What's your favourite Christmas interior theme?

In this latest blog we pick three of our favourite interior design themes for Christmas.

Traditional

The traditional Christmas home will feature lots of seasonal colours including of course, plenty of red.  Red is the forever festive colour, always associated with this time of year. Red baubles, red tinsel, red crackers and party hats – the traditional home will be awash with red in all of its various shades.

If you want to pick up the traditional theme in your home furnishings it’s relatively easy to give your home a quick traditional Christmas makeover simply by adding some red accessories such as rugs, cushions and throws.

Natural Christmas

Going back to nature at this time of year is becoming more popular as people reject the ‘shop bought’ decorations in favour of quite literally, home grown alternatives. 

Naturally a real Christmas tree is a must but instead of using tinsel and baubles the ‘naturalist’ will opt for pine cones, mistletoe, holly and berries to dress it - and the room.  Instead of fairy lights, lots of candles or better still battery operated versions, will provide the twinkle and handmade decorations like good old fashioned paper chains and oranges with cloves will add to the mood.

If you’re looking for a natural look, then your home furnishings should be more subtle and shades of green should be the main focus.  This green rug is the perfect accessory for your natural theme. 

Go Scandinavian

Hygge means happy in Danish and when it comes to our homes, you want to create a cosy, warm feel. Our European neighbours in Scandinavia have been doing this for years by using a palette of neutrals featuring cream walls, blonde wooden furniture and pale wood floors. 

The Scandinavian Christmas look features several key pieces throughout the room from the lightly dressed real Christmas tree to wooden hearts, large candles, and perhaps a string of silver lights across the hearth. 

If you do want to introduce a dash of colour, it’s literally just that – a dash. Perhaps a red candle, a green wreath or even a blue table runner. Keep the soft furnishings light and add in a luxurious long pile shaggy rug to complete the Scandinavian mood.

There’s no place like home at Christmas!

Are you having a traditional Christmas?

Are you having a traditional Christmas?

If you are writing and posting Christmas cards (not of these e-cards for you), 

insisting on a real tree  (you don't care about the needles on the floor),

refusing to open pressies before Christmas Day (it spoils the fun),

and will not hear of having anything other than turkey on Christmas Day (curry indeed!) - chances are you are having a traditional Christmas.

In which case, when giving your room a festive make-over you already know that one of the quickest and easiest ways to transform a room is with a rug - and not only has the rug got to be red, it's got to be a traditional rug too.

If you are looking for a rug that embodies taste, style and elegance then look no further than our Afghan and Persian rug collections which offer some of the most comprehensive choices in the UK and so ensuring the FrithRugs brand is synonymous with traditional rugs.

Or your may prefer something more Oriental - our Chinese designs work well in traditional and modern decor.  What about an Indian rug - with so many collections you could be spoilt for choice, while our Pakistani bokharas are always best sellers.

With a traditional rug on the floor, accessorise with throws in tartan and cushions featuring red, blue or gold.  Plenty of fairy light sparkling around the hearth or wound around glass vases will show off your cosy traditional room at its best and use natural decorations such as pine cones and ivy.  Glass baubles don't have to be confined to your real tree either, you can fill vases with them or string them on a wall or around a window.

We hope you enjoy your traditional Christmas.

Festive bedroom make over

Decorating a room for Christmas doesn't have to begin and end with the lounge or dining room.  Making a bedroom feel festive is great fun - especially a child's room.

First of all try to declutter - chances are there will be new toys coming into the room so this is a really good time of year to get rid of old toys they no longer play with.  Charity shops or even food banks would love your old toys.  

You could ask your children to make their own paper chains and decorations that you can pin on the ceiling or around their room and if they get their own Christmas cards from school - you can string them up on the walls.  Fairy lights are a must and you can can also buy miniature Christmas trees that you can stand on a desk or dressing table.

Many children get new pyjamas at Christmas and so how about some new bedding and a new rug to help with the festive make over.

At this time of year, budgets are already stretched but with our kids rugs available from £79 they are an affordable treat for most families.  And with dozens of designs to choose from, you are sure to find something your kids will love.

If you have children that share a bedroom, a rug is a great way to zone a room and clearly mark out territory – even more important when there are lots of shiny new toys and games on the way!  

Take a look at our selection of rugs and http://frithrugs.co.uk/search.php?search=kids and order yours today.