9 ways to make your home merry
‘First, keep the red and add pops of pink and stripes. Red is still in, but pink and stripes make it even more fun.’
Christmas decorating doesn’t always have to mean transforming your entire home from floor to ceiling. Sometimes, a few well-placed festive touches are enough to make your space feel ready for the holidays.
The Christmas Trim and Decor collection of Anko takes a playful approach to holiday decorating, featuring pieces you can mix, match, and layer throughout your home. With more than 200 items, the line covers everything from Christmas trees and ornaments to tabletop decorations and gift-wrapping essentials, allowing you to build a festive look without overhauling the entire house at once.
Here are nine easy ways to bring the Christmas spirit home this season.
1. Give your Christmas tree a playful twist
You can never go wrong with the classics, but adding a few unexpected pieces can make your Christmas tree feel more personal.
Alongside traditional ornaments, try playful accents such as striped bows (P300), Christmas mouse plushies (P150), or a 2-foot light-up mini pink Christmas tree (P290). The mix of familiar holiday colors with whimsical shapes and unexpected pink details keeps the tree festive without feeling too predictable.
2. Create a tiny Christmas village
You don’t need a sprawling display to make a corner of your home feel magical.
A light-up ceramic village house (P580), gingerbread candle (P400), and mini snow globes (P150) in Santa, house, and gingerbread designs can instantly turn a shelf, console table, or sideboard into a miniature holiday scene.
Group them together or scatter them around the house to create pockets of Christmas cheer.
SET a festive scene with Christmas table décor that brings holiday charm to every gathering.
3. Make Noche Buena the centerpiece
The dining table naturally becomes one of the busiest spots in the home during the holidays, so give it the Christmas treatment, too.
Decorative bauble trees (P550), tabletop bells (P720), a bow and Santa mug (P300), and green pleated-edge placemats (P220) bring color and personality to the table without requiring an elaborate tablescape.
The idea is to layer festive items with your everyday tableware so the setup still feels like home—just a little more festive.
4. Keep the red, but add pink
Traditional Christmas red doesn’t have to stand alone. One of the easiest ways to make holiday decorating feel more playful is to introduce unexpected colors.
“Right now, the trend is bringing a playful touch to traditional Christmas decor, and there are three easy ways to do it.”
“First, keep the red and add pops of pink and stripes. Red is still in, but pink and stripes make it even more fun.”
A Christmas wreath, for example, can get a personality boost with Anko’s velvet bows (P150). On the dining table, pink-and-red bauble wreaths (P790) can make Noche Buena feel even more inviting.
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5. Bring a little nature indoors
If colorful Christmas decorations aren’t quite your style, lean into greenery and nature-inspired pieces instead.
“Second, bring in nature-inspired styles. The lush greens of the flocked mini Christmas tree (P550), the light-up village house (P580), and the house candle (P620) give the home a fresh, natural feel.”
These pieces work particularly well in living rooms, bedrooms, entryways, or quiet corners where you want a subtle hint of the holidays.
6. Let your personality show
Christmas decorating doesn’t have to follow a single aesthetic. In fact, quirky pieces are often what make a home feel uniquely yours.
“Third, add quirky decor that brings even more personality.”
Sitting Christmas characters (P350), available in candy cane and Christmas tree designs, add a playful touch to shelves and tabletops, while the Santa countdown calendar (P490) makes counting down to 25 December part of the decor itself.
7. Mix Christmas pieces with your everyday decor
One of the easiest ways to decorate for Christmas without overspending is to work with what you already have.
“The easiest way to do all of this is to mix and match with everyday decor you already have at home, like Anko finds available year-round. Pair your festive finds with everyday pieces, like the pesto velvet cushion (P400) or the vetiver candle (P790), then add Christmas touches little by little.”
Instead of buying everything in one go, start with one area of the house and build from there. A festive cushion here, a candle there, and a few ornaments or tabletop pieces can gradually make the whole space feel ready for the season.
“Doing it piece by piece makes it easier to see what you need next, instead of buying everything at once.”
8. Turn Christmas decorating into gifting inspiration
Some of the best holiday finds can double as presents, especially when shopping for people who love a cozy home.
For the home enthusiast, candles are a customer favorite. The collection includes Berry Bliss, Sweet Vanilla, Coconut Crush, Tropicana, and Ocean Sea Salt, all priced at P220 each.
For children, backpack plushies in avocado, bear, and penguin designs (P380) make cute companions, while magnetic tile sets in dinosaur, forest, and mini castle designs (P450) turn indoor playtime into an adventure.
9. Finish with the little Christmas details
Sometimes, it’s the smallest details that complete the holiday mood.
For gifts under the tree, bow stockings (P350), stripe gift bags (P80), and Santa gift-wrapping paper (P120) turn presents into part of the overall room decor.
Meanwhile, beauty lovers can join in the gifting fun with affordable everyday picks such as lip oil (P180) in cute pink shades, lip jelly (P180), and lip stains (P350) with a soft powder finish.