2007 Christmas Decor & Gifts

Christmas Decor for Your Home

Although Thanksgiving is not here, or Halloween for that matter, now is a great time to get your holiday decorations!  Why?  Many of the stores are just stocking up and have the best selection same for online stores.  While it might be hard to think Christmas in October when the weather is almost perfect with the crisp air of Autumn, many of the hottest trends in decorating are available now and as the holidays approach many of the seasonal items you see will be picked over.

So what is HOT this Christmas? 

Tapestries are really making a comeback all across the world and not just for seasonal decorating but for everyday use.  Tapestries for using during the holidays are available in a wide variety of patterns and designs including one's with Santa Claus, Angels, Snowman, Teddy Bears, Christmas Trees to beautiful winter scenes.  What makes wall tapestries so great is they really add dimension to your room and give visual interest while pulling your entire decorating theme together.


  Outdoor Coir Mats

More and more people around the country are beginning to decorate not only their front doors but their backdoor as well.  With the choices in door mats it may be hard to decide on just one!  If you like traditional there are plenty of green and red mats to greet your guests.  You will also find whimsical one's that give a hint of the more "silly you" and help break the tension so many people get around the holidays.  Coir mats are a great way to keep the dirt on the mat and out of your house! (The last thing you want to do is shampoo your carpets or mop your floors, again).  A good quality coir mat will be thick and be made of coconut and the best part is they are easy to clean just hose off and your done...now if we could just figure out an easier way to get our tree's up, our windows cleaned...oh well...wishful thinking.

          

 

                Eat - Drink - Be Merry!

Okay, so you're really not into the whole decorating the entire house this holiday, instead you'd rather break out the egg nog and sit back with a few friends and just enjoy each others company.  Or if you are hosting a family or company party this holiday season decorative drink dispensers are really the "in thing".   I don't recall seeing many of these last year during the tradeshows but this year they were everywhere and my favorite was the jolly snowman, hey, what better way to serve family and friends their favorite beverage than with a Snowman beverage dispenser?  And it adds just the right touch of holiday cheer to your home decor.

Every year there seems to be more and more holiday decorations and seasonal accents to brighten up your home it can be overwhelming.  If you have a theme it is easier to select new decorations but it is also fun to add one or two "trendy" pieces each year to add to your collection.  Some of the favorites  nationwide and across the globe are: Christmas Tree Skirts, Holiday Accent Rugs, Tapestries, along with Bath Accessories, Candles and Candle Holders.  Year after year the list for "what's hot" gets larger but the one's just listed seem to be the preferred choices for 2007.