Deck The Halls: 10 Christmas Decoration Ideas To Try Out In 2023

The first thing to change as soon as winter and Christmas season rolls around (apart from putting up the tree) is changing the curtains. Curtains are that one soft furnishing home decor product that instantly changes the whole ambiance of a home. For Christmas, we suggest gravitating towards thicker, warmer materials for the curtains while also sticking with colours that are super festive—red, green, white. This will easily make your space look Christmas-y without even trying much. We've curated two lovely sets of curtains—a plain one that you can use even when it isn't Christmas, and one when you want to ensure you own Christmas curtains. 

Christmas is the season to be jolly, but also the season to stuff your face with the most delectable food, snacks, and drinks. From rose cookies to eggnog, we bet you'll end up spending a ton of time at your dining table, and hosting lavish lunches and dinners for friends and family. So in the spirit of things, set up your dining table to look ready for Christmas. Throw on a gorgeous plaid tablecloth, bring out your fancy serve ware, add some festive table mats, candle stands, pine cones, more knick-knacks, and you've got yourself a Christmas table set up. 

Pro-Tip: Check out brands that do stunning drinkware like Good Earth. 

You can never go wrong with Christmas lights. The best (and our favourite) part is that you can always recycle your Diwali lights for Christmas. Don't just restrict the light action to your tree and the David's star on your balcony. We urge you to go all out by adding them across your ceiling or even from your balcony railing. If you're not a fan of string lights, then you can also add lamps, or light festive candles—especially when you have folks over. Lights instantly warm up the place, and always make everything feel 10x cosier. 

Christmas is also the time we all tend to bring out the little Xmas-sy knick-knacks—be it pine cones, small angel or Santa figurines, or even stockings. All of these and more ensure that your home looks ready for Christmas. Usually Christmas knick-knacks like these are passed down from generations—some even becoming heirlooms. However, if you wish to have more, then we've got you sorted for that too! 

Something about Christmas and winters makes us was to curl up in a blanket and sip on hot chocolate while also ensuring the entire house looks and feels cosy and warm. Needless to say, fluffy, warm rugs do exactly that! We suggest swapping out your regular carpet or rug for gorgeous fluffy ones. You can always choose Christmas colours or even go with simple colours like white (but, of course, we plead your to be careful with it and not spill hot cocoa)! 

Pro-Tip: Best brands to buy rugs from. 

Plaids always remind us of Christmas, and rightly so. Adding pops of plaid here and there in the form of a throw, or cushion covers will instantly add a Christmas feel to your space. Plus you can always try to keep all your soft furnishings plaid to establish a cool theme that you follow year on year! The minute you switch your cushion covers, throw, and even table cloth to plaid, people will know you're set for Christmas to begin! 

Like we said, light is something that will always bring warm and a festive tinge to your space. However, if you add candles to the mix, then you'll be winning at your decor game. And top that off with Christmas-scented candles, well, that's just a cherry on top! From taper candles, to scented votive ones, we suggest displaying (and lighting) candles. These can also double up as knick-knacks throughout the house. 

Pro-Tip: Check out these clean candle brands for organic goodness. 

Don't leave your walls bare during Christmas! You can easily deck them up. You can either display your advent calendar, hang some Christmas-coloured streamers, or add Christmas-themed wall hangings. Even a simple 'Merry Christmas' wall hanging will do the trick to instantly spruce up a bare wall and announce that your home is ready for the festivities to begin. 

With much food, laughter, and get-togethers, Christmas is also the time for lots of drinking! It's never a bad time to add a festive bar cart to your living room. You can add a plaid placemat on the surface, add your Christmas glasses and bar set to have a full-blown bar cart ready for every evening during the festive season! In addition to this, if you have kids in the house, or are not a fan of alcohol, you can always make the festive bar cart into a hot chocolate station too. Stock up on a couple of flavours of cocoa, display humungous Christmas mugs, and set it beside the sofa somewhere where you can fix yourself a cuppa while you curl up and watch Christmas movies. 

Pro-Tip: Add a home bar with inspiration from these designs. 

No Christmas decor is complete without a Christmas tree. For all of us who gear up for Christmas every year, setting up the Christmas tree is a ritual we hold close to our hearts. It is fun, super immersive, and even though you'll be absolutely spent by the end of the day, nothing takes away the joy you feel when you finally switch on the fairly lights you spent a significant time untangling and wrapping around the tree. Now if you're someone who doesn't have time to go buy a tree, you can always get one online, along with a bunch of ornaments.