Home Centre brings Christmas cheer with an extensive collection of interiors and home-ware, as well as festive decor and attractive gift options.
Talking to Colours Dekor today, is Ann Hayward,
Senior Visual Merchandising Manager of Home Centre ~
1. What makes a great Christmas tree?
A well
decorated tree should essentially have a good set of lights, symmetrically
aligned selection of gorgeous baubles and an eye-catching tree topper. Avoid hanging all your ornaments on the tips
of the branches. Ensure that there are decorations placed closer to the trunk
of your tree to add depth and interest.
Also
important, is for the tree to be of a reasonably good size and height with
relation to the space that your house offers. One needs to ensure that there is
ample room for all the tree’s four sides when put up for display at home. Home
Centre stocks trees of various sizes to suit every home as part of its
extensive Christmas collection and even offers half trees for innovative space
solutions.
Choosing the
right ‘Christmas tree topper’ shaped as angels and stars, which many a times is
the highlight of the tree, is a very important decision to make. Traditionally,
these invaluable trinkets are passed on from generation to generation as a
family heirloom. If you do not have any, make sure you buy one from your
nearest Home Centre outlet.
Beautifully
packaged Christmas presents, under the tree, add that finishing touch to
enhance the decorating scheme!
2. What are
some of the best colour schemes when decorating a tree?
Classic
colours, such as greens, reds and gold, tend to stay popular all year long. For
a modern/contemporary home, it would be best to use a colour palette featuring
silver and white with accents of red to give a fresh but fun look for
Christmas.
But as a
rule of thumb, when decorating the Christmas tree, choose any one colour and
combine it with a neutral and a metallic. You can introduce the warm and joyous
ambience of Christmas into your home with the most stylish, yet traditional
colours in decor items available at Home Centre.
3. What are
some popular ornaments that go onto a Christmas tree?
Glass
ornamental baubles add a sense of sophistication to the tree, which are
available in several festive designs and colours at Home Centre. Choose a theme
for the tree decorations to coordinate with the room's decor. For instance, if
you intend to place the tree in the kitchen, decorating it with small pots,
pans and even herbs tied with red ribbons could add a festive touch to the
space.
To introduce
some fun for children into the tradition of decorating Christmas trees;
candies, popcorn or even small soft toys can be put up on the tree - tied with
colourful ribbons.
Another
interesting idea for families with kids is to have fun cooking sessions to
create Christmas special cookies decorations; in snowman, star and pine tree
shapes. Once baked, these can be hung from the tree with name tags for each
family member’s share of the goodies.
4. How can
one decorate a small tree well?
For a small
tree, it is best not to over dress it. Try to stick to a three colour palette
with two main colours and one accent colour.
Subtly use
tree lights around tree and use a festive looking tree skirt around the bottom
of the tree to hide the tree stand. It would be ideal if you could put the tree
in a large pot, painted and filled with baubles in colours to compliment the
tree’s decorations. This would surely add a unique twist to the festive set-up.
Hope you've enjoyed these fabulous tips... Now hop on to Home Centre for some stunning decor..
