Make July time to celebrate with family and friends. Then throw in some Christmas in July decorating for a fun, festive boost. For inspiration, see our top list of Christmas in July decorating themes to help get you started.
Christmas in July offers lots of options and opportunity when it comes to theming and decorating. Rather than being driven by holly, typical hues of red and green, snowbells and tinsel, a Christmas in July decorating theme is also open to channelling your personal style and character. It is perfectly fine to base Christmas in July decorating on the décor of your home, a material or textile that you really like, or you can even base it on your favourite colour.
This is a great opportunity to experiment with developing your individual Christmas style and theming. On the flip side to a summer Christmas, Christmas in July decorating is the perfect chance for Australians to get festive in winter too. It is our time to revel in warming winter morsels of yumminess and celebrate around a warm fireplace with friends.
So, when gathering the masses this month, turn on some extra Christmas cheer with an equally awesome Christmas in July decorating theme!
Following are some of our favourite Christmas in July decorating themes to help get your creative on.
Christmas in July Decorating – Winter Wonderland
As we mentioned above, July is the perfect time to show off exactly how we would celebrate a winter Christmas in Australia. Deck your home or office with winter Christmas trinkets and snow-bitten decor pieces.
You don’t need to exude too much effort to execute a beautiful winter wonderland, Christmas-style.
Place some sparkles, snowflakes or imitation snow into a few Christmas craft baubles. Then you can mix up the batch with baubles featuring glitter, pearls or other winter-based embellishments to scatter throughout your décor.
Bring the winter style to life by adding a snow globe, a light-up winter-themed Christmas ornament, Christmas angels, and some garlands such as silver glitter leaves, silver berries or a glitter twig garland.
For a swag of winter wonderland Christmas in July decorating ideas, see how to ‘create your winter wonderland’.
Christmas in July Decorating – Time for Christmas Sparkle
You can’t really have a Christmas celebration without a bit of Christmas sparkle, and sparkles just happen to make a fun Christmas in July decorating theme too. Following are a few sparkly splendid ideas to help create some Christmas in July sparkle magic for your guests.
Start sparkling right at the entry door with a festive welcome sign. Then add one of our Christmas sparkle posters into a frame and sit it on a table in the foyer area with a vial of Christmas baubles adorned in gorgeous glittery magic.
Table top trees are a subtle way to add some extra glitter sparkle around the table and the room. Combine with some baubles, fairy lights, and furry and friendly Christmas animals for all ’round Christmas in July cheer.
A sparkly Christmas in July decorating theme is a perfect way to boost your guests spirit and festivities for Christmas in July.
* Tip: for more Christmas in July sparkle inspiration, see how we created our Christmas sparkle theme.
Christmas in July Decorating – Make it Merry and Bright
For a little frivolity and a lot of fun, create a Christmas in July decorating theme merry and bright. You can make your mid-year Christmas festivities full of colour and character with a few of these easy ideas.
Personalise a Christmas bauble with a cheeky elf or happy puppy dog character for each of your guests and place them into their empty wine or water glasses as you set the table. Alternatively, lay a personalised Christmas stocking at each place setting. Or, add a few matching character cushions to your lounge for more Christmas in July decorating around the home.
On the tree, hang some quirky light up Christmas caravans and quirky elf Christmas decorations amongst some colourful Christmas baubles.
A merry and bright Christmas in July decorating theme will colour up everyone’s day by introducing plenty of fun and happy characters, like Christmas llamas or some fun Australian Christmas characters instead.
Christmas in July Decorating – Farmhouse Fabulous
Farmhouse Christmas decor is a style that has grown in popularity over recent times and the theme is perfect for Christmas in July decorating as it’s packed with interesting texture and character. This theme is also “very Australian” and well-suited to the winter season.
A farmhouse Christmas in July decorating theme incorporates lots of natural elements like wood, metal, greenery and various textiles. Here are some ideas on how to execute the style.
For wall hung décor, add some farmhouse Christmas signs around the room. A little red wren with a ‘seasons greetings’ message or a reindeer within a rustic Christmas wreath are ideal options. Signs go to a farmhouse Christmas in July decorating theme so well and make amazing impact.
On the tree, make use of some wooden Christmas ornaments, gorgeous pressed metal leaves and matt metal Christmas bell ornaments. Under the tree, add a simple tree skirt made from hessian material and some oversized burlap bows.
On the table, add some metal reindeer name holders for each guest with sprays like rustic pine or a fir and pinecone garland placed on top of a natural burlap runner along the middle of the table. Some sisal twig characters, like birds and burlap squirrels, make the perfect addition for added character around the room.
A farmhouse Christmas in July decorating theme is a little more relaxed than some of the others, but makes massive impact and is perfect for winter.
Christmas in July this year is the perfect time to celebrate. Celebrate friends, celebrate family and those who you may not have been able to catch up with in a while. A great Christmas in July decorating theme is just the icing on the Christmas cake.
For more Christmas in July decorating ideas and tips, see our article ‘what’s your Christmas decorating style?’
Christmas in July is the perfect time to celebrate friends, family and those who you may not have been able to catch up with in a while. And a great Christmas in July decorating theme is just the icing on the juicy Christmas in July cake!
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