‘Tis The Season To Layer Your Décor

NC – The holidays offer a once-a-year opportunity to decorate our homes in a whole new way – and the right décor combination will take any space from festive to fabulous.

“The secret to making your home look beautiful is to layer,” says décor and lifestyle expert, Janette Ewen. “In each room there are so many different focal points to use this great technique.”

Keep these tips in mind to create your own over-the-top holiday statements this year:

Make a great first impression: Dazzle your guests even before they enter your home by dressing up the entryway or front porch with a garland, ornaments and lighting. Bright and glitzy accessories are quick, simple ways to add a touch of holiday to doorways.

Dress up your mantel: Stockings aren’t the only things that can decorate the fireplace. Mantel scarfs – which come in a variety of styles – add an unexpected touch to the often bare mantel, and are a great place to start layering. From there bring the great outdoors home for the holidays: try adding specialty items from places like Pier 1 Imports, such as their Faux Winter Pine Wreath, Carved Wood Stocking Holders, and other Christmas accessories like the Natural Reindeer.

Setting a table is all in the details: If there’s any time that the table deserves all the trimmings, it’s for Christmas dinner – elegant chargers, holiday place card holders, layered dinnerware and stemware, ornament or snowflake fillers and more, are not just welcome, but encouraged. Why not do something different this year and place two table runners horizontally across the dining room table? This breaks the table up in a new way and highlights the rest of your centrepiece.

Dim all the lights: When in doubt, add candlelight. Hurricanes, lanterns, even strategically placed votive candles instantly elevate any vignette. For a quick and easy display, fill a hurricane or cloche with something pretty. Pillars, bowl fillers, gem mixes and tree ornaments are a few fun ideas.