Every Christmas you’ll see stockings being sold in stores and people purchasing them to put them up in their homes. The image you may have is of them hanging on the fireplace mantle or banister and being filled with goodies to dive into on Christmas morning. They can, however, be quite a versatile decoration that you can use elsewhere around your home to decorate for Christmas.
While you may not expect to see Christmas stockings in a bathroom, it can be an unconventional way of adding some holiday cheer. Consider hanging tiny stockings around the outside of the bathtub or putting large ones on your shower door. If they are taped on well, chances are they won’t fall off even when they are brushed against.
Instead of having plain knobs or pulls on your drawers, consider giving them a bit of a holiday touch. Having Christmas stockings on your drawers could make you feel festive even when you’re picking out clothes to wear for the day. To hang them, take a paper clip, hook it to the loop on the top of the stocking then wrap the other end around the handle. Small stockings would work better than the large ones as they take up less space and won’t get stuck in the drawer when you’re trying to close it.
Many people choose to open their stockings on Christmas morning either before or after breakfast. Think about hanging the Christmas stockings on the back of each individual person’s chair at the kitchen or dining room table. They can serve as decorations and then get filled up the night before they’re going to be opened.
When choosing Christmas stockings to decorate with, take into account the colors in the space you want to put them in and how much room there is to work with. There are many sizes of stockings from tiny to very large and they come in various colors and patterns. With all of the types that you can buy, there are sure to be some that can work well in any room of your home.
Considering that Christmas stockings are a symbol of the holidays and they are inexpensive, they are a good way to add a little decoration to a space that you may not know what else to do with. In addition, they are a simple way to wrap and give small presents in a traditional way. When decorating, make sure to keep filled Christmas stockings out of the reach of children or pets until they are actually given them to open.
