You are in the kitchen and it smells of cinnamon, your favorite holiday playlist is playing in the background, and you suddenly see that your cooking area is as festive as the office of a dentist. Sound familiar? I know how it feels, I used to be there standing in my perfectly operational but terribly dull kitchen of how people could possibly make their space look like a winter wonderland and I am standing here with my sad undecorated counter tops.
The point is the following: your kitchen is worthy of as much holiday love as your living room. It is the place of all the magic after all, the cookie baking marathons, the fancy dinner preparation, and the hot chocolate in the middle of the night. That dull kitchen set-up of yours, then? That shall be put right.
Transform Your Kitchen Island Into a Holiday Centerpiece
Your kitchen island will nearly be jumping off to be the center of your holiday decor presentation. I have paid this price after years of using it as an elevated storage space.
Begin with a long garland runner along the center – fresh greenery is always the best but good quality artificial stuff will never be critical (nor will I). Add some warm white stringlights to give that magic effect. Insert different heights of pillar candles of glass hurricanes and -boom- holiday classiness.
Want to kick it up a notch? insert pinecones, sticks of cinnamon, cranberries between candles. Your kitchen will be smelling good and guests will believe that you are a type of decorating genius. Win-win! 🙂
| Quick Island Decor | Time Needed |
|---|---|
| Garland + lights + candles | 15 minutes |
| Full styling with extras | 30 minutes |
Deck Out Your Kitchen Cabinets
Why does your upper cabinets always look so cabinety? Time to change that. Small wreaths on the doors of the cabinets are not only traditional but also functional and do not demand a Pinterest degree to remove.
In the case of glass front cabinets, I prefer to place small lights (LED) in strings. They bring about this sensation of warmth and friendliness that even your day-to-day food looks special. All you have to do is to ensure that the lights are battery operated unless you wish to encounter the cord mess.
The fun can be done with cabinet top styling. Pile up some old fashioned looking books about Christmas, and put in a small Christmas tree or two and sprinkle them with ornaments. It is all about making varying heights – no one will have a flat, dull display on there.
Create a Festive Coffee Station
You are going to need a little holiday in your daily caffeine routine, aren’t you? Turn your coffee space into a cozy Christmas space that will make waking up in the morning really pleasant.
Begin with a tray that is holiday themed to contain everything. Place a small fake tree/ greenery in a mason jar. Replace your ordinary mugs with holiday-themed mugs – snowmen, reindeer, the lot. A cute sign saying something such as But First, Coffee and Christmas Cheer will not be forgotten.
Pro tip: You should have some peppermint sticks on hand so that you can get instant holiday lattes. Your guests will get impressed, and you will have a sense of a barista wizard.
Holiday Window Treatments That Actually Work
Kitchen windows are neglected even more than a middle child, yet they are the most ideal to decorate with Christmas. Garland drapes down your window frame that instantly sets up holiday mood but does not cover the natural light.
To be a little more indirect in doing it, snowflake-patterned frost window clings would also work. They provide a privacy element and a party-like touch without appearing to be excessive. In my opinion, the less is most certainly more in the way of window decor.
Holiday patterns also make great valances, as far as the kitchen style has a traditional touch. It is simply not to be crowded with anything, your kitchen windows are not trying to be Times Square.
Festive Lighting Solutions
The appropriate lighting is what changes a room, and kitchens are not an exception. Under-cabinet led lighting in warm white makes magnificent effect – much better than those ugly overhead fluorescents that we all are forced to contend with.
You have a best friend such as battery-operated string lights. You may drape them over open shelves, around door frames or even in glass containers in order to achieve magic glowing. The battery component is very essential unless you wish that extension cords destroy your beauty.
Pendant light covers are to be considered. You may find those with a holiday theme or the hand-made plain cloth overcovers to decorate the light and make it festal.
Kitchen Backsplash Holiday Magic
The backsplash does not need to remain dull despite being permanent. Decals which are removable can be used to change the tile or painted walls without any commitment problems. Find designs that match your current style and not that conflicts with it.
Holiday labels on magnetic spice jars are a two legging product – they are both useful and decorative. Stuff them with spices of the season such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Your food will be very tasty, and they are cute on magnetic strips.
Temporary grout paint in metallic gold or silver should be used by subway tile lovers. It is ridiculous but it gives this effect of a slight shimmer which reflects the light well. Simply put it in a secret place in the beginning, it is my word.
Dining Nook Christmas Cheer
In case you have a breakfast nook or a dining table in your kitchen, do not leave it alone in the holiday party. Table runners in holiday designs immediately heat up the room. Place in some little potted evergreens as centerpieces, they are much more interesting than another poinsettia.
The decoration of the chair backs is surprisingly lovely. Flowered wreaths or a plain ribbon bow on the chair backs will be festive without any one disturbing over them during meals.
Wall art can go seasonal too. Change the ordinary prints with those that have a holiday theme or paint a small wall to showcase an image of a Christmas card.
Seasonal Kitchen Textiles
Here you can have a good time and not burst the bank. Holiday dish towels are almost essential – they are practical and attractive. Shops Find the ones with an adorable saying or a standard design that puts a smile on your face.
