One of the brightest and most joyful winter holidays - New Year and Christmas - is celebrated by almost everyone. One way or another, in any house you can find at least a spruce paw, decorated with rain, and figures of Santa Claus with the Snow Maiden. The reasons lie, of course, in large-scale weekends, as well as in good childhood memories associated with these holidays.
Currently, in the design art of interior decoration, there is a whole line of various options for decorating a home for Christmas and New Year. However, it is not at all necessary to turn to specialists in order to make your home beautiful and cozy during the holidays. However, if you are serious, professional advice has never hurt anyone. And in this article we will consider various options for self-decorating at home.
Christmas tree
In Russia, unlike Protestant and Catholic Europe, Christmas nativity scenes are rarely built in homes, which is a pity: the tradition does not contradict Orthodoxy, and the activity is very interesting and touching. As a rule, the Christmas tree is the central "character" of the New Year and Christmas themes. It is the green prickly beauty that is usually given the central place in the living room, it is she who sparkles and shimmers with all kinds of lights, garlands and lanterns.
The most difficult choice associated with the Christmas tree is the well-known one: natural or artificial. Both options have their pros and cons, of course, you choose.
The tree should be decorated sequentially, from top to bottom, from the top to the lower legs. First, all electric garlands and stars are hung on the tree, after that - balls, figurines and various decorations of this kind, and last but not least: rain, confetti and other tinsel.
Window and door decoration
Currently, the decoration of windows and doors is gradually becoming fashionable. Usually, electric garlands and sparkling balls are hung on the windows, which are clearly visible from the street to all passers-by. And for doors, a variety of spruce wreaths with bells are traditional.
Room decoration
Everyone decorates the house for Christmas and New Year as he wants, there is practically no single system here. Of course, interior designers are trying to systematize this decorative mess, creating some scenarios for the festive decoration of the premises. However, most people follow the good old-fashioned thing: the more, the better.
Therefore, houses, especially if they have children, are hung with various snowflakes, garlands, balls, congratulations, fir paws and other attributes of the winter holidays.
