Christmas 2024 is coming full of style, but also contradictions. Between twinkling lights and trees decorated to the ceiling, a new vision emerges that is committed to the subtle and functional without giving up the Christmas classics that we cannot avoid.
And yes. Maintaining an elegant look at Christmas is almost an impossible mission. The first thing is to know exactly when to put the tree. And the second thing is to aesthetically survive a season where glitter and tinsel seem to be the absolute stars. Lovers of calm spaces are beginning to sound like “The Grinch”, is it possible to decorate without falling into exaggeration?
It seems so. Just this Christmas 2024-205, Christmas trends give us the answer (and it is positive). There is a solution that promises reconcile elegance and festivity. And the best thing, you won’t need great tricks to achieve it.
Let’s start with the big news of the season: maximalism has been replaced by something more subtle and anecdotal. If last year we threw ourselves into saturating every corner of the house with eye-catching decorations, this year the key word will be intention. That is to say, fewer decorations, but better selected. The reviled? concept of “less is more” finds new ground. We tell you some trends that you should take into account this year.
Ceramic Christmas Trees
1. Natural Christmas: the return to organic
Natural materials will be the big protagonists this year. The rise of sustainability is transferred to Christmas design and decoration, and materials such as linen, rattan, wood and ceramics take over the tables and shelves. This return to organic was more than evident following the trends of recent years in interior design. In addition to environmental awareness, it also provides a feeling of warmth and authenticity.
The Christmas tree, for example, is changing. More and more people are betting on greener optionssuch as trees made of recycled materials or minimalist handmade ornaments. Go for it. Think of a tree adorned with ceramic pieces and natural textiles. No, Scandinavian style doesn’t have to be boring if you mix it with original homemade pieces.
Christmas balls in pink, a success
2. Colors: there is life beyond red and green
Red and green? Yes, but please, they are not the only colors that exist when December arrives. The Christmas palette diversifies and opt for more original and less hackneyed tones at Christmas. Bet on one or a combination and go crazy, Christmas is for fun. We will also see metallic colors, but in more muted versions, such as aged gold and bronze, a touch of luxury without falling into ostentation.
Candles, your best allies at Christmas
3. Lighting: warm and strategic
Between the lights of the Christmas tree, the lights on the balcony so that the neighbors can see that we have the Christmas spirit and the LEDs of the Nativity scene, when we enter the house we have to put on our sunglasses. Therefore, lighting is key to creating a magical and relaxed atmosphere. Forget the colorful lights flashing in all directions. Garlands of warm lights in amber or soft white tones will be the most used because they provide a cozy and calm light, ideal for creating intimate environments.
We will also, of course, see a growing popularity of candles (good!), both strategically distributed throughout the house to create special corners. Of course, always very carefully.
Christmas table with gold decoration and white tablecloth
4. Christmas tables: less ornament, more emotion
The acid test each year comes with family reunions. Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve are the times when we want to show off and when you will have visitors who will judge your Christmas decoration (always with love). This year, we will see a big change in the Christmas tables. Goodbye to overloaded tablecloths and impossible centerpieces. Instead, the trend is to simplify: tableware in neutral tones, linen napkins, minimalist details and some touches of nature, such as pine twigs or pine cones, which will give a festive air but without exaggerating.
The important thing will be to highlight the materials and textures. After a year like this, the menu and the company have to take center stage.
Personalized napkins? Yeah
5. Personalized details always work
Wrapping paper with the same reindeer repeated ad nauseam? No, thanks. Recycled paper is the base, but the fun part is decorating it with doodles, stamps or stickers that look like you made them… even though you probably bought them online. Nobody has to know.
The result: gifts that look like they were “thought with love,” when in reality what you did was a last-minute craft marathon. Christmas magic? It’s in the trick, not in the time invested.