The designer told how to decorate an apartment on a budget for the New Year with garlands: 6 cool ideas

  • Dec 25, 2021

The New Year is about to come, which means it's time to get busy with the festive decor. One of the main New Year's attributes is a garland, and it can be not only electric.

Decorator Anna Zueva told how you can decorate the house in an unusual way with the help of various garlands.

Anna Zueva, designer.
Anna Zueva, designer.
Anna Zueva, designer.

6. Electric garland

Everyone is familiar with electric garlands. Bright multi-colored lanterns, as a rule, are wrapped around the tree. But one-color garlands with warm yellow light have a special charm. They create a special holiday atmosphere and winter comfort.

For wall or window decoration, it is better to use thread-like products, you can even arrange them in the shape of a Christmas tree.
It is also worth considering garlands in the form of a curtain, but models in the form of a fringe or mesh do not look very modern anymore.
You can also use battery-powered garlands for decoration. They don't need an outlet nearby.
For wall or window decoration, it is better to use thread-like products, you can even arrange them in the shape of a Christmas tree.
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5. Paper garland

Another popular attribute of New Year's decorations is a paper or cardboard garland. It is easy to make it yourself, choosing the design and color scheme for your interior.

Children can also be involved in the creative process.
Children can also be involved in the creative process.

There are a lot of ideas for creating a paper garland: you can cut out spruces, Santa's reindeer or hang paper socks and mittens next to the fireplace. Star puzzle - origami garland.

4. Felt garland

The New Year's garland can be made of felt. Unlike paper products, such products will last more than one year. You can dwell on flat cutouts or make voluminous toys with cotton wool or padding polyester inside. The patterns can be found online.

A set of sheet felt of 10 colors in a hypermarket costs from 129 rubles.

3. Coniferous garland

In our country, this decor option is rare. Coniferous garlands can be artificial or natural. As for the former, manufacturers offer products of different lengths, on average, from 180 to 270 cm. But a natural coniferous garland can only be assembled by yourself.

This will require branches of spruce, fir, pine, cedar, juniper or thuja, as well as metal wire.
This will require branches of spruce, fir, pine, cedar, juniper or thuja, as well as metal wire.

As an addition, you can use cones, ribbons, Christmas balls or an electric garland. This decor is suitable for decorating a window, stair railings or the tops of a fireplace.

2. Garland of fruits

A garland made from natural materials is a great alternative to inexpensive plastic products. The classic version is orange rings strung on a thread. They must first be dried in the oven for at least two hours. It is better to replace a thin thread with twine, it will hold the fruit slices.

In addition to oranges, you can use lemon or lime, cinnamon sticks, spruce branches.
In addition to oranges, you can use lemon or lime, cinnamon sticks, spruce branches.

This garland will fill your home with a unique scent, so no diffusers are needed.

1. A garland of cones

A garland of cones can become an unusual decoration. This decor will look very stylish in a minimalistic interior. If you decide to make a garland yourself, you first need to make sure that there are no living creatures in the cones. To do this, they should be dried in the oven at 225 degrees for half an hour.

It is better to fasten the cones to the rope with a screw with a ring, so they will hold more reliably.
To make the garland better fit into the interior, the cones can be coated with gold or silver paint from a spray can.
It is better to fasten the cones to the rope with a screw with a ring, so they will hold more reliably.

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