The New Year holiday pleases with the possible manifestation of imagination, which is why you can make several interesting preparations for decorating your home. When talking about decorating a house or apartment, families remember garlands, which can be light, paper, thread, made of felt, etc. Take advantage of the most interesting decorations from this article.
Methods of use
Glowing chains can be used not only to decorate your home before the New Year holiday, but also to use this element in everyday life. Observe safety precautions and the specifics of using an electrical appliance.
With their help, you can recreate the selected interior design using the following methods:
How to hang on a Christmas tree
The Christmas tree is a symbol of the New Year, holiday and winter atmosphere. Traditional decoration Christmas trees are the use of garlands and toys.
There are three ways to use garlands as Christmas tree decorations:
- First, toys are put on the tree, and only then a light chain is placed on the edges of the branches. Stringing like this turns out to be difficult, since the decoration always tends to fall off the edge of the branch. It is also necessary to maintain a combination of the style of toys with the variety light lighting. You cannot combine several types - for example, classic variety with monochromatic and variegated balls. Restraint is required.
- First of all, the light chain is put on the Christmas tree, and only then decorations with toys come. Standard method is simple and provides the opportunity to use several types of balls and Christmas tree decorations. But it is not recommended to use transparent varieties, as they will not create the corresponding highlights of the garland.
- The chain is wrapped around the tree trunk. The presented method is only suitable for lush spruce, which is why the light of the garlands will create mystery. In this case, toys are hung with rarity. Use items of the same shade. The emphasis will be on dim yet festive light.
Placement on spruce should take place with the creation of turns. You should not leave the tree turned on unattended, and you must also turn off the electrical circuit before going to bed.
Home decoration
Owners country houses decorate their home not only from the inside, but also from the outside. If you are a beginner, check out the following guidelines for decorating the facade of houses using chain decorations:
1 If you use light varieties, it is better to place them so that they are not exposed to snow or even rain, which is not uncommon in some regions of Russia. Therefore, garlands with lamps are placed under the visor or glued with inside windows around the perimeter.
2 You can protect the lamps from moisture by making a Christmas wreath on front door. For the wreath, fir branches and a simple garland are used; a plain one looks more impressive in the composition. Branches with a light chain are intertwined and attached to a wire frame.
3 Use the double decoration method. Light varieties are attached with the first layer, and the second with cones - they are made independently, stringing the collected spruce crop onto a rope. And the facade looks great, and protects light bulbs from moisture.
4 Chains can be placed in jars, having previously painted them with a New Year's pattern. It will be a great alternative to colored balls on the snow near the porch. The jars are closed with lids, where a hole is first made for the cord. It is recommended to use a long garland so that you can make a whole chain of cans and connect them to an outlet in the house.
5 You can make bright varieties yourself by stringing pine cones on a thread, alternating with apples. It's better to take green ones or yellow varieties so that they stand out as much as possible against the background of the facade and cones.
6 Similarly, garlands are made from pine cones and Christmas decorations. If you follow a certain sequence, you can create a whole composition of decorations for the facade of the house.
These are the most simple methods decorating the facade of the house for a festive mood. When using light varieties, it is important to follow safety recommendations.
Master class on making
If you want to make jewelry yourself, you can use the following master classes. The proposed crafts are easy to do with children - it will brighten up the pre-holiday evenings.
From candy wrappers
Here you can show your imagination and choose different candy wrappers. They can be sorted by color or strung on a thread in a chaotic manner. It all depends on the specifics of the holiday invented to celebrate the New Year.
Imagine making a chain using candy wrappers:
- For a long time, collect candy wrappers - baskets in which sweets are placed.
- Use thick thread and glue.
- Fold the wrappers in half, place them on the thread on the fold and glue the two parts together.
- Thus, make the garlands as long as necessary to decorate the room.
You can use circles cut out of foil in a similar way.
The presented decoration is even suitable for hanging it on the facade of the house. Snow and moisture will not damage the candy wrappers and will preserve original appearance crafts.
