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How to Create a Holiday Atmosphere at Home
Special to The Truth
Creating festive cheer at
home for the holidays is easy and fun. Here are some great
ways to transform your space into a winter wonderland.
• Get cozy: During the
chilly holiday season, decorate with comfort in mind. Light
the fireplace. Add throw pillows to sofas. Turn off overhead
lamps and use soft lighting instead. Consider how texture
and warmth can contribute to your holiday decorating scheme.
• Screen festive flicks:
From “It’s a Wonderful Life to “Home Alone,” keep your
favorite holiday films playing all the time to create a
festive holiday atmosphere, or host a special movie night
and select a few classics. With the right projector, you can
turn any room of the house into a home theater experience.
Select a portable projector for the holiday season that will
sense ambient light in the room and automatically adjust the
projection accordingly, so you won’t need to blow out
candles or unplug holiday lights. Those from Casio’s SLIM
Series are lightweight and portable, combining a laser and
LED light source to create a high-brightness mercury-free
projector that uses half the amount of power per unit than
its traditional lamp-based counterparts.
• Fire up the oven:
There’s no better time of year to roll up your sleeves and
knead out some dough. One of the best ways to create a
holiday atmosphere is with scent, and the aroma of baking
cookies, cakes and other holiday desserts will do the trick.
If you’re worried about having all those extra sweet treats
around the house just before kicking off your New Year’s
resolutions, consider volunteering to bring dessert to
potluck and parties you attend this season or donating the
product of your labors to a holiday bake sale raising money
for a charitable cause.
• Make music: Get the
holiday cheer going in your home by making music. Now you
can get the sound of a 9-foot concert grand piano with the
Privia PX-160, a portable digital piano, making it easy to
gather round for a sing-a-long of all your favorite seasonal
tunes in any room of the house. Its 88-key Tri-Sensor Scaled
Hammer Action keyboard simulates ebony and ivory-textured
keys and its speaker system opens to the front but is also
ported to the back, to deliver a big projected sound to all
your holiday celebrants.
• Add some flora: Holly,
poinsettias, mistletoe -- decking the halls with traditional
holiday plants adds color and vitality to side tables,
mantels, dining areas and staircases and more. Those with
pets and small children should take heed, as certain plant
species are toxic -- so avoid these plants or be sure they
are displayed well out of reach of curious children and
animals.
Preparing your home for
the holiday season takes a little thought and energy, but
the end result is a cheerful and warm atmosphere to make
memories while spending time with loved ones.
Courtesy StatePoint
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