When guests enter a home for Christmas, the first area that they will see is the hallway. Yet, the hallway is often an area that is often ignored in comparison to the rest of the house that must be decorate for Christmas. A well-decorated hallway does more than merely decorate the area for the holidays; a well-decorated hallway sets the tone for the remainder of the home, it welcome the guests to the home, and it becomes a part of the Christmas celebration within the home.
The best part of creating a well-decorated hallway is that it dont require a significant investment in either budget or square footage. Instead, a person can make a few alteration to the hallway that both transform the area yet leave it looking neither cluttered nor chaotic. A few considerations have to be made in creating a well-decorated hallway.
For instance, the guests that lives within the home will experience considerable foot traffic in the hallway. The hallway may be narrow in size, and the individuals that pass through the hallway may be carrying drink or presents. Therefore, the decoration ideas that are selected for implementation within the hallway should consider each of these factor.
Eight different decoration ideas can be employed in the creation of a well-decorated hallway, each with varying requirements and needs for the home.
Eight Great Christmas Hallway Decoration Ideas
1. Greenery Garland
One suggestion is to create a greenery garland along the hallway. Fresh pine, cedar, and boxwood can be arranged along the hallway along the walls (or along the picture rail if one is present).
This greenery can help bring the outdoors into the home. If the greenery is fresh, it may even emit a scent as the guests pass through the hallway. The guests can secure the greenery to the walls with hooks or clips that will not damage the walls.
Additional details like dried orange slice, cinnamon sticks, and pinecones can be arranged every few feet along the greenery to add to the visual interest of the greenery display.
2. Lighting and Lanterns
Another suggestion is to add lighting to the hallway. A series of lanterns or battery operated candles can be arranged along one side of the hallway.
The lanterns should have frosted glass and light bulbs that emit warm, yellowish light. The lanterns can be spaced equally along the hallway to ensure that there are no dark spot within the hallway. Alternatively, a person can install a curtain rod along the ceiling of the hallway, and fairy lights can be arranged along the ceiling in a manner that they appear to be falling like snowflakes into the hallway.
These light decorations can each have a positive impact on the hallway, and they need not be installed into the hallway in advance of Christmas.
3. Mirrors
Third, mirrors can be placed within the hallway to make the area appear larger and more bright. A tall, narrow mirror can be placed against one of the walls within the hallway.
A series of smaller mirrors can also be hung within the hallway in various frames. By placing these mirrors in areas that contrast to the greenery or the lighting within the hallway, the mirrors will reflect the Christmas lights, the garland, and the decorations in the hallway. Additionally, mirrors will reflect the natural light that enter the home from windows.
This is important during the Christmas holidays as the days are short. However, mirrors should not be hung in such a way that guests of the home appear to have difficulty walking through the hallway (with there shopping bag, for instance).
4. Memory Lane
Fourth, it is possible to create a memory lane within the hallway.
A series of Christmas cards, holiday photos, and presents can be hung along both of the walls of the hallway. The decorations can be clipped to twine that is hung between nails along the walls, or the decorations can be held with washi tape to avoid creating hole in the walls. The items that can be hung may include children’s ornaments that were created each Christmas season while they were young, drawings of Santa Claus created by the children, and even ticket stubs from the Christmas event of the past.
These items will allow the guests to slow down as they pass through the hallway. The items can be arranged in a manner that is both symmetrical and visually interesting. This suggestion is especially beneficial for families who wish to create a visual timeline of their Christmas celebration.
5. Elegant Color Story
Fifth, instead of using the traditional colors of red and green for the Christmas decorations, another color story can be used within the hallway. For example, the empty cardboard box that may be present within the home can be painted in colors such as blush pink, cream, and metallic champagne. The boxes can be arranged in descending sizes along one of the walls of the hallway.
Top each of the boxes with bows in velvet fabric. Such a color selection creates a Christmas decoration that is both elegant yet still portrays the Christmas holiday to the viewers. Such colors will photograph well for those who wish to share there home with others, and it can be combined with one Christmas wreath (using the same color story) that can be placed at the end of the hallway.
6. Hallway Rug
Sixth, it is possible to install a rug within the hallway. The rug can feature either a snowflake pattern or a Nordic design. Installing the rug will help guests to feel as if they has entered a special part of the home.
Additionally, the rug will help to muffle the noise that is normally created by guests walking down the hallway. Choose a rug that is both washable and durable for the Christmas holidays, as it may become covered in snow, pine needle, and crumbs from Christmas cookies. Additionally, a few basket can be placed within the hallway that contain blankets that may be used by the guests to stay cozy within the holiday season.
These blankets can be plaid in design.
7. Birch Tree Branches
Seventh, it is possible to use tall, slim birch tree branches that have been painted white and placed into a ceramic stand. The branches can be loosely decorated with battery operated micro lights and baubles made of glass.
Using these tall branch will help the home to appear as if it is taller. Additionally, the thinness of the branches will ensure that they do not take up much of the walking space within the hallway. The white branches will reflect the lights that are arranged along the branches, casting interesting shadow throughout the area during the night.
The baubles can be replaced by dried hydrangeas or paper star to create a rustic holiday decoration. The entire decoration of the birch trees can then be stored flat within the home once the holiday season is over. This is helpful for those who may be limited in their available storage area.
8. Console Table and Aromatherapy
Eighth, it is possible to place a console table within the hallway. On the console table, place a small electric diffuser. Fill the diffuser with a blend of essential oil that include fir needle, clove, and orange essential oils.
Additionally, place a few stems of fresh eucalyptus within another slim vase that is located beside the diffuser. The aroma of the essential oil will help to drift through the entire hallway. Additionally, place a shallow dish within the hallway in which place pinecones that have been rolled in cinnamon.
This scent will help to create an immediate feeling of Christmas for the guests as they enter the home. This scent will also be beneficial for those who are traveling from the cold weather outside of the area in which the home is construct. Each of the ideas can be used in any combination within the hallway.
For example, the greenery and the lights can be the main decoration within the hallway, while the mirrors or the Christmas photo are selected according to the personality of the homeowners. Each decoration can be edited as the home décor is being created. A hallway can stand up for only so many decoration.
Each of the decorations can be placed into the hallway, and the homeowners can then walk through the hallway themselves (with there own present and with there own drink). If the homeowners can walk through the hallway without difficulty, then the decorations are complete and done. While it might be a seemingly simple area within the home for which guests will pass through, the hallway can be transformed into an area that welcomes the guests and celebrates the Christmas holiday season.
Thus, by taking a little bit of care in decorating this area of the home, the homeowners will have ensured that there home is ready for Christmas.
