Holiday Decorating Ideas To Elevate Your Home Design This Season

It’s the holiday season once again, and that means it’s time for our favorite thing: holiday season home design. If you’re a little tired of light-up reindeer and dated decor, this is the time to decorate for the holiday season just the way you’ve always wanted to. You shouldn’t compromise on your style just to bring holiday cheer—you can elevate your home and be ready for the season at the same time.

We’re here with some of our style recommendations to help you find your holiday decor inspiration.

Traditional Holiday Home Design: Yes or No?

When we think of “traditional” holiday decor, we’re probably thinking about red and green dining tables, mismatched baubles, and enough string lights to put the neighborhood to shame. But we have to ask ourselves: does this decor work for our home design? Decorating for the holiday season is more about how you can elevate and enhance the home design you have rather than how much holiday cheer you can cram into one space.

That said, if holiday cheer is what you’re after, there’s an elevated way to do it. If you work with your space instead of just in it, you create a home that feels inspired and fresh—and still the perfect blend of your style and the holiday season. This leaves you with holiday decor that you can truly enjoy, created in a sustainable way so you can have years of use from pieces crafted by expert artisans. After all, our homes are an extension of our personalities, and this is no different in the holiday season.

To decide what kind of holiday home design you want, pinpoint what parts of the holidays you’re attracted to. For many of us, that means Christmas trees decorated together with the family, the blue and silver of Hannukah decor, or the traditional red and green color scheme offsetting wrapped presents. If there are traditions that you share with your loved ones, it’s important to keep these central in your home design process. It’s all about enhancing your holiday season, not replacing it. So, how can you keep your style consistent and still add holiday cheer to your space?

Elevated Seasonal Home Design Tips

The ins and outs of interior design aren’t the easiest to get the hang of, but with just your inspiration, an interior design expert can pull together a space that you’ve envisioned.

1. Two Trees: We all love decorating Christmas trees, but if you have young children, it’s easy for decorating to get out of hand. To preserve both the joy of Christmas traditions and your home’s style, we suggest that you have two Christmas trees: one for the family, and one for the home. The family Christmas tree can be used for gifts and Christmas morning excitement, but your other tree can serve to enhance your home’s style and show off your inner design expert. This tree might find its home in an entrance hall or space for entertaining, somewhere you can show off your home’s style.
2. Accessorize Well: In many cases, holiday decorating can be as simple as leveling up your home design with some well-chosen accessories. These accents can bring holiday cheer into your home without overhauling the style you already have, so it’s the right fit for someone who wants to go light on holiday design. With a service like Accessorize, our interior design consultants can handpick items that will elevate your style without taking over it.
3. Aim for Relaxation: This is the season to take a step back. To relax, unwind, celebrate, and get ready for the year ahead. Choosing decor with a focus on relaxation and, more importantly, coziness, can transform your space into a haven of tranquility. Soft fabrics, fluffy blankets, and warm lighting are all easily switched out for the winter season. Designing around relaxation also takes into account the core of the design process: this is your home, and it should be the place where you feel the most comfortable.
4. Change up Your Textures: In tune with creating a relaxing atmosphere, changing up your home’s textures can bring a decidedly seasonal touch to your space. Velvet, fur rugs, and softer linens all revitalize your space when you need a change, and they work particularly well in winter.
5. Think About Scent: It’s important to think about more than just your home’s visual aesthetic. In creating an atmosphere, you also need to think about scents. ONNO Collection candles provide scents and visuals, in a style that suits your space. We recommend spice and ginger-inspired fragrances, like Zanzibar or Ginger Fig, to dress your home for the holiday season. Their candle designs take contemporary to the next level, perfectly blending with your style or adding a creative accent.
6. Experiment… Or Don’t: Home design is entirely what you make of it. The season may be a reason for you to go all out with your decor, or it may not be. What you need to do is stay true to your style and your home needs. If you’re feeling creative and ready for a seasonal home refresh, we encourage you to explore and experiment—you might just discover something wonderful.
7. Winter Greenery: While we all love some nature and greenery in our homes, changing this out for the winter season is a quick and instant change you can make in your space. While plants like holly are traditional, don’t be afraid to reach for white roses or something more experimental when decorating. Choose a color scheme that will match your home’s existing furnishings, and you’ll find seasonal decorating a breeze.

Decorating the Season with Designer’s Mark

We know how busy the holiday season can be. Designer’s Mark specializes in bringing your vision to your space and sourcing from top-quality designers from here and abroad. We work with a wide range of home design styles and recognize that everyone has their own holiday decor taste in addition to their home design style.

If your home needs a holiday season refresh, call us at (561) 961-4149 for a private consultation with one of our interior design team consultants.