There’s no place like home for the holidays. For most Americans, home is a favorite destination all year long. Home is a place of comfort for folks young and old thanks to the people who fill it, but its appearance also has an important role to play in pulling on our heartstrings. Oftentimes, it’s the little details that make an ordinary house feel special, especially over the holiday season.
As you’re making your Christmas list and checking it twice this year, don’t forget that place called home. To help you on your way of dressing your home in holiday cheer that will last well after New Year’s, the Star Furniture designers are here to weigh in. Check out these 12 essential holiday gifts for your merriest home ever!
Keep Things Functional with Tiny Tables
On the first day of Christmas, the Star Furniture design team would definitely give their true love (i.e. their home) a new tiny table or two. A tiny table is a small occasional end table, lamp table or sometimes a trio of bunching tables. Overall, their footprint is small, but the decorating impact is big. If your living room, bedroom, or home office doesn’t already have a tiny table, you’re sure to be surprised by their convenience, flexibility, and visual appeal. When it comes to choosing the perfect tiny table for a particular space, it’s worth considering how you plan to use it.
Tiny tables come in countless shapes, sizes, and styles, which means the sky’s the limit in terms of finding the best one for your needs. Whether it will be used to display a miniature lamp in a dark corner, offer a handy spot to put down a cocktail or hold seasonal decor, you can’t go wrong by elevating your home with a tiny table this season.
Make a Statement with Wall Art
For the second day of Christmas, give your walls some love with eye-catching wall art. Few things have the power to make or break the overall atmosphere of a room than what’s hanging on its walls. Whatever message you’re trying to convey through your home decor can be brought to life with the wall art you choose to display and how you display it.
With so many options to choose from, having a few tips from the Star Furniture designers can help you choose the best wall art for every room in your home. Keep these in mind:
- Choose a painting or photograph that pairs well with the existing decor in the room. For example, if your living room is decked out in boho-chic decor, look for a wall hanging that is glamorous and alluring.
- If you have a large wall in a space, avoid decorating it with small pieces that could get lost or make the room look busy. Instead, choose one or two large frames that can help the room feel balanced.
- Don’t be afraid to push boundaries with your wall art by displaying diverse items. Opt for baskets, or wall hangings with vibrant colors or bold patterns in a well-orchestrated gallery wall setting.
Add Comfort and Convenience with a Pouf
On the third day of Christmas, our design team says you can’t go wrong with a pouf! Along with adding a soft touch to any room with a place to sit, pairing a pouf or ottoman with your sofa, sectional, or armchair will give everyone who has the pleasure of visiting your home permission to put up their feet for a while, including you.
Adding an ottoman or footstool to your home is a great idea over the holidays, in particular, because of their comfort and versatility. An ottoman with built-in storage can provide extra seating for guests hanging out in your family room while keeping items, such as throw blankets and board games, neatly tucked away. Likewise, a footstool placed at the end of your guest bed can give your overnight visitors a comfy place to take off their shoes or read.
Elevate Any Room with Decorative Pillows
The fourth day of Christmas is the perfect time to liven up your living spaces with decorative throw pillows. Accent pillows are one of the most popular home accessories and for good reason. They can easily bring a pop of color to your living room sofa, dining room chairs, bedspread, or sectional.
Likewise, they can be swapped out for different seasons or holidays without breaking the bank. And who doesn’t appreciate their coziness? With all of this in mind, give your home the hug it deserves by sprinkling an assortment of plush decorative pillows in every room this holiday season.
Cozy Up with Throw Blankets
What’s one gift that you can give to your home that you’ll continue to use all year long? A throw blanket, of course! For the fifth day of Christmas, the Star Furniture experts are encouraging you to cozy up with a new throw blanket (or two). Like accent pillows, throw blankets can be used in just about any seating area of your home.
When they’re not being used, they can be draped over the back of a chair or sofa to create an inviting, homey vibe or neatly folded and displayed on a blanket ladder or basket. Let’s be honest, though. Throw blankets are what make family movie nights, weekend naps, and late-night chats on the back porch even sweeter. Bottom line? Your home deserves a variety of throw blankets.
Transform a Space with Accessories
Accessories are what make homes feel personal. That’s why the Star Furniture pros have chosen accessories to highlight as your home’s perfect sixth day of Christmas gift. Home accessories come in countless options, including vases, pottery, pillows, decorative boxes, and more.
Whether you’re on the hunt for the perfect holiday decorations to make this the merriest holiday season ever or you’re striving to take your everyday living spaces to the next level year-round, a few accessories can help you accomplish your vision. Pro-tip: stick with two or three fabulous accessories to make the entire room shine rather than cluttering every table or shelf with too much.
