Christmas decorations add sparkle to your very home during the holidays. For many people, they find pleasure in decorating their homes with Victorian Christmas decorations to bring back old traditions of the Yuletide seasons. These decorations will transport your visitors back to the classic elegance of the Victorian era and at the same time uplift the holiday spirit.
Antique stores usually carry a lot of Victorian Christmas decorations. You will easily recognize them since the designs have lace touches, delicate ribbons and richly-colored draperies. You will be fascinated with picking the best decorations such as wreaths, paper chains, angels, glass balls, fairies and not to mention Santa ornaments. And to give a festive glow to your room, you can also choose colored glass lamps and candles.
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Should you want to stick with this vintage theme, remember that Victorian Christmas decorations tend to be very detailed and the main idea of the design is quantity. The ornaments may look more cluttered but nonetheless, they will still appear very elegant and classy.
If your local antique shops do not carry these products, you can just work your way conveniently to the Internet. You can find all sorts of Victorian Christmas decorations through online auctions or websites that specifically sell these ornaments. With this manner, you will have a lot of options. You can choose from various designs of different price range. You can be sure that you will get the exact designs that you wish.
However, if you want to be more creative, you may always turn to nature for inspiration to create your own unique, cheap and colorful displays. You may use rich greenery to cover your front stairway and add on wide red and silver ribbons. You can also use pinecones, berries, holly, flowers and fruits to dress up your house during the holidays.
Here are economical decoration suggestions you may try, if you want to a add a touch of classic elegance on your Christmas decorating this year:
1. Make a Victorian candle centerpiece using a dinner plate. Use a white lace to cover a dinner plate and arrange candles with different heights. Fill the spaces with green leaves and add on flowers and gold ribbons. This makes a wonderful centerpiece and creates a cheerful ambiance with the glow of light.
2. Create your own Victorian lampshade. Use a plain lampshade and paste Victorian images from fabrics with Victorian prints. Paste them neatly and outline them with gold fabric paints. Glue ruffles and laces at the edge of the lampshade. Just make sure that the color of your laces will match the Victorian images that you have pasted. If desired, add buttons, pearls and bows to embellish the lampshade.
3. Cover mantel top with lavish greenery. Arrange assorted fruits like pineapples, berries, grapes or oranges at different heights. Accentuate the arrangement with ribbons, pearly beads and tassels. This makes a lively ornament along with the blazing fireplace.
4. Make your own Victorian Christmas tree with crystal drop ornaments. You can buy plastic versions in craft stores and hung them with gold ribbons. You can add garlands of silk roses, pearls and feathered birds and dominate the tree with ribbons in silver, gold, pink and lavender. Hang lights that would look like miniature candles.
5. Make easy Victorian centerpieces. You can fill a glass bowl with pinecones. Make sure to spray your pinecones with gold or silver paint. You can also tie colorful ribbons around tall glasses and fill with pinecones, potpourri, berries, pearls or even candy canes.
If you want the extravagant beauty of Victorian decor, you can always innovate and create even more crafts to transform your home into a holiday masterpiece. You don't even need to spend more when all the resources you need are just within your reach. You will find that every year, you just have to go with this theme during the Christmas seasons. After all, Victorian Christmas decorations are timeless.