112 Christmas Decoration Ideas That Will Get Your Home Feeling Festive
Deck every room in the house—even the bathroom.
When it comes to decking the halls, there are plenty of creative directions to consider. If you’re looking for inspiration to help kickstart your journey, peep the Christmas decoration ideas ahead. We searched high and low and discovered more than 100 concepts that will certainly get your home—from the front porch to the powder room—in the Christmas spirit.
We even asked quite a few renowned interior designers for their own decorative schemes when December rolls around. Though some stick to the traditional motifs and palettes, others take a totally unexpected approach. Intrigued? You’ll have to keep scrolling to see the most out-of-the-box decorating ideas. If you have time, we suggest going big with the decorations and outfitting more than just the living room. Otherwise, take a minimalist route and enlist only a few pieces of decor.
No matter which option speaks to you, we have a scheme for you. What’s more, we even included shopping links to trees, garlands, wreaths, and more so that you can start decorating your rooms as soon as you wish. Now that December is right around the corner, it’s never too early. All 112 of our suggestions are equally elegant and will surely make your home the most cheerful on the block. If you’re in an apartment, rest assured that plenty of our top picks are small-space friendly as well. All of the ideas, below, are pretty easy to master—at least with some patience—so go ahead and start brainstorming.
Hadley Mendelsohn is the co-host and executive producer of the podcast Dark House. When she's not busy writing about interiors, you can find her scouring vintage stores, reading, researching ghost stories, or stumbling about because she probably lost her glasses again. Along with interior design, she writes about everything from travel to entertainment, beauty, social issues, relationships, fashion, food, and on very special occasions, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween haunts. Her work has also been published in MyDomaine, Who What Wear, Man Repeller, Matches Fashion, Byrdie, and more.
Jessica Cherner is House Beautiful’s Associate Shopping Editor, a role she’s honed since joining the editorial team in September 2022. Since then, she’s been testing and reviewing , carefully curating timely , and tapping her vast network of interior designers to weigh in on that often have the Internet divided. Though most of her day-to-day is product-focused, every now and then, she manages to publish a few , which are the types of features she has written over the course of her eight-year career and in previous roles at 1stDibs and Architectural Digest. In her current role as a shopping editor, Jess has mastered the art of swapping decor in and out of her own New York City apartment to fulfill her seemingly never-ending quest for the perfectly styled space.
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