points into which we drive nails. Next, we tie the thread to one nail and randomly wrap it around each nail. For better results, you can repeat the process with a thread of a different color.
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We tell you how to quickly make a false fireplace, turn a Christmas tree into an art object and beautifully decorate the New Year's table - all with your own hands with a minimum of costs
The New Year is very soon, which means the most time to create at home appropriate mood: romantic, joyful and magical.
Moreover, you can do it almost for free. Bright candlesticks, festive garlands and original Christmas decorations - we tell you how to find a use for the helpers and, it would seem, unnecessary things and make decor items out of them.
Idea #1: holiday atmosphere
To make New Year's Eve really special, dim the lights and place candles around the house. You can make candlesticks with your own hands: banks are suitable for this, flower pots, cones and even cinnamon sticks.
Idea #2: made with love
plasticine or sew from felt or velvet. And if you don't like to sew, try making toys from transparent balloons or old light bulbs. To do this, cover the glass surface with glue and dip the balloon or light bulb in a bowl with sparkles.
Idea #3: more light
Luminous garlands are guaranteed to create a New Year's mood. Hang them literally everywhere: on stair railings, ceilings and walls, along cabinets and doorways, and, of course, on tree.
You can make garlands yourself - for example, from corrugated paper or foil.
Idea #4: gifts of nature
Beautiful Christmas decorations can also be made from cones. To do this, just attach the cones to a ribbon or thin twine. Now it remains to hang garlands throughout the house - to the delight of loved ones.
Idea #5: house party
A a bright New Year's cracker will turn out from a toilet paper sleeve. Just wrap it with corrugated or colored paper and tie the ends the resulting cracker with a rope or ribbon. Don't forget to put colorful confetti inside the crackers.
Idea #6: art wreath
Make festive wreaths from spruce branches: they will fill your home with warmth, berries and a wonderful New Year's aroma. Decorate wreaths sequins, ribbons and berries, then hang them on the windows, doors and walls of your home. In addition, wreaths can be made from New Year's candies or family photos - for this, it's easy tape them together.
Idea #7: a small miracle
Have a great New Year decoration will be a small Christmas tree made of cones, buttons, lace, woolen threads or colored stickers. Decorate the finished Christmas tree with sparkles, beads and ribbons - and she can compete with a real Christmas tree.
Idea #8: Welcome!
Don't forget to decorate the windows and draw beautiful frost patterns. For cut out stencils from thick paper and prepare the paint: mix toothpaste with water until thick. Now it remains to attach the stencils to the windows and blot them with a sponge.
Idea #9: Edible Garland
Looking for original way to decorate the house for the upcoming holiday? Bake flavored ginger cookie and make small holes in it. Pass a ribbon through the holes and please your loved ones original edible garland.
Idea #10: curvaceous
If your Christmas tree is small, place it next to grounds a green garland of tinsel. So the tree will appear more magnificent.
You can save the situation with the help of decor: the more toys and garlands on the Christmas tree, the more voluminous it looks.
Idea #11: retro style
A Christmas tree can be decorated not only with tinsel, garlands or New Year's toys. Make the holiday brighter and hang printed family photos on a tree - such an original decor will definitely not leave anyone indifferent.
Idea #12: like in a fairy tale
An elegant Christmas decoration can be made from an ordinary branch. Paint it silver can and attach to a chandelier or cornice. Now hang Christmas decorations on a branch - a fabulous atmosphere is guaranteed.
Idea #13: for the little ones
Treat the kids and make a beautiful Christmas decoration with your own hands. For this it's simple put a children's car and a Christmas tree in a jar, and as snow use rice or cotton.
Idea #14: soft decor
You can make Christmas decorations out of anything - even an old scarf or sweater.
It doesn't take long: take a Christmas ball and wrap it tightly with a woolen cloth. Now fasten the fabric at the base of the balloon with tape - and you can hang the balloon on the tree, windows or railings.
Idea #15: fragrant decor
Let tangerines decorate not only the holiday table this year, but also your Christmas tree. fold fruit in simple plywood boxes lined with craft paper. Once dry, garnish with ribbons or cinnamon sticks. So simple yet flavorful. crafts will look great next to other Christmas tree decorations.
Idea #16: floating balloons
Decorate Christmas balls can be not only a New Year's tree: they will be on windows or a chandelier look no worse. Balls are easy to fasten on colored ribbons and hang, for example, on a cornice.
Idea #17: fake fireplace
A cozy fireplace is one of the main attributes of traditional New Year's decor. You can make it yourself: for this you need a large rectangular box. Glue it to the wall and paint it white.
Now it remains to draw brickwork on the box and decorate the resulting fireplace.
Idea No. 18: an unusual approach
A small apartment is no reason to refuse a Christmas tree. Moreover, the traditional spruce can be transferred to the wall: draw or make up its silhouette from individual small items. Get a real art object! Read about how to do this here.
Idea #19: bon appétit!
Don't forget to decorate your dining table: add a table runner with a bright pattern to your usual tablecloth. And the classic linen napkins can be decorated with a sprig of spruce or rosemary, folded into a snowman or Christmas tree figurine. The picture will be complemented by fragrant candles and New Year's wreaths.
Idea No. 20: in the rhythm of the holiday
It's quite easy to make ordinary glass glasses New Year's bright: just decorate them with colorful satin ribbons. Just a few minutes - and the usual glasses will change beyond recognition.
