Fantasy christmas decorating ideas

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Christmas is not just a holiday for children to enjoy. Adults can realize the Christmas fantasy worlds they imagined as a child with creative decorating. If you need inspiration, turn to children's Christmas picture books and holiday magazines for ideas. The only limit is your imagination.

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1. Winter Wonderland

   • The essentials to create a winter wonderland are sleigh bells, glistening snow, a fire and the illusion that everything is magical. Imagine how a magical forest would look just after a snowfall: elegantly silver and white with rays of light bouncing off crystalline surfaces.

     Start the fantasy Christmas decor with the tree. Create a Christmas tree that looks like it was dusted with snow by using spray snow on the branches. Add silver, white, metallic and transparent ornaments that glitter to make the tree look extra frosty. Place bouquets of white roses throughout the rooms. Add snow drifts with spray snow, which you can place on windowsills and shelves, around a fireplace hearth (if you do not plan to light any fires) and on houseplants. Cover mantels, buffets and stair rails with fresh cedar flocked with spray snow- dangle crystal icicles beneath the foliage. Add white-colored covers over chairs and sofas, and use white linens on tables. At the base of furniture and in Christmas trees, illuminate blue and white LED lights to create the appearance of a winter glow. Use submersible LED lights in the vases that contain the roses for a magical look.

   Dreaming of a Dark Christmas

   • Purchase a black artificial tree. Some black trees come with a dusting of silver glitter. Decorate the tree with glass ornaments that are black, transparent, dark red and silver. Add elegant fairy ornaments to the tree. Other ornaments that go well with a black tree include purple lights, dragons, Celtic-style ornaments and black barn stars. Use dark red stockings, decorative ribbons and tree skirts made from a lush velvet or velour. Set out silver-colored candle holders to tie the dark Christmas fantasy theme together.

   Victorian Christmas Fantasy

   • When dreaming up Victorian Christmas decoration ideas, think of cameos, the colors pink and gold, lace, old-fashioned Santa figurines, porcelain and anything that reminds you of Queen Victoria. Start your decorating at the fireplace mantle. Cover the top of it with boughs of greens. Place pineapples, oranges, apples and other fruits on top of the greens to add color. Use small, gold-painted boxes to prop the fruit at different heights. Drape ribbons and beads on the greenery. Around the fruit, arrange cream-colored pillar candles in hurricane vases, and place a mirror above the mantle so it reflects the candlelight.

     Decorate your Victorian fantasy tree with burgundy, pink, gold and pearlescent ornaments. Add the heads of silk roses, clip-on feathered birds and clip-on flameless candles to the tree's branches. Place strands of pearls, crystal beads and ribbons around the tree. At the bottom of the tree, place a burgundy or pink tree skirt accented with gold trim. Decorate the rest of the home with pillar candles, pearls, displays of greenery, wreaths, garlands and wide burgundy ribbons.

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