02 Dec 11 Indoor Holiday Decorating Ideas

The best time of the year for decorating is definitely around the holidays. There are tons of fun and creative decorations you can choose and crafts you can do to make your home’s interior invite the holiday spirit. These 11 great holiday decorating ideas will easily spruce up your home’s interior.

1. Christmas Tree

This one’s pretty obvious, but a Christmas tree or two can make all the difference in a home’s decor. You might want to have several—one in the living room that is decorated flawlessly, a small one by a kitchen window, and one in your family room to hold the decorations you and your children have made over the years.

2. Holiday Centerpieces

No table in your house is complete without one of these. Get really creative as you search for the perfect centerpiece for each room. For example, you might want an evergreen centerpiece on your coffee table and a large gingerbread house for your dining table.

3. Beautifully Wrapped Gifts

Wrap and decorate empty boxes of all sizes and scatter them around your house. You might put them on end tables, by the door, or on the entryway stairs.

4. Creative Garlands

Garlands are a great, versatile decoration. You can get different kinds, like evergreen or ribbon, and drape them just about anywhere—along bannisters, over doorways, and in windows— and they always look great.

5. Wreaths

Decorative wreaths can be hung all over the house. They are especially cute in front of windows.

6. Hanging Ornaments

If you have a collection of glittering ornaments in all the holiday colors, hang them around your house. They’ll look great hanging from curtain rods, on door handles, or even from chandeliers.

7. Natural Decorations

Nature is certainly your friend as you decorate. Find creative uses for evergreen boughs, pine cones, and holly berries around the house.

8. Candles and Candlesticks

Candles not only look great, but they smell great too. Get a few different scented candles to light each day for a different, delicious holiday aroma. Set up candlesticks on various surfaces in your home for a classy look.

9. Festive Mantel

Deck out your mantel with the best of decorations. Drape a garland, hang a wreath, display a holiday town with angel hair for snow, etc.

10. Drape Your Windows

Don’t forget about your windows as you decorate. Drape them with all sorts of decorations. Windows look especially pretty if you have indoor shutters you can use to weave garlands through and hang ornaments from.

11. Fill Vases

Fill vases of all shapes and sizes with various decorations, including ornaments, candy, holiday berries, glittered pine cones, and anything else that will spread holiday cheer.