How to Decorate Your Apartment in a Week Before New Year

There is only a week left until the holidays, and there is still a lot to do: buy gifts, prepare for a festive dinner, and most importantly — don't forget to decorate your apartment. You can quickly and easily create the desired festive atmosphere, magic, and warmth at home. And you don't need to go on long searches for decorations. Designers from Flatplan shared ideas for simple and stylish New Year decor.

Stepan Bugayev — Design Studio FLATPLAN — Founder of the interior design service Flatplan

White monochrome Christmas tree — a 2020 trend

No New Year is complete without an elegant Christmas tree. To decorate your apartment with the main symbol of the holiday, you don't need to rush to buy a live tree at a Christmas market. Give yourself the chance to experiment and pay attention to a new trend — a white artificial Christmas tree. You can order it online and assemble it in just one evening.

A white tree does not require special ornaments: designer toys, beads, or garlands. Such a tree is already visually unique and unusual by itself.

Old-fashioned toys in retro style will look great on the tree, which you've kept since childhood: these are pinecones, silver icicles, and glass balls. When choosing colors for the Christmas tree ornaments, it's better to go for white, silver, and gold. These classic colors you can easily find on the shelves of any store.

There's no need to worry that their color will match the tree itself: monochrome is an interesting and fashionable trend in design. Moreover, white and metallic tones are the favorite colors of the New Year symbol, the White Rat of 2020.

Handmade wheat wreath for Christmas

Finding the perfect Christmas wreath is not an easy task. However, you can quickly make one yourself from accessible materials. Use fir branches to create a classic wreath or show your creativity and choose unconventional materials. For example, you can buy wheat in a flower shop and place it around a metal hoop. Such a thin and elegant wreath will look just as stylish as a full fir wreath.

To add bright accents, you can use small silver and gold balls or pinecones when creating it. A wheat wreath will be a unique element of decor that will definitely attract guests' attention.

Candles — an essential element of decoration

If there is no time to look for garlands anymore — no problem! Ordinary candles will help add warmth and light to your home. You can place them in the center of a Christmas wreath, creating a small composition, or scatter them around the apartment individually. Especially stylish are candles in gold and silver tones. They can decorate even the most unremarkable interior!

If possible, also buy a few scented candles at home. The subtle notes of ginger, spicy cinnamon, or soft vanilla in the apartment will let you feel even the scent of the approaching holiday.

Advent calendar: it's not too late yet!

It is generally believed that an advent calendar should be started one month before New Year. Therefore, most chocolate calendars sold in stores begin on December 1st. However, it is still not too late to buy a ready-made or make one yourself in a week before the holiday. Just let January 1st be your starting point, because no one forbids extending the New Year mood!

You can also make an advent calendar in the form of a box with wishes for each family member: everyone will be happy to daily peek into such a magical box and take out kind wishes even after the New Year arrives.

Decoration of the festive table

A week before New Year is the perfect time to think about how your New Year's table will look. There is still time to buy a new tablecloth and table runners with gold and silver patterns, select festive napkins that can be changed when serving new dishes. Family crystal glasses, large white plates with gold or silver edging — bring out the best from your kitchen cabinets.

Decorating the table can also be helped by candles and strands of artificial pearls scattered between dishes. Remaining wheat from making a Christmas wreath can also be used to decorate the festive table and thus maintain a unified decor style in the apartment.