We decorate our tree with strands of popcorn, cranberries, dried oranges, homemade gingerbread men and salt dough ornaments. The children love to make these things together and it is sweet making memories with them. If you and your friends don’t have kids you can make these things together and it will be fun for adults too ❤️ I love a homemade Christmas! The vibes of this video are so cozy and I’m glad to have a video of things Paige actually likes 😂

I put up framed vintage Christmas vinyl record albums. The graphics are amazing and often totally over-the-top. Every star/singer put out an Xmas album back in the day and they’re incredibly easy to thrift.

As a pro organizer this is validating. A few seasonal and sentimental touches give warmth and sophistication without taking up loads of storage space the rest of the year. Real flora can just be tossed.

I gave my daughter an ornament every year since birth. Usually depicting some event…broken arm skating so a skater, travel, drivers license, college. She just got her first apartment and has a collection of meaningful ornaments for her tree.

I love how this video is all about Christmas decor yet you don't smile once. Reminds me of my husband. You may not enjoy it this year but everyone will still enjoy you being there ❤

Thrift stores are a great place to find a huge variety of ribbon for very little money. If you want unique colors and patterns, the vintage ribbons are far more fun than what’s currently in craft stores.

Paige, can you do a mix of this video and the reviewing subscribers’ home video? You know, reviewing subscribers’ homes decorated for the holidays? 😊

Ugh finally! I've been wanting some non-tacky Christmas decoration ideas 🥹😍

Probably my absolute favourite holiday decor-video to date! A few years ago I started buying one christmas decoration for the tree when I travel. Don’t have space for a tree of my own yet, but one day it will be filled with travel memories!

Hey Paige, I lost a pet this season and it changed how I plan to decorate. Rather than reds, I’m doing green and gold… more muted and peaceful. Christmas or the holidays are not the most wonderful time of the year for everyone…. It should be meaningful to us as families or individuals and a time for us all to be kinder to each other if we haven’t been that way all year. Some folks don’t have family, some are broke, some has experienced loss, or are sick. It’s a good time to find your joy, but also a good time reflect and find a way to give peace to yourself or another. People think buying is a means of giving … give someone a compliment, open a door, be kinder when your frustrated, donate coats, socks and underwear to charity as they can’t accept those things used; and give yourself time to rest and just be. Much love and peace to you all. Be kind to yourselves too. ❤

This was great. It alleviates the holiday pressure thing. My 10-year relationship ended, so I’m not feeling too festive this year, but I did buy a sweet old Victorian home, so I want to create a good vibe with that. Candles, a simple tree and some easy front porch decor is about all I have energy for. I’ll bake, too. That’s what makes it the holidays for me-Vince Guaraldi and baking. With all the insanity of the past few years, just creating a warm, relaxing vibe feels like the right level of festive.

Paige, here's some chill background music you might like for the festive season that doesn't lay the cHrIsTmAS cHEeR on too thick: - A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi Trio - Live at The Bon Soir - Barbra Streisand - Scenery - Ryo Fukui - Black Focus - Yussef Kamaal - Any of the "Khruangbin Vibes" Volumes, not official but easy to find on yt - Space 1.8 - Nana Sinephro

The nice thing about this kind of decor is that it also doesn’t need to be taken down the day after Christmas lol

My favorite holiday decor is the little 4x4 canvas paintings I buy every year from the kids at our local Boys and Girls Club. They look so good grouped together and I love supporting these little artists 👩‍🎨

Paige is my supporter of chic boujie snobbish decorating that makes everything just better and I really am glad for this video specifically.

