There’s something naturally rustic about the holiday season. Whatever the reason, this style gets a lot of attention, and we’re giving it some more.
FOCUS ON WHITE
There are quite a few colors that are associated with the holidays. Red, green, gold, and white are some of the most common. When it comes to creating the perfect rustic seasonal home, you want to keep your focus on the white. With subtle touches of the other colors as accents and décor, use white as backgrounds, upholstery, rugs, and more to create the feeling of being in a snow-covered forest.
RECLAIM YOUR FURNISHINGS
Add coziness and warmth to the room with lots and lots of reclaimed wood. Not only do furnishings made with these materials usually come in a more muted, wintery color palette, but they’ll also add texture and that beautiful unfinished quality to the space that is so important when it comes to rustic designs.
BE INSPIRED BY NATURE
When picking out holiday accents and décor, let yourself be inspired by nature. Reindeer immediately conjure up a Christmasy feeling, so use antlers as ornaments, hooks, and more to bring both the rustic and festive spirit into your home. Introduce succulents on wreaths, pinecones as bookends and candleholders, forest green upholstery on armchairs.
KEEP THINGS SIMPLE
Whatever you do, don’t over decorate. This rustic look is all about simplicity–going back to the basics. Choose your furniture and décor carefully so that each piece is doing as much work as possible. This will allow you to keep your home feeling open, clean, and humble while still enjoying the hints of festive features.
FEATURE YOUR TREE
The item that should be doing the most work in your rustic holiday home is your Christmas tree. This should be the center of attention. You must have a real tree in this style setting, though you can choose whether or not its branches are full or spare.
We wear different types of fabrics every day, but chances are that we don’t know what they are, or even how to take care of them. Good fabrics are worth nothing if not cleaned or maintained properly, and improper care could be a waste of money.
Clothing, after all, is and should be treated as an investment. Proper care for the different clothes in your wardrobe can help keep them looking their best and prolong their use. Here are the different kinds of fabrics and how to take care of them:
Cotton
Most cotton fabrics are “pre-shrunk”, which makes them highly durable. Cotton garments can be machine-washed with any detergent. As with any fabric, reserve bleach for whites. If bleach is needed for colored clothing, use color-safe bleach as much as possible.
(Denim, the cloth you find in jackets and jeans, also falls in this category – cotton is woven into denim using a twill.)
Machine-wash in cold or warm water with all-purpose detergent and line-dry in shade to avoid yellowing. For white cotton, wash with bleach on a hot water setting.
Synthetics (Polyester, Nylon, Spandex, etc.)
Synthetic fabrics don’t have the risk of shrinkage unlike more delicate fabrics, and are resistant to water-based stains. However, friction makes them conducive to static electricity.
Polyester, considered the “wonder fiber” of the 20th century, makes for durable, easy-to-wash garments that come in a wide variety of colors. Most polyester fabrics can be machine-washed in warm water, but be sure to iron on low heat to keep the fibers from melting.
Another synthetic widely used today is spandex, an elastic fiber used in a lot of sportswear because of its flexibility and its resistance to wear and tear due to friction. Be sure to avoid bleach and hot water when washing spandex fabrics.
Rayon
Rayon is a textile made from wood pulp and is treated with chemicals, which makes it a semisynthetic fabric.
While cool and comfortable, rayon has the drawback of losing its crispness, as well as bleed and/or shrink, when laundered.
Consider hand-washing in cold water with mild detergent if dry-cleaning is not an option. Air dry and iron when slightly damp.
Linen
This is an example of a natural fabric, this time made from flax. Linen is a surprisingly light and breezy fabric that keeps you cool in hot weather, and, like cotton, is machine-washable.
Clean linens in warm water with chlorine-free bleach and hang to dry. Using the medium heat setting on the dryer is also a good option for drying this fabric.
Cashmere
Cashmere makes for some of the most comfortable sweaters and scarves, as this fabric is made of a natural fiber woven from goat hair.
Dry-clean cashmere as much as possible. If this is not an option, consider hand-washing with baby shampoo. Ironing or machine-drying can ruin cashmere, and wringing can loosen the weave.
Never hang cashmere scarves or sweaters. Instead, fold them to make sure they retain their shape.
Silk
Silk feels exquisite, but is quite delicate to handle and difficult to clean. This natural fiber is among one of the world’s oldest textiles and clothing materials, and the fiber is in itself washable.
However, silk is difficult to clean because of the many fabric weaves that may tighten or pucker when washed. When washing silk, be sure to follow the garment labels. Dry-clean as much as possible. If hand-washing is an available option, use products formulated especially for delicate fabrics.
To dry silk garments, roll them in a towel to press out the moisture and hang to dry. Press with a warm iron.
Wool
Natural wool is woven from animal fur, which is a great natural insulator and really easy to dye into many different colors.
Wool fabrics can be a cross between rugged tweeds and wool challis, and sometimes both weaves are incorporated in certain clothing. Wool knits need to be dry-cleaned, but may be hand-washable in cool water depending on the label.
Garments made of lined wool look best when dry-cleaned once a month. Be sure to remove the surface soil a damp cloth and refresh by hanging from a padded hanger.
In each season we look to give the decoration of our home certain details that will transform it, as well as the seasons, so decorators and designers around the world, show us the trends in decoration that they are imposing in order to beautify our living spaces.
