Can I go minimal for Christmas???

[Klunick]

Not even technically Fall yet but I am sitting here wondering what I can declutter or rearrange to make this year's Christmas decorating even more minimal but still festive. I got rid of some stuff in my big July decor declutter so I am already ahead of the game.

[iris lilies]

Not even technically Fall yet but I am sitting here wondering what I can declutter or rearrange to make this year's Christmas decorating even more minimal but still festive. I got rid of some stuff in my big July decor declutter so I am already ahead of the game.

why don’t you like fresh greenery, berries, fruits, etc. for the Christmas holidays? Certainly there are downsides to it, but the beauty of it to me is that it can all go in the compost at the end. Well, it can go in compost if all the wires are removed.

I just have a personal aversion to so much holiday decor I see everywhere throughout the year because it all seems so fake and dead to me, semi truckloads of stuff imported from China.

[Klunick]

why don’t you like fresh greenery, berries, fruits, etc. for the Christmas holidays? Certainly there are downsides to it, but the beauty of it to me is that it can all go in the compost at the end. Well, it can go in compost if all the wires are removed.

I just have a personal aversion to so much holiday decor I see everywhere throughout the year because it all seems so fake and dead to me, semi truckloads of stuff imported from China.

Just never been a fan of using greenery and the like plus I have cats so a lot of things are poisonous or upsetting to their stomachs if eaten.

[HappyHiker]

You sure have my permission. I don't celebrate Christmas personally but do like to honor Solstice and the shortest day of the year after which the days begin to lengthen again. All hail, Mother Nature.

[Tybee]

Of course you can go minimal. One thing you could do is make your own decorations. I find that satisfies my decorating urge really well. I think this year I will make a table runner I have been envisioning.

[catherine]

Sure you can. Figure out where the bang for the buck is---one big tree, a couple of pillows. Strings of lights fill space and create mood beautifully. Leaving "white space" on surfaces rather than filling them with Christmas tchotchkes will create greater focus on the things that most make the house Christmas-y.

[Klunick]

Of course you can go minimal. One thing you could do is make your own decorations. I find that satisfies my decorating urge really well. I think this year I will make a table runner I have been envisioning.

I wish I was but I am not a crafty or DIY type person. I am in awe of people who are.

[iris lilies]

Just never been a fan of using greenery and the like plus I have cats so a lot of things are poisonous or upsetting to their stomachs if eaten.

Ah yes, cats.

my cats don’t eat stuff so I don’t worry about that, but yes, one has to be careful of that. I even bring Lilies into the house when they’re in season and my cats don’t touch them. Lilies are quite poisonous to cats, apparently. I do keep the large potted tropicals that are known to be poisonous in our downstairs sunny area during the winter, not in the center room where the cats could get them.

[nswef]

I have a pre lit 3 feet tall tree, I put an embroidered and smocked angel on top that my mother made as an ornament, skirt under the tree and an old ceramic santa clause bank of my husband's at least 65 years old...I do put out towels because i have them. On the dining room table I put out some figures of elves and santas. Then a small ceramic nativity. All at least 40 years old. it all makes me happy.

[happystuff]

I have a pre lit 3 feet tall tree, I put an embroidered and smocked angel on top that my mother made as an ornament, skirt under the tree and an old ceramic santa clause bank of my husband's at least 65 years old...I do put out towels because i have them. On the dining room table I put out some figures of elves and santas. Then a small ceramic nativity. All at least 40 years old. it all makes me happy.

The last part is most important. If it makes you happy - it's perfect!!