Beyond that, the general consensus around cheap decorating is that ... So instead of buying a lot of Christmas items, choose some nice year-round pieces, and make them festive for the season.

My first Christmas tree was a stately, 5-foot fir that was a little too tall for the living room ceiling and tilted ever so slightly to the left. It was beautiful. It smelled like Christmas and ...

Also, 10% say decorating the home (and implementing their Christmas decoration ideas) is their top stressor – and 25% have suffered injuries while either putting up or taking down decorations.