Friday, December 7, 2012

Festive Friday: Colourful Christmas

Bing Crosby may have been dreaming of a White Christmas, but this year I’m dreaming about a Colourful Christmas! Bright green, purple, turquoise, pink, and orange look fabulous together, and they add some fun & funky to your Christmas decor. Check out these bright & bold Christmas ideas, and I bet they’ll kick your festive mojo up a notch or two or ten :-)

Who wouldn’t have a big smile after seeing these colourful packages under the tree on Christmas morning…

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1. All the colours of the rainbow (well, except yellow!) Pinterest
2. Polka dots in turquoise & pink. Pinterest
3. Pretty in pink & green. The Enchanted Home
4. Purple & orange & green, oh my. Pinterest
5. Who says blue & green must never be seen – they look fab together! Pinterest

Of course, colourful packages go great with a colourful tree :-)

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6. Tobi Fairley designed this wonderfully colourful tree. remodelaholic
7. Pink and green is so fresh and pretty. The French Tangerine
8. Kelly Porter’s pretty pink & orange tree was inspired by the funky cushion on the chair. Color Sizzle
9. This super-sweet colourful tree is topped with a sock monkey – too cute! Rate My Space
10. Not your average tree! You could create something similar with a small wire tree and colourful ribbons. Absolutely Beautiful Things

Brighten up your home with holiday colour…

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11. Bright holiday decorations stand out so nicely against the white walls. Trafford Centre
12. Another mainly white room decorating in cheery pink & red. BHG
13. This room’s traditional red & green decor is fresh and fun & festive. House to Home

Wreaths can he hung on your front door and interior doors using metal hooks that latch over the top of the door. Wreaths also great hung from a beautiful ribbon in front of a mirror.

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14. Pretty peacock-inspired wreath. Etsy (PatalyaFloralDesign)
15. Bryn Alexander created her pretty mantel entirely with decorations from Home Depot. Bryn Alexandra
16. Ornament wreaths are fun and it’s easy to make your own (here’s a tutorial from Love Live DIY) Etsy (dottiegray)
17. A pretty wreath made from ribbons and ornaments. Etsy (ADoorableCreations05)

Love the intense colours in this home…

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18. A lovely bright Scandinavian home all dressed up for a colourful Christmas. Love the pompom mat under the tree. Hidden in France

Have fun with your decorations, and take a shot at making your own. Topiaries are easy!

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19. Green, blue, and silver ornaments glued to a styrofoam ball and voila, festive topiaries. BHG
20. Instead of filling stockings, use some colourful pails to hold candy canes and little gifts. HGTV

If you’re a traditionalist, here are some stockings in non-traditional colours…

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21. Colourful felt stocking. Etsy (Naturali4color)
22. Stocking made from colourful festive fabrics. Etsy (Twopinkhearts)

Top of your colourful Christmas celebrations with a colourful tablescape.

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23. My favourite combo – blue, green, and purple. Facebook
24. A cute little green box ans white tree top off this pretty pink & red table setting. BHG
25. More pink & red. HGTV
26. More proof that blue & green MUST be seen! Live the Home Life

I’m changing things up this Christmas and going with bright & bold colours. Here are a few things I picked up to decorate my home…

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Now is a great time to pick up decorations and ornaments – they’re half-price just about everywhere!

Have you done your Christmas decorating yet? What’s your colour scheme?

I’ve got some bold colours to share with you on Monday – here’s a little peek…

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Happy weekend!

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10 comments:

  1. Gorgeous! I love all of the bright fun colors! I'll never be able to do it though because my husband hates them haha ;)

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  2. My daughters would de over the moon with decorations in these colors!! Very happy images!!

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  3. I love all this candy colour. But my husband is very much a green and red guy. I let him choose the colour scheme on one of our two trees -- he went with traditional. But I got to do our artificial tree (it's white with blue, green, purple) and my living room Xmas decor is white, blue, green, purple. I adore every one of these. (Diane J.Schuller)

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  4. Oh and I only wish I received gifts wrapped up like these!! I put a lot of care into wrapping gifts but I never see any like that under our tree.

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  5. so festive - i really love that sock monkey tree!!!

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  6. So festive.... I really love all imágens colourful Christmas!!!

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  7. Now that's the way to kick up Christmas a few hues. Nice for a festive change. I know lots of people would feel feel the spirit of Christmas more in these colors.

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  8. Such inspiration - much needed at my address !!!

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  9. Wow. Talk about eye candy!

    I always stick to a simple palette, but you've got my heart racing with these images. This year, I've pretty much banished red altogether, and stuck to white, silver and all greens, especially pale ones. But that purple and red combo (#15) has me contemplating the possibilities for next year. I might throw in some hot pink.

    Thanks for the treats and looking forward to more.

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  10. I went to our local Christmas home tour today -- a wide variety of home decor ideas. Some could have used a peek at this exciting candyshop of colours!

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