Love your sweater and love who you are. It's been so good to have someone pull people back to being creative without the cheap commercial props. I have my grandmother's small xmas trees from 2 inches to 6 inches, some she added tiny bits of cotton to look like snow. I have her bird ornaments that I put in a dish with small pinecones I forage, her ornaments from the 1930s and 40s that she had, some that she added glitter to. The old beaded garlands so fragile, she restrung some and there's spaces in between that I hide, some are broken.But I remember the beauty of them on the tree as a kid. I have the treasures I said I wanted when she asked me before she died. She used to create a city under the tree and made a little lake with a mirror and a swan, it was what I most looked forward to on xmas morning. I still have that swan and some of the tiny metal cars from those eras. I also have faves I saved of my own for 50 yrs, like egg carton stars I cut and glittered, when I was pregnant with my son. I love the creativity and the history of the old vs the new. Thank you being honest and authentic, and keep the sweater, it's gorgeous!

When I was a baby, because my parents were not well off, my mom would make ornaments while I napped. She made them out of toilet paper cardboard rolls - santa, elf, mrs claus, three wise men, a caroler ... and I can't remember what else. I now have them - except the caroler bc my dad thought she was sexy and so my mom kept her. LOL. I finally have an apartment large enough to decorate and plan to get a fake tree (I don't like to kill trees) and decorate with with these amazing embroidered and beaded bug ornaments I have (from target!). That's as far as I have gotten in my planning!

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I'm in the same position as you this Christmas Paige (same age too!) and am finding it daunting. To be honest, I've been wishing we could just skip to January. You seem to have a good attitude to it all though and I admire that ❤️ My parents always have a bare branch (often lichen-covered) hung from the ceiling in our hallway. My Dad uses fishing wire to hang it so it looks like it's floating. Then we decorate it with miniature vintage baubles, lights and lameta. It's beautiful to gaze up through, like a Christmas cavern - sort of like stalactites! It's fun to go out foraging for the perfect branch. Lots of love from Cornwall, UK xx

You are a wise woman. This comes from a person probably twice your age. I agree with your perspective on holiday decor completely. A Chicago fan!

Every year my mom makes gift bags from Christmas fabric, and has been doing so for as long as I can remember. We all have a stash of them and get some more every year so we can give them away as needed too. I almost never actually wrap anything. It’s so effortless and you could get holiday fabric at the end of the season and make a few bags throughout the year. It’s literally a square and and anyway to do a tie.

Vintage is always the way to go, especially at Christmas. And plaid

Last year I made pomanders with oranges and cloves. Super easy to do. They look great grouped together in a bowl and smell amazing.

I really like your character and your sweater as well. For a few years now, I’ve turned to reggae Christmas tunes! They are fun and uplifting during sentimental or hard times. I miss the days of what felt like our friend-Christmas on the 23rd. So many would be coming home for the holidays and they were such fun reunions.

For anyone in the UK, there’s a gorgeous stationary shop in Seven Dials, London called Choosing Keeping and their Christmas selection of vintage cards, baubles, wrap, etc are just beautiful.

Your classic / traditional Xmas decor style is so very much like I what I grew up with and continue to do myself. The more "natural" the better and it all feels so warm and cozy but never overdone or "plastic"! Enjoy your holidays and I'm looking forward to the videos of your new home in the new year.

Yess Growing up we always had a bowl of nuts in the shell with an antique nutcracker next to them

I think whatever makes your nostalgia sing…go for it. I love that you decorate your Thanksgiving table with your mom. I bet the cabbages will be fantastic. My house is full of quilts and embroidered items that my mom and others have made, along with…fake trees and wreaths. 😝 Living in So Arizona, foraging means cactus, and gosh darn I like the look of a piney tree. You can of course purchase greenery, but it is cost prohibitive.

Thank you Paige, for another great video! I think it’s my favorite, so far. I understand being in “crisis” during the holidays. Something pretty awful happened to me during the holidays years ago. I actually stopped enjoying Christmas until I had grandkids. (Many years). I hope the new year has great things waiting for you.

Real poinsettia plants really make an impact so I use a lot of them around my home in all different sizes and colors. I love your sweater.

Lake house tour! It’s nice that your family sounds close and does cute stuff.

