Set the timer, and the lights go on and off at the same hours each evening. Leave them au naturel, or dress them with metallic accents and small decorations for your overall theme.Ī 9-foot multicolored garland at Lowe’s is battery-operated, if you don't have an outdoor plug nearby. Garlands of all kinds of greenery can warm up the look of railings or frame doorways. And there are lovely faux versions that you can embellish with extra pops of green, red or copper magnolia sprigs, at Etsy,Jamali Garden and West Elm. If you can't find magnolia garlands locally, Food52 quick-ships good-looking fresh ones. "They’re also very hardy and last through the entire season, always looking fresh.” “They’re my favorite to use because they pop against a blanket of snow," Fisher says. She likes magnolia-leaf garlands with green tops and a rich burgundy red on their fuzzy undersides. Harlequin and checkered prints in small doses, for ornaments or decorative accents, work for both inside and out of the house.” “I love the traditional concept of black and white, but also how it’s unexpected for the holidays. “My color palette this year is going to be green and red with black and white accents,” she says. Nicole Fisher, who bases her BNR Interiors firm in New York’s Hudson Valley, likes to blend the time-tested colors of Christmas with fresh twists.
Instead of the usual wreath, hang a set of Terrain’s leather and silver sleigh bells. A slim, white-lighted tree would look enchanting on a city stoop or in a suburban yard. Home Depot’s Polar Wishes collection includes a herd of lighted white deer in various poses, as well as a sleigh and deer combo. Grandin Road also has a silhouette theme, with powder-coated metal deer and mountains. Tempaper’s white Christmas Village wall decal set gives you pine trees, deer, various buildings and an array of stars to create a silhouetted scene. Peel-and-stick removable decals can dress up a front door or street-facing windows. A few birch logs placed in a galvanized steel or enameled planter, with pine or cedar boughs and some faux or real moss bedding the pot, will look inviting with or without a strand of warmly hued fairy lights. If heading off to a cozy cabin is more aspirational than doable, you can still achieve the chalet vibe. “These can all hit the compost bin when the new year rolls around,” she says. String a popcorn and cranberry garland for window boxes or railings, or make a front-door wreath out of tree trimmings or fallen twigs.
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Professional organizer Shira Gill, whose new book, “Minimalista” (Ten Speed Press), offers decluttering tips, also suggests going biodegradable. When the holiday is over, he notes, recyclable decor can go back to nature "and help to ensure the gift of a safer earth for generations to come.” “I really think a more natural holiday design is absolutely on point this season.” Eason suggests luminarias to light walkways, "and I’ve been playing around with the idea of connecting them with thick garlands and woodland elements.
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