Christmas is the perfect season to display a collection of decorative items that you love in your home.
Many people have Christmas collections that appear disordered and seem to take over their house.
Here are some tips, tricks, and ideas on creating a sophisticated and elegant collection to display at Christmas.
photo courtesy of Nick Gray flickr.com/photos/nickgray/92268102/Nutcrackers or Santas
Nutcrackers and Santas are very popular in Christmas collections.
You can collect nutcrackers or Santas of all shapes and sizes or you can collect nutcrackers or Santas from a single manufacturer who may release one new nutcracker or Santa per year.
Christmas Ornaments
Christmas ornaments can be a sophisticated and elegant Christmas collection.
You can collect ornaments from a single manufacturer or ornaments of a certain theme (such as stars, angels, butterflies, Disney characters, etc).
Consider getting a second Christmas tree just for your collection.
Christmas China and Crystal
Several manufacturers have special Christmas china and crystal stemware.
You can get a complete set of Christmas china or you can get different place settings of different Christmas china for more variety.
Display your Christmas china and crystal in your china cabinet when not in use.
Winter Villages
Winter villages are popular to display during the Christmas season.
Each year you can add a house, store, or accessory to your winter village.
Your collection should all be from the same series.
Make sure to display your collection together, not spread all over your home. All pieces should be in one portion of one room and no other collection in that room.
