If you love a traditional, old-world Christmas, you probably won’t think much about a color scheme for your Christmas decorations. You’ll gather together everything with sentimental value in any color, and find just the right place for it and your home and tree will be lovely.
But if you’re just starting out or want your decorations to complement your home’s decor, you’ll find that all your Christmas decorating decisions will be easier if you start out with a specific color scheme.
There are a number of ways you can determine or choose a color scheme you want to follow with your Christmas decorations.
They include:
Your Home’s Color Scheme — Focus on the colors you have in your home currently and select complementary colors that bring out the seasonal feeling.
Colors from Your Childhood Christmases — If you have particularly happy memories from Christmas past, try to choose a color theme to enhance that memory. If you loved all the candy canes, choose a red and white color scheme. Did your tree have shiny silver tinsel laid over the boughs? Maybe you’d like a silver glittery color scheme. How about the bubble lights from the 50’s and 60’s?
Colors from a Decorating Motif — Do you love the luscious and luminous beaded fruits? Then you might want to bring the jewel tones into all you Christmas decorating. Do you love rustic, earthy decorations? Then you might want to stick with greens, browns, and golds.
Photos from Magazines and Books — Though the pictures might look casual and lived in, most photo layouts from magazines and books are “staged” by professional designers. Use their ideas to bring the color scheme and designs into your home.
Ribbons — Christmas decorating is enhanced by adding ribbons and bows, lots of them. If you find a ribbon that you particularly like, use the colors for the decorating scheme throughout your home.
For more Christmas decorating tips or products, please see the experts at Oasis Garden & Patio located at 21182 Centre Pointe Pkwy #100, Santa Clarita, or call them at 661-255-9909