Christmas Decorating Ideas. Get Ready for the Festive Season with Mi Casa Home
There’s usually one Christmas decoration that starts it. You unpack a favourite bauble, find a space for a candle holder, and suddenly you’re wondering whether the sofa needs a Christmas cushion, and in our opinion it probably does.
At Mi Casa Home, we love Christmas decorating ideas that leave room for a little individuality. That might mean cream cushions and candlelight, a table dressed in burgundy bows or a Christmas tree with a takeaway order hanging from its branches. There’s plenty of room for the decorations you bring out every year, too.
Start with the places where you’ll spend most of your time over the festive season: the living room, the dining table and even the kitchen, where everyone tends to gather for a drink. A few well-chosen pieces can make those familiar spaces feel ready for the festivities.
Unusual Christmas decorations for your tree
A decorated Christmas tree says a lot about the homeowner, especially when a slice of pizza hangs next to a bottle of gin!
Quirky Christmas decorations are a lovely way to add your own interests to the branches. Try a sprinkled doughnut, French fries or an avocado amongst your usual baubles. The miniature drink decorations make a playful little grouping, with beer cans, gin and Champagne bottles. Or go more high brow with our sculptural figures that suit a tree with a more classic feel.
For a well-balanced arrangement, spread your larger decorations around the tree first, then fill the gaps with smaller pieces. Place the most detailed ornaments where you can actually see them. A burger tree bauble deserves to be front and centre, rather than being hidden round the back.
A few new and unusual Christmas decorations, mixed with old favourites, will refresh your tree and spark conversation.
Make the living room feel ready for Christmas
Some of the easiest Christmas decorating ideas for the living room start with the sofa. Swap a couple of everyday cushions for festive designs and keep the rest, especially if their colours already work with the room.
White cushions with textured Christmas trees add a gentle seasonal detail to an armchair or sofa. Pair one with a plain cushion in a deeper shade so the raised pattern stands out. The cream “fa la la” cushion has a similarly relaxed feel, with just enough Christmas spirit to get the playlist going. For more colour, try the red cushion with pink bows. It looks lovely against quieter upholstery and picks up the ribbon details used elsewhere in the room. Or choose the red truck and Christmas tree cushion design for a more nostalgic touch.
Finish with a favourite throw and leave enough room for people to settle in. There’s a point at which a beautifully dressed sofa becomes an obstacle course, and Christmas is very much a sitting-down and relaxing occasion.
Christmas table styling ideas
A festive table should look inviting and still have somewhere for the your roast potatoes and turkey. Begin with the useful things: plates, glasses, cutlery and enough space for everyone’s elbows. Then add the Christmas table decorations.
Lay a table runner down the centre to give the arrangement a clear starting point. The cream runner with red edging and bows brings colour to a wooden table without covering it completely. Repeat the detail with the coordinating napkins, simply folded on the plates so the scalloped edges and little bows can be seen.
A candelabra creates a focal point, particularly when the candle colour picks up the table linens. Keep the rest of the centre relatively simple and remember to check the view from a seated position. If guests have to lean sideways to talk, move the taller piece to a sideboard when dinner is served.
You can use your everyday crockery here. Plain yet coordinating plates give decorative napkins and candle holders room to stand out, while a mix of glassware makes the table feel relaxed. A small detail repeated at each place setting will bring everything together.
Set out the larger serving dishes before guests arrive so you know what fits. Leaving a little breathing space is much easier than finding a new home for the centrepiece while someone is holding the turkey gravy.
Bring a festive glow to shelves and sideboards
Once the tree and table are dressed, look for one or two smaller spots that could use a seasonal touch. A console, a shelf or the end of a sideboard is often enough.
Group a few objects at different heights rather than spreading decorations evenly along every surface. Candles and ceramic Christmas tree ornaments make a perfect combination, especially with a favourite decorative piece already in place. Keeping some familiar objects in the arrangement helps it feel part of your home.
The present-shaped tealight holders with bow details offer another way to bring a little gold into the room. Try them together on a clear surface so you can appreciate their shapes.
There’s no need to fill every gap. A small arrangement is easier to enjoy when it has a bit of space around it.
Get a few finishing touches ready for guests
You don’t have to wait for Christmas Day to bring out the pieces you enjoy. A friend dropping in for tea is quite enough of an occasion.
The gold bow cake stand or serving dish with its glass dome makes an attractive focal point on a sideboard or console. Its ribbon detail echoes the bows on the table linens, so it feels festive without needing to be packed away with the baubles.
Over by the drinks, the gold monkey bottle holder adds the sort of unexpected detail we love. Give it a clear spot beside the glasses and keep the things you’ll reach for most within easy reach. The host deserves to enjoy the evening as well.
Make Christmas feel like you with Mi Casa Home
The best festive rooms are full of things you enjoy seeing: familiar decorations, a few new favourites and perhaps a small doughnut on the Christmas tree. Start with the areas you love using and let the details follow.
Explore the Mi Casa Home Christmas collection for unusual Christmas decorations, festive cushions and finishing touches to help you get ready for the season.