Bundle up in your favorite fluffy robe and transform your balcony into the ultimate spot to sip your morning coffee and WFH — or catch up on a festive novel. Here, @kerryslittlehome dresses up her current set up of a bistro table and chairs with Christmas pillows, decor, and of course, a festive set of mugs for a dreamy place to start each day.
It is the season of joy. Have a great one, folks!
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Decorating for the holidays is a favorite Christmas tradition but after a while, the same color scheme may feel a bit tired and overdone. Or, you may be decorating your first apartment for Christmas and looking for some serious holiday inspiration.
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Either way, we’re sharing a mix of cozy, elegant Christmas color schemes that fit a wide variety of styles whether you’re sticking to classic red and green or want to step outside of the box. No matter which route you choose, your holiday guests are sure to be impressed by your thoughtful color pairings and festive accents in the kitchen, living room, and beyond.
“You can’t go wrong with the classic colors of red and green,” says Jason Bell, director of design for Blackberry Farm Design. “They are bright and cheery and paired with an abundance of lights, it brings warm to any door front or interior.”
One way to further create a postcard-perfect holiday scene is by mixing a variety of wintry materials like velvet ribbons, soft tartans, and rustic wood accents.
“A wonderful, universal scheme that I love for the holiday season is layered whites mixed with hints of gold and silver. It is simple, elegant, and timeless,” says New York- and Palm Beach-based designer Scott Sanders.
While Sanders’s palette is restrained, this photo proves these colors can still be plenty festive and continue to serve as elegant decoration throughout the winter.
“This year my go-to holiday color pairings are brown and green,” says Dallas-based designer Doniphan Moore. “I can’t go without a large Christmas tree in my living room and what’s better than wooden accents for a homey holiday season?”
We love how Moore also combined other natural materials into this scene, like furry rugs and accent pillows, to up the cozy and elegance factors.
Andrea of @valleyviewabode struck a balance of traditional and coastal colors to create a memorable holiday kitchen. Wooden gingerbread house accents and greenery feel right at home in the light and airy cook space without feeling too decked-out for Christmas.
Haley of @athomewithhaley created an ultra-stylish Christmas scheme that feels appropriate for her Charleston home. Touches of various shades of blue enliven the space and offer beachy flair without detracting from the festivity.
Ore of @oreathome proves that black can be a rewarding choice for decorating this holiday season. This elevated pairing with silver and green looks especially gorgeous in her Victorian home in South London, but this color scheme would look chic just about anywhere.
How darling is this Christmas color scheme created by @hopeandjadeinteriors? While the firm is known for decorating Insta-worthy kids’s rooms and nurseries, this holiday design is fun for all ages.
This stunning living room designed by The Enchanted Home looks like an absolute dream. Hunt for vintage ginger jars at a mix of local vintage stores and online shops to bring some serious style to your current red and green scene.
Chris Loves Julia is a perennial favorite for sourcing design inspo, and we love the ambient Christmas color scheme the husband and wife team created in their living room. Gorgeous greenery, elegant taper candles in brass holders, and a roaring fire set an ultra-cozy scene.
This stylish seasonal look created by Michael Gianelli of East Hampton Gardens is a great pick for minimalists and modernists alike. Ample greenery enlivens the place for the holidays while feeling in-line with the room’s streamlined design.
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I am so excited to share my Christmas decorating ideas for a home office in collaboration with Very because I don’t usually create a lot of Christmas content. Normally, I am far too busy planning and celebrating all the family birthdays that fall in November and December and then frantically trying to get Christmas organised in the remaining two weeks. It’s a very stressful and busy time of year. But I couldn’t resist the opportunity to work with Very on this Christmas campaign and share how I have decorated my office this Christmas.
As many of you will know, I own a small, boutique coworking space in Devon for female entrepreneurs. What makes it different from other coworking spaces is the fact that it is really small and feels more like a home office. There is absolutely nothing corporate or commercial about it. So all the ideas that I share in this post are perfect for decorating your home office this Christmas.
It may seem unusual to decorate your home office for Christmas but considering how many of us are now working from home due to the hybrid model that arose from the Pandemic, it makes sense that we may wish to add some festive cheer to our workspace. After all we could be spending up to eight hours a day in this room so why wouldn’t we want to make it feel a bit special as we approach Christmas.
When implemented, these Christmas decorating ideas for a home office should hopefully provide a much needed wellbeing boost to get us through the dark and miserable days on the lead up to the festive break. I know I feel so much better when the sparkly lights and shiney decorations go up.