And as it is now close to the end of 2019, now we can already know what are the new trends in decoration for 2020. Ready to meet them?
1. Division of environments with natural materials
Unlike in previous years in which open spaces with communicated environments were sought, in 2020 we will see designs that opt otherwise. The tendency will be to look for divisions that grant greater privacy and intimacy to each environment, so that they are more welcoming.
2. More intimate and welcoming environments
Although we can not deny that open spaces give the feeling of having a larger house, we must also recognize that there are times when that open communication can diminish comfort, such as having kitchen smells in the room or having a lot of noise when you need more peace of mind.
3. Gray
The gray color is still a trend because being a neutral color covers a wide range of combinations and styles that in the next year will be bolder when combined with vibrant colors. It can be applied to paint interior walls and furniture decoration. Also in carpets and textiles.
4. Pink
The pink color has already been present for several seasons in interior decoration and we will continue to see it next year.
5. How to decorate the walls of the house in 2020
Regarding trends to paint or decorate the walls or interior walls of your home in 2020 are the following:
The wallpaper is one of the pawns to decorate the walls of the home and in 2020 will be designs of artistic touch, simulating a canvas with a beautiful work of art.
Nothing beats climbing into a well-made bed. Recent studies have shown that making your bed each morning will set you up for a successful day and good nights sleep. Who needs more incentive of an incentive than that? To help you along, we’ve compiled some easy to follow steps on how to make your bed like a professional.
Step One: Create the Foundation
No matter what anyone says, the thread count on your bed linen matters. Most hotels use bed linen with a 300 thread count, however, we recommend purchasing a set with the highest thread count you can afford.
Begin by laying down your fitted sheet, then layer your top sheet with the patterned side facing down, so that the when the sheets are turned down you’ll see the pretty designs. This will also feel more luxurious for you once you’ve climbed into bed.
Step Two: Cover your Bed
The next step is to cover your fluffy duvet with a duvet cover and place either folded in half at the bottom of your bed or pulled to the top with your flat sheet folded over the edged of the duvet. According to website, My Domaine, you’ll need to, “master the fold: It’s all about clean lines, which you achieve with the right folding technique. There are two types of folds you need to familiarise yourself with; the one for your sheets and the one for your duvet. When it comes to your duvet cover, you want a nice fold-over to show off your pillows. You want to measure an arms-width of fabric and the ‘chop’ across the length of the bed to achieve a proper fold.”
Step Three: Pillow Talk
Investing in good quality pillows based on your firmness preferences is key. Once you’ve got that down you can move on with styling the pillows on your bed. Arrange your pillows from largest to smallest, with the smallest being right at the front. The rule of thumb is to have no more than five pillows, or your bed will look too cramped.
Step Four: The Final Touches
Give your duvet a gentle tug at the foot of the bed to smooth out any lumps or bumps. In the cooler months, keep an extra throw at the foot of the bed so that you can reach for it easily in the middle of the night if need be. Work out any wrinkles by lighting spraying tap water onto the crease, let it sit for a minute and gently shake out the wrinkles.
Whether you set your table only on special occasions (such as holiday dinner parties) or leave your dining table beautifully set at all times, take inspiration from our modern table setting ideas to give your dining space the perfect finishing touch.
Table settings can be used in more places than just your dining table. Place them on your kitchen counter, outdoor patio table or breakfast bar. You can even use them for a special meal around the coffee table.
We have some concepts and tips that will make setting your table simple and stylish. The secret to an eye-catching table setting is the layers; layering a combination of texture, color and accessories creates a rich, beautiful tablescape.
CHINA AND GLASSES
You don’t have to spend a fortune on plates or glasses to create an elegant table. Accessorized the right way, your table settings will look like a million bucks. There’s no need to match; feel free to go with a mismatched theme.
TABLE LINENS
Linens will set your table apart from the ordinary. Luckily, there is a huge variety of stylish, affordable table linen choices. Keep a box or drawer filled with the different linens listed below in colors, textures and patterns that mix and match. Some holiday-themed linens are also worth keeping in your linen box to add some holiday fun to your table settings.
CENTERPIECES
Bring out the beauty of your table settings by using a centerpiece to create a focal point. The centerpiece will unify and pump up the volume of the table’s theme. Be creative, but remember to keep it low and narrow; tall centerpieces make it hard to see people across the table, and large ones can crowd your place settings.
A good rule of thumb is that you’ll need a minimum of 14 inches on each side of the centerpiece for place settings. Subtract at least 28 inches from the width of your table; that’s how much space is left for your centerpiece area. Some centerpiece ideas include:
Flowers
Twigs
Candleholders
Crystals or river rocks
DECORATIVE ITEMS
These will give your table a personal touch like no other. Use items that have a common theme or a personal meaning throughout the table and place settings. Some ideas for decorative items include:
Objects such as bird figurines or small, colorful vases
Unusual napkin rings
Holiday-related items such as fall leaves, pumpkins, reindeer or small Christmas trees
Place setting name holders
Small bundles of flowers or herbs for each place setting
CANDLES
Candles are an easy way to make a bold table statement; that’s why we’ve given them their own category. Use plenty of candles on your dining table. They’ll cast a warm glow and create sparkle if strategically placed near shiny objects.
Choose unscented candles to accompany a meal; scented candles can clash with the aroma of the food. If candles are not practical, use battery-operated candles or strings of light on your table.
