Decorating your home for the holidays with family and friends can be a fun ritual to get yourself in the holiday spirit. However, when you're living in a dorm room or small apartment, it can also be a bit of a challenge. With these tips, though, decorating is not impossible.
Centerpieces
Centerpieces are a great way to create visual interest. Use candleholders or cylinder vases of varied heights and stagger them. Fill them with glittery ornaments, and cinnamon-scented pinecones or cranberries. Drape beaded garland around the bases or place in the middle of a wreath. Insert tea light candles or LED battery-powered candles. Add a table runner in one your theme colors for a complete look.
Patterns
Textiles are another way to bring in the holiday spirit while keeping with your monochromatic color scheme. In the living room, drape a cranberry colored throw blanket over the back of a chair or sofa. In the kitchen, incorporate holiday-patterned dishtowels by pairing them with solid ones. Keep to one pattern at a time.
Scents
Surround yourself in the season by choosing diffusers and candles in holiday-inspired scents like sugar cookie, apple cinnamon, balsam, cedar wood, and juniper berry.
Christmas Trees
Tabletop trees are the perfect solution for small spaces. Faux trees are also great and can be used year after year. Ornaments and mini lights can be purchased at your local dollar store. Make sure that light cords are tucked away and unplug lights when not in use.
Personalization
The holidays can be a difficult time of year when you're away at school from friends and family. Keep loved ones close by displaying pictures of them In addition to photos, using old holiday cards to string across a wall or window can make a festive display.
Door Decorations
Decorate the outside of your dorm room door. Wrap the door like a present with wrapping paper. Make sure to not to wrap the bottom quarter of your door to adhere to fire safety rules. Run a piece thick ribbon in a coordinating color down lengthwise and attach. Then, run a second piece through the upper center or slightly off-center and attach. Finish it off by fastening a large bow where the two ribbons meet.
Complete the atmosphere by playing some of your favorite Christmas tunes and movies.
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