How to decorate the house for the New Year?

The New Year is a good family and soulful celebration, on the eve of which a special fairy-tale atmosphere is already felt, and each child in a special way dreams of seeing real magic. And for good reason the pre-Christmas fuss is one of the favorite sensations for many. Waiting for a miracle and faith in the fulfillment of a cherished dream can even return an adult to childhood. But not always the feeling of a fairy tale on the eve of the New Year visits your home. After all, it is not enough to decorate a Christmas tree, buy tangerines and prepare gifts for relatives and loved ones. And instead of the pre-New Year mood, we feel fatigue, which alternates with endless bustle and chasing after gifts, and ends with a year of waiting in huge lines in stores.

It is important to try to create a festive mood yourself long before the holiday. In addition, it does not require much effort.Suffice it to competently and in advance to approach the main aspect of the holiday - the decoration of the house. And what is important - in this fascinating process of decorating the house you can involve all households. In this article we will discuss how to properly decorate your house for the holiday, and where you should start preparing for the main day of the year.

Fabulous atmosphere and a sense of magic depends on many moments. In addition, it is considered: how to celebrate the New Year - so you will spend it. And in order for the next year to be bright and intense, it is necessary to create a festive atmosphere in advance.

In the rainy gray weather especially want to feel the comfort and warmth. But the gloomy autumn and slush outside the window can affect the mood. Although you can diversify your cool gray weekends in preparation for the upcoming holiday. Together with children, you can go for a walk in the park or the forest, especially fine if you have coniferous trees nearby. Different cones can turn into original and cute Christmas decorations.

To do this, it is only necessary to show imagination and prepare a small minimum: paint, rope and various trinkets. It would be great if not only children, but also adult family members will be preparing toys with you. A rainy evening will immediately cease to darken the mood, and small family members will remember this day for a long time, when, together with their parents, they gathered real masterpieces of simple cones with their small hands.

In order for the festive interior of the house to be united and harmonious, it is important to select decorations depending on the style.

• For an interior in a classic style, it is better to pick up a large green spruce with traditional round balls of different colors. It is possible to add a festive interior with beads, garlands with monochromatic bulbs and figures of small angels.
• For country style it is best to use decorative elements with natural woody drawings - these can be small logs or a round saw cut of a tree trunk, which can be painted and used instead of a stand for hot dishes or as a Christmas tree toy.
• Christmas decorations for the interior in Provence style should not have bright and saturated colors. The palette should be calm and moderate.And the priority remains natural natural materials.

• You can dilute moderate Scandinavian style with a beautiful green or white Christmas tree. And you can also add some soft pillows with winter patterns on the sofa and a large warm blanket.
• Decorations with a metallic cold shine are most suitable for the loft style - a silver fir tree with a shimmering garland will harmoniously fit into the interior.

A winning combination is considered to be red and white or scarlet and gold.It also looks great shades of blue in combination with silver. But you should not be limited to widely used combinations of shades. Your home can be filled with pink and red or purple and magenta. The number of successful color combinations is difficult to enumerate. The main thing is to choose harmonious shades that, in your opinion, personify the Christmas mood.

An important role is played by street decorations in the winter. The simplest and at the same time fascinating process of preparation is the modeling of a snowman.Especially snowy and moderately warm in winter, it will bring a lot of pleasure not only to children, but also to adults. Do not forget to complete the image of a snowman with a hat and scarf. If there is a lot of snow in the yard, then you can make another ice slide or even a yurt, but for this you need to have some skills. Another exciting activity for children is preparing colored ice to decorate the courtyard of a private house. For this you need a balloon, some ice and paint, even gouache will do. Add some pigment to the water and spread the paint evenly. Then pour the colored water into a balloon and freeze.

Instead of paint, you can add red berries of mountain ash or viburnum, flowers or cones to the water. - they are great for supplementing an ice composition in the shape of a ball or glass. But so that the decorative elements are not at the very bottom of the ice figure, it will be necessary to freeze the composition in stages. And only after part of the water turns into ice, add a small amount of decor and add some more cold water, and then send the future sculpture back to the freezer.

