Surviving Christmas

 

 

When it comes to decorating for Christmas, there are many individuals who place a focus on one room and one room only. Usually, this is the room where company is hosted, and so it is the focal point of the entire season.

While this main room is going to be the focus of everyone's attention, you might also want to think about decorating the rest of your home.

A small touch here and there will bring the Christmas spirit to every room, give guests and family something to notice and appreciate, and will tie the entire house together rather than segregating just one room for your celebration.

In a small amount of time, and for very little money, you can easily show your holiday spirit in each and every room of your home.

Since, the room in which your Christmas tree is in was already touched on, it is best to focus here on other rooms, besides your living room, family room, or den.

Decorating the Bathroom??

Perhaps, it is best to focus on the bathroom. After all, it is one of the most used rooms in any home! If you are interested in decorating your bathroom for Christmas, you can often do so with a few small, yet affordable Christmas decorations.

You can hang a Christmas picture in your bathroom or replace some of your bath towels with Christmas bath towels. If you want to, you could even replace your bathmat or shower curtain with one that has a Christmas theme.

A simple greenery garland over the window or mirror frame, or a small vase on the back of the toilet or on the counter top will bring the season into the room without being gaudy.

How 'Bout the Kitchen...

The kitchen is another room that you could easily decorate for the Christmas holiday season. Since I spend most of my time here even when not at the stove, I always decorate the kitchen.

With the kitchen, like the bathroom, there are a number of low-cost ways that you can go about getting your decorating done. For instance, did you know that you can purchase Christmas themed potholders, over mitts, and kitchen towels for only a couple of dollars each?

If money is not an issue, you may why not add some Christmas themed kitchenware into the mix! For a little bit more money, but still a relatively affordable price, you should be able to find matching sets of bowls, plates, and cups that come with pre-designed Christmas themes.

Don't Forget the Bedrooms!!

You may also want to decorate the bedrooms in your home, especially if you have children.

One Christmas decorating idea that all children love is Christmas lights. In fact, there are some children who decorate their rooms with Christmas lights all year long. Simply by hanging Christmas lights along the perimeter of your child’s room, you could easily help to create a Christmas-like feel in their room.

If you or your child would prefer not to have Christmas lights in the bedroom, you could easily hang a small Christmas picture in their room. This picture can be a nice framed one or it can be one of the Christmas cardboard cutouts that you can purchase in a package at most dollar stores.

And Then... The Yard

In addition to decorating the rooms inside your home, you may also want to think about decorating the outside of your home as well.

If you are looking for a simply way to showoff your Christmas spirit, you could easily run Christmas lights along the outside of your home. There are special Christmas lights that are developed just for this purpose.

If you would like to do more, you could also decorate your lawn for Christmas. A few Christmas yard signs may be nice; however, you can go even larger than that.

There are a number of retail stores that sell large inflatable Christmas trees, reindeer, or Santas. I've run the gammut here. My father collects the lighted deer and trees, so one year we had a whole HERD of deer on the lawn.

Personally – I would rather have one or two of them with maybe a tree, and then icicle lights on the gutters. Its simple, elegant, and doesn't cause the executives at the local electric company to start twitching (or me when the bill comes!)

As always – please post some of your own favorite ideas below!!

Many Blessings,

GrannySue