Decorate your home for Christmas with these elegant ideas.
Styling up your home for Christmas is one of the most rewarding parts of the holiday season, but it doesn’t need to be an extravagant or time consuming affair.Some of the most beautiful decorations are the ones that are the most simple but still have a distinctly festive impact.From native flora decorations to simple colour schemes, take inspiration from these eight holiday-inspired looks that can easily be achieved in your home.
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A simple colour scheme works marvellously in this elegant living room styled by Steve Cordony. A pair of white Christmas stockings and greenery look sophisticated on the fireplace mantel.Photographer: Anson Smart | Story: Australian House & Garden
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For a modern interpretation of the traditionally bright and bold garland, wind strands of delicate foliage (olive branches look lovely) around handrails (as seen in this coastal home) or curtain rods.Photographer: Dave Wheeler | Stylist: Lisa Burden | Story: real living
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Simple, organic styling and DIY Christmas tree branch made from foraged finds, and only a select few baubles and decorations is in keeping with this home’s natural, coastal vibe.Photographer: Mark Roper | Story: Country Style
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Native flowers are a beautiful and sustainable way to bring in warm tones to your home. On this table bottle brush is a chic napkin decoration, and paired with native greenery and white linen napery, introduce colour to this stylish Christmas table setting.Image courtesy of The Home | Stylist: George & Smee | Story: Inside Out
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A creative take on an advent calendar comes together in this family home using tags and pegs from Paper2, while a Santa sack sets the mood for fun.Photographer: Maree Homer | Stylist: Alexandra Gordon | Story: Inside Out
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Free up table space and enjoy the reflected light from a centrepiece of baubles hung overhead.Photographer: Chris Warnes | Stylist: Natalie Walton | Story: Australian House and Garden
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If you adore the smell of pine but don’t have the space for large tree, consider hanging a fragrant pine-tree branch on a blank wall, upside-down or not, hang some light baubles or ribbons on it and pile up the presents underneath to create the perfect mini Christmas tree!Photographer: Marnie Hawson | Story: Australian House & Garden
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Unsurprisingly, Christmas in artist and designer Rachel Castle’s home is a colourful and stylish affair. Her wall decals Christmas tree is a simple, removable solution to clearing out your decorations after Christmas passes. Use small hooks that feature an adhesive strip, and hang baubles and stockings off your wall.Photographer: Maree Homer | Story: Real Living
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Interweaving banksia, waratah, protea, olive leaf, aranthera and anthurium along the centre of a festive table makes a sweet-scented alternative to a textile runner. It requires minimal effort but makes a striking display.Photographer: Dion Robeson | Stylist: Anna Flanders | Story: Australian House & Garden
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For a nod to a Northern Hemispherical white Christmas, use sprigs of rosemary as napkin rings – simply tie together or use floral tape. Not only do they look like mini pine wreaths, your table will smell like heaven.Photographer: Pernille Kaalund / House Of Pictures / Living Inside | Story: real living
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In this renovated coastal farmhouse a pastel pink door adds a bright pop of colour to the entryway. For the festive season a simple wreath hangs on the door, and a pot full of waratah flowers adds a native twist on the traditional Christmas palette.Photographer Maree Homer | Stylist: Vanessa Colyer Tay | Story: Inside Out
article by homestolove.com.au