For the Christmas holidays, choose neutral colors: 18 suggestions for your home

by Mark Bennett

November 24, 2023

For the Christmas holidays, choose neutral colors: 18 suggestions for your home
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If you love seasonal home decorations, you'll surely adore the Christmas holiday season, during which you can express your creative flair by bringing the magic of the season into your rooms. When choosing the most suitable decorations for your style, you can opt for the classic combination of red, green, and metallic silver and gold colors. Or you might prefer a more neutral palette of colors - less vibrant, but equally warm and welcoming.

Neutral-colored Christmas decorations adapt better than any other to their surroundings and will give your living spaces an elegant and timeless look.

White and shades of ochre and beige will blend perfectly with the Christmas evergreens and metallic accents, and not detract from the Christmas tree remaining the focal point.

Are you looking for some interesting "Christmassy" ideas for your home? Check out these 18 ideas:

1. Staircase and wall decorations

1. Staircase and wall decorations

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A simple evergreen wreath with pine cones and golden bows will decorate your staircase with style. Then, you can use a strip of fabric/cord and bows to hang up photographs, Christmas cards, and more.

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2. Festive chairs

2. Festive chairs

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If you want to decorate the chairs at your Christmas-themed dining table but don't have any ideas, try these evergreen wreaths with a simple bow and a small bell: they will be a very stylish decorative element.

3. Advent calendar

3. Advent calendar

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Your children can also look forward to Christmas with a neutral-colored advent calendar. Simple, basic, but still capable of taking one into the magical world of Christmas in an instant.

4. Neutral centerpiece for the holidays

4. Neutral centerpiece for the holidays

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For your dinner parties, a themed centerpiece is a must: if you don't want to overdo it, a simple glass vase with a golden band and branches/leaves in earthy colors, will suffice.

5. Musical wreaths

5. Musical wreaths

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How about decorating your fireplace with an evergreen wreath adorned with paper flowers made from sheet music? Ideal for a musical Christmas.

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6. A snowy landscape in the living room

6. A snowy landscape in the living room

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Small, snow-covered pine trees, a white ceramic jug and small golden bells can create a magnificent snowy landscape in the living room.

7. Felt decorations

7. Felt decorations

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These felt decorations in shades of white and beige look like gingerbread biscuits. Candy canes, Santa Claus heads and Christmas tree decorations can become cute ornaments gathered up in a wicker basket.

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8. Metallic candles

8. Metallic candles

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Simple metallic candles in Christmas tree shapes are the perfect decoration for the coffee table or living room furniture.

9. A white landscape

9. A white landscape

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Have fun creating a white, snowy landscape on a shelf. With rows of lights inside the miniature houses, it will look like a living nativity scene.

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10. Paper decorations for the tree

10. Paper decorations for the tree

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Put up an "alternative Christmas tree" with a bare branch decorated with paper baubles in shades of white and beige.

11. Neutral Christmas tree

11. Neutral Christmas tree

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A fir tree decorated in neutral colors will be useable for years, immune to fashion trends. Use strings of yellow lights, beads and white or gold balls to decorate the tree.

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12. Basic centerpiece

12. Basic centerpiece

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A simple white ceramic vase with evergreen sprigs and two candles can become a basic, but still attractive, table centerpiece.

13. Door wreath

13. Door wreath

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For your front door, make a wreath with snowy evergreen sprigs, bells and a small, gingerbread village.

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14. Burlap socks

14. Burlap socks

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For the staircase, a perfect neutral decoration is an evergreen wreath combined with burlap Christmas stockings.

15. Gift packaging

15. Gift packaging

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Make corded gift packages containing battery-operated LED lights for elegant, delicate decorations.

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16. Vintage, neutral tree

16. Vintage, neutral tree

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A white tree with neutrally colored decorations will add elegance to your living room. Pair it with a vintage rocking horse for a truly vintage, retro look.

17. A winter forest

17. A winter forest

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Lots of small pine trees made of different materials in different shades of earthy colors and gold will add a lot of style to your living room.

18. Kitchen decorations

18. Kitchen decorations

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Your kitchen can also be decorated for the holidays with a rope trivet, a white teapot, a vase of white branches and wooden trimming. A watchful owl will complete the ensemble.

What do you think about this neutrally-colored decorations?

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