Guide: Gauging a Winter Holiday Home

Many of us not only

procrastinate with our holiday shopping, but also with our holiday décor.  With Christmas only a few days, follow these

quick steps to getting your house ready for the holidays.

Tree Trimming – if you’re short on time, then throw a casual holiday hot coco and

cake party and have each of your friends pick up one ornament to decorate the

tree with when they enter the house.  If

you don’t have time for a larger tree, then try a mixture of sparsely different

sized faux trees.

 

Floral Displays – Nothing says the holidays like wreathes and

poinsettias.  Thankfully, they’re not too

expensive either. But a few dozen and disperse them around your home, hanging

wreathes on doorways and windows, and using poinsettias as quick centerpieces.

 

Accents

– The list of quick accents is endless:

• Pine Cones: 
  If you’re lucky enough to be around pine cones, whether it’s in the
  yard or the local park, make uses of them by collecting and arranging them
  as a décor item in a flat bowl or large vase.
• Christmas balls:  Just like pine cones, set up ornaments in
  a bowl or large vase.
• Cranberries: Buy fresh cranberries to fill up
  glass vases.
• Chandeliers: Make use of your hanging
  structures by draping them in Christmas décor such beads, ornaments and
  plumage.

 

Wall Hangings – Make use of all the cards you’ve received and

hang them off of a very broad strip of ribbon. 

Then hang the ribbon along doorways, creating wonderful little niches

and conversation starters. 

 

Deck the halls – Nothing is as warm and inviting as garlands draped across a door

frame, a simple yet stunning décor element. 

Go one step further and spray them with faux snow and a bit if silver or

gold glitter.

 

And with all your new

holiday festivities, keep your family and friends comfortable and save money by

updating your programmable

thermostat.  Thermostat benefits

include energy costs, accuracy and even heating/cooling, so that no matter what

room your family is in, they’ll be as cozy as Christmas.