From treetop to tabletop, ceiling, roofs, and all the nooks and crannies between; see how easily you can unleash the excitement of your inner child with some of our simple, yet creative ways, to embellish the spaces around your home and decorate with Christmas lights.
There’s definitely no denying that when it comes to decking out your abode at Christmastime, you simply can’t ignore the temptation to decorate with Christmas lights. The twinkle and ambience of lights always seem to boost the magic of the festive season.
It is time to move over Griswolds, our Christmas Cart gurus know how to turn it on (literally). Here are 3 clever and creatively simple ways to decorate your home’s interior with Christmas lights.
Decorate with Christmas Lights – Enhance Small Spaces
When you don’t have a surplus of space to work with, you can decorate with Christmas lights to enhance the area with a gentle play on light and reflection. Not only do lights brighten up a space, they can also help make the area appear larger through a three-dimensional effect. Following are a few simple ideas.
#1 A Christmas Tree on a Wall
Don’t have the room for a Christmas tree? Just decorate with Christmas lights to create a gorgeous light-up tree mural instead. With absolutely no floor area required for this type of Christmas tree, it really does not matter what size area it resides in.
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You can build your Christmas tree with white lights, coloured lights, or add some lights on top of tinsel, twine, or greenery that is fixed to the wall first. Go with some Christmas tree decorations, introduce other unique elements, or leave it plain. The bonus is that you can make your Christmas tree fit into any shape, size or design style that you like!
#2 Hallway Christmas Décor
Although hallways aren’t necessarily huge in area, this does not mean you cannot decorate the space with Christmas lights and brighten it up too.
Drape some seed lights from the ceiling, weave lights throughout some greenery, or throughout a Christmas garland and fix it to the hallway arch or entrance for immediate impact.
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Decorate with Christmas Lights – for the Ambience
Christmas lights have a remarkable power to boost spirits and change the mood instantly. You can add some instant ambience to your home with a few simple ideas.
#1 Power up a Christmas Plaque, Sign or Frame
Instantly add glam to a Christmas plaque, wall hanging, or sign, by simply wrapping some Christmas lights around its edge or border.
#2 Weave Some Magic
Weave some Christmas lights around the rungs of an ornamental ladder or Christmas twig window. Add some Christmas lights throughout the greenery or body of a Christmas wreath for instant sparkle.
#3 Create a Focal Piece
Decorate with Christmas lights to create a beautiful and unique Christmas focal piece for your home. Make a centrepiece for the table; a garland of stunning lights and décor for the mantle or wall unit; or an elegant extra to place on the bedside table in a bedroom (like a festive lantern with lights).
Inexpensive, battery-operated Christmas stars or shapes make the perfect base to build on for this purpose too. Grab yourself a few light-up pieces, some Christmas tree decorations and some Christmas shelf sitters (see the fabulous range we have available at The Christmas Cart), and create a layered masterpiece, which can be easily glued together.
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Decorate with Christmas Lights – Refresh/Repurpose
You can seamlessly decorate with Christmas lights to repurpose items or refresh some pre-loved items that have seen better days.
#1 Bottles of Christmas Lights and Love
Pre-loved bottles make great accompaniments for decorating with Christmas lights just by placing some lights into the bottle itself.
Leave your bottle plain or decorate the outside to appease your individual taste and design style. Paint it, glue bits and pieces to it, or add décor into the bottle along with your lights. Pre-loved bottles are so versatile and make very simple and effective Christmas décor.
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#2 Repurposed String Lights
Who would have thought paper cups could look so pretty when used as a tool to decorate with Christmas lights? Create these little masterpieces and string them up wherever you need some glitz and glam inside the home.
Decorating with Christmas lights is a quick and very easy way to enhance the magic and spirit of Christmas at your home. And the best part is you can gain maximum impact for, often, very minimal output.
For even more Christmas decorating ideas and tips, check out our online articles and inspiration gallery at The Christmas Cart.