New Year Decoration for One Weekend: Home and Yard

Proper lighting, Christmas textiles, and a variety of garlands — these are the main elements of a home New Year celebration in the countryside. In anticipation of the New Year, we've compiled a shortlist of the simplest and most beautiful decoration ideas: you only need one weekend and a little inspiration.

1. Garlands

Lighting plays almost the most important role in New Year decor. The more lights, the more magical the holiday atmosphere will be. Decorate your terrace, front door, and even the roof of your house with garlands — the effect won't keep you waiting long.

2. Twinkling Lanterns

If you have garden lanterns, fill them with colorful Christmas ornaments and place candles nearby. This will create an original New Year composition for the veranda or garden.

3. Artificial Christmas Tree

Don't want to deal with falling needles? Then an artificial tree is the perfect option for you. The fluffy, frost-covered branches of modern artificial trees look just like real ones.

4. Funny Guests

There are probably many fallen branches on your property. You can make New Year figures from them — for example, Ded Moroz or a snowman. These figures can be placed along the staircase or decorated in your winter garden.

Don't have time for handmade crafts? Characters from winter fairy tales like reindeer, gnomes, or Ded Moroz can easily be found in large hypermarkets!

5. Cozy Throws

No need to huddle on the kitchen floor when you can set up a festive table right outdoors. To keep warm, lay soft and cozy throws on the chairs. Believe us — it's worth it for a winter landscape.

6. Everything for Setting the Table

Don't forget to decorate the dining table: lay a tablecloth with a bright pattern on the tablecloth. Classic linen napkins can be decorated with an evergreen branch or rosemary, folded into a snowman or Christmas tree shape. The picture is completed with a New Year candle holder for several candles.

7. More Garlands Again

If there are bird nests on your property, we suggest decorating them with a glowing garland. It will look original, and in the evening you'll have one more light source.

8. Decorative Wreath

New Year decoration of the house should start right at the door. Hang a Christmas wreath on your front door — it will set the right mood for all your guests.

9. Window Stickers

Stick thematic stickers on the window or any other smooth surface. Funny snowmen, reindeer, and Santas will remind everyone about the approaching holidays and ensure a good mood for all household members.

10. Garland in the Shape of Pine Branches

Decorate your balcony railings, mirrors, door frame, or fireplace shelf with a fluffy branch. Focus on the “pine needles” that glow in the dark. This glowing effect is achieved through an innovative method of plastic trimming.

11. New Year Textiles

Christmas Eve is the perfect time to update your home textiles. For the holiday, bright colored bedding and pillows, tablecloths, and throws with Christmas ornaments will work perfectly. If you want to use these fabrics all year round, choose more neutral patterns — red checkered or lettered prints.

12. Many Candles

You will be surprised how much the atmosphere in your house changes if you replace lamps and chandeliers with regular candles. Using glue and sewing materials — beaded bracelets, ribbons, and unwanted buttons — you can give candles a festive look.

13. Nature's Gifts

Bring winter nature into the house: pinecones and fir branches can become an original decoration. Decorate them with glitter or tie them up with ribbons — and you can safely decorate your Christmas tree, festive table, and doors and windows of the house with pinecones.

14. Artificial Pine + Garlands

An original New Year decoration for the bedroom will be photo stretchers and Christmas cards. You will need glowing garlands, double-sided tape, and a little inspiration. If desired, you can decorate the composition with fir branches — go for artificial ones to avoid needle fallout the next day.

15. Christmas Ornaments

Make decorative hanging decorations from New Year ornaments — attach them to long ribbons and hang them on the chandelier or cornice. Unused Christmas toys can be placed in a transparent vase: decorate it with beads or glitter — you'll have a beautiful New Year composition.

16. Christmas Stockings

In European countries, gifts for children are placed in beautiful woolen stockings, usually hung on the fireplace mantle. Why not follow this good tradition, especially since stockings can be hung in any corner of your home.

17. Edible Garland

Looking for an original way to decorate your home for the upcoming holiday? Bake aromatic gingerbread and make small holes in it. Thread a ribbon through the holes and surprise your loved ones with an original edible garland.

18. Snowflakes

Arm yourself with scissors and decorate your home with New Year snowflakes made of cardboard, colored paper, or foil. You can hang them on the walls and windows of your house or directly on the Christmas tree — the effect will be equally impressive.

19. Accessories for the Fireplace Zone

Don't forget to decorate the fireplace: usually it gets the main role in New Year decor. Here, Christmas ornaments, garlands, and Christmas stockings will fit well. If you don't have a fireplace, it can always be drawn.

20. Facade Decoration

Create a fairy tale in the yard: light a bonfire, decorate trees with Christmas ornaments, and finish the transformation with burning candles in beautiful candle holders.