Festive, Foraged, and Fuss-Free: 8 Seriously Easy, Nonchalantly Stylish DIY Holiday Decorations - Gardenista
I’ve been thinking about making festive dried citrus garlands for years. I didn’t want to just throw it away... ...so I hung it upside-down from the latch of the gate to our backyard. That is the level of effort I require from my DIY decorations. Maria Le Mesurier is wiz at decorating her home for the holiday using natural elements she finds on her property. Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home. Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Minimalist Holiday Mantel, $10 Edition. Justine, our resident crafter extraordinaire, set out to create a more complicated display but realized the eucalyptus branches she bought at Whole Foods were elegant enough to have a starring role on her mantel. 2. Tie together and hang. Photograph by Alexa Hotz. A reminder that branches of evergreen in a vase is arresting enough for a holiday table centerpiece. Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Easy Ceramic Votive Holders for a Festive Table. The DIY votives here may be too hard for me to make, but the garland that bisects the length of this pretty tablescape? Photograph by John Merkl, from DIY: A Woodland Holiday Party (Indoors). A bouquet of foraged beautyberries as a Christmas tree topper. Another fantastically simple idea for Single-Ingredient Holiday Decor. Photograph via Bob Villa. Photograph by Michelle Slatalla, from Poinsettias: Rethinking a Christmas Cliché. Instead of leaving your poinsettias in their gaudy foil-wrapped plastic pots, cut single stems and insert into multiple bud vases for a stylish holiday arrangement. Tall branches of Scottish spruce lean elegantly against a wall in the powder room. Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home. 8. Prop it up and forget about it.