She suggested spray-painting holly or even magnolia leaves gold and using them as decorative touches. You can do all kinds of stuff with flowers. Using plants for decorations can also add traditional holiday scents to the home. You can also use scented candles or potpourri. Old decorations and other items one already owns can also be used in new ways.
Decorators agree, for example, that ornaments go anywhere.
They suggest displaying them in bowls and on curtain tiebacks, houseplants and chandeliers. Look at nooks and crannies as interesting areas to decorate, as well. It's fun to find little hints of the holiday going up the banister, on the stairway landing or on top of an armoire. Use toys to decorate, the experts suggest. New or antique, toys are part of what makes the holidays so magical.