Paper variations
Such paper garlands can be used not only for a New Year's party, but also for another holiday - children's day birthdays, Valentine's Day parties and more.
Making them is simple:
- You need to cut strips from colored paper different colors same size.
- Take advantage sewing machine and sew all the strips across, collecting them into a garland.
- Place stripes to your liking.
Such garlands look attractive both horizontally and vertically.
The first electric garland was created specifically for decorating a Christmas tree. Previously, it was customary to decorate the Christmas tree with real candles, lighting them for show. This, of course, was very dangerous. The production of electric garlands not only significantly reduced the likelihood of a fire, but also gave the holiday tree a much more beautiful and elegant look. Over time, the light bulbs became multi-colored and blinking - banal lighting turned into magic.
By the way, in some languages, electric garlands are called fairy lights. Is a fairy tale only appropriate for New Year and Christmas? Of course not. Other holidays began to be decorated with electric garlands: for example, birthdays, graduations, weddings. Many have been invented different ways using these light strings. Now garlands are not considered exclusively for Christmas tree decor, but are used everywhere.
We bring to your attention several ideas for decorating the interior with fairy lights.
Interior decor with electric garland
Radiant outline
The garland is convenient to use for outlining the silhouette of various interior items: furniture, mirrors, fireplaces, windows, etc.
What could be simpler? Simply place the center part of the garland, for example, on the lid of a dresser or cabinet and leave the edges hanging freely. Or fix the garland on the headboard of the bed, curtain rod, around the perimeter of the mirror, etc.
To place the wire with the light bulbs directly on the wall, you can use push pins (if the wall is, for example, plasterboard) or tape.
Wonderful Lantern
Fill a candle lantern or a transparent container made of glass, crystal, plastic (vase, jar or even bottle) with a garland.
This decorative element looks like a magic lantern, from which fairy-tale creatures light the lights on our Christmas trees.
LED garlands with microbulbs, including battery-powered ones, are especially convenient for such decor.
How to decorate a house with a garland? Build a magic lantern
Luminous drawing
Using an electric garland, you can create a thematic wall image - for example, “draw” a house, a heart, a star or a Christmas tree.
How to decorate the interior with an electric garland? Draw a Christmas tree, snowflake or star on the wall!
Imitation of fire
Miniature light bulbs look so much like little smoldering flames. To create a decorative composition, use stones, branches or some firewood. Place them on a tray or some other container and decorate them with an electric garland. This design can be decorated coffee table, or an area near the holiday tree.
Shimmering draperies
The combination of tiny light bulbs and translucent fabric is amazingly effective! Luminous fabric decor is used to decorate accent walls- for example, or a bed. Garlands also complement existing canopies and curtains. This creates a truly fabulous atmosphere in the interior.
Sparkling textiles - lovely decor for apartments and houses with electric garland
Photo gallery
The wire with light bulbs can be used as a photo holder. Place the garland on the wall in a zigzag or waves and secure. Select touching photos from past holidays and hang them on clothespins from the garland.
A holiday gallery can be made not only from photographs, but also from snowflakes, postcards or pictures depicting winter landscapes, deer, Father Frost and the Snow Maiden, etc.
Festive wreath
A Christmas wreath usually consists of a solid frame and a braid, which can be an electric garland. The frame can be made of wire or branches. For a wreath frame of an atypical shape (for example, in the shape of a star), wooden slats are suitable.
Walk into a room and notice where your eyes first stop? This is where you need to hang the garland. Most likely, it will be a Christmas tree, but you can also hang garlands on windows, decorate railings, a bookcase or a mantelpiece.
Step 2: Choose a style
Light bulbs also come in different colors: multi-colored, with decorations, plain, warm yellow, or white battery-powered LEDs. If the style of the house is classic, multi-colored light bulbs are more suitable for you; you prefer minimalism, eco style or scandinavian design- choose one bulb, white.
