New Year is a time when you want to feel magic everywhere.
That's why we pay special attention to decorating our homes: we buy toys and garlands, put up Christmas trees and light candles. It would seem to be little things, but together they radically transform the space around, filling the house with warmth and coziness.
Decorating the living room for the New Year is the most pleasant task in the run-up to the holiday. You can create a whole separate world with an individual style and color scheme, which will match the decorations of the whole house or, conversely, differ from them.
We offer you some ideas on how you can decorate the interior to create a magical holiday mood for yourself and your loved ones.
Decide on the color scheme
Color decides if not everything, then very much. The overall look and harmony of the interior as a whole will depend on the right color scheme and combination of shades. The colors of 2022, the year of the Black Water Tiger, repeat the coloring of the symbol of the year, and also give associations with the element of the year - water. Therefore, for trendy decor 2022 you can choose white, gray, black, shades of brown and muted orange, gold and silver, cream and beige, as well as any blue shades, from turquoise to indigo. And this year it is better to refuse from "aggressive" colors - red and neon shades.
In general, the color scheme can be very diverse. The main rule is not very bright shades and well chosen color ensembles. Try to choose 2-3 basic colors and stick to them when decorating the tree and decorating the New Year's interior. Thus, knowing the key colors of the year, you can easily pick up decorations for your home. It will be much easier to make the patron saint of the coming year happy.
Hang a garland
Garlands have long ceased to be considered solely a Christmas tree decoration: the places and ways of their use are almost limitless. The most important thing is not to go overboard. One garland is enough to create the effect of festive lighting. Use it to frame a mirror, decorate a ledge, staircase or doorway.
Decorating the room do not forget a few simple rules:
- There should not be too much light. Allocate one zone where one or more garlands will be located. This zone and will be a kind of light corner, beckoning to yourself in the darkness. If you hang garlands all over the room, it will be lit evenly and no cozy corner will not turn out.
- Take into account the location of outlets in the room, so as not to pull the cord around the perimeter.
- LED garlands that diffuse soft muted light look especially effective. They are more economical, do not heat up and do not irritate the eyes. And if you put such a garland in a glass container, you will get an original nightlight in the style of hygge.
Arrange candles
The easiest way to create a festive atmosphere is to arrange candles. They are generators of homely comfort: they allow you to forget about the harsh Cypriot cold and turn your living room into a real island of warmth. Since ordinary paraffin candles emit toxic substances when burning, it is better to give preference to analogs made of natural wax: beeswax, soy, palm, coconut.
And don't forget about the choice of aroma! Give preference to cinnamon, fresh baked goods, citrus - these smells will definitely set the whole family in a festive mood. In the New Year's interior will also fit perfectly gel candles in transparent vessels. You can buy them or make them yourself. To fill the gel is suitable for any thematic decor - cones, fir branches, dried berries.
Walls, chandelier, ceiling - a New Year's corner!
Want to create a cute New Year's Eve look without using up space? Decorate the walls of the room, the ceiling, and the chandelier. These can be snowflakes or stars made with your own hands. Amazing garlands from paper or felt figures, hanging compositions from branches and everything that your imagination allows!
The chandelier can be dressed up with Christmas tree balls, decorated with spruce branches, threaded snowflakes. At least creative, and as a maximum, it will be nice to watch your personal snowfall in the middle of the room. Your living room will also look fabulous if you use a spotlight emitting monochrome lights.
Replace the textiles
New textiles are a guaranteed interior transformation. It is enough to add a few bright touches to breathe a holiday into the everyday environment. For example, you can buy a tablecloth or cushions on the sofa with the image of New Year symbols.
The only condition: they must be in the same color scheme with other interior items or furniture upholstery. Otherwise, you risk breaking the harmony of space. A real winter mast-have is a soft plaid made of natural material. Additional coziness will bring fluffy carpets and dense curtains, warming shades.
Make a New Year's wreath or decorations on the tree with your own hands
New Year's wreath will be a great addition to the winter interior. In this case, it is not necessary to hang it on the front door. With the help of a wreath, you can decorate the window or the wall above the fireplace. Before the New Year, ready-made stylish wreaths appear in many stores on the island, but it is much more interesting to make this festive attribute with your own hands.
