The Festive Finder

Christmas decorating ideas — inside & out

Hand-picked video tutorials for the tree, the table, every room and the whole outside of the house. Press play, then shop the directory for everything you need.

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🎄 Tree decorating

Fluffing, filler ornaments, ribbon, toppers and the layering order that makes a tree look designed rather than hung.

Decorate a Tree Like a Pro — Red & White

Decorators Warehouse

Four easy steps to a themed tree: pick the piece you love first, then build a main ribbon and a quieter supporting ribbon around it.

TreeThemingRibbon

A Guide to Tree Decorating — Aqua & Champagne

Decorators Warehouse

Building a proper topper from scratch — a flat leaf, a round berry and something tall, capped with florals. Then ribbon, florals and sprays.

TopperFloralsSprays

Make a Faux Tree Look Luxe

Interior designer Victoria

A designer talks you through every choice, step by step, so an artificial tree reads layered and expensive rather than flat.

Faux TreeLayeringDesign

9-Foot Tree, Ribbon & Greenery Stems

Structured tree styling

Tree collar first, greenery stems to hide the gaps, then ribbon fed through the inner stems one by one for that full, structured look.

TreeRibbonGreenery

Designer Winter Frost Tree

Curated tree bundle walkthrough

Filler ornaments go in first, and finishes and shapes are deliberately mixed — matte, glittered, round, onion — so nothing looks repeated.

Filler OrnamentsWinterFinishes

How to Fluff and Shape an Artificial Tree

Balsam Hill tutorial

The step that decides everything: open every branch and shape the tree from the inside out so it reads full rather than gappy.

FluffingArtificial TreeBasics

Designer Glam Tree On Any Budget

Ramona at Home

A glam champagne-and-gold tree built from a single inspiration ribbon, with flocked branches worked in to push the shape out.

GlamChampagne & GoldBudget

Cozy Woodland Christmas & Flocked Tree

Montana Danna

A white, flocked, woodland take on the classic red and green — great if you want something softer and snowier.

Flocked TreeWoodlandWhite
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🍽️ Table decorating

Full tablescape walkthroughs — runners, garland, candles and place settings, from a quick family dinner to an over-the-top Christmas lunch.

Christmas Home Tour — Tablescapes for the Holidays

Lynette's holiday home

A whole-home walkthrough that lands on the dining table — how the setting picks up the same greens, ribbons and bows used everywhere else.

TablescapesHome TourDining

3 No-Fuss Christmas Table Ideas

Stress-free styling

Three settings you can actually recreate on a busy week — sleek and simple, woodland, and the popular Ralph Lauren-inspired look.

TablescapesBeginnerDining

Elegant Over-the-Top Traditional Table

Design and Style With Stacy

Traditional and generous — layered greenery, candlelight and curated pieces for a table that really does look dressed up.

TraditionalCandlesGlam

Budget Luxury Holiday Tablescape

iSTYLEMYSTYLE

How to get a lavish-looking table without the price tag — affordable pieces styled so they read far more expensive than they are.

BudgetLuxury LookDining

Holiday Tablescape With Me — Easy High-End Look

Set the table with me

One continuous set-up from bare table to finished place settings, with the layering order that makes it look high-end.

LayeringPlace SettingsEasy

Elegant Christmas Luncheon Table — Vintage Decor

My Take On Home & Garden

Transferware, silver-plated candlesticks and crystal candle rings — how to build a warm, old-fashioned table from pieces you already own.

VintageHeirloomsLuncheon

Family Christmas Tablescape

Vlogmas decorate with me

A real family table — festive, kid-friendly and put together quickly between everything else happening that week.

FamilyQuickReal Life

Cozy Traditional Buffet & Centerpiece

Relatively Refined

Traditional on a budget — a buffet display and kitchen-table centerpiece built from grocery-store greens, fruit, feathers and what you own.

BudgetCenterpieceTraditional
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🛋️ Room decorating

Room-by-room decorating: living rooms, bookcases, mantels, entryways and the corners guests actually see.

Cozy Christmas Living Room — Decorate With Me

Decorate with me

The whole room in one go: tree, open shelves, fireplace mantel, coffee table and sectional, styled with a classic, cozy eye.

Living RoomMantelShelves

Christmas Living Room Tour & Coffee Table Styling

Penny Pincher styling

A lit wreath becomes the coffee-table centerpiece with battery fairy lights tucked in — an easy way to make one surface do the work.

Coffee TableWreathFairy Lights

Old World Charm Living Room

Tasha's holiday home

Moving the sofa to put the tree front and centre in the bay window, plus the plug-in timer and tree-skirt swaps that make it liveable.

Living RoomTree SkirtLayout

Cozy Traditional Christmas Living Room

Warm & classic holiday decor

Traditional with a touch of Ralph Lauren and a touch of whimsy — decorated slowly over several evenings, and worth the patience.

TraditionalCozyTour

First Room Decorated — Rug, Bookcases & Plaid

Becca's family room

Bookcase styling that actually works: ornaments in a canister, lit houses on a timer, and plaid carried through every shelf.

BookcasesRugPlaid

Entryway Edition — Garland & Lights

Decking the halls slowly

Garland all the way around the inside of the front door, greenery and plaids carried through — and the kids' rooms done first.

EntrywayGarlandKids' Rooms

Classic Christmas — Whole Home Tour

Ally's holiday home

Entryway, railings, bar cart and screened porch in one walkthrough — quick, repeatable tips for every corner of the house.

Whole HomeRailingsPorch

Magical Living Room Transformation

Sarah's cozy series

Part three of a full-home series — setting the tone in the first room guests see, layering pencil trees with the main tree decor.

Living RoomPencil TreesFull Series

Vintage Christmas Living Room

Fab Little Dish

Nostalgic styling from the tree outward — proper section-by-section fluffing (wear gloves), ribbon layering and heirloom ornaments.

VintageNostalgicTree Technique
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✨ Outside the house

Rooflines, gardens and entrances — from a beginner's first string of lights to pro-level installs with hidden wires.

Permanent Outdoor Lights — DIY Install

Master electrician tutorial

A step-by-step install of permanent outdoor Christmas lights — testing, mounting, wiring and control, done safely by a licensed electrician.

RooflinePermanentDIY

Pro Light Install, Simple Tools

Lawn & Light

How the pros plan a display: where's power, which runs to light, spacing, hiding the wires — and how to mark it all for easy re-install next year.

Pro TipsPlanning

Front Door & Entrance Lighting

Entrance styling

Welcome-guests lighting for the doorway — symmetry tricks for apexes, energy-efficient cluster lights, arches and battery-timer solutions.

Front DoorBattery Lights

111+ Outdoor Lighting Ideas

Lighting design roundup

A huge idea bank: icicle rooflines, wrapped trees, pre-lit wreaths and garlands, colour-zone planning and animated displays.

IdeasRooflineTrees

Garden Decorations for Max Curb Appeal

Landscape design

Landscape-designer thinking applied to Christmas — unified colour schemes, highlighting plantings and lighting tree structure from below.

GardenCurb Appeal

Beginner's Guide to Christmas Lights

DIY LED basics

Everything a first-timer needs: string vs strip LEDs, voltages, waterproofing and clean mounting — without spending thousands.

BeginnerLEDBasics

Found a look you love? Now find the supplies 🎅

Every tree, light and bauble in these tutorials is stocked by suppliers in our directory — local stores near you and online sellers who ship Australia-wide.

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