I love getting ornaments from places I visit! I love the mismatched but nostalgic look. It's never too early to start collecting :)

My mom started collecting ornaments for us when we were born. Every year we got a new ornament, usually connected to something like a vacation or a special event. When I first moved out of the house I bought a couple boxes of vintage mercury glass ornaments and right away I had a tree that was special and tasteful looking, not something covered with tat from the craft store.

Thanks Paige. Now I am inspired...simple, vintage, foraged, candlelit Christmas for me!

I love art from the thrift store that reflects the season.

can not wait to see how you style/ shop for your new place

I like your holiday sweater! I'm a greens and candles lover for decorating the home. When they are used up, you don't have to store them. I Love plaid -- for pillows and throws and table cloths. I have a few pieces of art that have a winter theme that I get out every year when it starts getting cold and snowy.

Love these! I lost my mother a year ago and we loved to forage for greenery, birch bark and holly. All of your suggestions very much remind me of my childhood home and reminds me of happy times with her. She would agree with all of this 😊 haha

One of my favorite things at the holidays is switching out some of my year-round art for holiday pieces. It feels a lot more cohesive with my style and gives me a built-in reason to refresh my gallery wall.

My fave Xmas decor is Nordic candle arches that you put out in the window and also the Nordic star paper hanging lanterns

When do you get ornaments?? When (and if) you have kids of your own, give them an ornament (or two) every year at Christmas and slowly they will build up a collection. Whenever we travel, if I see cute ornaments, I will buy some for my now adult kids to keep adding to the collection. I think by the time they all move out (when they are in the 40's, at this rate), they will have more than enough to fill a tree!

On ornaments. My Mom got my brothers and I an ornament every year. I started buying myself an ornament every year once I was out of college. When I put them on the tree, I tell my children (who I have bought an ornament for/they've picked out every year) the stories behind them. It's an oral history, of sorts. It's also tradition. That's the most important thing in your video, "This is what my family does". The tips are good too!!!

Hey Paige, I really feel you in regard to not having your own place to decorate for the holidays, but you will get there! I just moved into an apartment by myself and this is my first time being able to do what I want with the space. Its such a freeing feeling after a long time of struggling and I want everyone to experience it By the way, if any of you cat owners out here are reading this, keep in mind to keep the cats away from real pine! It is toxic for them. Personally I'm using my grandmothers old ceramic tree haha

the bowls of nuts!!! that rly brought back memories of my grandma and all her christmas eve traditions :’) blessing each corner of the house by throwing walnuts to the corners of the dining room

speaking about Christmas and fun decor with best deadpan delivery!!!

im thrifting as much holiday decor as I can and this is so helpful!!! a fall version of this would be appreciated too !!

ily miss wassel this was so helpful

One of my favorite decor pieces are some ceramic snowman’s my little nephew painted when he was 6!!! I treasure them and happy to put them out every year

I suddenly feel like throwing a huge pre christmas feast with my peeps

I love this video so much! "Basically don't go to Michael's." You're amazing and I love all the inspiration photos. I need to get some of that satin double-faced ribbon!!

I love going to a salvage or craft store for cheap pieces or a few yards of holiday fabric to wrap personal gifts to close friends and family. It's something I'm known for in my circle. They look forward to it & appreciate the cute sentiment. ❤️

I definitely have some festive art pieces that I put out only around the holidays. My dad painted me a large piece of a figure skating polar bear and it doesn't really fit my vibe for most of the year, but in Nov/Dec it's A+.

I am sure you would have liked the way we decorated for xmas at my grandparents' home in Denmark: no plastic, no writing...just candles in the tree (yes it was dangerous!) nuts and apples, crumbs for the birds in the snow and a lot of knitting and violin playing near the wood-burner.

You crack me up- love the straightforwardness.🤣🤣 I use natural things for decorating the holidays, because when they are over i throw them in the compost. Also for Christmas I add heirloom ornaments on the table with holiday chocolates, candles and greens.

