Lighten your Christmas decor, change red and green, avoid the kitsch effect … Discover our tips to give a Christmas spirit to your interior without doing too much.
When Christmas arrives, the house is adorned to festive decorations. Between Santa Claus, garlands and small red and green elves, “too cute” objects are arriving and it’s quickly “Too Much“Avoid this atmosphere by keeping a Christmas spirit in our interior is possible. The idea is D‘lighten as much The too heavy decoration and sometimes a little Christmas kitsch, to bet on metals and change classic tones. Find out how to be 100 % Christmas while remaining 100 % decoration.
The lights
Nothing better for Bring a little warmth and light to its interior for Christmas than light garlands. Indispensable for Christmas decor, they illuminate our pieces in an original way. You can make compositions on the walls, arrange them on miller scales or inside a lady-Jeanne for example, or on a buffet or table. However, the red and green garlands must be avoided as much as possible, it is better to stay on neutral garlands that diffuse white, yellow or bluish lights. Above all, avoid putting too much.
As an alternative to garlands, you can opt for candles. It must be said that they give a very warm and cozy spirit to the interiors. We find them everywhere, we choose them in colors that blend with our interior and in Winter scentsto cinnamon for example. They can be placed everywhere: from room to bathroom. It is easier to make candles yourself. For candles, we choose lacquered metal photophores. You can also opt for False mandate candleswhich have the advantage of avoiding wax problems, matches or burns.
In industrial and Scandinavian trends, we see more and more metal wall lights in the shape of a star or letters, steel lampshades or Illuminated branches : We go for it! You can even make it alone at home, just wrap small garlands of light on branches and branches or on metal decoration. It’s up to you to create your lighting.
Materials and materials
In winter, we have like a desire that our interior is a cocoon, a real one. We therefore do not skimp in Hot materials and all sweet Like false fur, wool, cashmere or velvet. They are used in cushions, carpets, plaids and blankets, curtains, over-bed or, why not, as a sofa cover. Christmas must be soft, warm and comfortable To contrast with the winter weather.
You can also opt for glitter fabrics – for a sparkling and chic atmosphere – provided you use them in small doses and not enter the total glitter look.
In terms of materialswhen we think of Christmas, we think of wood. Whether clear or dark, raw or varnished, it is almost essential. Christmas “logs” do not come from nowhere!
The colors
What if this year we forgot the red and green duo? Christmas is of course red, green, gold, black and white. But not only. You can also opt for their nuances such as Bordeaux, blue, copper, money and ecru. All colors are to be considered for a subtle Christmas decoration and thus avoid the red and green combo. This year, Blue is everywhere. From navy blue to duck blue and even sky blue and turquoise, it replaces green with brilliance and is more discreet than the latter. Red, meanwhile, is a very lively color and if you like softer colors, we opt for burgundy, plum or purple, warmer and more winter tones. And why not mustard yellow and orange for a retro spirit? Duck blue and water green? Bordeaux and navy blue? Dark green and burgundy? Orange and khaki? Just create your own duets. Generally better be content with two colors To avoid too full of colors in its interior. The most daring can still try by cleverly mixing the colors. Metal tones can be added like gold, silver and copper. We can also forget the bright colors and only opt for these last three that mix perfectly.
Forms and objects
We do not forget the typical forms and the essentials of Christmas. No question of zapping the tree, the advent calendar, the stars, the hearts, or the snowmen. Only, we revisit our classics and we reinvent everything. We avoid clusters of this type of parts. Better not to multiply the velvet hearts with satin knots on the handle of the doors. We simply have it in small dose in raw wood on some furniture. We opt for an airy fir tree in metal or light wood rather than a natural tree which is likely to invade the house with thorns and will take half of the apartment. And as long as you have a cat, it is better to avoid disasters. We also opt for advent calendars to do yourself, less classic. The matriochkas become velvet cushions for a bohemian style, the stars are made of metal on the wall, the animals are more discreet on plates, the teddy bear do not go through the whole house, and the snowmans remain in the garden. In short, we adapt the essentials to our decor and not the opposite.
Come on, we tell you everything: to give a Christmas spirit to its interior, avoiding being kitschissim, The secret is never to do too much. Up to you !
