Think Small in Decor
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my favorite christmas tree fits on my kitchen island surrounded by salt and pepper shakers. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
Think Small in Decor
I finally had a few minutes last night to decorate for Christmas. It took me maybe 15 minutes and this morning the house has a nice holiday feel to it.
If you haven’t started decorating, that’s okay. Consider this an opportunity to re-think just how much decorating you can handle and establish a limit. Whatever time you have to decorate, make sure it’s something you can enjoy. And remember what goes up has to come down!
Tiny Christmas Trees
For me it’s been “thinking small” with decorations. I have several 10” to a foot tall Christmas trees that are stored with ornaments on them. All I have to do is gently bring them out of the trunk, pick up the one or two wayward ornaments and set them where I can enjoy them. And the cats won’t bother them.
If I go thrifting and find tiny ornaments I like, they come home to be added to the trees. Some years I find some nice ones; other years I don’t find any. It’s all about the treasure hunt.
this tiny tree used to go up in my office. now it keeps santa and the poinsettia company in my den. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
Plants make easy holiday decorating. I like to make little tableaus around my poinsettias. This year, Santa is hanging out in his sleigh next to a poinsettia and tiny Christmas tree in my den. I see I forgot to add sphagnum moss to cover the poinsettia pot but all in all, it’s a charming scene.
cozy bathroom corner with one of my favorite cat ornaments. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
Same thing for the most used rooms in the house, the bathrooms. I like to have a little holiday cheer in a counter corner that doesn’t take up a lot of room but represents the holiday. The yellow cat is an ornament that now gets to move around the house with its mouse friend from year to year. Repurposing makes decorating fun.
my tall skinny christmas tree in my office sits next to potted geraniums. (charlotte ekker wiggins photo)
Big Christmas Trees
I do have a skinny tall artificial Christmas tree in my office. It stays out all year to remind me of the spirit of the holidays. Many customers have sent ornaments that now hang on the tree, a lovely reminder of our working together.
What Does the Holiday Mean to You?
There was a time, decades ago, that I allowed myself to be pressured into large size decorating and spending weeks getting it all up. Frankly I now enjoy my little decor as much, if not more, because it doesn’t take up so much time but still reminds me of the holiday season.
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Charlotte
