Coordinate Your Holiday Decor with Your Interior Design Style Part 3: Victorian Christmas Decorating Ideas

Coordinate Your Holiday Decor with Your Interior Design Style Part 3

Have a Very Victorian Christmas

The Victorian era was a special time for Christmas lovers.  The people of that time revived many old Christmas traditions such as caroling and also created new traditions that are alive today, such as sending Christmas cards.  It’s no wonder many people choose to decorate for the holidays in a style that celebrates that time period.  It works even better when you live in a Victorian style home.

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Coordinate Your Holiday Decor with Your Interior Design Style Part 1

Have A Cool Contemporary Christmas

Part 1: Contemporary Christmas Decorating and Choosing The Right Christmas Tree

As the old song goes, Christmas is the happiest time of the year, but it’s also the busiest.  Not only do you have to do all the shopping, baking, cleaning, card sending and attend and host holiday get-togethers, you also have to decorate your home - and you want it all to be perfect.  While we may not be able to help you with your other holiday tasks, we can lend you a hand with your decorating.

One surefire way to be confident your holiday decorations look just right in your home is to use decorations that reflect the style of your other decor choices.  Is your home cool and contemporary, dressed with minimalistic furnishings and modern art pieces?  Or are you surrounded by cozy, country appeal?  Do you prefer a more formal, traditional feeling or is your home a Victorian charmer?  Whichever style you’ve used throughout your home, continuing the theme in your Christmas decor will guarantee a harmonious flow.  Let’s take a peek at a few decorating styles and see how they are accomplished.

Part 1: Contemporary Christmas Decorating and Choosing a Christmas Tree

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Inexpensive Christmas Decorating Ideas For 2009 - Part Three: Scout Secondhand Stores Seasonal Savings

Part 3: Scout Secondhand Stores Seasonal Savings

There’s loads of items you can turn into beautiful holiday decorations at thrift stores, consignment shops and secondhand stores.  There’s usually plenty of traditional ornaments, garlands, and holiday figurines on sale, plus candles, Christmas themed linens,  dishes and glassware and decorations for your yard.  This is also a good place to pick up teddy bears and dolls or any other items suggested earlier in this article if you didn’t have them on hand.  

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Inexpensive Christmas Decorating Ideas For 2009 - Part Two: Turn to Mother Nature for Decorating Help

Part Two: Turn to Mother Nature for Decorating Help

Now that you’ve looked around inside,  take a walk and look for inspiration outdoors.  Collect pine cones, seashells, milkweed pods  or other interesting specimens you find.  Use them as is or add a touch of faux snow, glitter or gold or silver spray paint. 

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Inexpensive Christmas Decorating Ideas For 2009 - Part One: Decorate What You Have

Part One: Decorate with What You Have

Most of us own some Christmas decorations, even if they’re hand me downs.   When I say decorate with what you already own, though, I’m not just referring to some leftover  ornaments and grandmother’s old nativity set.

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