How to Decorate a Living Room for Christmas in 5 Steps

The living room is one of the most visited and used rooms in an apartment. It's where everyone comes to chill and have a good time together.

And with Christmas around the corner, it's about to get even busier with more visitors trooping in and out, which means you need to freshen up your living room with some furniture slipcovers and put up the right decorations to fill the air with the festive spirit.

Fortunately, when it comes to decorating the living room for Christmas, you could never run out of inspiration. But if it gets too busy to give it a try, there's always an opportunity to make the living room razzle-dazzle with minimal time and effort.

Whether the living room will be filled with guests or not, keeping it accurately decorated for the holidays is one of the best ways to enjoy Christmas. Here are five steps to achieving the perfect living room for the season.

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1. Declutter

One thing Christmas decoration needs is space. There should be space for the items that need to be in place to keep the living room Christmassy. Leave enough room for ornaments that need to be hung on the wall and floor space for the Christmas tree. The best way to declutter is to let go of items that are damaged or haven't been of good use all year long.

2. Choose a Color Theme

Choosing a particular theme for the living room will guide the other decoration choices that will be made later on. Pick a theme to help keep every decoration in synch. The two most common color themes for Christmas are red/gold and green/white. These colors always come out right, but creativity is not a crime, switch things up.

3. Get a Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree is without a doubt the most important decoration for the season. It is the centerpiece of all decorations. Christmas trees always bring the holiday home. So, whether it is a big one that requires more floor space or one that could sit perfectly on the table, having a Christmas tree makes the living room feel like Christmas. Plus, it's the perfect spot to keep all the presents.

4. Add Some Lights

Make the living room shimmer and create the perfect Christmas ambiance with some lights. Have some string lights twined around each branch of the Christmas tree and hang some on the walls. Also include some candles to make any gathering more intimate and magical. Having a fireplace is a huge bonus too, coupled with the other light sources and decorations, it could convert your living room to Santa's haven.

5. Add Decorative Touches

Go all out and make the living room feel a lot more like Christmas with stockings, ribbons, and ornaments. For starters, have some placed in patterns on the Christmas tree. Then have some hung on open wall spaces. To give the living room a traditional look, hang a wreath on the wall too.

Conclusion

Decorating the living room for Christmas could be hectic but the results are always satisfying when done the right way. Always remember to get creative and make it still feel like home, because that's the only way the season can be fully enjoyed.