Simple New Year Holiday Decor.. YOU CAN DO IT!

By: Yassmine ElSayed

CAIRO, Dec. 16 (SEE) – As we approach the Christmas and the new year, it is good to add a simple touch in your home that will help your family to feel some festive moments and turn on a celebratory mood. But what if you were very busy or simply do not have time to go for shopping for the christmas celebration? Well, this is certainly not the end of the world.

In this piece, ‘SEE’ brings you small tips by experts at houzz.com on last minute decorations that can make in your home and would reflect a change all of your family will feel.

Create a Simple Centerpiece:

Chances are you already have Mason jars, candles and seasonal fruit, which are all the ingredients you need for this pretty centerpiece. Layer evergreen cuttings, mason jars, tea lights and colorful fruit (such as rosy pomegranates, bright citrus or red apples) in an arrangement that can go on a table or mantel.

Tip: Putting a bit of salt, sugar or pebbles at the bottom of the Mason jar will save a difficult cleanup if the candle wax spills over.

Display Decor in Cloches and Apothecary Jars:

Display any leftover holiday decor or seasonal ingredients — pine cones, string lights or ornaments that didn’t make the tree — into clear class containers, apothecary jars, cloches or cut crystal bowls. Place the containers on a bar cart or anywhere else you could use a little holiday decoration.

Tip: To fill a cloche, place all of your baubles in the upside-down cloche, put a piece of cardboard over the opening, flip over the cloche, place it on the table and carefully slide out the cardboard. Use the same technique in reverse to empty it.

Add a Mini Christmas Tree:

Looking to simplify but still want the fresh smell of a conifer in your home for the holidays? Display a pine, spruce or fir branch in a vase to stand in as a miniature Christmas tree. You can decorate with your tiniest ornaments or a string of copper wire lights, or leave it plain, and enjoy the fresh smell for weeks.

Dangle Extra Ornaments:

If you downsized your tree this year or skipped it altogether, you can use holiday ornaments as decorations in other areas of the house. Try threading them onto ribbons and hanging from a chandelier in an entryway, a suspended wire basket in the kitchen or an extra wreath frame hung anywhere you’d like.

Fill a Vase With Winter Berry Branches:

Branches of berries kept in water last much longer than cut flowers and can take you all the way through the new year. Display large clusters of branches in glass or ceramic vases set on side tables. Put smaller clusters of berries in bud vases to decorate bathrooms and bedside tables.