When Very asked me to take part in their Christmas campaign I was really happy to see what a lovely selection of Christmas trees and decorations they had and more importantly how many of them worked perfectly with the style and aesthetic of my office. The office is very pink, so the traditional Christmas colours of red and green were out of the question. I wanted something that would add even more warmth to the space and work seamlessly with the existing decor. So I was looking for dusky blush pinks and warm metallics and that is exactly what I found.
So let’s take a look at how I created this gorgeous winter wonderland in my office.
If you have space, a full size Christmas tree is the most obvious way to bring that festive feeling into a room. Standing tall, it makes a big impact in the room and really draws your attention. To keep costs down, I chose a 6ft Flocked Emperor Pre Lit Pencil Christmas Tree because I knew that this would still look pretty without all the decorations to hang on it. Baubles can be costly and I didn’t really want the added hassle of having to store them throughout the year so I decided to keep it simple.
Also as the office is really very small, I couldn’t spare the room for a tree that is too wide so instead I chose a pencil tree. I still have height, but it fits really neatly in the corner and doesn’t impact too much on the flow of the room.
I also dressed up the tree a little by adding a beautifully soft Christmas tree skirt in faux fur. This helped to disguise the stand and make it look a little more finished. I’ve never used a Christmas tree skirt before but I am now converted and won;t be without one again. It’s the small details, right?
If a full size Christmas tree is not an option, opt for a table top Christmas tree that you can place on your desk or on a pedestal or sideboard. Even a small tree adds a lot to the room and makes it feel extra special. As my office is large enough I chose to have both a full size tree and a table top one.
If wall space is limited, you can always take down some of your existing decor and replace it with the Christmas decorations. I didn’t want to put up any new hooks so I used what I already had. The normal artwork has been packed away for a few weeks and instead I have hung a beautiful pre-lit wreath in it’s place.
Choosing a pre-lit wreath gives it that extra bit of sparkle and you simply need to add batteries to light it up. It’s super easy makes a real statement on the wall.
I also chose a flocked teardrop Christmas wreath which also comes with battery operated lights. I hung this beside the fireplace because I had a space hook there but it could have replaced any other bit of artwork in the room.
If you live in a period property, you may be lucky enough to benefit from a fireplace in your home office that you can decorate for Christmas. For me, this is an intergral part of the Christmas decorations. I think it adds so much to the room and can be used to make a really big statement. I chose a frosted rose swag Christmas garland to place on the mantle piece. This was a very easy choice, partly because the colours work so well with the fire surround and tiles but also because I like Christmas garlands that are big and full. I also like the way it doesn’t hang down too far on either side.
If you are not be lucky enough to have a fireplace in your home office that you can decorate at Christmas, don’t worry. You can get a very similar effect by placing a garland on top of a sideboard or cupboard. You could even suspend one above a window or simply hang one on the wall above your desk. Try to get creative if you don’t have a fireplace to use.
In my opinion, you can never have too many fairy lights. I used to put fairy lights up in my office when I was employed and not just at Christmas. They create such a lovely soft light and a really cosy atmosphere and they help to brighten up those dark winter days.
I chose this LED snowball light Christmas garland which I hung up around the fireplace. It is really long at 1590cms so I was able to take it around the corner of the room and then also hang it around the window. I intend to keep this up even after Christmas so I’m really pleased that this is mains powered so I don’t need to keep changing batteries.
Another easy Christmas decorating idea for a home office is to decorate your shelves and window sill. Whether you have a shelving unit, built-in shelves or wall-hung shelves, these can be used as a place to display your Christmas ornaments.
Again, you can remove some of the things that you would normally have on the shelves and pack them away until after Christmas. I took all my books and a terrarium down to make room for more festive decorations. I also removed some of my plants on the window sill and rehoused them elsewhere
I chose a pair of ceramic deer ornaments, two fairies with dangly legs and battery-operated light-up wings, a set of battery-operated Ho, Ho, Ho room lights, and a gold light-up tree topper. The tree topper proved to be a little too heavy for the Christmas tree so I placed it on the shelf and it looks fantastic.
I also chose a Christmas gonk with retractable legs, which my daughter has named Gerard, and I have positioned him next to the fireplace.
So there you have it. Those are my easy Christmas decorating ideas for a home office. Nothing groundbreaking, but I hope that seeing how easy it can be will inspire you to decorate your own home office this year, particularly if it’s not a room you have thought of decorating before.
Very has a great selection of affordable Christmas trees and decorations so it needn’t break the bank, but I guarantee it will make the drab winter days in the run-up to Christmas feel a lot cosier and more fun when your home office looks this good!
