6 Clever and Stylish Christmas Holiday Decor Ideas For The Home

December is just around the corner and for the past few weeks, I have been saving lots of inspirational Christmas decor ideas that I have seen created by the experts on social media. Bows are the biggest Christmas decor trend for 2023 (four out of the six decor ideas I list below contain bows in some way!) but all of the images featured in this post instantly stopped me from scrolling on my phone. If you are currently brainstorming how to dress your home for the festive season ahead, you can’t go wrong with these creative Christmas decor schemes.

festive candle fireplace garland — *Image Credit: Matilda Goad*

Candle Sequence by Matilda Goad

I love this image featuring Matilda Goad’s range of ribbed candles and candle holders lined up in a sequence of blue and yellow. Usually, you see festive floral garlands draped over a mantel, but here Matilda drops hers down so that the area is free for the dinner candles to be clearly (and safely) displayed. What works really well is the double height aspect, so if you replicate this idea, make sure that you invest in both taller and shorter candle holders. I also really like the brass candle pins pressed into the wax - an easy way to embrace the bow trend without using ribbon!

hallway christmas decor idea — *Image Credit: @The18thHomeontheStreet*

The 18th Home On The Street Wrapped Gallery Wall

Abbigail who runs the Instagram account @The18thHomeontheStreet decided her hallway was too narrow to host a floral stair garland, so wrapped her gallery wall art instead with ribbon to replicate gifts. I thought this was such a clever, effective idea to add a touch of Christmas decor to a small space (I find that hallways can be tricky to dress for Christmas if they aren’t grand entranceways).

tradtional festive stair garland diy — *Image credit: Sean Symington*

Sean Symington’s fun but traditional Christmas stair garland

This image from Somerset-based interior designer Sean Symington is one of the best Christmas decor shots that I’ve enjoyed this year so far. I just love how his traditional stair garland is also modern and fun with the inclusion of clementines, pomegranates and bird ornaments! Sean purposefully stayed away from any baubles and (controversially) skipped bows in favour of draping velvet ribbon. It is just absolutely wonderful (as is his pink cabbage plate wall rack).

mini wreath and ribbon decor — *Image credit: Room For Tuesday*

Room For Tuesday’s mini wreaths

I actually saw this image last Christmas, but it is proving popular this year on Pinterest and I find it so inspirational that I had to include it in this round-up. Rather than one giant door wreath, interior designer and blogger Sarah Gibson hung a selection of mini-wreaths around her home on picture lights and wall sconces. Each wreath is adorned with a sheer blue bow which ties the wreaths into her Christmas tree scheme on the other side of the room. Click here to see Sarah’s Christmas decor in full.

Molly Mahon’s maximalist pink Christmas table setting

British block printer and textile designer Molly Mahon created this maximalist pink tablescape to showcase her bow-print tablecloth. I just love how the mix of pink and burgundy is really vibrant - it’s such an unexpected (yet joyful) Christmas table setting; it’s made me want to include lots of pink and burgundy within my Christmas dining scheme this year!

christmas tree with bows — *Image credit: Nina Campbell*

Bow Tree in the Jessica McCormack store

I saw this tree on Nina Campbell’s Instagram feed of the Jessica McCormack jewellery store in London and it instantly stood out to me. What I like about it most over other trees I’ve seen covered in bows are the colours used: orange, burgundy, pink and blue work so well together and I like how the bows drape the tree rather than being cut short at the ends.