Step 3: A Little Math
Professional rule: for a Christmas tree about 2 meters high you will need at least 500 light bulbs (their number is always indicated on the packaging). Then add 100 bulbs for every 30 cm. Consider the width of the tree. The larger it is, the more lights you will need.
Step 4: Assemble the Tool
You definitely need a stepladder, not a chair or stool. Before wrapping the garland around the branches, check that it is in good working order so that you don’t regret wasted effort. Stock up on a couple of extension cords. Despite the fact that most garlands have the ability to be connected to each other, you should not insert more than 500 lights into one network wire. Be careful: about 15,000 different accidents happen every year during the preparation for the New Year!
Step 5: Big Ball
It sounds strange, but if you don't want the garland to get tangled, roll it into a large ball before hanging it. Start winding from the part that does not fit into the socket. This will make it possible to hold the garland in one hand and hang it with the other.
Step 6: Start Hanging
Light the lights so you can see which is which, and starting from the top, just enjoy the process. If the tree is in a corner, hang the garland horizontally in a zig-zag pattern, from one side to the other, until you reach the bottom. If the tree is placed opposite a window, wind it in a spiral, from top to bottom in a circle. If you like vertical lines, no one minds, but keep in mind that the lights in this case will be located higher from the floor. To create a 3D effect, twist the garland diagonally, slightly closer to the trunk. In any case, it will be beautiful, there are no conditions: this is right, but this is not. Everything is just the way you want it.
Next level
Mix the garlands with each other. First spin the white lights, and then the multi-colored ones, just in the other direction. Remember which ones were hung last. It is from them that you will then need to start removing the garland after the holidays.
Highlighted shapes
From battery-powered LED garlands you can make luminous figures for your home or street. Take iron hangers from the dry cleaner. Using pliers and wire cutters, give them some shape, such as a star shape. Then wrap a garland around this iron base and attach it to a tree, place it on a bookshelf, or hang it from the ceiling.
Winter holidays carry a special spirit that envelops everything in a magical mood and the expectation of good miracles. Of course, creating such an atmosphere requires preparation, thoughtfulness of details and very specific decor. An important role in New Year's decoration garlands and decorations made from natural materials play. There are many options for how to decorate a room with a garland and diversify its interior.
Using LED lights in the interior
Lighting plays an important role in interior decor. With its help, you can zone the room, disguise some of the shortcomings of the renovation and highlight the advantages of the interior. Central light, lighting, side lamps, garlands, sconces and floor lamps - all this can be used for decoration and home decoration. But many people have no idea how to decorate a room with a garland so that it turns into a fairy-tale corner.
Zoning with garlands
The location of the electric garland plays perhaps the most important role. Several options with which you can transform a room, and how to decorate your apartment with garlands correctly.
Zoning and allocation sleeping place. For this, it is better to use LED bulbs, since they are light, practically do not heat up, and their price is quite affordable. Warm yellow lights can be placed horizontally or vertically on the wall at the head of the bed. This option can completely replace a night light and weak side light in a child’s room or a teenager’s room. This solution can be supplemented in different ways.
- Attach family photographs, drawings, etc. to horizontally placed wires with weak wooden clips or decorative clothespins. It is strictly not recommended to use metal clips with sharp “teeth.”
- Vertically placed lashes can be supplemented with ribbons and small but memorable things attached to wires and light bulbs.
- Garlands can be intertwined with light tulle or organza, forming a canopy around the bed.
Modern technologies are gradually replacing books on paper, however, true book lovers still continue to buy them and add to their own library. You can zone the “reading” place using a garland and a canopy on a round base. To do this you need tulle or nylon (or any other airy translucent material), aluminum hoop, smaller ring, hanging hook and garland. The light fabric is first attached to a small ring, then lowered and attached to the hoop. The distance between the two circles is arbitrary, but the optimal figure ranges from 15 to 30 cm.