And even better - to involve children. This is a great option for joint leisure on the eve of the New Year. You will need the simplest materials: fir branches, cones, dried citrus slices, Christmas tree toys, glitter. As an option, try to make a non-standard wreath from wine corks or pom-poms.
Toys and ornaments made by your own hands will also bring coziness to the holiday. The trend for eco-friendly lifestyles and sensible consumption is on a wave of popularity right now. Do not even doubt, dried fruits, berries, gilded nuts, ornaments from the branches of the fir tree will be a great addition to the New Year's decor.
Strive for minimalism
It is important to stop in time not to overload the interior with decorations. This year, to decorate the house for the holidays, it is better to adhere to the principles of minimalism. Even the Christmas tree can be decorated with only one garland. The main thing is that the bulbs were very bright and there were a lot of them. Remember that multicolored garlands - the last century. Now in vogue are monochrome light decorations, and warm colors.
To evenly and beautifully distribute the light decoration, it is worth starting from the top of the tree: the garland is pulled through the spiral, while wrapping each level of the fir tree. Try to distribute the wire closer to the trunk of the tree to create the effect of internal glow.
Use pine bouquets
It happens that in a cramped city apartment it is difficult to find a place for even the smallest Christmas tree. The "bouquets" of coniferous branches - spruce or pine - come to the rescue. And usually we try to decorate them too, add Christmas accessories. Or maybe there is no need for that?
The pine aroma itself already creates a festive mood, greenery enlivens even the most ascetic interior - is it necessary to color with tinsel what is so harmonious? Of course, everyone's tastes are different, and there is no single standard. But why not try to create a simple and elegant composition: just a pine twig in a transparent container and candles.... And if you are lucky enough to have cones on the branches, they will serve as a decoration! It remains only to successfully arrange the "bouquets" in suitable vases. Nevertheless, if the spirit of minimalism you still have not penetrated, you can make a New Year's bouquet in the traditional festive style.
Magic on glass
Do not use artificial snow and other analogs. It does not look so attractive, in addition, it can be dangerous to health. It is much more appropriate to decorate the house with paper snowflakes - this is a cozy holiday element for families with children.
Various drawings on the window panes - a simple and effective way to create a festive atmosphere on the eve of the New Year. You can make decorations with your own hands, cutting them out of paper, or buy ready-made decorative stickers.
Houses, Christmas trees, Santa Claus on a sleigh pulled by reindeer, toys, snowflakes, snowmen - the assortment of stencils is gorgeous, the choice depends on the flight of fancy and the ability to compose a common picture. All this will create a magical atmosphere of winter holidays and will please not only you, but also random passers-by who look at your window.
Decorate the family hearth
If there is a fireplace in the house, it should definitely be effectively decorated. This is a special place where the whole family can gather, warm up, relax and have a good rest. Fireplace decoration is also a creative process. The simplest solution is to decorate it with socks.
But you can also use other ideas:
- Place a chalkboard over the fireplace for writing notes. Write warm wishes for loved ones in beautiful handwriting, and decorate the board with a thin glowing garland.
- Arrange a lush garland: it can be exactly the size of the mantelpiece or it can hang freely on the sides, reaching the floor. To create a garland is beautiful to use live or artificial flowers, fruits, branches of fir trees, wide ribbons, bows, Christmas toys, decorative feathers.
- The mantelpiece can also be decorated with original candlesticks, figurines, gift boxes, images of reindeer. It will not be superfluous to use figures of tigers, so that the symbol of the year will protect the family hearth and bring good luck.
Remember! The decor of the fireplace should harmoniously fit into the overall interior design of the living room. Color palette should be selected so that the decorative composition looked festive, but was not too motley.
And lastly...
In planning a harmonious decor, there are no things not worthy of attention. Every little thing and every nuance plays an important role in the formation of a complete New Year's image of your living room, and as a result affects your mood and desire to have fun. The main rule - do not approach the decoration as a routine or useless activity.
The atmosphere of coziness and festivity is in your hands. Connect to this issue of the housemates, your imagination, and this New Year will certainly become the brightest and most memorable!
We wish you inspiration and great New Year holidays!
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