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Complement Your Home with Holiday Décor

For many spaces, the usual red and green holiday decorations are overpowering. The solution: Dress traditional holiday decorations (wreaths, ornaments, etc.) in your space’s color palette.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Coordinate Ornaments

For an easy centerpiece, use a bowlful of glittery tree ornaments in colors that complement your space.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Add Spirit Whenever You Can

Don’t just stick to the tree and mantel. The whole room is game. Here, an ornament and card are tucked in among frames.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Tailor the Stockings

Use fabric remnants from reupholstry projects to make stokings that are perfectly tailored to your home.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Arrange an Unexpected Mix of Flowers

Try an unexpected mix of flowers for the holidays. Here we did an arrangement of berries and eucalyptus with some pretty pink roses. We mixed reds and pinks instead of the usual red and green. It feels fresh.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Display Christmas Cards

A basket an a table corrals holiday cards and lets your family and guests enjoy looking through them all season.

Photo: Laurey W. Glenn

Laquer the Wreath

These oh-so-elegant wreaths are actually fresh magnolia wreaths preserved in a coat of white lacquer. The best part is that the wreaths can be reused year after year.

Printed from:
http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/complimentary-holiday-00417000070062/