How To Decorate Sustainably For Christmas

After a rather tough year, we all deserve a cheerful and heartwarming Christmas. It might mean going overboard with holiday decor to make things more interesting for some. However, it might be a good idea to switch up the conventional ways of decorating with more sustainable ones. After all, the true spirit of Christmas lies in spreading cheer and spending time with your loved ones rather than excessively decorating.

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If you are decorating for Christmas and would like to choose to be more mindful about the environment, we’ve listed some ideas down below. Here are a few ways you can decorate sustainably and celebrate Christmas in a more eco-friendly manner:

Go for A Real Nordmann Fir

Plastic or faux Christmas trees do more harm than good. Studies have shown that real Christmas trees are way more sustainable than faux ones. A large number of these fir trees get dumped rather than recycled. So, people are increasingly opting for real Nordmann Firs this Christmas in the wake of sustainability and also due to the undeniable fact that they look and feel far better.

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Recycle Cardboard Delivery Boxes For Gifts

If you save up old delivery boxes or have ordered a few things online recently and still have those boxes lying around, they can come in handy for gifting this year. Recycling cardboard boxes for gifts is a great way to utilize those boxes and avoid buying new packaging which is a great waste of resources.

Use Recycled Paper or Fabric For Wrapping Presents

Most of the wrapping papers available in markets contain elements that are non-recyclable. So, even if you reuse these wrapping papers from last year, they still might not do any good to the environment. Consider wrapping presents with recycled paper or fabric this year.

Foliage & Dried Fruits For Decorations

Instead of buying plastic decorations, using handpicked foliage to top off your gifts before sending them off looks great. It also looks way classier, in our opinion. For more decoration, you can use dried-up fruits like dried orange slices stringed up to make pretty room decorations or even to hang up as ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Paint Pinecones

White Christmas is a great minimal decor trend. You can paint a bunch of pinecones white and use them as centerpieces for your dinner table or the coffee table.

DIY Cardboard Christmas Village

If you have old collectibles like villages sets, Santas, or action figures, then do display them around the fireplace or the console table as they make for great decorations. However, if you do not possess such collectibles, then DIYing your own little village from leftover cardboard sheets or boxes is a brilliant decor idea. There are so many creative ways you can build one and even add lights underneath them to make it stand out.

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