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'Traditional Home' Editor's Top Holiday Decorating Tips

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    Tori Mellott has easy and beautiful ways to bring in holiday cheer.

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Well I think when people decorate for the holidays.

I think people really get into it that they tend to get stopped in rocks so it's kind of the traditions that they grew up went and they just keep perpetuating.

-- but it's really -- sort of break out -- new.

They're definitely things you can do.

We don't screen -- Thanksgiving an autumnal colors and don't -- Christmas.

You know a trend that's been happening and they decorating world is using film flop in using -- and would -- -- things.

And those are both fists and straddle the line of Thanksgiving and Christmas.

And there are action beautiful all year round but he can add some little red touches the closer you get to Christmas -- you can add some.

-- taxes when year around Thanksgiving time but.

That's a really beautiful natural way to decorate your home for the holidays.

-- -- during the holidays is so important you don't want.

Strong.

Rightful place you want to really create -- mood in -- -- -- and it fantastically to do that in swing candlelight.

And you know one of my favorite things to do is especially if you're entertaining with -- profane but the day of food.

You can get a collection it doesn't have to be expensive data collection.

Different size candlestick they just show I'll be in the same material they shall be brass additional silver -- -- -- -- And get them in varying heights in varying shapes and sort of sprinkle them throughout the food and that makes a really beautiful warm cozy corner of the holidays.

If we're on a budget and that's something you have to be conscious.

You can do really easy things like using your -- -- your white every day China but.

Bringing in a lot of color with -- -- sales for instance your cable -- and your napkins.

And they don't have to be just red or Green -- even get a little adventurous and you can do X -- he -- -- With with some brown beautiful brown -- -- It's still you know airing on the Tom Arnold -- side but it's a little pop -- unexpected color like a little peacock.

Another great idea if you don't wanna use -- -- -- feathers and this adds just a little bit of -- staff for your holiday table it's really an expected.

The most important thing sides remember about decorating for the holidays is making sure they're flex your personality.

You want -- your family and the company that you're keeping during the holidays to feel comfortable.

And cozy and men that is the most important thing -- obviously that comes through.

In a person's personality so keep it real thing.