The fence around the house should be decorated with luminous garlands, but all appliances must have the necessary degree of protection from cold and moisture. If it was not possible to purchase such ones in the store, or there is no possibility to bring a separate outlet to the courtyard, then decorate the fence with bright volumetric bows with green coniferous branches. Street pots and vases in the winter can also be used for Christmas decorations. Instead of flowers, they can be placed artificial Christmas tree, pine branches, cones and simple shiny large balls. But the main decoration of the yard, of course, is a large and beautifully decorated green fir. It is great if there is a coniferous beauty growing near the house, and every year you can happily dress her up with the whole family. And even deciduous trees are suitable for decorations in winter. The trunks and branches of trees decorated with bright garlands look very beautiful in the dark.

With the beginning of spring, it will be possible to purchase a small Christmas tree on the market and plant it on the plot. You can also buy spruce seeds in the store; at present, special sets of the “Grow Yourself” series are very popular, in which, besides the seeds, there is already a special soil with fertilizers. To plant a small tree at first is more reasonable at home, and periodically water a small sprout as a houseplant. Over time, the tree will get stronger, and it can be transplanted into the street. And before that decorate with light and non-bulky toys at home.

A big beautiful Christmas tree is the main element of the winter holiday. It can be lively or artificial - it all depends on your preferences. But it is wiser, of course, to purchase an artificial fir tree, which will delight with its beauty for more than one year. A large Christmas tree requires a large number of decorations. In your home collection can already be collected several sets of toys with different shades, which are perfectly combined with each other. And if last year's Christmas tree toys bored you, then do not indulge in the pleasure of buying new decorations. After all, the preparation for the holiday must bring joy and positive emotions.If you can not afford a large spruce in the room, then do not despair. Choose a small and neat green beauty, pick up a few elegant decorations, and place an elegant Christmas tree on the table. This is a great option for families with small children or pets.

The space of the house may be so limited that even the smallest Christmas tree will cause more trouble than beauty, but do not despair and refuse from the Christmas tree at all. Instead of coniferous beauty, you can use the original decoration - make your own Christmas tree out of the garlands and toys right on the wall. Fix the garland with colorful lights in the form of a triangle directly on the vertical surface - it will play the role of a Christmas tree. And inside fasten various toys and balls. Do not forget to fix a star on the very top - such a Christmas tree will look very original, and your guests will appreciate your non-standard approach.

For example, a non-standard version of decorating a Christmas tree is to use memorable and favorite photos instead of toys. To fix them on the branches can be with the help of twine.And be sure to dilute such decorations with a glowing garland. And it is necessary to take care in advance about the packaging of Christmas gifts with bright beautiful paper. Beautifully wrapped boxes with gifts under the tree will not only be an expression of warmth and love towards loved ones, but also become a harmonious complement to the decor.

There are many unusual and creative ideas on how to decorate the interior of the house for the holiday, but for each room you should choose the appropriate decor. In addition, you can make beautiful Christmas decorations for every corner of the house with your own hands, and you can start the preparatory work in the autumn. For example, for the kitchen you should not choose too large decorations. Besides the fact that they will take up a lot of space, during the preparation of festive dishes fat will settle on them, and all shine will lose its beauty. It is best to decorate the kitchen carefully selected textiles - it can be towels and napkins with the symbols of the holiday.

In the living room, a fireplace can be a central element of the decor. It is not necessary to buy and install this bulky construction.As the decor can be used and imitation fireplace. You can make a decorative fireplace portal with your own hands from cardboard, which can be further painted with brick or stone paint. And instead of firewood inside, you can place wax candles or wrapped gifts. On the mantelpiece itself, you can put family photos in beautiful frames, small New Year's compositions from needles and Christmas tree decorations, and you can also attach some bright big socks for gifts.

Prepare the decor in advance and for the entrance group, corridor and veranda. It will look spectacular hanging pots with pine branches, toys, stars and cones. A mirror in the hallway can be supplemented with a large frame of Christmas-tree toys. Textile elements such as knitted mittens and socks, bright satin ribbons and bows with luminous garlands are very suitable for decorating the stairs.

When creating a festive mood in the house, you should not forget about the additional empty space - windows and doors. Beautiful snow painted patterns, snowflakes, lanterns or garlands will help to embody any bold design idea.

