With Christmas around the corner, the festive mood is in the air.
How do you plan your home decorations for Christmas, which comes only once a year? Do you revamp your existing decor?
By tradition, interior design colours of red, gold and green were the classic signature hues of Christmas. The trend in the 1980s later changed to multi-colour with Christmas trees being the focal point in the living room.
Today, the trends are diverse and exciting. In this bite-size read, we share inspirational colour themes that you can choose from to transform your home with minimal change of existing furniture.
A white-themed Christmas decor is always timeless and contemporary.
1. White Christmas
A White Christmas reminds us of winter and snow. Of course, we know that our tropical “winters” here are blessed with warm sunshine. Despite that, a white-themed Christmas decor is always timeless and contemporary. You may also accentuate this theme with warm lighting and a pop of red to create a festive mood.
Pair gold ornaments with silver trimmings to transform your home interior into a sophisticated ambience.
2. Glitzy Gold & Silver
Using gold in Christmas decorations is always iconic due to its association with glamour and glitz. Pair gold ornaments with silver trimmings to transform your home interior into a sophisticated ambience. This theme goes well with textures and fabric shades of beige, pastel brown and off-white.
A red-and-gold theme is versatile and looks good against traditional-styled furniture.
3. Bold Red & Gold
This is one of my favourites because red is easy to implement with selected loose decor items like cushions covers, floor mats, tableware and table runners. A red-and-gold theme is versatile and looks good against traditional-styled furniture. Options for Christmas decor in red and gold are aplenty, which makes this theme a practical choice.
The Scandinavian Christmas style is known for its simple aesthetics.
4. Minimalist Scandinavian
The Scandinavian Christmas style is known for its simple aesthetics. The traditional Christmas tree could instead be a modern wooden structure. Imagine lots of white and natural bleached tones to exude a calming vibe in the home. If your home interior is already in a minimalist theme, this setting is a perfect choice. Simple yet stylish without major disruption to your existing furniture.
A nature-inspired Christmas decor theme may include a paired-down Christmas tree with decor items kept to shades of muted timber, olive green and white.
5. Nature-inspired
For this setting, think of colours inspired by nature. This theme may include a paired-down Christmas tree that carries less bling. Decor items are kept to shades of muted timber, olive green and white. The key is to be subtle yet festive. A concerted effort is required to coordinate all your home loose items from crockery, Christmas present wrappings to decor items on the credenza.
Jazzing up your existing home interior for Christmas is not only fun but also impactful in creating lasting fond memories for your family.
Be strategic when choosing ornaments for your home decorations. Select items that are versatile and able to mix and match with new themes in the following year’s decoration. This small step goes a long way towards wise spending and avoiding unnecessary waste. Happy decorating and Merry Christmas!
Tan Bee Eu is a professional architect registered with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia. She teaches at Universiti Sains Malaysia and has two decades of working experience involving diverse local and international projects in architecture and design. She can be reached at www.betadesignz.com/contact.