| Make decorating your home for New Year's Eve | | | | entrance with lights surrounding your front door |
| party a pleasure instead of a stressful nightmare. | | | | and two large floral arrangements or evergreen |
| Organization and planning helps you keep on top | | | | trees. |
| of your New Year's Eve party. | | | | 2. Your front door: A large swag of evergreen |
| Create a gorgeous party planning notebook with | | | | decorated with nuts, apples, raffia, and ribbon |
| an inexpensive plastic three-ring binder that has a | | | | spiced up with cinnamon sticks and cloves makes |
| space to insert an inspirational picture. Keep | | | | a different statement than the usual wreath. |
| cutouts from magazines of ideas you love about | | | | 3. Your dining table: If you plan a sit-down dinner, |
| decorating, themes, menus, and recipes. Keep | | | | avoid tall centerpieces that interfere with guests |
| notes about your party afterwards so you | | | | seeing across the table. White table cloths reflect |
| remember what worked well and what to do | | | | the light, add a feeling of elegance, and don't |
| differently next year. Your personal party journal | | | | interfere with colored china. Bold colors add drama. |
| will be an invaluable assistant to help you avoid | | | | Have fun with your table decorations. |
| holiday stress. | | | | 4. Look up: Because table decorations get in the |
| New Year's Eve Decorating | | | | way, add decorations above archways and doors. |
| Enjoy your home decorating for New Year's Eve. | | | | 5. Your powder room: Because guests use this |
| Don't try to do too much. Keep in mind that | | | | room privately, they take the time to look around |
| people love to come to homes decked out in | | | | and notice decorations. |
| festive array but that it doesn't take a lot of | | | | If your TV looks like a black hole in your room |
| cluttering ornamentation to create a joy filled | | | | when it's off, play an old black and white classic |
| room. Just a few large decorations can add the | | | | movie with the sound turned off. |
| desired impact without taking a lot of time to set | | | | Enjoy your New Year's Eve decorating this year. |
| out. Plus, too many little decorations get lost when | | | | Try some new ideas and keep a party planner |
| you have many people standing around. | | | | for next year. You'll be ready for new holiday |
| Where to decorate for impact: | | | | decorating ideas! |
| 1. Your front walkway: Greet guests at the | | | | Copyright © 2006 Jeanette J. |