Have you ever 'swiped up' on an Instastory to see where a product was from and it was an $88 Christmas doormat? No? Just me? If you've read this blog for any amount of time, you know I'm not interested in spending $100 on a holiday doormat. ha! Decorating for Christmas on a budget is possible and with a little ingenuity, it can even look good. Whether your decor comes from Target, Studio McGee, or somewhere in between, I hope you'll find these ideas useful.  Here are my favorite ways to use what I already have to decorate for the holidays.


#1- Hang past Christmas cards. I went to a friend's house last week and I saw all of her former Christmas cards hanging. It made me so happy and it wasn't even my family! I went digging and found the majority of ours and hung them pronto.

#2- Toss some ornaments in a bowl. I had some extra ornaments and I had a thrifted rattan bowl. I mean, obviously, they belonged together.
#3-  Frame or display Christmas photos. Some years I frame a few Christmas pictures- Christmas card picture outtakes are so good for this purpose! This year,  I simply pulled out a few December chatbooks and have been staring at my babies' cute and festive faces ever since.
#4- A stack of Christmas books on the table or your shelves. I love displaying these sweet books (as seen above)! If you missed the last post, I recommended some fun and sweet Christmas books (some faith-based; some not) plus others I've heard were great! You can read about it here.

#5- Add some red to everyday areas. I hung this red hat on our hall tree along with my red and navy plaid coat. Upstairs in our family room, I added a red Santa hat to Dax's kitchen which made me so very happy. While the hat has since gone missing, the $1 bottle brush tree has stayed. ;)


#6- Add faux greenery to a vase. I snagged these faux branches from Spot's playground and shopped my home for a vase to put them in. If you buy a real tree you could also use its trimmings. These branches are more expensive but so beautiful!

#7- Velvet pillows 4EVA. Once you have inserts, you can swap the pillow covers you grabbed after this post for a pair in a Christmas-y color. It doesn't have to be red or green, though I love both-- it could be any jewel tone or even ivory. Velvet just makes sense at Christmas time. I can't believe the price on these! I love them and they come in 28 colors!