10 holiday decorating tips from the experts

Place LED lights into empty glass jars you have around the house. Create Christmas vignettes by grouping objects that will bring holiday cheer to areas of your home, such as small ornaments and holiday figurines. Spray paint pine cones and branches and group them in window sills or the center of the table. Use fairy lights instead of traditional Christmas tree lights. Hang ornaments on places other than the Christmas tree, such as on picture frames and Christmas wreaths. Adorn a vase with pine cones and twigs. Don’t be afraid to bundle ornaments on the tree. Use wire to string them together. String pine cones together using twine or strips of an old flannel shirt for rustic garland. Replace standard lightbulbs in your home with colorful ones. Use colored tape to candy-stripe table and chair legs.