The holidays are just around the corner. If part of your home is bare, consider some of these budget friendly holiday decorating ideas:
- Dip pinecones in gold paint (a mixture of water, glue and glitter will make them sparkle) – add gold ribbon and place them wherever you need extra cheer!
- Tie your throw pillows with holiday colored ribbon and they’ll look just like Christmas presents! Add bows, rhinestones and jewels for extra glitz.
- Create card swag – drape cards over a long strand of pretty ribbon and tack the ends to your mantle or across a doorway.
- Wrap your furniture – cover dining room chairs in holiday fabric and tie them with a bow for a more formal holiday look.
- Put cranberries to work – fill vases or bottles with water and float a generous amount of cranberries to add some Christmas red to any room – add some evergreen, holly, or other holiday plant for added decoration.
- Homemade luminaries – line a staircase, hallway, or outdoor walkway with homemade luminaries. Use battery operated candles for a safer approach.
- Colored vases – fill clear vases with water and add a few drops of food coloring – make a grouping of several and float candles in the vases for a warm holiday glow.
- Jingle bells – tie jingle bells to your door handles for some holiday cheer! Feel free to spray paint the bells any color you’d like.
- Tie it up – if you’re having guests for the holiday season, stack red, white, green or holiday guest towels together and tie with a  coordinating ribbon for a festive look in the guest bath.
- Create art – slide holiday wrapping paper into a matted frame for instant holiday art.
- Tie a bow – fill gaps in your tree with bows tied from beautiful holiday ribbon.
- Think outside the tree – hang ornaments in doorways, windows, entryways, hallways, and any place you could use some extra cheer. Groups of Christmas tree balls make fantastic decorations for more than just the tree.
- Decorate with scent – Simmer any combination of apple slices, orange peel, cinnamon sticks, dried cloves, vanilla or peppermint in a few tablespoons of simmering water on the stove for a lovely holiday smell.
- Create your own ice sculpture – fill balloons with colored water, let them freeze and then remove the balloons – the colored ice balls will look like giant Christmas ornaments lining your walk.
- Bring the outdoors in – string up natural greens to brighten up any room!
Thinking of buying or selling a home in Sussex County? Give us a call at Cooper Realty Associates and put us to work for you – 302-644-2266.