Holiday Home Decorating by Zodiac Sign
Use these zodiac tips to brighten up your abode
By Simone Butler
There are lots of easy and inexpensive ways to get your home -- and yourself -- into a holiday mood this season. Some of you may want to go all out. An ambitious Capricorn, design-oriented Libra or sentimental Cancer may attempt to do everything from lights to tableware, wreaths to a tree. But a minimalist approach is okay, too. Even a last-minute Sagittarian, bah-humbug Scorpio or simplicity-minded Virgo can choose one idea for creating a festive abode and run with it. Here are some suggestions to get you started:
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Let your childlike spirit come out to play this season. Indoors, hang angels with feathery wings and halos from the ceiling, and drape the walls and/or windows with tiny white lights. Surround yourself with soul-warming red and gold candles, or tie red ribbons and festive cookies to your Christmas tree. Outside, spray bushes and trees with fake snow if you live in a warm climate, or build a snowman if you've got the real stuff.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
As a confirmed sensualist, you love luscious decorations like luminous fruits and colorful flowers. So, make a striking centerpiece to add sparkle to your table this season. Start with a rich, satiny table covering. Then, arrange elegant, jewel-toned beaded and sugared fruit pieces and matching silk flowers in an elegant bowl. As a final touch, add fragrant candles that emanate delicious aromas like cinnamon, clove and pine.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
Because you're good at tying up loose ends, why not decorate your home with festive bows this holiday season? You don't have to stick with red and green. Choose ribbons and bows in colorful plaids, stripes, florals and metallics to coordinate with your decorating scheme. Then tie them to chair backs, candlesticks, picks in plants, wreaths, garlands, basket handles, drapery tie-backs, stair railings -- even doorknobs.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
You're a diehard romantic. Turn off the lights this season and arrange lots of candles on the dining table so you can dine by candlelight -- even leftovers will feel special. Burn a fire in the fireplace at night and encourage family members to gather around. Bring back happy memories from holidays past by adding bubble lights, silver tinsel or candy canes to your tree. Or, make a centerpiece of a family holiday heirloom.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
You can be a real jokester. Amuse the neighborhood this season by spray-painting a set of reindeer glow-in-the-dark green and stringing them across your garage, trailed by colorful lights. Or, put a blinking light bulb in Santa's nose and hang him from your gate to provoke giggles from visitors. Delight a child by placing a miniature tree in his or her bedroom decorated with small toys, dolls or sports items and twinkling lights.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
It's all about the tree for you. Whether you're going fresh-cut or live, buy from smaller, local farms to reduce transportation miles and support sustainable practices. Decorate with natural items like holly, strung popcorn or holiday cookies rather than tinsel or fake snow spray, which make the tree ineligible for recycling. You could also decorate an ornamental tree or a rosemary bush that can be planted later on.
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