Set the Mood with Candles and Diffusers
If you want walking into your home to feel like an experience, the way it smells matters. Fortunately, creating a calming, invigorating, or refreshing ambiance through scent in your home is easy with the help of Star Furniture’s seventh day of Christmas home gift idea: candles and diffusers.
Sprinkling candles around your home is a simple way to spread your favorite fragrances, including seasonal options for the holidays. Even better, the twinkling light of candles on your fireplace mantle, dining room table, and kitchen counter is an effortless way to help your home feel warm and welcoming. If candles aren’t your thing, no worries. Diffusers can accomplish the same effect with enticing essential oils and without the flames.
Relax in Style with Bedside Lamps
On the eighth day of Christmas, the Star Furniture team is here to invite you to cuddle up in bed with a great book. When your home is decorated with certain activities in mind, you’re more likely to make time for those activities, reading included. A pair of great bedside table lamps are an essential part of any bedroom.
Along with making it easier to read before you turn the primary light in the room out, bedside table lamps can also illuminate your bedroom with soft, warm lighting rather than harsh overhead light from a ceiling fan or fixture. As a result, the space will feel relaxing and tranquil. Whether you look for bedside table lamps that are neutral and understated or eye-catching and bold, a bedside table lamp or two is sure to take your bedroom decor up a notch this holiday season.
Entertain Like a Pro with Serving Pieces
Some household items are a necessity to have on hand over the holidays, especially when you’re entertaining guests. Serving pieces are one of these holiday must-haves. But let’s be honest. Serving pieces are a household essential all year long, which is why they’re the Star Furniture experts’ home gift idea for the ninth day of Christmas.
Having a plethora of bowls, platters, pitchers, trays and utensils at the ready can help your holiday tabletop look its very best. Likewise, investing in serving pieces that are neutral enough to use throughout the year can help make your ordinary entertaining a breeze as well. All of this hostessing equipment will require the appropriate storage. Consider adding a sideboard or china cabinet to your dining room to accommodate for this.
Pull the Look Together with Area Rugs
Area rugs are like lipstick, it’s hard to complete a “look” without one. If there’s a room in your home that’s lacking a certain something, chances are that adding a new area rug on the tenth day of Christmas will help you pull it together. Unlike some furnishings that you can bring home without much consideration or planning, finding the right area rug for a specific space will take a bit of thoughtful planning.
Be sure to choose a rug that’s the appropriate size for the room that you’re adding it to. One that’s too small will look like it’s floating in the middle of the room while one that’s too big can make the room feel smaller than it is. When in doubt, measure, measure, measure!
Take a Load Off with a Power Recliner
The Star Furniture designers want you to give your home the gift of comfort on the eleventh day of Christmas. What better way to elevate the coziness and relaxation of your living room than with a comfy new power recliner? Sure, resting on the sofa after a long day is nice, but nothing can compare to laying back with your feet up in a power recliner, especially after your favorite holiday meal.
Best of all, modern power recliners look as good as they feel and are available in a variety of styles to complement any home decor. At Star Furniture, our power recliners are made from high-quality leather that can help you make the most of your living room. This is one Christmas gift that Santa might try to bring back with him on his sleigh after he drops down your chimney.
Add a Classy Touch with a Chaise
The twelfth day of Christmas is dedicated to the lady of the house. The Star Furniture team thinks that every home should have a beautiful, comfortable chaise, and here’s why. Chaises, while not as popular as some other seating options, are versatile, attractive, and provide the ideal spot to relax.
Thanks to their flexibility, they can easily be incorporated into nearly any family room, bedroom, or home office, giving it a classic yet inviting appearance. You deserve to have a comfy place to take a load off after the holidays. Why not make it easy with a beautiful chaise from Star Furniture?
Create the Merriest Home with Star Furniture
Even the most wonderful holiday seasons must come to an end eventually. While we hate to see them go, we’re happy to report that you can help the holiday stretch out through the entire year with these twelve essential gifts that will continue to give long after the tree’s been put away. If you’re looking for the perfect finishing touch to make your home a bit more magical this season or you’re in need of a complete home decorating overhaul, the trusted designers at Star Furniture are here to help you find the perfect gifts for your home.
Visit us online or stop by one of our showrooms today to check out our large selection of poufs, wall art, area rugs, and more. We can’t wait to help you elevate the style, comfort, and functionality of every room in your home just in time for the holidays!
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