Make lights the focal point of your Christmas displays and festive décor this season. Strand, string and fairy lights are inexpensive and easy to use in many ways.  

Try these simple but stunning home décor lighting ideas for the holiday season: 

Lighted Christmas Card Display

A simple and sentimental idea that lights up the home is a framed Christmas card display. This gives you the opportunity to show off your holiday greetings while using just a repurposed frame and some fairy lights to create. This makes a unique focal point on a mantle or interior wall.  

Illuminated Branch

Complement your tree with lighted branches on a wall, in a corner or on a porch. These are easy and couldn't be cheaper—simply, go out and find some branches or limbs, give them a coat of spray paint and wrap them with string or fairy lights. Mount these to a wall or stabilize them in a vase or pot with gravel or sand. Lighted branches are earthy and natural, making a beautiful light source, too. 

Glowing Centerpiece Basket

Create a magical table with a lighted basket of ornaments as a holiday centrepiece this year. Use a deep vase, basket or container and fill it with ornaments, winding string or fairy lights in and around the baubles. Cover the wires or cord with beads, garland or foliage, as desired. Look for battery-operated or rechargeable options to eliminate unsightly plugs and cords.  

DIY Wall Tree

Another great idea is to make your own illuminated tree on an interior wall or window. Use string lights to outline the shape of a basic Christmas tree, and use suction cup wall hooks or push pins to keep the strands in place. When lit, these should depict the easily recognizable shape of a tree; go a step further and suspend ornaments from wire or string that you tie to the cords.  

Starry Sky Ceiling

A starry sky is easy and inexpensive to create—plus, it can transform your home into a magical wonderland. Suspend and hang fairy lights, string lights or one of the options mentioned in the online tutorial from a ceiling of either a bedroom, hall or entry. Fairy lights often utilize clear cords and operate on batteries, so they are easy to use practically anywhere. The results are dramatic and quite festive.

Got an extra string of lights? Try these fun, festive tips for simple and stunning holiday décor this season! The results will bring some Christmas cheer to all who visit or come to your home.