Is decorating your home one of your favorite parts of the holiday season? There's nothing quite like the fun of decorating or the satisfaction of seeing your home after the finishing touches are complete. Whether you've just finished shopping for Naples luxury homes for sale or you're a long-time resident of the area, this is the perfect time of year for a temporary new look for your home. Our real estate agents have some holiday décor tips and inspiration to help you make your home feel more festive this year.
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Consider Choosing a Theme
Just like with making art, sometimes putting some boundaries around your style of decorating can actually help you maximize your creativity. So if all of the decorating possibilities feel overwhelming, consider picking a theme each year to narrow things down. Whether that theme is something like snowmen, the Grinch, or another holiday tradition/story that's meaningful to your family, picking a theme can be a fun, efficient step to help you kick your decorating into high gear. -
Start with the Front Door
A warm welcome is a great start to any holiday gathering, and decorating your front door is a wonderful way to get your guests in a festive spirit from the moment they arrive. A traditional wreath serves as the perfect centerpiece to your front door decorating, and you can often find leaves made with fresh trimmings at many Christmas tree lots. Temporary, solar-powered outdoor lighting is perfect for accentuating your outdoor decorations and can complement any holiday lights that you hang outside your home. -
Choose Consistent, Seasonal Textures
If you want to create a consistent, coordinated look throughout the home, picking matching textures and patterns is essential. Plaid and tartan are certainly popular this time of year, so both can be great options. Whether it's for tablecloths, rugs, drapes, furniture coverings, or decorations, pay attention to how the patterns you choose look when paired together. -
Don't Forget Festive Scents
It's not just the visual aspect that brings out the best in a home during the holidays. The aromas that greet you and your guests when you walk through the door also play a starring role. Whether that's the scents of holiday cooking or familiar aromas from days gone by, like pine incense, inviting scents are sure to make your home feel more welcoming during the holidays. -
Start with a Clean Home
Of course, you want those lovely holiday scents to shine through, which means that a clean, odor-free home is the perfect place to start before decorating. This extends to all aspects of decorating, really. You want guests to focus on your creative decorating, and a thorough cleaning means that you get to start decorating with a clean slate. -
Create a Decorating Focal Point
Don't have the time or energy to decorate every corner of your home? No problem! One way around those challenges is to designate a specific room or wall for decorating and put all of your effort into that space. This helps to lighten the decorating load and can inspire you to get creative in order to maximize your decorating in a smaller space.
Searching for a Paradise Coast home that you'll love decorating every holiday season? Our local team is here to help you accomplish your real estate goals. Contact us to buy and sell homes in your favorite Paradise Coast communities.
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