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title: Two Simple Holiday Home Design Ideas
description: Home design ideas by McClurg. Learn how to trim a Christmas tree with holiday memories.
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# [Two Simple Holiday Home Design Ideas](https://www.mcclurgteam.com/blog/bid/72440/two-simple-holiday-home-design-ideas)

 Written by [Brian Ciota](https://www.mcclurgteam.com/blog/author/brian-ciota) | Dec 13, 2011 5:00:00 AM

The joy of the holiday season is that we celebrate these otherwise gray and cold early winter days in the warm presence of family and friends. We thought we’d share two home design ideas, one sentimental and the other practical, to help brighten your décor as you plan to open your home and heart to those you love.

1. **Trim a Christmas tree with family memories.** If you visited the [Everson Museum’s Festival of Trees](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQwnKajHdVo) your head is probably spinning with great decorating ideas! One of the best ideas however, is very simple. Decorate your tree as if it is a scrapbook with family photos and keepsakes. It will bring a tear to the eye and warm smiles every holiday season. Items to hang on the tree could include:
2. **Deck the halls, doors, walls, mirrors, and mantles with Command hooks.** Before [Command hooks](http://www.command.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/NACommand/?WT.mc_id=www.command.com&WT.ctod=14:35), indoor holiday decorating meant carefully hammering nails into wood and walls to hang wreaths, stockings, lights and garland. Command hooks can be installed temporarily without leaving a nail hole when removed. They hold items on glass surfaces, such as window panes and mirrors, too.
   
   We only recommend products that we think work well. It’s hard to imagine decorating for Christmas without these hooks and too often hardware stores sell out of them during this time of year. We found a [coupon online good until 12/31/11](http://www.command.com/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?lmd=1319139137000&locale=en_WW&assetType=MMM_Image&assetId=1273659903634&blobAttribute=ImageFile) if you want to give them a try.

 

**What are your tips for decorating for the holidays?**

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