Affordable Ways To Craft and Decorate Your Home During Thanksgiving
To help prepare you for all of your holiday hosting and entertaining, we’ve put together a compilation of some of the best holiday homemaking advice we’ve gotten over the years. Check out great dining and decorating tips from DIY’s Mark Montano, event designers Preston Bailey and Colin Cowie, and cleaning tips from the legendary Martha Stewart.
Backyard inspiration
Decorating for the holidays doesn’t have to mean expensive trips to the store. You might be able to restock your home decor from your own backyard! “Elements from nature are great fall decor,†says Mark Montano, DIY king, author, and host of the Make Your Mark web show. Acorns, twigs, and dried leaves can all be collected, cleaned off, and used for a natural table dressing. Or, if you’re into something more coordinated, try painting them!
By combining twigs, leaves, and branches with a scooped out pumpkin, you can create a perfect autumn centerpiece, great for any table. And don’t forget baby pumpkins! They’re cute, inexpensive, and will transform any surface into a autumnal wonderland.
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