First Christmas in a New Home? 6 Ways to Make Your Home Festive and Cosy

One of the best parts of moving into a new home is imagining what it will be like during the festive season. Now that the season is upon us, it’s time to make that vision a reality. If you’re stumped, don’t worry! Here are 6 ways to make your first Christmas in a new home festive and cosy:

How to Prepare for Christmas?

Before you start putting up any Christmas home decor, it’s a good idea to prepare for everything that may arise. We recommend working through these tasks to prepare for Christmas early, so you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the festive season:

Sort Through the Christmas Home Decor You Already Have

If this is your first Christmas in a new home, then now’s the perfect time to sort through the Christmas decor you already have. Go through your decorations and take inventory of the holiday decorating items you have stored away. That might include things like a Christmas tree, ornaments and baubles, Christmas lights, and even gift-wrapping supplies. Take note of what works and what needs to be replaced. This will prevent you from overspending on items you don’t need.

Getting Your Christmas Decor and Home Organised

As you’re sorting through your Christmas decor, you can get everything organised. This involves decluttering the decorations you already have. It can also mean decluttering your home as you work to make room for the Christmas decorations. You’ll feel much less frazzled or stressed out throughout the entire festive season if you prioritise this step.

Create a Christmas Budget

Part of getting ready for Christmas in a new home is creating a budget for everything that pertains to the festive season. Settle in with a nice cup of hot chocolate and make a list of all the things you’ll need to purchase this year. That can include things like:

Christmas decorations for the new home
Christmas gifts for friends and family
Christmas hosting items if you’re planning to have events
Christmas activities for kids and other household members
Christmas storage boxes to pack everything away efficiently

For each category on your list, write down how much you plan to spend. Add those up, and you’ll have an idea of the budget that you need. Review your budget throughout the season and make adjustments if necessary.

Determine Any Christmas Events You’re Hosting

Events are a common part of the Christmas season. However, you don’t want to forget about them or wait to plan them at the last minute. That’s a sure way to invite added holiday stress. Instead, determine if you’re hosting any Christmas events early on in the season. Plan accordingly with your budget and with the items you’ll need to purchase.

Decide If You’ll Have a Theme or Concept

When it comes to Christmas decorating ideas, many people love to stick with an overall theme or concept. Doing so is a great way to ensure your holiday decorating is cohesive. From outdoor Christmas decor to decorating a Christmas tree, having a theme or concept creates the professional “look” that so many people crave. This is an important task to decide on if you’re getting ready for Christmas early. That means you can be on the lookout for decor that matches your theme or concept.

How to Decorate Your New Home for Its First Christmas

Once you’re prepared, it’s time to decorate for your first Christmas in a new home! We understand that coming up with Christmas decorating ideas can feel overwhelming, so we’ve come up with 6 ways to decorate your home for Christmas this year:

1. Start With the Christmas Tree

Naturally, let’s start with your tree. It’s one of the most popular Christmas traditions, so it’s the perfect way to add festivity and cosiness to your new home. For many people, the tree is the highlight of all the Christmas decor. Starting here will help everything else fall into place!

Whether you decide on an artificial tree or a real one, you’ll need to do these two things:

Lighting Your Christmas Tree

Unless you opt for a fully decorated Christmas tree or a pre-lit tree, you’ll need to add lights to bring out the cosiness. Taking the time to learn how to light your Christmas tree will ensure your tree adds the warm glow that everyone looks forward to.

Sprucing It Up with Ornaments

Once you have the lights strung on the tree, it’s time to spruce it up. Choosing ornaments and baubles that align with your overall Christmas decorating theme will create the cohesive look you may be looking for. If you love the look of a professionally decorated one, then it may be worth your while to learn how to decorate a Christmas tree like a pro.

2. Make Your Home Merry and Bright

Next up, it’s time to bring out more of that cosiness that everyone wants in their home during the festive season. Imagine curling up on your sofa with a mug of hot chocolate, a Christmas movie, and your family all around you, under the glow of Christmas lights. You can achieve this look by adding plenty of candles throughout your home, especially in areas where you plan to have most of your Christmas activities. You might also decide to add more Christmas lights in these areas, rather than solely rely on your Christmas tree. Things like standing, lighted decor look beautiful next to fireplaces or beside sofas.

3. Spread Christmas Cheer with Signs and Artwork

One of the best ways to spread festivity is to incorporate the festive season into your home’s decor with signs and artwork. For the Christmas, consider swapping out your standard artwork for ones that bring the Christmas cheer, or consider adding them to your existing artwork instead.

4. Cosy Up by the Fireplace

The fireplace is naturally one of the best places to incorporate Christmas home decor. With its warm, cosy glow, you can easily add decorations to make it more festive. We suggest using Christmas floristry, such as garlands or swags to spruce your mantlepiece up. We also recommend finding floristry pieces that match your overall theme or concept. That will create a perfect, cohesive look for your entire room. Once you have those major items set on your mantlepiece, then you can add the other elements. That might include things like stockings, and decor such as cute Christmas scenes or train sets.

5. Upping the Cosiness Factor

With everything else in place, you may start imagining what it would be like to finally curl up on the sofa or host Christmas activities with the kids in your living room. Before you do that, there’s one final piece we suggest adding. Up your cosiness factor some more by incorporating festive blankets, throws, and cushions on your sofa and living room seating. You can take it a step further and add these items to the bedrooms in your home, too.

6. Decorating Outside the Home

To really celebrate your first Christmas in a new home, you might want to bring the cheer and merriment outside. The options are endless when it comes to decorating outside, but here are some of our favourite ways:

Add Christmas string lights to your exterior. Whether you go for warm white or multi-coloured, single strand lights or icicles, adding Christmas lights to the outside of your home sets a festive precedent.

Create a winter wonderland in your garden. Adding lighted silhouettes to your garden brings the Christmas magic for everyone to enjoy. Create a wintery paradise with a pre-lit snowman, a family of penguins, or even magical reindeer.

Give a good first impression with your front door. As your family and neighbours walk inside, your porch and front door area can showcase the spirit of the season right away. Consider adding a Christmas wreath to the front door. You could even hang a garland around the door frame.

Spending your first Christmas in a new home is nothing short of exciting. From participating in Christmas traditions new and old, to adding Christmas home decor, this festive season is sure to be magical.