Ban these trashy Christmas decorations from your home theyre shabby, not chic, experts say

These are the do’s and don’ts of decking the halls.Interior design experts have revealed the holiday decor that many believe is trendy — but is actually tacky.“The festive season is a time where it’s easy to make decor mistakes that immediately cheapen your home,” Chloe Barrow, an interiors expert at the UK-based furniture store Laura James, told the Daily Mail.“The decorations you pull out of the loft each year can quickly become outdated, and there are many traditional tropes that now scream ‘naughties Christmas’ instead of elegant modern-day festivities.”For starters, experts told the outlet that heavy-handed swaths of green and red are decidedly gauche, especially decor that clashes with other items in the home.

Instead, per the Daily Mail, sparkling neutrals like gold, silver, white or copper colors are better options.But if you refuse to lack any holiday colors in your home, Barrow advised using green “as a base” and sprinkling pops of red throughout the home, “sharing the space with either silver, gold or white to balance out the heavy Christmas colors.”Lights that feature multiple colors and animatronic decor pieces are also a festive ho-ho-faux pas, explained interiors expert Liv Conlon.“Think loud colors like flashing reds, greens or blues, as these can look busy or overwhelming – as well as tacky,” she told the Daily Mail, adding that she would prefer decorations that feature soft white or warm-toned fairy lights.The same goes for exterior decor — and it might be time to retire the inflatable figurines and the blinding yard displays.“Other signs of tackiness include a plastic wreath, window stickers with snowfall or Christmas characters,” Kate Conrad, the owner of the luxury home retailer Madison & Mayfair, told the Daily Mail.Pro parenting tip: Maybe don’t involve your children in decorating your home for the holiday.Similarly, ditch the cheap ribbons, bulbs and tinsel on the Christmas tree — which, by t...