Your culinary habits are blinged with oven mitt sets in Christmas colors. Holiday meals are made instantly classy with table linens that can be in deep reds and greens or gold.
Chair cushions should not be left out either in case your stools or chairs are in need of a little seasonal aplazing. They can be replaced simply to be stored during the end of holidays.
Counter Space Christmas Magic
Your kitchen tops are the best real estate on which you can place your holiday decorations though you must maintain their functionality. Tiered serving is the work of double duty- they are not only serving holiday treats but they are also saving space.
Mason jar luminaries that have battery lights give out a warm ambiance and do not occupy much space. Bring in some artificial snow or cranberries as extra festive decoration.
Fruits that are displayed seasonally are beautiful and useful. Pomegranates, pears and citrus fruits in colorful wooden bowls or wicker baskets are beautiful to see.
Open Shelving Holiday Styling
Open shelves are virtually begging to be dressed during the holidays. To begin with, you can cut down on your daily stuff, no one needs to showcase your collection of unmatched Tupperware at Christmas.
Combine vacation clothes with regular clothes to appear together. Switch between festive serving dishes, greenery and your usual dishes. Books are a good addition of height and interest – piles of them in small stacks, and topped with ornaments or little trees.
Here coordination of color is critical. Limit yourself to 2-3 colors of holidays and your shelves will seem like a Christmas store went off. Red and gold? Classic. Green and white? Fresh and clean. Choose the palette and be loyal to it.
Kitchen Hardware Holiday Updates
At times even minor alterations have the largest effect. Holiday themed cabinet pulls may change the face of your whole kitchen. Handles are festooned with snowflakes, wreaths or on the simple snowflake wrapped with ribbons.
Holiday pattern drawer liner is an excellent surprise each time you open a drawer. It is like having a present to yourself in a hectic holiday season.
On the fridge or even the range hood, there are magnetic hooks, which can hold holiday pot holders, little wreaths, or even holiday cards on them. They are utilitarian and celebratory -my kind of mix.
Refrigerator Front Makeover
You have a fridge right in the kitchen, which is likely the biggest area, and make it festive. There is such a thing as magnetic garland, and it is wonderful. Wrap it around the margins and that will give you instant holiday spirit.
Christmas card collections make your fridge look like a memory board at the time of Christmas. Display cards of friends and family using ornamental magnetic clips. You are always organized in a stylish way by using holiday grocery lists on festive notepads.
During holidays, the artwork of kids receives an additional special treatment. Put magical holiday frames around their Christmas drawings or crafts.
Ceiling and Upper Space Decor
Don’t forget to look up! Drastic effect is produced by hanging greenery on pot racks or ceiling hooks. Snowflakes of paper of all sizes are an adorable addition that does not clutter the space.
Holiday medallions on ceilings are fabulous when you tend to have a traditional taste. To suit the modern kitchen, geometric shapes in metallic finishes with holiday shapes should be used.
Garland attached on top cabinets gives one the impression of plenty but not crowding your desk. All you need to do is ensure that it does not come between you and opening your cabinet doors- never had to be taught that one! :/
Scent and Ambiance Elements
Ho Ho Ho Ho doesn’t just mean ho ho ho, it means experience creation. Placing potpourri in your stove and simmering is an amazing way to fill your kitchen with great scents. Combine such ingredients as orange peels, cinnamon sticks, and cloves.
Reed diffusers in vacation aromas offer steady perfume without having the risk of fire like candles when they are in places of cooking. Small dishes with essential oil combinations will also work, but simply change them every day.
Sound matters as well. A miniature Bluetooth speaker with music of soft holidays brings the whole picture to life. Make it low to talk, but high enough to produce atmosphere.
Small Appliance Holiday Dress-Up
Your day to day appliances do not need to appear monotonous around the time of the holidays. Festivities Appliance covers in holiday fabrics will make stand mixers, blenders or coffee makers immediate transformations into holiday decor.
Light decorations may be left on your refrigerator or dishwasher using decorative magnetic strips. Appliance handles are decorated with ribbon bows that bring easy party effects.
To the enterprising decorator, appliance wrappings in holiday designs made of temporary materials produce the effect of dramatic changes. Simply ensure that they do not tamper with the ventilation and safety provisions.
Bringing It All Together
The trick to the great decor in the kitchen during the holiday is balance. You desire partying and practical, not clutter and confusion. Begin with one point of focus – say your island or open shelving and go on.
Decorate you one layer at a time over a number of days instead of attempting to do it all at once. This will avoid the overload and you will know what works well in your particular area.
Keep in mind that you are supposed to have your kitchen working as a kitchen even at the holidays. Always have ways to walk, access things that people use regularly without too much space, and should not do anything to look Instagram-worthy.
The holidays are concerned with making memories and spending quality time with family members. Your kitchen decor must add to those experiences, and not make them more complex. And play with it, and be not fastidious, and make the most of your lovely, merry room! For your information, the kitchen should look like this to make the cookies taste better – a scientific truth. 😉
Both one and fifteen ideas are sure to get your kitchen the coziness of the center of your home it is supposed to be during the Christmas season. Now commence decorating,–those sugar cookies will not bake like white elephants!