The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to spread joy and cheer than by decorating your home for the festivities?

With a few simple steps and some thoughtful planning, you can create a warm and inviting atmosphere for your family and friends.

From accent fabrics and accessories to Christmas pillows, let's explore some ideas for preparing your home for a memorable celebration—and how Color Wheel can help!

Consider Doing a Theme
Setting a theme for your holiday decorations can help create a cohesive look throughout your home. Whether you prefer a traditional, rustic, or modern aesthetic, choosing a theme will make your decorating decisions easier.
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Consider incorporating seasonal colors, symbols, and motifs that align with your chosen theme.

Add Layers of Comfort
As the weather gets cooler, create a cozy and inviting atmosphere by adding plush pillows and soft blankets to your living spaces. Consider incorporating decorative pillows with Christmas themes to instantly bring the holiday spirit to your seating areas.

Choose fabrics with seasonal patterns, such as reindeer, snowflakes, or elves, to add a touch of whimsy and warmth to your home. Decorative and cozy items like this are easy to swap out from season to season.

Enhance With Holiday Accessories
Small decorative accents can make a big impact during the holiday season. Sprinkle your home with accessories like candles, wreaths, and centerpieces that reflect the spirit of Christmas.

You can even incorporate natural elements such as pinecones, pine branches, dried oranges, rosemary, or acorns to infuse a rustic charm into your decorations.

Set the Mood with Lighting
Proper lighting can transform any space and add a magical touch to your holiday decor. Consider using string lights, candles, or flameless LED candles to create a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Hang twinkling lights around doorframes, wrap them around banisters, or drape them over windows to create a festive ambiance that will enchant your guests and highlight your tasteful décor.

Utilize Decorative Rugs
Don't overlook the impact that rugs can have on your overall holiday decor. Look for area rugs that complement your chosen theme.  Choose colors that go with your décor color palette. Adding these decorative elements to your floors allows you to tie your entire room together and create an inviting space for your family and friends.

Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays With Color Wheel
Color Wheel provides in-home custom decorating services, but we also offer professional advice if you'd rather tackle your own project. Either way, our goal is to help you create a home that reflects your personal style for the holidays. We bring your vision to life with our design services and décor, which include:

• Area Rugs
• Custom Window Treatments
• Furniture
• Lighting
• Paint
• Wallpaper

Customer service always remains our focus. It can be overwhelming to make so many decisions about designing and decorating your home, especially this time of year! We help you make sense of all your options, stay within your budget, and have a result you'll be proud to show family and friends.

With the right design and décor, you can create a warm and inviting ambiance that will make the holiday season even more magical. Start planning and embrace the joy of the upcoming festivities with a beautifully decorated home that will leave lasting memories for years to come.

Contact Color Wheel to start your professional design consultation today!

If you have a piece of furniture, you love but the fabric no longer suits your style, why not reupholster it to give it a second life? Reupholstering is an excellent way to keep the furniture you love and give it a fresh new look or restore its fabric, cushions, and springs. Here’s how reupholstery can help you reimagine and customize your most beloved furniture—and save you money from replacing older pieces.

Benefits of Reupholstering vs. Replacing a Piece​
Furniture manufactured today doesn’t use the same quality of wood as it did even a decade ago. So, when purchasing new furniture, you may have to consider the fact that it won’t last nearly as long as vintage or high-quality pieces you may have had for decades.

In addition, the cost and lead time of new furniture are causing more people to consider reupholstering. Whereas it may have been simpler to replace furniture in the past, reupholstering has become a more cost-effective option for some pieces.

With reupholstering, you can preserve the framework of your favorite furniture while designing a completely new look with a different fabric style and material. The result is essentially a custom piece of furniture that you wouldn’t be able to purchase in a store.
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However, reupholstering doesn’t just transform the look of your furniture. It can also help restore your piece by replacing cushions and fixing underlying structural issues. As a result, the piece you get back won’t just look better—it may be more comfortable, sturdy, and last for longer than it would have if you didn’t reupholster it.

When Reupholstering Is the Right Decision?
If you have a piece of furniture that fits perfectly in your home or office or has sentimental value, reupholstering is a worthy consideration. Pieces of furniture you love but can’t replace with a newer version—whether because of the style or quality—are always worth reupholstering.

It may be worth it to consider reupholstering if:

• You have a high-quality piece of furniture that needs a little TLC
• The fabric is stained, outdated, or has an odor to it
• The piece is no longer comfortable or has cushions in disrepair
• You have a unique, vintage, or heirloom piece of furniture that’s damaged
• The furniture is comfortable, but the fabric style or color no longer fits your décor
• You want to keep your existing furniture from ending up in a landfill

​Color Wheel can help you decide if it’s worth it to reupholster your pieces and give you an estimate for the furniture you want to keep.

Keep Your Furniture for a Lifetime
High-quality furniture can last a lifetime. Why replace your furniture when you can revamp your existing pieces for a fresh, modern new look? Consider reupholstering your furniture to create custom pieces that perfectly match your style and your home. Contact Color Wheel today at (703) 356-8477 x 3 for the design studio to learn more about our professional reupholstery services and wide fabric selection so you can keep your furniture for a lifetime.