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12 Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas for a Small Apartment

It’s easy to pull out all the stops with your holiday decor when you have a sprawling home with cavernous rooms, high ceilings and front and back yards. But what happens when you live in a small apartment with no private outdoor space? If approached creatively, there’s no reason your limited space should limit your holiday cheer. Here are 12 easy holiday decorating ideas for a small apartment! Holiday Decorating Ideas for a Small Apartment | Designthusiasm.com

I’m thrilled to be partnering today with Home Decorators Collection® as part of their HDC Holiday Homes. While this post was sponsored, all opinions are my own. In fact, I chose to do this post at my son’s apartment because almost every piece in his home was already from Home Decorators!

The apartment is brand new and modern, in a high rise building with two walls of windows allowing in plenty of light. The kitchen and living room are connected and that is the area I styled for this post. The space is small, but we were still able to utilize these 12 festive ideas.

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1. Tartan Plaid Pillows – The decor in this apartment is normally very neutral, so the infusion of holiday color is probably the single most impactful thing we could do to spice it up for the holidays. The red tartan pillow below works really well with the neutrals and yet is a bold seasonal cue.

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2. Glistening Pine Garland – With no mantel or even a sideboard to drape a garland over, we used the window sill to display this beautiful snowy garland. It lights up for evening and when placed on the wrap around sill, it envelopes the room in wintery goodness.

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3. Bowl of Orbs and Pine Cones – Perhaps the easiest Christmas decor trick ever, a bowl full of glittered ornaments and natural pine cones can be added to even the tiniest room.

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4. Faux Fur Throw – Nothing says ‘cozy winter home’ quite like a faux fur throw. Who wouldn’t want to wrap up in one of these as the temperatures plunge, especially in an apartment without a fireplace?

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5. Fresh Wreath – With only a bar counter between the galley kitchen and the living room, my son has a bistro table tucked into the corner of the room. If you have solid walls in your home, you can easily find a place to hang a wreath, but with wall to wall windows, we used the wreath on the dining table. A faux one would also work, but with no outdoor space, it’s nice to have the smell of fresh greenery in the apartment.

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6. Glittered Cone and Bottle Brush Trees – The only wall that’s not windowed is dominated by a large TV. Flanking the screen with these jovial trees adds holiday cheer to this side of the room, without blocking the viewing screen.

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7. Tabletop Tree with Mini Ornaments – A tiny tabletop tree is a brilliant solution for a small home, or even a small room in a larger home. These glass ball mini ornaments worked perfectly here, with just enough color and a touch of glimmer. (I kept the glimmer to a minimum as this apartment is shared by two boys.)

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8. Small Poinsettia – It’s always nice to have live plants at home, and this sweet little poinsettia on the end table is another opportunity to add a pop of seasonal color. You don’t need a huge front entry lined with stepped poinsettias, when a tiny plant will make the same statement in your space.

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9. Woolen Plaid Blanket – For another shot of seasonal red, a chunky blanket in a woolen plaid looks great folded on an occasional chair. Toss a few pine cones on top to really drive the point home.

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10. Lantern with Ornaments – We used two of these ornament filled lanterns and this one is propped on the marble bar counter. (The other was used on the bistro table centered within the wreath.)

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11. Fresh Holiday Greenery – Draped along the counter and stemming from the lantern I placed fresh holiday greens. These could also be used in an arrangement or tucked into any number of spots. This is one of the easiest and most versatile ways to decorate a small space.

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12. Fir Entrance Trees – I saved the best for last! I’m crazy about these fir entrance trees and they can be placed around a room in a number of ways. I had originally planned to have them flanking the TV, but I’d forgotten about a new chair that was added there. Instead I preferred seeing them in a more dominant position, facing us as we enter the room.

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The key in decorating a small apartment is to use things in ways that work for your unique space and not to worry about what they were intended to be used for. If you don’t have a large entry way, and you can’t fit a full sized tree, go for the entrance tree and place it anywhere your heart desires!

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Source List – In addition to the holiday items linked above, here is a resource list for the decor in this room. Click on the items below for direct links to the products. (This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.)

  • Fir Entrance Trees
  • Glistening Pine Garland
  • Mini Ornaments
  • Tufted Leather Sofa
  • Industrial Coffee Table
  • Patterned Rug
  • Industrial TV Stand
  • Tufted Armless Chair
  • Table Lamps
  • Industrial End Tables
  • Hammered Brass Bowl 

 

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Thank you for joining me on this tour of my son’s apartment decked out for the holidays! If you’d like to see the rest of the apartment and what it looks like most of the year, you might be interested in this post: Decorating A Young Man’s Bachelor Pad

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18 Comments Filed Under: Homestyle, Winter Decor   Tagged With: Apartment living, Christmas decor, holiday decorating

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  1. Ginger says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 8:14 am

    What a great apartment! Every bit of space so well appointed. I loved how you did his bedroom in a previous post. What a great space and lucky guy! WOW!
    Ginger

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    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:09 am

      Thanks so much, Ginger! It’s so easy with a guy because they let you do anything… 😉

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:07 am

    Love what you picked for your son’s apartment. In fact I picked the same little ornaments too. Happy Holidays

    Reply
    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:43 am

      Thanks, Julia! Can’t wait to see yours!!

      Reply
  3. Cindy says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:59 am

    Lory, beautiful touches, love the tartan pillow and the lanterns

    Cindy

    Reply
  4. Elaine Hargrove says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 11:06 am

    These are great tips! Love the ornaments in the lantern!

    Reply
  5. Lory says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    Wow, I love it all. Great post!!!

    Reply
  6. Maggie @ Maggie Overby Studios says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    Just enough to feel like Christmas but still manly. Great touches!

    Reply
  7. MARY-ANN (FROM CANADA!) says

    Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 10:09 pm

    You have done a great job of decorating your son’s apartment!

    Reply
  8. laura janning says

    Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 9:26 am

    what a great apartment. you have done an amazing job with the furnishings and decor. It’s perfect for your guy.

    Reply
  9. Erin Spain says

    Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Beautiful job! Love everything you chose from Home Decorators Collection.

    Reply
  10. Kathy Pelletier says

    Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 11:22 pm

    Really love this- I know you both are happy. Well done !!!

    Reply
  11. Calypso in the Country says

    Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 7:34 am

    What a great looking apartment! I love how you decorated in both a masculine yet festive way for him. Home Decorators really has a lot to choose from. I wish they still had their store open near Maplewood but at least they can still be ordered online.
    Shelley

    Reply
    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:13 pm

      I so agree! I miss that store!! But I think they just included it within the Home Depot. Still, you have to walk all the way back through the store. Way too much effort me me! Lol.. 😉

      Reply
  12. Norma Rolader says

    Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 3:58 pm

    Beautiful so well put together and still look amazing

    Reply
    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:15 pm

      I actually really look forward to your comments, Norma!! Thank you, thank you!

      Reply
  13. Debbie says

    Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 1:55 pm

    You did a beautiful job! Looks cozy not cluttered the way some rooms look. Also it helps that he has gorgeous furniture too. Love it all!

    Reply
    • Lory at Designthusiasm says

      Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks so much!! He’s pretty neat actually, so it helps keep it uncluttered… 😉

      Reply

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