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Bloomington Apartment Decorating Ideas For The Holidays

November 24, 2020

Holiday decorations

Perhaps you’ve noticed that many holiday inspiration spreads feature large houses and oversized decorations. So how can you achieve the same effect in a Bloomington apartment?

Don’t fret. There are endless cheery and elegant ways to decorate your apartment for seasonal festivities. No matter how large or small your apartment is, you can try these Bloomington apartment decorating ideas for the holidays.

Holiday-themed furnishings in a living room area.

Upgrade Your Usual Home Decorations With Holiday Ones

If you don't want to add too many decorations in your Bloomington apartment, try replacing your current items with more holiday-style alternatives. Switch out your doormat with a fun one. Replace blankets and pillows on the couch with holiday-themed ones. Stock the bathroom and kitchen with holiday towels. Decorations don’t need to be purely aesthetic. They can be functional as well!

Use Bloomington Apartment Decorating Ideas That Don’t Need Lots of Storage Space

If your storage or closets are full, use decorations that you don’t need to store or take up a small amount of storage space.

Natural greenery and Christmas trees only last a few weeks. The same goes for gingerbread houses. Another short-term decoration is just putting out dishes of festive candies to brighten up the space and munch on until they’re all eaten.

Not every seasonal decoration needs to be large. Compact decorations that pack down tightly can make just as big an impact. Get ornaments that won’t break to minimize the need for bubblewrap. Use flat wall hangings, collapsible cardboard or fabric decorations, window clings, and bendable garlands that are easy to fit into small boxes after the new year.

A small Christmas tree and decorations.

Pick The Right-sized Christmas Tree

If you celebrate Christmas, a Christmas tree is a must. However, those full branches cause a problem in smaller apartments. Luckily, you can easily find Christmas trees in different sizes.

When choosing a Christmas tree, be sure to get one that fits your space and leaves room to put a tree topper on. As for circumference, slender, smaller trees are better in smaller spaces.

If your layout is fairly tight, think about a table tree or a novel half or corner tree. These types of trees stand against your wall or are placed in a corner to save space.

Small holiday-themed pillow.

Be Creative with Placement

Apartments may not have the same architecture or amenities as single-family houses. If your apartment doesn’t have a spacious windowsill for your menorah or a fireplace for your Christmas stockings, it’s not a huge deal. You can place standard holiday decorations in new places in your Bloomington apartment.

Menorahs look just as beautiful on a console, desk, or bookshelf. Christmas stockings can be hung on hooks on a wall, windowsills, or shelves. Don’t have a public-facing living room window for the Christmas tree? Place it in a bedroom window instead.

Decorate Windows Rather Than Your Yard

People love outdoor light displays, but you may not be able to display your own outdoor lights when you live in a Bloomington apartment. If you don’t have personal outdoor space to add lights to, the next best thing is to decorate your windows.

You can impress the neighbors with strands of lights or put green wreaths and warm candles in each window. Let the kids create a winter wonderland with paper snowflakes or set up popular holiday silhouettes in fun places. There’s a long history of staging store windows during the holiday season, so why not add some flair your windows at home!

Get Ready To Enjoy The Holidays At City Flats on Tenth

Celebrate the holidays at City Flats on Tenth! You’ll enjoy our variety of floor plans and outstanding amenities in every season. Contact us at 812-561-1974 or click the “schedule a tour button” to speak with a Leasing Specialist to learn more about living at City Flats on Tenth.