10 Tips for Christmas Home Interiors

Did you know that there’s a design principle to follow when putting up a Christmas tree? But neither basic procedure or standard rules to avoid when decorating your Christmas home interiors! “Design more is more” that’s the spirit when decorating and coming up with an extraordinary Christmas theme. For average consumers, prepping up their  Christmas home interiors takes creativity, simple resources, and recycling Christmas decors. While for big companies and exclusive villages, these guys hire someone to do the work. And they totally rely on their most trusted interior designers. Homemakers need to be reminded of the key things to remember how to properly style their homes.

Don’t have Christmas home decorations yet?  Take it from the “Home for the Holidays“, a brief talk from the Philippines’ topnotch interior designer,  Mr. Jie Pambid (the current director for external affairs)  shared some pointers to decorate our homes with elegance and full spirit without even hiring high-paid interior designers.

Held last Saturday, November 24 at the Interior Zone (carpark building and the old CyberZone) SM City North EDSA.

10 Tips for Christmas Home Interiors

1. Decide which part of the house to apply the Christmas theme and decorations/ornaments. Consider the following areas to integrate your Christmas theme: foyer, den, living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms, toilets and baths.  Anything is possible as long as you have the passion and innovativeness.
2. Choose a theme that matches your personality and lifestyle: traditional, eclectic, glam, industrial, modern, vintage, asian, candy, etc.
3. Invest in garlands and wreaths, display them in areas to compliment the christmas tree or the whole  space. You can never go wrong with wreaths, just limit the use of too many colors. The most recommended color pattern is to stick  and play with  two to three colors.
4. Install mirrors (optional), an important tool to double the effect of quantity and be able to trick the viewer’s sight.
5. Come up with genuine ideas and use reusable materials. For example: Use katsa to replace expensive curtains. Match and distribute the color palette of the room to achieve consistency with the theme. Or you can make use of a Christmas table cloth for something else, like to cover the Christmas tree’s base. Remember that the standard room ceiling height is equal to 9 feet. Always allocate 1 foot distance between the ceiling and the tip of the Christmas tree (tip of the angel or star).
6. During house construction, it is better to advise your interior designer or electrician to install covered floor electrical outlets for your Christmas tree and ceiling-based electrical outlets for your Christmas light decorations. Electrical cables should be discreetly hidden to display the focal point of the christmas tree. Also, avoid using an “octopus” extension cords, always think of safety measures to avoid electrical outrage and possible short circuit.
7. A 6 ft. Christmas tree typically requires from 1,000 to 2,000 lights. And 500 more lights for every succeeding foot. Don’t settle for sub-standard lights; invest in quality and safety.
8. Choose a Christmas tree that is proportioned to the overall dimension of the room in terms of breadth and height. A small-size and thin christmas tree fits a condo unit or even an average flat staircase. Blend it with garlands and christmas trinkets to spice up the space.
9. Consider the color, height (tall or short), thickness, fresh or faux  Christmas tree,  preferably that jives with the theme you are working on. It should be placed on the main point of interest of the room. Focal areas: corner space fronting the main door, beside the grand staircase or beside a piano.
10. Basic process of installing the christmas  tree: lights first, garlands and ribbons next and then trimmings and ornaments last. Upon rolling out the lights, the lights remain turned ON while completing the ornaments to visualize the effect  and uniformity of the overall design. When setting up your Christmas tree, allow a temporary space for movement when decorating the tree. In this way, all the trimmings and stuff will be evenly distributed even on the back side of the tree. We don’t want our Christmas tree to look half-baked.

More photos from Home for the holidays by Jie Pambid (PSID)

Thank you SM Group for the invitation.

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