Get Your Home Ready for the Christmas - Halcyon Dreams Pty. Ltd.

1. 6 perfect ways to get your home ready for the Christmas season! Dare we mention it but Christmas is just around the corner and we can’t wait to get stuck into a pile of Christmas crackers, turkey sandwiches and boxes of chocolates! However distant it seems, there are a number of things that you can do right now in the run up to the jolliest of seasons to incorporate some Christmassy feeling throughout your home. If you’re like us and you love the festive vibe, read on and pick up some inspiring ideas to get Christmas started early in your home this year… 1. Candles Scented candles have become a staple accessory in millions of homes in Australia. Not only do they look pretty and give off the most incredible scents, they’re also affordable to buy. To give your home a Christmas aroma, choose mulberry or cinnamon scented candles, as these will instantly evoke memories of Christmases past! If you love the smell of a real pine Christmas tree, why not burn a pine-scented candle until you can get the real deal into your home in a few weeks time? 2. Fairy lights We always associate fairly lights with Christmas. Yes they’re great for Christmas trees and decorating picture frames and banisters etc., but you can get a lot more creative with your fairy lights. Try hanging a set around your bed-headboard to give your bedroom a magical festive feeling. In

2. your living area, you could also put a set of battery-operated fairy lights into the bottom of a large glass vase. 3. Christmas quilt And while we’re talking about bedrooms, you can add a little bit of extra cheer to yours by investing in a Christmas inspired quilt. Whether you have a king size quilt or a queen size quilt, a Christmas cover is the perfect way to ensure that you go to sleep and wake up in a festive mood. You can choose from traditional, flannelette quilt covers in seasonal red and green or bring out your inner child with a quilt cover featuring a Santa or elf design – the choice is yours! And if a Christmas quilt cover isn’t your thing, maybe it’s time to invest in a new quilt to make sure that you stay cosy and comfortable over the Christmas period. 4. Music If you want to channel your Christmas spirit but you aren’t quite ready to start decorating your home just yet, why not root out your Christmas CDs and play them when you’re doing your housework? You can belt out some Christmas classics while getting on with your everyday chores and get yourself excited at the thoughts of Christmas and no one needs ever know! 5. Door Wreath Ok this might be a step too far for some of you but investing in a nice door wreath is perfect for those that don’t want to hold back in getting in the mood for what’s ahead. You can buy some amazing and stylish door wreaths from retailers online in Australia or, if you are a little bit creative, you can easily make your own one if you’ve got a few embellishments and some spare time. You don’t need to go crazy with holly, robins and tinsel just yet but making it green and leaving space to add all of the above with some added stars, pine cones and red and green ribbons will give you a festive feeling every time you enter your home. 6. Table dressing Christmas is largely focused on food and spending precious family time around a table eating it. As the Christmas season approaches, you can begin to dress your table a little prettier than you might normally do. A crisp white tablecloth will add an instant hint of style to your kitchen or dining room while a table centrepiece such as a large vase filled with Christmas baubles or a charger plate with a number of different sized candles can look fantastic. Until you are ready to deck your halls and hang tinsel and holly in every available space, these six tips are a perfect way to ease yourself into the Christmas season.