The front door is also worth decorating. An excellent option is the same snowflakes or coniferous wreath, which you can create with your own hands even in the rainy autumn season. Complement your wreath with various attributes - cones, colorful ribbons and bells. Perfectly in harmony with the needles of mandarin, anise stars and cloves. A few sprigs of spice can be pressed into the citrus peel of the fruit, and each time, passing by the wreath, you will clearly feel the hastily approaching holiday. The green needles of the branches can be sprinkled with white paint, as if they were covered in fresh snow with a thin layer.

Table setting for a holiday always begins with a tablecloth. It can be one-color light or have festive and bright patterns. For a family holiday, it is the light tablecloth or white napkins that is most suitable. And you can also prepare in advance with your own hands special Christmas textile napkins, which will be wrapped in cutlery before serving dishes.

At the head of the table may be a small winter bouquet with fragrant notes of cinnamon, citrus and cloves - the perfect combination for a New Year's Eve.Cinnamon sticks are great not only for fragrant decor, but also for decorating the table. They can be used for decoration of candles and candlesticks, as well as to tie to textile napkins. Candles can be another decoration of the table - the flame of living fire is especially suitable for a relaxing family holiday. They may be original wax or powered by electricity and batteries. Light and gentle alluring luster of fire will fill the room with warmth and comfort.

Ginger painted gingerbread is not only a sweet delicacy of the winter holiday, but also an original table decoration. Do not forget about the decoration of chairs. You can decorate the backs with removable red covers, similar to the Santa Claus's cap, or tie beautiful flowing satin ribbons, decorate with Christmas balls - that is, in general, show imagination, decorating in any way you like.

An irreplaceable attribute of a winter holiday is colorful lights and garlands.Christmas decorations without bright flickering lights will be unfinished. They can be with large or small light bulbs, multi-colored or solid. Creating a festive mood with a glowing garland is universal. It is only necessary to turn on the outlet, as immediately flashing lights riveted attention and create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere. In a restrained style, it is best to limit yourself to a single-colored garland that can be placed on the wall.

The composition on the wall of garlands and family photos looks very nice and beautiful. After all, New Year and Christmas are warm family holidays, which are not always possible to spend in the circle of the most loved ones. And in order to get a little closer with people dear to your heart, you can decorate the wall with your favorite photos, snowflakes and stars, and illuminate the entire composition with flickering lights. But do not forget to add real fire to the festive atmosphere. The easiest option is to mute the main light, turn on the garland and light wax candles that will create an especially warm and calm atmosphere.

If you are not a fan of painting windows with gouache, and carved snowflakes got bored as a child, then pay attention to one design technique. On the glass of the window frame a colored wooden frame is fixed, inside which a satin ribbon with Christmas decorations is stretched. Such decoration will transform the window and add originality to the home. And yet, snowflakes are an indispensable attribute of a winter holiday. They can be cut out of paper on their own, painted on the windows with a brush and paint, or you can buy ready-made jewelery. Needlewomen can even crochet snowflakes or collect from beads and beads.

A simple rack with a glass door can be a New Year's work of art. Prepare only stained paint and a set of brushes. And be sure to let the small members of the family take part in the creative process. You can paint anything, from the popular inscriptions "Happy New Year" and Happy New Year to Santa Claus drawings, snowflakes, gifts and fireworks.

Original and unusual you can decorate the door with a Christmas wreath. But a simple circle of pine or fir branches with balls and cones will not surprise anyone. And if the standard techniques of holiday decor are bored with you, then pay attention to the following example. Instead of coniferous branches, you can use a piece of cloth which, on the one hand, will serve as a wreath, and on the other, the head of a deer. Instead of horns, you can use colored branches of trees, and instead of the nose - a red Christmas ball. Skates look very bold and unconventional as the main element of the decor. They can be used, for example, for a composition with a coniferous wreath. But also non-standard wreaths can be made of fur-tree toys, just hold the multicolored balls in a circle. This decoration can be used as a wreath on the door, and instead of a stand for candles.

Therefore, celebrate the New Year in the circle of the most dear and beloved people. And be sure to take photos as a keepsake so that these magical moments spent together are stored not only in your soul, but also in a photo album. Another unusual family tradition can be the annual preparation of a photo album after the celebration of the New Year and Christmas.Just imagine how pleasant it will be to plunge into the fabulous atmosphere at any time when you will revise the photos and remember the joyful and dear to your heart moments spent with your loved ones.

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