Add more sparkle to your holiday parties with these 16 modern Christmas decorations
Christmas has always been synonymous with tradition and decorations, and usually, each family has its own habits in this regard. While most of us prefer to reuse festive decorations over the years (and perhaps replacing them only when they break or become too old-fashioned), there are also those who are always looking for novelty.
Choosing a modern style is an excellent starting point to renew the decorations in one's home during the holidays; and in doing so, one may want to avoid using designs and colors which are considered traditional.
If you too are looking to upgrade/rejuvenate your holiday decorations, we propose below 16 modern decorations you can consider using:
1. Neutral colors and basic lines
An evergreen garland decorated with a simple string of wooden beads, bells and white candles are the perfect setting for hanging up Christmas stockings in a soft white knit. Neutral colors and basic lines create a minimalist-styled Christmas.
2. Modern mini tree
Here, a traditional Christmas tree has been made into a mini-tree, serving also as a table lamp and made up of a cone of metal hoops with silver balls and glass crystals attached.
3. Decorations in white, black and silver
For all your home decorations, choose a contrast between black and white, interspersing it with the metallic reflections of the silver details. Chose white monochromatic bulbs for the lights (which will look elegant and timeless).
4. Nordic landscape
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Don't give up the magic of the Nordic style if you choose a modern decor: on the furniture, you can set up a white Nordic landscape entirely covered in snow. Neutral colors will be the dominant color palette of this timeless, magical setup.
5. A naturalist-modern Christmas
Lovers of a natural lifestyle will be able to use Mother Nature's bounty to decorate their homes; it is better to go for neutral colors such as the white of ceramic vases holding typical Christmas plants and berries; the tree will be a live one and decorated with dried fruit, spices and simple bows, and with evergreen wreaths on the walls.
6. Warm wood and shades of red
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Those who love the clean lines of the modern style but don't want to give up on the quintessential Christmas colors can decorate a non-traditional tree made of wood with decorations in warm earthy-red tones.
7. Less is more
Not much is needed to decorate a Christmas tree with grace and taste: oversized gold and silver balls and black and white paper stars will provide a timeless elegance.
8. A tree with natural decorations in neutral colors
Neutral colors are always the best choice when you want a piece of furniture or a decoration that can stay in fashion: a perfectly modern tree can be set up with white and beige decorations in varying shades and can use natural materials such as wood cotton, linen or raffia for other decorative elements.
9. Modern, natural wreaths
Small evergreen wreaths with pine cones and black and white bows are a must-have: natural and modern at the same time.
10. Minimalist but still festive
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No minimalist home can go without some Christmas decorations: Christmas stockings hanging from the fireplace and a tree decorated with white fairy lights and a few decorations in a matching color will be more than enough.
11. Colored glass
Can't stand picking up dropped pine needles off the carpets? Be creative this year: make a tree with branches decorated with colored glass balloons (or blunted shards).
12. Homesick for Africa
The dark reindeers that stand out in the center of this composition are reminiscent of Africa. The large golden bells add a brightness which completes this composition.
13. Wood and paper
Integrate the Christmas decorations into your shelves with green and black cardboard pine trees, stars and natural wood decorations.
14. Silver, blue and green
A silver Christmas tree will make your living room look more luxurious if decorated with blue and green baubles.
15. A Christmas full of light
Focus on the lights as the main decorations for your minimalist home, and with a tree that also serves as a graceful, silver floor lamp.
16. White and gold
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Choose white and gold for both the tree and the large decorative balls and flowers for a bright, classy Christmas.
What will your Christmas decorations look like this year?
