Decorating Your House for Christmas On A Budget
Living in a small space can make it pretty difficult to decorate for the holiday’s, especially when your home is pretty full as is, so in this blog post, I talk about all the hacks I used to make over my house this Christmas, on a budget and with limited space. Watch the YouTube video here!
Greenery
For starters, limited space often means not getting a Christmas tree, so my partner and I decided against one. To get the same aesthetic throughout the house, I opted for live greenery from the garden centre, made some DIY wreaths and strung up fairy lights to create the same vibe.
For the wreaths and garlands, I grabbed cyprus cuttings, mountain hemlock, cedar bits, and magnolia leaves from the garden store and mixed them up with string lights to make a garland and wreath.
Next, I decided to skip the store-bought centerpiece and made my own for the table to match the house's look. I used oranges and pears as a base, because they scream holiday to me. Then I added height with baby blue eucalyptus, preserved ruscus, ilex berries, jewels of opal, and mixed in the extra greenery I had from the garland and wreath DIYs.
To assemble it, I grabbed a little polymer clay DIY bowl I had made in the past and drilled some holes in it to create a flower frog. We also have a full tutorial on how to make your own flower frog in this blog post here. All that was left to do was insert the individual stems in the piece and add some fruit at the centre.
I also snagged some left over greenery to put on display around the house, swapping out some spring florals to keep things feeling festive.
Lighting & Coziness
Honestly, the most important part of holiday decor is making everything feel cozy. Instead of going out to buy a bunch of new decorations, light candles and put on dim lighting to create a more relaxed atmosphere. This gives instant Christmas feels in a space.
That said, I wanted to take it to the next level and I don’t have a real fireplace in my space, so I decided to get a bioethanol fireplace. These are safe to use indoors without a vent because they burn clean and they use a bioethanol fuel which is a little bit of an eco-friendly option, as it uses food waste and crops to make the fuel - making it a renewable energy source. To make it look more realistic, I sourced some ceramic wood logs second hand to surround the fire and put it in my faux fireplace. * A+ Christmas vibes *