Next, the fabric is straightened and distributed like a tent, and diodes are placed on top of it. The entire structure is suspended from the ceiling. The length of the fabric should be enough to reach the floor. You can place a small but comfortable chair inside the resulting canopy, or limit yourself to a few pillows on the floor. This design is placed closer to the battery and bookshelves. You can complement the canopy not only with a diode garland, but also with a thread with beads, paper leaves, flowers, etc.
Decorate narrow niche you can decorate the wall not only with the help of porcelain figurines, old toys and other small things. You can abandon such dust collectors in favor of a panel with a garland, which you can make yourself. To do this you will need:
- Bars for the base 2 by 2 cm, 4 pieces, nails.
- Sackcloth.
- Whatman.
- Stationery knife, pencil.
- LED garland.
- Thick cardboard for the back.
- Double-sided foam tape, good quality regular tape.
- Stencil of flowers.
- Two fastenings with an eye.
First of all, you need to determine the dimensions of the future panel. It can occupy almost the entire niche or only its central part, located at the top or bottom - in a word, whatever you want. It is also important to consider the distance to the outlet into which the garland will be plugged.
Having decided on the dimensions, make a base frame for the panel from the bars. Cover it with burlap, turning the edges of the fabric to the inside of the wooden frame.
Cut out a piece of whatman paper corresponding to the size of the panel. Trace flowers, leaves, etc. on it abstract patterns . Make cuts along the contours of the drawings with a stationery knife and lift the paper a little. Attach the sheet to the panel using foam tape along the entire perimeter of the fabric.
Attach a diode garland to the back side of the panel with tape, duplicating the location of the pattern on the paper. Leave the tail with a fork of the required length free. Cut out the back cover from thick cardboard to the size of the panel. Screw two fasteners to the top, and the panel can be hung on the wall!
Window decor
Decorating windows with garlands is very common, thanks to it Christmas mood begins to be created not only among household members, but also among completely strangers passers-by who see it from the street. A grid with multi-colored lights, stretched across the glass over the entire window opening, is the most popular and widespread option, which is used not only in apartments, but also in offices and shops.
A little bit more original version proposes to vertically arrange the individual threads of the garland and further decorate them. To do this, you can use stars cut out of ordinary cardboard, Christmas trees, circles and diamonds - in a word, any shapes and figures that you are not too lazy to cut out.
Another method of home decor involves the vertical arrangement of small diodes on tulle. Since the curtains are usually opened during daylight hours and the window is closed at night, the garland will shine through the material beautifully. But at the same time it will not suffer from periodic movement, as if it were attached to curtains.
The third option for placing wires with light bulbs is along the entire length of the cornice or curtain. This optimal solution, thanks to which the room will take on a festive look, and contact with thin fabric will be minimized.
New Year's home decoration
Since childhood, everyone’s favorite multi-colored lanterns and light bulbs, shining so comfortably through the pine needles, glittering on the balls - almost main association With New Year holidays. Decorating houses with garlands sometimes amazes with its variety and beauty of execution and is the most popular and integral part of internal and external New Year's decor.
Using LED garlands
Original ideas on how to decorate a wall with a garland for the New Year often surprise you with their simplicity and conciseness. Not required for most options special tools And additional materials.
A stylish and original replacement for an artificial or live Christmas tree, will become a silhouette of a green beauty, indicated by diodes directly on the wall of the house. Attaching the garlands depends on the coating on the wall itself. It is generally recommended to use decorative wallpaper nails, onto which coils of wire with lights are attached.
- It could be a simple triangle inner part which is filled with chaotically intertwined threads with lights.
- Classic version Christmas trees, outlined with an electric garland.
- Silhouette of a Christmas tree filled with small balls and other Christmas decorations.
- Continuous zigzags starting from the top of the tree and gradually expanding towards the bottom of the tree.
It is also customary to decorate the external walls of a private house with garlands, especially on the eve of Christmas in the West and in America. Mostly, home owners prefer to decorate cornices and porch canopies, as well as railings and steps, with light bulbs. The walls of the house can be decorated with stylized images of winter characters. Snowman Olaf from Frozen, stars and hearts, a tree woven from shining wires - all this can be seen among the winter decor.
