Winter decor
It's time for the most wonderful time of the year ! Those who love Christmas like to decorate. It's an exciting season that brings people together, to celebrate the current year and ring in the new one. Lots of preparation goes into this. From selecting a tree, picking out outfits, dates for events, choosing what's on the menu and buying gifts. Every year, it's a long haul, well worth it until Christmas time.
A festive atmosphere
Choosing a theme is a good way to start. You can select a color, a design style, a pattern, a furniture piece or any decor item. There's a general consensus that the color palette is made of red, green, gold, silver and white. Modern palettes can include all colors, as well as unexpected ones like electric blue, black and yellow. Owls and angels, a grinch, but even skeleton heads, jedis and other movie superheros as ornaments.
Holiday cheers
The decor in your home, at the table can really set the mood. You'll gain major brownie points if you invest in this. There are stunning items like candles, showstoppers like servingware and others more subtle, like coasters that can create unique decor arrangements.
But it's best to have a theme, if you can. You can spot where you'd like to draw the eye or put emphasis. The areas in your home, the feel you want people to have when they walk into the room and what you need, to get the results you want.
Post holiday blues
This is something that we don't give much thought into. The holiday spirit sometimes can overflow so much it outweighs any negative thought or situation. Yet no one is immune to getting the blues. Taking an inventory of all the hits and misses, making new year resolutions can feel like it's too much. It can leave you feeling empowered. Or the opposite, afraid of what lies ahead and clueless.
That's why it's so important to get into the holiday spirit and festivities. The main goal at Christmas is to get together and exchange with friends and family. Everyone's energy is needed somewhere, find out where that is, plan for it to happen and join the band wagon !
Popular trends
A go-to design style in winter is Scandinavian. This one holds the top position at this time of the year. The neutral palette with colors that remind us of winter - grey, white, beige, brown and black. Scandinavian decor items found in-store are so mainstream now and trending, you may not even be aware of this while shopping. There are so many ways to apply this style. Scandinavian also named hygge, originated in Nordic nations around 1930. Every year, places like Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Norway are plunged into darkness for what feels like months on end.
So, it becomes a challenge to maintain a certain level of natural light and it's benefits. Spacious areas, open-concept and comfort are the main objectives. With this style you'll see crisp white rooms and walls. A concrete fireplace, cladding and white oak floors, to add warmth. Also faux fur cushions, throws and linen. Light colored area rugs, plush accent pillows, low-profile furniture with clean lines and unadorned walls. Everything works well together to fit in, with the natural world.
Another trend observed is cabins made with wood logs. It's the rustic look, a major trend with people who are into preserving natural habitats, barely touched by humans or handled minimally. All this to get an authentic outdoors experience and reduce carbon imprints on the environment. These homes were built by first settlers, hunters in the earlier days in civilization as early as 3500 B.C. They were people living in remote areas in Northern Europe and that mastered the craft of woodworking.
Today's construction with this style, keep the look intact on the outside and fully go modern on the inside. So you get the best of both worlds.
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