design. simplified.
You know I love a simple decorating idea and this can’t be any easier. It also proves that you don’t have to have a ton of collected Christmas decorations to give your home holiday sparkle. You can use this idea for a coffee table, entryway vignette or a dining room centerpiece. You just need a tray, a glass hurricane candle holder, fairy lights, votives and some fresh greenery. (Leftover Christmas tree clippings work great.)
See my step-by-step set up here:
If you hate to show up to a party empty handed or just want to do a little something special for someone this Christmas, I’ve put together some easy hostess gift ideas. Everything on my list is under $15 and could be gifted on their own or as a set, if you wanted to put a few of them together. (Also–to make it extra simple, everything on this list is linked and can be ordered online from Target.)
See the rest of this year’s gift guides here:
This year’s Christmas tree strategy is simple: red, red and more red. We put up one family tree downstairs; it’s a Martha Stewart one from Home Depot that we’ve had for several years. The kids start by putting on any and every ornament they’ve ever made–paper, pipe cleaners, glitter, marshmallows, it doesn’t matter! (This is also the time each year I realize that I still owe the twins a baby ornament of their own. . . )
When they’re finished, I go behind them and hang the “decorative” ornaments. Sticking to one, heavily layered, color scheme pulls it all together.
To create a similar look: use shades of all one color for effect, vary the sizes (mine are a mix of 2.75″ and 4″), and place them both on the tips and tucked into branches for a really layered look. I finished with this inexpensive throw blanket as a tree skirt that works great if your tree is tucked in a corner like ours.
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