Christmas living room ideas
This is one ordinary living room, restyled for Christmas three ways. The walls, windows, doors and layout stay put; the furniture, colors, tree and decorations change. Drag the slider to compare.
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Three Christmas looks for this living room
- Cozy Christmas: warm wood and cream furniture, a chunky knit throw and plaid cushions, a tree with warm white lights and glass and wood ornaments, a pine garland threaded with string lights, and candles in glass jars on the coffee table.
- Scandinavian Christmas: light oak and white furniture, soft white walls, a slim spruce with straw stars, red and white paper hearts, and white candles on a wooden tray.
- Classic red and gold: dark wood and red velvet furniture, a full tree in red and gold with wide gold ribbon, a garland with red berries and velvet bows, poinsettias in gold pots and brass candle holders.
Find the tree's spot before you buy it
- Pick a corner near an outlet that is not on the way to a door. NFPA's tree safety sheet says the tree must not block an exit and should stand at least three feet from any heat source, like fireplaces, radiators, candles, heat vents or lights.
- Keep it out of the line between the sofa and the TV, or you will watch the screen through branches for a month.
- Measure the ceiling and the floor you can spare before you shop, and count the stand and the topper in the height.
Lights, garland and textiles
- Warm white lights give the amber glow of the cozy look; cool white bulbs look bluer, most of all at night.
- A garland along the top of the TV stand or a bookcase puts a second line of light at eye level. Hang light strings with clips, not nails, so the cords are not damaged (NFPA).
- Two new cushion covers and one knit or plaid throw change the sofa for the season, and in January only the covers go back into storage.
Before the lights go on
- A cut tree needs water in the stand every day, and NFPA says to cut 2 inches from the base of the trunk before it goes in.
- Turn the tree lights off before leaving home or going to bed, and replace any string with worn or broken cords or loose bulb connections (NFPA).
- Never decorate a tree with lit candles. Keep other candles at least 1 foot from anything that can burn; flameless candles, NFPA notes, look and smell like real ones.
One practical tip: Take the photo for your preview from the doorway in daylight. That is the view you get every time you walk in, and the one you will judge the decorations from.
Sources: NFPA Christmas tree safety tips, NFPA winter holiday safety tips, NFPA candle safety tips.