Holiday Decorating & Seasonal Home Decor Articles
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Expert Tips To Take the Stress Out of Holiday
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Family and friends gathered ‘round the dinner table, with a sumptuous feast (prepared by you) set before them – does anything say “holidays” more than that? What guests often don’t realize are the hours of prep and, perhaps, stress the host endured to achieve this festive celebration. Efficient and Safe Holiday Entertaining: Preparing for a holiday gathering at your home, amid the hustle and bustle of the season, doesn't have to be daunting. Try these tips to take the pressure off your next get-together: Simple Tips For Elegant Holiday Hosting: 'Tis the season to spend quality time gathered with family and friends at festive celebrations and holiday parties. However, don't let the stress of hosting a holiday party overwhelm you – it's easier than you think to plan an elegant celebration that is sure to impress friends, family and coworkers. Simple Lighting Tips To Dazzle Holiday Guests: It’s that time of year when driving around the neighborhood at night can seem almost magical. How do some homes manage to look so inviting inside and out during the holidays, while others seem to be suffering from the winter blahs? Believe it or not, lighting can make all the difference – and it doesn’t have to break the budget. Break Out Of Your Color Comfort Zone This Winter: At first thought, winter might not conjure up words like spicy, bold or sunny. It should, though, at least when it comes to the inside of your home. While it might be gray and dreary outside, infusing color into interior decor is one of the quickest ways to create a cozy, inviting living area. And winter is the ideal time to do it. |
Home Decorating Trends For Autumn: This autumn, home decor can be characterized by one term: "back-to-basics." Natural materials, simplicity in design, and a growing demand for eco-conscious products show that for this fall, home decorating is all about returning to our roots and slowing down to enjoy a more basic approach to better living.
Spring Decorating: Five Savvy Home Decorating Tips Eco-Style: As spring rounds the corner, so does the desire to lighten the mood in life and home. Whether you choose to de-clutter or add a splash of spring color, simple eco-friendly changes to home decor set the tone for a much lighter, and brighter, season.
Halloween Decorating Ideas For the Home: Halloween is that time of year when the mood turns festive for children of all ages, and everyone looks for new Halloween decorating ideas to usher in the fun. Halloween décor should always reach for the unexpected, so this year, decorate your home for Halloween with shades of gray trimmed with black. Sprinkle with bright punches of squash yellow, cream or infectious green to conjure up images of witches and candy corn as effectively as the familiar black and orange mainstays. As always, corn shocks and pumpkins are still a natural for Halloween decorating, lending themselves well to the ambiance of the holiday.
Frightfully Fun Decorating Trends For Halloween: The official start of the holiday season isn’t until Thanksgiving, but before you know it, ghosts, goblins and creepy creatures big and small will descend on a neighborhood near you; and some of the places they plan to haunt will be all decked out! According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween is the second biggest decorating holiday of the year.
Make Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts" and "Flagpole Spooks"
15 Fun, Fast, Easy Christmas Decorating Ideas: Decorating your home for the holidays does not need be stressful or expensive. Being one of the most popular times of the year to decorate, get your family involved and have fun making your home beautiful for the holiday season.
Beat the Winter Blahs with Home Decorating Projects: For many of us, the return of winter means six months of snow, sleet and colder temperatures that force us to take cover indoors. Being stuck inside month after month can leave anyone a little bored. That’s what makes winter an ideal time to tackle easy, do-it-yourself indoor home improvements.
Fall Into Winter and Start the Bird Feeding Frenzy: Fall is the traditional beginning of the classic start for the yearlong season of bird feeding. More people feed birds than watch football, baseball or any other sport, or participate in any other outdoor activity. That's right. Bird feeding is in. More than 65 million Americans are doing it, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.