« There's no need to change your decoration inventory every year », explains Noémie Fortin, an interior design student at LaSalle College.
🌲 Eco-friendly tip: As natural textures like linen, cotton, or jute are trending, the same materials can be used to create multiple decorations.
Create a unified atmosphere
The number one tip from this up-and-coming interior designer is to create harmony between the rooms of the house. Without repeating the same decorations in each room, you can incorporate a recurring accent color. This subtle detail is easy to execute and allows you to change colors each year to refresh the atmosphere.
An interesting approach is to buy one or two new ornaments each year to create a timeless and always up-to-date collection. It's a great way to highlight your more sentimental decorations and reduce your consumption. Be creative!
DIY decoration ideas
Noémie offers some ideas for do-it-yourself and low-cost decorations.
The Christmas table
It's time to impress your guests! Bring out your beautiful dishes and scatter the table with candles, fir branches, or small nutcrackers. Noémie advises choosing a soft color for reusable napkins and the table runner. Finally, spoil each guest with a small, thoughtful gesture. For example, you can place a small Quebec chocolate bar on each plate.
Mini-villages in cloches
Retrieve your dessert cloches and populate them with miniature holiday villages. Instead of having a single village under the tree, this practice allows you to diversify the universes throughout the home. As they are easy to move, it's a great way to create a fun and festive centerpiece.
Kraft paper gift wrapping
This plain wrapping not only creates a reminder of the Christmas calendar but also offers an opportunity to personalize it. You can draw, stamp, attach branches or tree ornaments with string. Invite the children to draw on the paper or write a nice message
🌲 Eco-friendly tip: As natural textures like linen, cotton, or jute are trending, the same materials can be used to create multiple decorations. Plus, they're easy to reuse for other types of events.
Thanks to Noémie Fortin for collaborating on this article.
