We are hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year, which means we're facing the big debate - how much do we decorate for Christmas before? The other part of our conundrum is that we don't host any big family gatherings at our house during Christmastime, so really, this is our big festive moment of the season at our house.
My answer is I don't decorate for Thanksgiving or Christmas, I decorate for the Holidays. I want our home to feel festive for the entire season. I've been finishing up some decorating projects for our house (like these new chairs...), which makes getting ready for the holidays my official deadline.
We got new chairs for this room, making it extra fun to decorate for the season. I am using mostly browns in here + just little pops of red (in the Pomegranate Pillows). I will add a few more red things for Christmas, like a pillow or two from our Holiday Block Print Collection.
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Here is my plan :
Before Thanksgiving :
Put up the Christmas Lights (ours are white, so they feel festive, not overly Christmasy)
Put up the wreath. I put on harvest color ribbons for Thanksgiving, then will switch for December.
The first gift of Christmas starts on Thanksgiving! We usually do Christmas PJs or an ornament that they get as a gift on Thanksgiving.
Add in some warm color pillows and throws. I usually swap our blues for browns this time of year. I'm adding a little touch of red this season for Thanksgiving to help it feel like the Holidays.
Fresh greens on the mantle. For the last couple of years, I've been putting vessels of fresh greens on our mantle mixed in with fairy lights. The greens stay fresh in water for weeks. Greens like magnolia leaves look great for both holidays.
After Thanksgiving :
Wait for the tree. Our tree is for us. It has our family ornaments on it with lots of white lights. It doesn't have a theme or color scheme. Our tradition is to put it up on the Sunday after Thanksgiving.
All of the baking. We'll make our gingerbread house the first weekend in December, then we'll be baking treats for friends the entire month.
We wait for stockings and anything that is especially "santa" for after Thanksgiving.
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