Home interior decoration
Indispensable materials for making New Year's decorative elements and crafts - these are pine cones, acorns, spruce branches, anise stars and orange peel crafts. With this simple set you can create chic decorations for home interior and complement them with flickering lights and small lanterns.
Mantel Decorations
Even if your home has an electric fireplace or a completely painted one, this does not prevent you from decorating its upper part with special winter decor. Several simple, but beautiful and effective options that you can make yourself:
- A loose and stretched spiral of thick wire is wrapped in tinsel and garland. If desired, you can use not tinsel, but decorative fishing line on which beads are strung different sizes, flowers and leaves. The decoration will be light and airy and will fit into any interior.
- Felt felt boots and socks, decorated with snowflakes and candy canes. They can be attached to a cord or rope with clothespins or sewn with thread. You can complement such a garland with pine cones, bows made of red and green ribbons, Christmas balls, etc.
- Artificial spruce paws and juniper branches decorated with fake apples, poinsettia flowers, cinnamon sticks and small Christmas balls. Addition of small light bulbs or flashlights original form fits into this decor perfectly.
Railings and ceilings
To decorate railings and similar surfaces, it is strictly not recommended to use breakable and easily broken objects, so it is better to avoid plastic and glass Christmas tree balls and toys. They can be replaced by foam bases, decorated accordingly. They need to be attached to the interweaving of tinsel and artificial spruce paws.
The same ones would be a good addition natural materials, as well as bows in traditional colors - red, green and red-white checkered. In addition to these colors, gold and silver, saturated purple and blue shades. From orange, yellow and brown shades It's better to refuse.
Such decorations should only be supplemented with diode garlands, since glass bulbs can be accidentally broken and plastic bulbs broken. Nothing will happen to small diode bulbs.
Decorating the ceiling with garlands is not very common, since quite a few wires with light bulbs are required for this purpose. But with proper design, a room decorated in this way looks like the palace of Santa Claus. To do this, you need to symmetrically pull the threads of the garland at an equal distance from each other. In combination with a glossy ceiling, this design will look magical.
A simple but effective option for decorating a house with garlands in a similar way is to stretch it just under the ceiling along the entire perimeter of the room. Such lighting will add a festive mood and will be out of reach of children and animals.
Magic transformations
Often there is an old garland in the house, which it would be a pity to throw away, but its appearance is already so unpresentable that it is not suitable for decorating a Christmas tree. It’s incredibly simple to revive such a thing; all you need is aerosol paint, preferably gold or silver. The light bulbs need to be unscrewed from the lampshades, and the wire itself with the lampshades must be laid out on a newspaper bed. Then it’s a matter of technique, you just need to cover it evenly with paint on all sides and let it dry. After that, screw the bulbs back in.
If the lanterns themselves have fallen into disrepair, stained glass paints or glass paints will help improve the situation. They can restore the old drawing at least roughly or put dots on clean glass. With a certain skill, you can even make a garland yourself from small light bulbs. They can be painted to look like penguins, snowmen and Santa Claus gnomes.
Another way to freshen up a tired old garland requires a little more effort. In addition, you will need tulle, which must be cut into pieces 8 by 8 cm. The number of squares should be equal to the number of light bulbs. From chopped tulle you need to twist a “skirt” for each light bulb, which can be secured with simple rubber bands or wrapped with threads. Straighten the fabric and the garland can be plugged in!
You are completely in vain cleaning up after the winter holidays glowing garland. There are a lot interesting ways decorating your home interior with it.
1. Place a garland around the edge of the mirror of some interesting shape.
2. Wrap paper lanterns and garland around a branch and hang above your bed.
3. Create a cascading light by decorating the garland with large bulbs.
4. Create an original tree from a garland.
Draw an outline on the wall, drive carnations around the perimeter and wrap a glowing garland around them. As easy as pie!
