Around Waynedale, people often keep a few stray singles in their pocket. After all, they might want to pick up a fried tenderloin sandwich at a church fundraiser or toss some money into a collection can at a business to help a resident fight cancer.Need some ideas for holiday decorating even though Christmas is less than a week away? We’ve got you covered.
Let’s start with the kitchen. Assorted Christmas candies are excellent tools to use in quick holiday displays. Fill apothecary jars, sorbet cups or glass vases with candy canes, colorful candy ribbons, gumdrops and other candies that make you think of the holidays. Then, place them on your kitchen windowsills.
That’s what I did for my holiday open house this year, creating a quick but dramatic treatment you could replicate in minutes.
First, I placed a few snowflake-shaped wire photo holders on the sill, then inserted holiday cards and family photos from holidays past. I tucked a few candy canes in a pretty glass and a fun vintage ornament in another. There you have it: a head-turning display, done in practically no time.
I also like to use fresh fruit for last-minute decorating, and pomegranates are among my favorites. Fill sorbet glasses with red pomegranates, for example, and then put them on a windowsill or table.
Pinecones and snips of greenery taken from your own shrubbery are also great last-minute options.
When I decorated my kitchen table for my open house this year, I just lined up three little Christmas trees down the table’s center. It was so adorable, you could stop there.
For your foyer, think wreath or evergreen swag from the newel post.
The built-in bench in my home’s breezeway is the perfect spot to put a little seasonal arrangement. For the holidays this year, I filled a black iron planter with some greens. It took just a few minutes to pull it together, but this ensured that my guests were greeted with a warm holiday welcome.
One of my last-minute tricks is to hang holiday decor from the window sashes in my living room. It takes just minutes but has a powerful visual impact.
Lanterns are one of my favorite tools this year, so for my open house, I hung flat-backed black metal lanterns from the window sashes above the window seat in my living room.
You can also do the same trick with wreaths. Hang the wreaths from a festive ribbon secured to a tiny nail just below the ceiling molding, or wire the wreaths to your window locks.
Another favorite idea is to fill two cylinder vases with pinecones, ornaments or spray-painted nuts, then put them on each end of your fireplace mantel.
