Holiday decorating is personal. Whether you prefer to fill your home with your family's memories you've collected or create a different scheme every year, there is no wrong way to decorate your home for the holidays. If you prefer your holiday decor to flow through your house and seamlessly integrate with your existing home decor, read on. This guide will explain how to create a holiday color palette and continuity throughout your home.

Select a base color

The base color will be the hue that flows through all the rooms. A soft white or cream can establish a smooth, neutral scheme. Green can create a traditional feel. And, blue can be a fresh, timeless base.

Choose the accent colors

With the base color uniting each room, you can have the flexibility to give each room its own accent color.

For example, with a blue base color:

The dining room can be blue and white
The living room can be blue and green
The family room can be blue and champagne.

Lastly, layering a metallic, such as silver, gold, or bronze, can add a festive flair.

Add natural elements

The base decor layer can set the tone of the room. This layer can be seasonal greenery, like garland, wreaths, and branches. Selecting one or two types of foliage will keep these natural elements continuous. For example, you can use cedar garland on all the mantles, doorways, stairways, along with evergreen and birch branches. You can add differentiation by incorporating the room's accent color throughout, using elements like ribbons, bows, pillows, or art.

Layer textures

Textures can give a room depth and holiday festivity. Knits, velvet, faux fur, and cashmere can provide the softness and texture you crave during the holidays. Selecting a knit, fur, and velvet for each gathering room can tie these welcoming spaces together.

Create vignettes

Creating a unique vignette in each room can set it apart and prevent the rooms from feeling too similar. An elegantly decorated tree in the formal living room, an understated decor display in the entryway, and a tree filled with your family's memories in the family room can set each room apart. Including the base color will loosely connect each vignette and create repetition.

Use the doorways to create a seamless transition

Draping the same type of garland around the doorways of each room will create a visual transition. Carrying the same element on each doorway, such as a ribbon, grouping of bells, or dried orange garland, can make you feel like you're gliding through one thoughtful and cohesive holiday scene.

Highlight the home

Incorporating plenty of warm lighting at the same temperature throughout the house will highlight each space and create continuous soft warmth, highlighting every area.

A home decorated in a continuous holiday palette will not only create a beautiful holiday presentation but also a calming effect, which is something everyone can use during a busy holiday season.

Are you ready to make your home feel peaceful and complete? The Foundations of a Forever Home is a guide to help you slowly and intentionally design your home to reflect the season of life you’re in now, and will meet you where you want to be.

How to Create a Cohesive Holiday Color Palette for a Seamlessly Decorated Home