Colorful Christmas Playroom & 4 Holiday Decorating Tricks

4 Christmas decorating tricks for hanging garlands, wreaths, banners, art, lights, and more without damaging furniture or walls.

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That does it. I’m throwing neon colored everything in all of the rooms throughout our house now. Okay, not really. But every time I decorate something in the kids’ rooms, I feel absolute JOY!
While Robert took the kiddos for an overnight visit with their grandparents the other day, I got the house all to myself to just sip coffee and deck out their playroom for Christmas as a surprise. (Peace and quiet and decorating and caffeine? How’d I hit this lottery?)

And in the process I used a bunch of my go-to hacks for hanging wreaths, garlands, lights, and everything Christmas that I can’t believe I’ve never shared with y’all before. When Command™ Brand asked me if I’d be willing to share some decorating tricks using their hooks, clips, and hanging strips, I thought, “Duh… I use them all the time anyway, so sure!”

We usually just snag them from the hardware section of Walmart.

So here are some easy tips to make decorating faster and less damaging to your walls…

1. Hang wreaths on cabinets/cupboards using upside down Command™ Small Wire Hooks on the backs of doors.

2. Swap out your non-seasonal art and wall decor with holiday prints using Command™ Large Picture Hanging Strips so that they’re easily removable when Christmas is over.

(You can subscribe here to get access to lots of free Christmas art in my printable library.)

And you can snag yesterday’s free printable Christmas storybook art here.

3. Add dimension to your walls and furniture by stringing up garland or fairy lights using Command™ Indoor/Outdoor Light Clips.

4. Make a statement on your mantel with garland hung using Command™ Small Wire Hooks.

5. Display large, heavier wreaths with ribbon and Command™ Medium Designer Hooks.

6. Make a wall Christmas tree with garland and string lights using Command™ Indoor/Outdoor Light Clips.

It’s a whimsical, inexpensive alternative if you live in a small apartment or want to add something fun in kids’ rooms.
To make a wall Christmas tree:

• Use a pencil to mark the top of the tree on the wall.
• Place your Command™ Indoor/Outdoor Light Clips on the wall in the shape of a triangle.
• Start at the top of your triangle shape and place the end of your garland into the clip.
• Weave your garland down the triangle into each clip.
• Repeat the same process as the garland with battery operated fairy lights or plug-in string lights (if you’re near an outlet).
• Place a star shape of your choice on top of the tree using a Command™ Large Picture Hanging Strip.
• Hang shatterproof ornaments from your garland.

Done! So stinkin’ cute I could die!

No tools needed, super quick, stays in place, and it’ll all come down without any damage once Christmas is over. You can get more decorating ideas from Command® Products at Walmart here.

I probably don’t want to know how much we spend on hooks and hanging strips because we seriously use them year-round. This room is definitely not minimalist, but what’s the fun in that, anyway?

Olivia absolutely flipped when I surprised her with her glitzy playroom. Regan mainly wanted to eat the fake snow. Life with a toddler. 😉

Do you decorate your kids’ bedrooms or playrooms? Since having these sweet babies, Christmas is always extra magical, so it seems only fitting to add extra magic in their spaces for them to enjoy.

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