Christmas Home Décor Ideas for 2021

It's that time of the year again when we are all building up to the festive celebrations. A key part of getting into the spirit of Christmas is giving the home its festive makeover. If you are looking for some inspiration to help you with what direction to take your Christmas decorations this year, then we are here to give you a helping hand. We always make sure to stock up on the most exciting decorations from Gisela Graham's new Christmas collection. This award-winning seasonal décor specialist is always on hand to come up with ideas that are both timelessly elegant and refreshingly new.

Fairytale Christmas

Christmas is a time that can feel as a fairytale, especially for the little ones. This is why Christmas is so wonderful, as it gives us all a chance to revel in that childlike feeling of joy. The fairytale Christmas theme is the one which perhaps best exemplifies this mood.

For this theme, the fairy is going to be a key motif. Fairy decorations add a sprinkle of magic to the tree, and you only need a few carefully placed fairy style decorations for the theme to be effectively established. A subtle sense of magic can then be spread throughout the rest of your decorations simply in the colour palette you choose. You will be looking towards your silvers, and glittery whites. These shiny and shimmering decorations will give your Christmas a magical fairytale gloss. As well as fairies, you can explore decorations which draw from other characters from our beloved fairytale books such as Peter Pan and Cinderella.

Nordic Feel

The Nordic countries do things right when it comes to interior décor. In Denmark and Norway, the concept of hygge perfectly sums up the mood which Nordic interior décor is able to create. Hygge décor presents comfort and cosy contentment, and this calming and gentle feeling can be created by the right Nordic Christmas decor. Due to colder climates, the Nordic people have made an art and a philosophy out of how to make the home feel cosy, comfortable and welcoming. It is for this reason also that the Nordic style is so well suited to Christmas decorations.

Nordic style is all about that grounded feeling that is created by natural materials. Whether your decorations are wooden or not, the warming brown tones mixed with classic whites are going to be central. This might be expressed through gingerbread style decorations with icing style details for instance. Aside from the brown tones, the Scandinavian style is indeed very traditional, so you will be seeing plenty of the classic colours such as red, white and a twist of deep sky blue that might evoke the feeling of a winter evening as the night comes in.

Traditional Country Christmas

Decorating our home brings a calming comfort to the festive season, because of the way that it returns us to the simple joys of family and home. For this reason, we think that the traditional country Christmas theme matches very well with that comforting aspect of Christmas. Like Christmas carols and other such traditions of the season, the aesthetic joys of this theme will spread a feeling of merriness and peace wherever you are.

The traditional country Christmas, whether in American or British style, will be showcasing painted wood, fabric and felt materials. The decorations will match the effortlessly pleasurable feeling that you might get stepping into a rich wooden dining room with a roaring open fireplace giving the room a golden glow. You will likely see plenty of olive greens and other muted colours which have a timeless sense of luxury and comfort to them.

White Christmas

Or you can stick on the Bing Crosby classic and start putting together your White Christmas theme this year! This is once again a very traditional style, but from a slightly different angle. The theme is intended to evoke that magical feeling that you might have experienced of a winter morning when the icy or snowy conditions have rendered the trees and grass crispy white.

You will be able to express this feeling through your decorations with pieces that are as white and crisp as those winter mornings themselves. By keeping the colours simple with a strong focus on the white and snow effect style of decoration, you will be able to create a striking and coherent interior atmosphere. Think about using this white base to highlight a few pops of colour such as the green of the tree, red of some Father Christmas ornaments, or the silver of some hanging decorations.

Under The Sea

We always like to have enough styles in stock that give you an opportunity to take things in a different direction. One way in which you might be able to do that this year is with Gisella Graham's sea themed Christmas decorations. This would be sure to work well if you are are based on the coast and you would like to reflect your surroundings in your festive décor. It would also work in the same way as the fairytale style decorations, as you could build up a theme around the mythical world of Atlantis.

This is where you will be thinking about mermaid decorations to take the place of or combine with your fairy decorations. This also gives you an opportunity to do something with a colour palette which is not often used at Christmas. Explore shimmering green, azure and purple. These colours can be blended with the more traditional Christmas colours such as gold, to create the sense of a glowing underwater world as viewed through the shining rays from the sun refracted through water.

Woodland Wonder

If on the other hand you are more passionate about the woodlands, then we have plenty for you to explore too. There is something lovely about the winter woodlands. On a crisp morning or a cold evening with the fog beginning to roll in, forests seem to take on a mystical quality that recalls many a folktale setting. To tap into this folktale magic this Christmas, you might like to celebrate this natural environment of squirrels, robins, deers and all sorts of other cute creatures.

A feeling of woodland wonder can be evoked through an exploration of the botanical theme. A good way to represent this invigorating natural beauty is in floral and plant themed Christmas decorations. In terms of bringing the woodland into the home, you can opt for classic festive touches as wreaths, alongside leaves, toadstools and wooden-texture decorations.

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