5. Attach photos to the glowing garland using clothespins.
6. Create your own canvas with a pattern of glowing lights.
7. Thread the garland into flower baskets or place it directly there.
8. Fill wine bottles with lights to effectively illuminate them from the inside.
9. Create an angel wreath using paper napkins.
Using wire cutters, form a round snowflake holder and wrap it with an electric garland with small bulbs. Then glue decorative snowflakes onto the holder.
10. Or use napkins to make a wedding wreath.
Just make small holes in the napkins and thread lights through them.
11. Cover disposable cardboard cups with unusual paper; this will help create interesting light shades using an LED garland.
12. Crochet a glowing rug using rope and garland.
13. Decorate your Christmas garland with tulle bows.
14. To create a festive mood, decorate the garland with old ornaments.
15. Create colorful balls of twine and decorate them with glowing garland.
16. Make flaming snowflakes using store-bought bouquet holders.
17. Intertwine a rope with a garland for a nautical-themed room decor.
18. Create a network of glowing garland in your bedroom.
19. Hang air clouds with a dangling glowing garland.
The photo shows a two-dimensional version of the cloud.
20. You can also use egg cartons to create a floral effect.
21. Write a letter-by-letter message on pendant lights.
Make letters by punching holes in the paper.
22. Create a romantic headboard.
Shoot down a layup wooden frame and add traverses. Drill small holes and insert rosettes into the bottom of each niche. Paint the frame and screw it to the wall. Fill each niche with garland and connect it to the outlets. Cut transparent panels from polycarbonate sheets and attach them to the frame using fasteners.
23. Use glitter wrapping paper to create giant glowing candies.
Required materials and tools:
- disposable plastic container with lid;
- electric garland;
- scissors;
- wire or pipe cleaners;
- wire cutters;
- multi-colored wrapping paper;
- scotch.
Preparation method:
- Cut a piece of wrapping paper measuring 45x45 cm from the roll.
- Wrap the garland with wrapping paper. Don't forget to leave both ends of the garland outside in order to connect it to the network and connect the element with other candies.
- Place the wrapped garland in a plastic container and seal it. Wrap the container in wrapping paper and secure with tape.
- Using pipe cleaners or wire, shape the container with the garland into a candy shape.
- Decorate the entire garland in this way, leaving free space (20-40 cm) between the links.
- Connect the finished bunch of candies to the network.
24. Insert lanterns into tiny preserving jars.
Take special lids with a hole for the garland. Close each jar with a lid and insert a garland light bulb into it.
25. Insert an LED string light into an old toy.
You will need:
- old toy (made of cotton fabric);
- PVA glue;
- brush;
- scissors;
- threads;
- light garland.
26. Write a light message.
27. Arrange the glowing garland in a wave-like pattern.
28. Cut out black cat shapes to make this cute garland.
29. Wrap the garland around a wire wreath.
Probably one of the most simple options creating homemade wreaths.
30. Light up the canopy over the bed with garland.
31. Cut the paper into strips to create the same fringed lanterns.
32. Use foil from a muffin tin as a garland decoration.
This is a great idea for any party.
33. Create sparkly decorations with mirrors and lighting.
Take:
- brushed aluminum rod;
- hooks for hanging;
- a garland with mirror pendants;
- electric garland.
Instructions:
- Attach the rod to the wall using two hooks.
- Hang a mirror garland on the barbell. To enhance visual effect You can trim some of the threads with pendants so that the finished curtain is of different lengths.
- Stretch a string of lights behind the pendants and connect it to an outlet.
34. Use twigs to create a rustic chandelier.
This idea can easily be implemented with a luminous garland.
Take:- dry branches;
- hemp twine;
- stain (optional to darken the color of the wood);
- wood color paint;
- lamp sockets with a removable cardboard cover for painting;
- plastic ties;
- glue gun;
- electrical cable black and white;
- black electrical wire with fork;
- Branch squeezes "nuts".
35. Make a garland of geometric lanterns.
You can make your own lanterns from black wire or natural straw.
Take:
