When to start decorating for christmas 2018
CHRISTMAS DECORATING | Watch this BEFORE You Start Decorating for Christmas!!
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below I am so excited about Christmas
we've been planning away trying to get
everything kind of packaged and planned
and scheduled for one we're filming it's
October and I'm filming Christmas I'm so
excited and I kind of realized I want to
post a ton of videos I want to make a
ton of videos which means I'm gonna have
to post not just once a week but twice a
week up until Christmas so I'm so
excited we will be posting two different
videos Mondays and Wednesdays I normally
post Wednesday so we're just gonna add
one more and it's gonna be awesome
I can't wait also when I was planning
out my Christmas videos there was
something I always kept going back to
and that was okay but before we get into
like how to do those certain types of
DIYs or decorating that type of room
people need to know that they should do
this and so the this part is what this
video is about how to prepare for
decorating for Christmas I want to give
you guys all the tools that you need to
really make sure that you step into this
holiday season prepared but also be
super like on it as far as like budget
and knowing what you need not over
buying and just being like really
organized through the whole process and
that will make your holiday experience a
lot better and just a lot more enjoyable
and another thing if you guys see
anything in my videos or on Instagram
throughout the holiday season whether
it's a decor piece or maybe even like
something I'm wearing or maybe a product
within a DIY I'm gonna do my best to try
to keep track of those things and add
the links down below in the videos in
the description box but also on the
website we're gonna have a tab called
holiday shop or something like that I
just came
right now holiday something and it's
going to just be a collection of all the
stuff that we talk about this season
because that's the goal is to not only
teach you guys how to do this stuff but
give you the resources that you guys
need that you can find it yourself and
implement it in your own homes so let's
jump in
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number one observe what you have this
might mean braving your garage situation
which I am a little afraid to do but I'm
gonna have to do that in like you know
ten minutes when I film my next video
but go do your garage go to your storage
observe what it is that you already have
what items did you buy last year maybe
you forgot about it it's good to do a
quick little refresher see what items
you could use for this year and kind of
make a mental note or even take photos
if you want to try to find things that
go with that theme that you had
previously also make a mental note of
what you already have out around your
house maybe it's something that's like
seasonal neutral it's white for example
this pot so I have this for my fall
decor and I could use this in spring and
I can use this in winter because it's
kind of neutral when it comes to seasons
and then I just change up what I put in
it and that's what makes it feel springy
or fall or Christmas Eve things like
that see if you have it keep it out then
you don't have to buy a vase that's
Christmasy for your coffee table I
already have before you go shopping you
need to sit down and identify where do
you want your Christmas tree to go this
is something that you want to like pick
the layout and that will help you decide
what projects you're gonna do which will
lead into the next few steps but for
number two pick where your tree is gonna
go and try to get creative and think
outside the box my very first year we
lived here I had my Christmas tree over
here I didn't have a dining table so it
worked out
the second year we had a dining table
and I do not have any space in this
apartment
so I moved the chair out and we got a
half Christmas tree that I put up
against the wall a flatback tree that
went right up against the window here
perfectly framed underneath our curtains
and that's what we did and it looked
amazing it was super cute this year I
think we're gonna adjust the layout so
if you guys don't have any space maybe
consider taking out some furniture and
putting it in your garage or putting it
in storage or maybe repurposing it in a
different room in the house and
additionally you guys could maybe just
adjust the layout of things you already
have in the space so maybe it's moving a
chair here and a table there and you can
free up a new corner that you can put
the tree in but just kind of think that
through get creative and come up with a
game plan
number three find your inspiration this
is the time that you want to kind of
figure out your color palette identify
the direction you're gonna go maybe
that's looking through magazines maybe
that's Pinterest I don't know you just
kind of close your eyes and dream up
what you want it to look like but come
up with a direction and kind of pick
your theme that way everything else kind
of falls underneath it and you go with a
plan when you get to the store
number four decide which projects you're
gonna tackle so this is a really great
step when you are putting together kind
of the shopping list of things that you
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and then we're gonna obviously do a lot
about holiday stuff depending on the
project that you pick we have different
shopping lists kind of identifying okay
so for the mantle you don't mantle are
you so excited yeah we have a Fiat so
you should get greenery you should get a
candlestick like different things like
that to give you options and remind you
guys when you're out shopping almost
like a grocery list but for decor based
on the project doing it this way
deciding ahead of time what projects you
want to tackle and knowing what to buy
will save you money in the end because
you won't over buy you're able to double
check to see if you have some things you
could use in that little area or in that
project and it just gives you a little
bit more of a good guided path so you
don't fall off the wagon and buy a whole
bunch of stuff at probably lobby that
you really don't need I've been there
don't worry but stick to the list and
we'll be good to go
number five decide on a budget okay so
I'm gonna go into how to budget for the
holidays in a different video a lot more
expansive and extensively in a couple of
weeks but this is specifically about
like decorating your house budget this
is really important to just come up with
a generic like what how much did my
looking to spend and if you're looking
to spend a whole lot maybe it's your
first year and you're like yes I need
all new Christmas decor then maybe you
go all out but if you're not I would be
really intentional about trying to go to
second-hand stores or thrift stores
things like that and then DIY and stuff
identify what bracket of spending you're
in if you're in the DIY secondhand store
bracket stick to that if you're in the
Target ish area stick to that maybe
finding some online stuff on like eBay
or whatever or if you're like in the
Pottery Barn section and you can splurge
on a few things here and there then go
for that but at least you kind of know
and you don't tempt yourself in a
different store when you just know
you're not in that you know budget
probably not the best idea but if you
have a plan you can stick to it and
you'll be good to go number six leave
with an empty car and a coffee there is
nothing more frustrating than wanting to
get something find like a steal of a
deal
and then you just can't buy it because
your car is completely full of random
stuff that you totally could have just
taken out before you left so look at
your car make sure it's empty
and then get yourself some caffee and
girl and fuel up because you've got a
long day of shopping ahead or a long day
of bargain shopping which is even more
exhausting if you're going to thrift
stores but you can do it I believe in
you if you guys want to know some of my
other tips when it comes to actually in
the store shopping when I'm looking for
holiday decor and things like that stay
tuned because the next couple videos
that are gonna be coming out are
specifically how to shop for Christmas
decor depending on your design style
which I'm so excited about a bunch of
you guys requested this video I think it
was a great idea I'm so glad you guys
are so smart I love the idea and you
guys came up with it and you guys loved
the how to decorate your home depending
on your design style series that we did
and now it's how to decorate your home
for Christmas depending on your design
style so the first one up is gonna be
farmhouse and I'm so excited
stay tuned for that I'm gonna show you
guys how to shop and how to implement it
and then I'm gonna show you guys how I
decorate some other spaces around here
so it's gonna be great
this is just how to prepare we've got a
whole bunch more coming stay tuned for
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holidays incredible I am so excited this
is my favorite time of year
I love the busyness and I love the music
and the hot drinks and the coziness and
hopefully the weather gets cold in LA
soon but soon it will I'm sure and the
sweaters I'm gonna be in a sweater soon
and hopefully I won't be sweating as I'm
filming it in October but I hope you
guys enjoy this series I hope you guys
are excited for the holidays just like I
am and if you guys do any of these tips
and start decorating your homes make
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see you guys next week thank you so much
for watching joy gets decorating and
preparing left you all
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