12 Holiday Decorating Mistakes that Ruin the Festive Feeling
In most households, decorating for the holidays is an important tradition that is enjoyed amongst family and you should try to reserve some of the more interactive decorating tasks.
24/08/2022
During the winter holidays, you want your home to feel warm and inviting. The season is about bringing people together and enjoying the time you spend with your loved ones. However, if your decorations are not just right, your guests are likely to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, and unwilling to stay.
Before you invite anyone over to your home in the coming winter season, you should double-check that you are not accidentally committing one of the following major decorating mistakes, which will absolutely interrupt your holiday festivities:
Decorating Without Interaction
In most households, decorating for the holidays is an important tradition that is enjoyed amongst family. You should try to reserve some of the more interactive decorating tasks, like hanging ornaments on the tree, for gatherings, so everyone can get in the holiday spirit together.
Disregarding Safety
A décor-related accident that causes injury (or worse) will ruin the holidays not just this year but for the foreseeable future. You should take every safety precaution to prevent harm, like keeping decorations far from radiators and fireplaces or using the right products to hang and power outdoor lights.
Relying too Heavily on Mass-produced Décor
The décor you see at big box stores might be eye-catchingly trendy, but it shouldn’t be the only décor you use in your home. Too much mass-product décor looks impersonal and cheap. You can invest in some holiday décor from retail stores, but you should make it your own with some DIYs and some more expensive pieces.
Covering Every Surface with Decorations
Even if the winter holidays are your favorite time of year, you should avoid the temptation to over-decorate. Your home should still be functional, which means surfaces should have enough space for you and guests to use them.
Leaving Critical Spaces Bare
Then again, you should recognize when a space needs some kind of holiday cheer. Entryways are often neglected during the holidays and decorating them can improve the feeling of festiveness throughout your home. Additionally, you should ensure that prominent walls as well as guest bathrooms are appropriately adorned.
Forgetting the Natural Beauty of the Season
The winter is often imagined as cold and bleak, but there is a unique beauty to the cold season. You should incorporate elements that celebrate the natural look of winter, like evergreen boughs, pine cones and lots of snow.
Defaulting to Red and Green
Red and green is the quintessential color palette of Christmas but decorating with only those colors can be too on-the-nose. You might experiment with adding different dominant tones, like gold, white or even blue, or you might throw out the traditional colors altogether and use bright, rainbow hues in your décor.
Installing Too Many Inflatables
Inflatables are fun and easy exterior decorations that kids absolutely adore, but there can be too much of a good thing. Too many inflatables will make your yard look crowded and juvenile, not inviting and cheering. You should invest in a single inflatable that you can love year after year and ornament the rest of your yard with other types of decorations.
Keeping Your Home Lit All Night Long
Exterior holiday lights are some of the most exciting decorative elements of the season, but no one is driving around to appreciate your light display after midnight. For the sake of your electricity bill — and your neighbors’ sleep health — you should use a timer to turn your lights off at a reasonable hour.
Hiding Your Season’s Greetings
Holiday cards from friends and family should bring you all sorts of good cheer, and you should find a way to utilize them in your holiday decorating. You might set out a basket filled with holiday cards, or you could hang them from a string all season long.
Investing in the Wrong Size Tree
Your tree should fit the scope of the room it is placed in. Experts advocate maintaining between six inches and one foot between the top of your tree topper and your ceiling. If you have a 12-foot room, you probably need at least a 10-foot tree, but if your room is only eight feet tall, you should find a short tree that fits better.
Placing the Tree Improperly in Your Space
Your holiday tree should not interrupt the
flow of traffic around your room, and it should
not impact eyelines between visitors trying to
converse. The best places for trees are in front
of windows and in corners away from fireplaces
and radiators.
Decorating for the holidays
should be fun, but you also need to be sure you
are decorating correctly. By avoiding the above
mistakes, you should ensure that your house
looks and feels festive for the entire holiday
season.