Some tips for doing holiday decorating quickly

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22 Some tips for doing holiday decorating quickly By MARY CAROL GARRITY I have a confession to make. As much as I love fabulous holiday decorations, I sometimes have a hard time getting psyched to transform my home for Christmas. I stare at the skyscraper of storage boxes marked “Christmas decorations” and I sigh. But once I drag out the ﬁrst box and start pulling out the baubles and bulbs, my heart beats wildly and I can’t wait to deck the halls. A sureﬁre way to break through holiday decorating inertia is to ease yourself in, one small decorating project at a time. Here are a few high-impact spots you can spruce up in a jiﬀy. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2007 THE DAILY GLEANER Front door Scripps Howard News Service Be sure to dress up your front door ﬁrst. Not only will making it sing get you excited for the season, it will fake out your neighbours, who will naturally assume the inside of your home is as wonderful as the outside. For a unique front-door treatment, hang a cheery red or green lantern from your doorknocker. Tie it up with a festive bow, insert a battery operated candle and ﬁll in with some winter greenery, and you have a killer display in a matter of minutes. Light ﬁxtures Decorating the chandelier in your dining room, kitchen or entry is a great way to achieve maximum drama with minimum eﬀort. Plus, it’s super easy to make your light ﬁxture look like a million bucks withFRONT GATE GMAC REAL ESTATE LTD. out spending a fortune. Just invest in some natural-looking faux greenery, www.frontgategmac.ca craft wire and ornaments and you’re ready to go. Start at the top of the chandelier, where the chain meets the ceiling, admin@frontgategmac.ca and secure one end of the greenery IC ACKAW NEW garland, leaving about six inches to N RS ONT YEA TERFR dangle down or fan against the ceil3 WA ing. Then loosely loop and weave the 07-100 07-088 greenery down the chandelier chain 707 RTE 105 - $359,900 - CUSTOM BUILT 4 HAYWARD COURT - DBL GARAGE! and around the arms of the light ﬁxTERRY HUNTER RICK MOORE Call Terry - 476-4968 Call Terry - 476-4968 ture, skipping some so the look is un476-4968 292-4622 even and random. NG! LPER TI HE LIS AGE The key to an awesome treatment is TG NEW MOR to make the greenery look as natural as possible, as if it actually grew up the 07-107 029-07 chain. 1725 LINCOLN RD - 2 UNITS! ON BUS ROUTE 844 SMYTHE ST. - $145,000 BILL NASON DEB CORMIER Call Caitlin - 470-6805 Call Caitlin - 470-6805 Then hang tree ornaments at diﬀer- 506.443.0262 115 Main Street SHNS PHOTO QUICK FIX: Toss a merry wreath around an outdoor light ﬁxture to give your home's exterior a welcoming holiday feel in just seconds. OLD S LOT #7 ent heights from the arms of the chandelier. Or, if you would rather, suspend prisms, pinecones or creamer pitchers. Centrepiece tableaux 260-1237 455-4181 30 AC RE S Your 07-070 S02-07 MEGAN LUDFORD 260-2345 405 CURRIEBURG RD. - $145,000 KEY LAKE ESTATES - GRAND LAKE $42,900 Call Deb - 260-1237 Call Deb - 260-1237 NEW T LIS ING CEN 07-106 LO TRAL CATI ON! DARLA NITSCHE 447-8183 fforr tthe Riig o he R g h htt Mortgage is OVER! William Priest Mortgage Team Home Mortgage Corp. Creating a memorable tableau on your dining room table, buﬀet or coﬀee table doesn’t have to take more than a minute. Cluster a group of apothecary jars or pedestal bowls on a beautiful tray or mirror, then ﬁll each with ornaments, beads, garlands or winter nuts "We specialize in finding you and berries. the best rate on mortgages nationwide. For a no-obligation quote from multiple lenders call me today!" rachel_thompson@centum.ca Kitchen window Rachel Thompson 07-060 CAITLIN MACTAVISH 470-6805 39 FAIRVIEW DR. - $124,900 111 DYKEMAN ST. - 5 BEDROOMS! Call Darla - 447-8183 Call Megan - 260-2345 MARK PEREGO 488-2704 NEW PRI CE! RED 07-089 U CED "Each office is independently owned and operated" 450-1820 2312623 07-105 DAVE MATTHEWS 474-3398 B SS O USINE TUNIT PPOR Y 3965 RTE 101 TRACEYVILLE - 3+ BEDRMS 122 EVERGREEN CRES.- $15,700 Call Dave - 474-3398 Call Darla - 447-8183 HEATHER ROUGH 476-2054 If you have a window over your kitchen sink, perk it up with some holiday charm so doing dishes isn’t such drudgery. Take a vintage celery jar and ﬁll it with paper white bulbs, then enjoy watching them grow and bloom through the winter. Or ﬁnd a charming glass canister and ﬁll it with colourful holiday candy, like peppermint ribbons, and place it on the windowsill. Dazzling mirrors �� SO 07-072 IDE UTHS PLAT EAU NE 07-077 IS WL TIN G 07-111 328 SMYTHE ST. - 5 UNIT 6860 RTE 8 - $299,900 LOT #49 CARTER CRES - OROMOCTO - $41,900 Call Bill - 455-4181 Call Bill 455-4181 Call Mark - 488-2704 SERVING FREDERICTON, OROMOCTO & ALL SURROUNDING AREAS �� Give your walls a bit of sparkle by adorning the mirrors throughout your home. For a fabulous look, tuck a few holiday picks behind a corner of the mirror, drape it with natural-looking faux greens or hang ribbons holding ornaments down over the mirror.