Interior designer and DIY decorating expert Nancy Golden shares ideas for creating easy -- and elegant! -- holiday looks for your home.
Time-saving decor tips include:
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Embellish front doors and interior doors with fun, easy accents like stuffed gingerbread men (figure A) or wire stars (figure B). You can find a variety of festive accents like these in holiday shops or you can make them yourself.
Hang ornaments in windows or doorways, or create groupings of themed ornaments and hang from a chandelier (figure C) to create a magical accent over a table (this works particularly well in a large dining room).
Figure A
Figure B
Figure C
Create a quick, lovely mantel decoration with magnolia leaves and ornaments (figure D). Other great options for mantels: small vases filled with colorful glass beads and/or cranberries accented with sprigs of greenery (figure E).
Add a dramatic look to columns by wrapping them with garlands top-to-bottom, also shown in figure E.
Figure D
Figure E
For a stunning yet simple centerpiece, spray-paint twigs white or ivory, place in a vase with clear marbles, then drape with lengths of white or ivory pearls (figure F).
To create an elegant look for Haunkkah, choose stems with berries in silvery blue (figure G), or embellish vases with blue fabric and create groupings of votive candles in matching shades.
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