Christmas Decorations To Compliment Your Home’s Architecture

It’s Christmas and that means we’ve all got the chance to dress our homes up in stunning lights and tinsel and decorations! But if you want your home to look its very best and most festive this Christmas, then choose the right decorations to compliment your architectural style. You’ll wow everyone come Christmas day and you’ll be the standout for style and elegance in your neighbourhood. Tye Architects is here to help you with Christmassy ideas about the best decorations for your house.

Christmas Lights

Choosing Christmas lights is one of the most important aspects of your festive decorating. Christmas lights can be put up both inside and outside of your house for a warm, colourful and exciting holiday feel! But what Christmas light designs work would work best for your home?

Here are some things to consider when planning your Christmas lights design.

Colour

You might want to choose Christmas lights that compliment the colours of your house. This could include your exterior walls, roof, windows and doors outside or your interior walls and furniture indoors. While the temptation to indulge and utilise a huge rainbow mix of colours, a combination of two colours is ideal for a more elegant and subtle look. You could opt for the classic red and green lights – for an iconic look. Or you could incorporate blues for the winter feel. Orange could work with pink for the ‘gingerbread’ look or for a more subtle look, you could use a mix of shades of white, from warm to bright.

It’s down to style preference at the end of the day. Experiment and try different combinations, taking into consideration the colours that will illuminate your home.

Natural Elements

Sometimes the best decorations are natural ones. There are few things more Christmassy than trees! Especially ferns and pines. Take advantage of the gorgeous green look of natural plants and trees and shrubs to make your home look inviting and charming. Bring the natural look inside too! Decorate your home with plants, flowers, wreaths and bows. You’ll also enjoy the natural fragrances.

Ribbons

Ribbons are a simple but effective way to add a classy look to your Christmas design. They can upscale your Christmas tree with large or small ribbons. Think about what colours go best with the lights, baubles and toppings that you’ve chosen – red tends to be the most popular but why not get creative? Try out ribbons this year, in velvet or satin, to give your home a unique Christmas feel and reflect the excitement of opening the presents!

Christmas Ideas For Your Garden

As well as lights, there are plenty of other decorations you can add to show you’re festive spirit. For example, you could decorate your outdoor or patio furniture with cushions or throws. It might be cold outside but that doesn’t mean the family can’t enjoy a sit-down in the garden and watch the snow – if we get any!

You could also add lanterns for a rustic feel. Lanterns add a more natural light and glow to your garden. Large or small, lanterns are a beautiful addition to your garden and can be merged with plants or placed on pillars or fences.

Be More Green This Christmas

Another thing you might want to consider is the environment. There are plenty of fun ways to celebrate Christmas while also contributing to a healthier planet. Be more energy-conscious with a few simple techniques and ideas that will not only protect the environment but also your own energy bills! LED lights look just as fabulous and they save energy. It’s win-win. 

The Christmas tree is the very embodiment of Christmas. Why not go all the way and use a live tree instead of a cut tree or an artificial tree? Fake trees are made with a lot of plastic. Your live tree can be recycled at the end of the holiday and will help remove carbon during its lifespan.

When choosing the smaller decorations, like baubles or crackers, you could choose those which are made out of more sustainable materials such as pinecones, dried oranges or cranberries and other DIY decorations. When buying decorations, try to find reusable options that you can simply get out next year and save money.

Merry Christmas From Tye Architects!

We hope you feel inspired and ready to decorate! The team here at Tye wishes you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!