If you're hosting a holiday event this year, you may be unsure of how to decorate your home or office. Below, ideas for decorating your event space this holiday season.
Try not to overdo the red--Red used judiciously looks wonderful, but studies show too much red makes people nervous and also makes your event look like a department store Christmas section. For a better look, combine red with gold, white or cream, Christmas green, soft greens or blues a la Martha Stewart, or even silver or bronze. Then go out and come in, taking a fresh look at your decor--is there too much of any one color? Choose two colors and stick to them, at least in each room. This year red combined with gold is popular, and we also like red and cream and red with pale green
A nice festive touch is to put one decorative element on every surface where you will serve food or beverages--such as tables, kitchen islands or counters, or sideboards. Decorative elements include flowers or flowering plants (like poinsettias, a classic); nutcrackers; standing figurines of cloth or glass such as angels, Father Christmases, or Santas; or toy-type Christmas decorations. This will instantly transform the serving area from ho-hum to outstanding. If you don't have much space choose a small decorative element. To take it a step further, add a runner in red, green, gold, or cream to set off your decor.
Home improvement stores often give away branches from their tree lots at holiday time and these look great on mirrors, doors, mantels, or chandeliers, especially if you intertwine gold gauze ribbon among them. We also decorate for client events by intertwining among branches some beautiful Christmas balls hanging on satin loops, draped along mantels.
Staircases can be decorated with tree branches, a handsome garland, or a cascade of Christmas stockings.
If pressed for time, you can hang a large glass collector-type Christmas ball or elongated ornament, such as gilded pears or apples or glass Christmas pendants, from a chandelier with a bit of wire in less than 5 minutes.
Avoid decorating every single surface--this looks overdone and you can't see the forest for the trees. If you'd like to decorate several rooms where people will gather, concentrate on one main rooom and consider tabletop trees or Christmas figurines on ONE surface in the auxiliary rooms.
To decorate a sit-down dinner table quickly and easily, lay small Christmas balls (no glitter) on folded napkins and/or use colored chargers to add a festive touch to the table.
Enjoy!
Kristina
Kristina Ríos de Lumbreras, Ph.D.
Director of Sales & Operations
Fandango Catering and Events
(713) 522-0077
(281) 796-9841
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