Candles, sparkly lights, baking yummy fragrant things, warm and cozy things like blankets. A mix of vintage & handmade things. I like a personal and warm vibe, not a glitzy glamour show-offy theme.

I was waiting for this! Being also a Christmas grinch with a 5 yo I want to stay away from tacky crafty stuff (which is inevitable with a kid) and going for a mix of simple/minimal with a touch of something drawn by my kid like seating cards or something. Since I print a lot from work, for wrapping paper I like to recicle the drawing drafts with a cute ribbon. GLAD to know you're also against fake trees, since I work with real plants for me is a BIG no no. Here in Barcelona you can order a tree from a plant nursery website and get it on your living room for as cheap as 50 euros so is a no brainer for me. Thank you Paige!

Absolutely fabulous. Yes. Love.

Your sweater suits you really well - was really surprised to hear you saying by the end of the video that you think of it differently. Keep it! Also, super useful, tasteful and sustainable decor tips btw ;)

love this about using again stuff with special memory

I like how when she says "fun pattern" she always shows plain plaid or stripes

I am a “til the wheels fall off” kind of decorator. I only buy what I really love. I pull out the same things every year: my Erzgebirge nutcracker, my off-white ‘03-‘04 Target tablecloth with the wide chenille border and felt holly appliqués, my silver salt and pepper shakers . . . they still excite me. This year, I’m putting juniper cuttings around tapered candles on the dining table.

I was lichrully just saying what the hell is my holiday VIBE, what is the decor that speaks to me!! crucial info in this vid, thank you!!

Wow I really enjoyed this. I love decorating for Christmas. This has validated some of my choices.

Thanks Paige I love it! I’m sorry that you’re in a crisis, I just have missed that video but I wish you the best 🤍

Colonial Williamsburg has always used fresh fruit such as wreaths of lemon and magnolia, apple and pineapple and boxwood. It is one of the things I love. It is simple and nostalgic. I also like to force bulbs. Seeing red or white tulips look so beautiful and cozy. For packages I love to use red shiny paper with red shiny bow, green on green, or silver on silver. I love monochrome style for gifts. It looks sophisticated. Love your suggestions. Totally agree that less is best. No DIY Dollar Store!

Last year i decorated the table with pomegranate with red candles in it. and it was pretty cool,so thank you for inspiring me again with the cabbage 😂🫶🏼

I agree with a lot of Paige’s tips here. My grandmother has a storage shed packed with holiday decorations. Every year she throws away half of them because she doesn’t have room after buying new decor for her current vision. Mostly what I remember as a kid are lights and smells.

my grandmother always decorated her house with holly - placed on shelves, wound around the railing of her staircase, in vases around the house. I loved it and was so happy to move into a place with a holly tree in the yard so I can do the same.

Your sweater is great, goes well with vintage and foraged decor,

I always go a little hog wild w Christmas decor. Last year I got my first chance to decorate outdoors, to decorate my front porch. I couldn't really figure out how to rig up lights outside...maybe this year I'll add them. So much of my decor is thrifted. Do you remember how fabric stores used to sell pieces of cotton that were printed with animals, etc.? You cut out the front and back, sew it together, and stuff it w cotton. I have a Santa like that, I thrifted the material and sewed it together myself. It's a funny little pillow on my couch at Christmas.

Woohooo! Nothing better than the Sunday Paige video

I LOVED this. Everything about it. It’s not even cheery 😂, and I love it lol

Much love, hope the holidays are full of joy

Yes!! All about concept instead of literal decor!

This is getting me in the holiday mood!

Lots of good ideas here!! I started buying myself a very nice xmas ornament, glass, handblown and imported from Germany, every xmas. I would buy a couple more because they also make great xmas presents too. Xmas is about light, reflections, sparkle, and color at its most basic. As for a tree, I have a bright orange bottlebrush tree I bought years ago that was a prop from a tv xmas special. About 4ft tall. If you are go with a fake tree-amp it up!!

Just here to post my appreciation of "old hoes" and that this is the exact dynamic and humor of my family and that i appreciate it since sadly, many families don't have this level of humor or closeness. My dads mom is from Chicago so maybe that's it. ❤

An alternative to the silver dishes and bowls of nuts is a large crystal bowl filled with cinnamon scented pine cones and slices of dried citrus fruit. Thats the first thing to appear in my place, that and the candles. It does get a bit more Christmasy later on but still staying classy, I hope. I did give in and buy an artificial tree after decades of real trees. I hated it at first but once I'd learned how to style it I felt a little better about it. It's still not the same but circumstances make having a real tree a challenge and I simply can't be without a tree at all. I have accumulated a lifetime of ornaments and decor but some of my favourites are the handmade bows made with wired ribbon. I hope that despite everything you do manage to have a lovely time x

My mom brings out a vintage poster for the movie “White Christmas” and I love it so much. I have a lot of fond memories of that movie because we watch it every year and it’s just a cool old piece.

Can you please do a video on holiday decor for those in the southern hemisphere!! I’m so curious as to how you would decorate for a hot Christmas 😂

vintage wallpapers as gift wraps! you can find them even cheaper than craftpaper, the cheap ones are usually too ugly to actually serve as a wallpaper, but are unique and just.. fun as a gift wrap. also, Instant anecdote.

Beautiful simple ideas, love it! I am pretty sure I watched some christmas themed video last year with great tips too, but unfortunately am unable to find it... (There was sugared fruit I think and other projects).

What a breath of fresh air Paige. Could not agree more. I also dislike everything plastic and sprinkles that pollute our environment. In addition to what you said, people know it is Christmas because there is mulled wine on the stove and a huge stack of board games in a corner just ready to be played.

The fact that I got an ad for Michael's holiday decor sale at the end of the video was PERFECTION

OOOU paige ive been NEEDING this

I would love to see how you select and pair art together! I am stuck on how to mix art styles and not having much luck finding artwork while thrifting ❤ also would love to see where you get frames from!

“Fun pattern” = plaid or striped every time. 😂💕much love

I am so grateful for this topic because holy crap have I been stresssing about decorating tastefully 😬😬😬

3 seconds into the video and she called me a hoe, not mad at all

How nice to see the Gooch in your shot of the fresh wee tree 🎄

I think diy Christmas stuff can be great - paper chains, paper snowflakes and salt dough ornaments for example.

I’m also going through my own crisis. Really bad breakup last year with my now ex fiancé. Soooo I also have spent a year avoiding all sentimental shit. Appreciate knowing I’m not alone on that

Clicked on like before watching the video as I was sure it was going to be a good one. Thank you once again.

I have a fake tree and have since age 9 because I have pretty bad allergies 🥲but I get balsam candles to get the smell 😊I’ve been really leaning into campy mid century Christmas vibes (which complements my apartment decor) and it’s really fun.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS VIDEO

thank you for this paige! i hate the holidays lmao i have some annoying trauma related to it, however i'd like to put myself out there this year and try to decorate! love the video

I was hoping you post a video like this, thank u so much!!!❤

Clicked so fast!! Great video idea can't wait to see what you'd pick 😀

Hey Paige, love the ideas for holiday decor! One thing - did you make your lake house tour private? The clips you included reminded me of it and I tried to go back to watch it but couldn’t find it. Would you consider doing another one, maybe?

Paige, I'm sorry you're not feeling the holiday spirit this year, and I appreciate that you're willing to make a video like this for us anyways! I love your recommendations. I admit, I personally love a bit of the cheesier Christmas-y look, but try to stick to the vintage stuff like you suggest! Even if it's a little goofy, having clearly vintage inspired Christmas decor somehow makes it look a bit classier. It's the holidays, so have fun with it! :) I wish I could have a real tree, but I am extremely allergic to pine sadly. So fake tree it is. :(