Decorate Like Disney at Christmas

People flock to Disney World at Christmas time to see the fabulous decorations. You can look at photos of these beautiful swags and Christmas trees and then add your own Disney look this holiday. Everything is festive and perfect in the Magic Kingdom.

At first, you might have thought you needed to put Disney characters on your Christmas tree, but that's not the look you see at the Disney parks. Christmas decorations use lots of big and luxurious touches. You can sneak a Mickey Mouse onto your tree if you want, but read on to see what the Happiest Place on Earth does to decorate for the Christmas season.

Duplicating the Disney style in your home or office can give you a luxurious and stylish display for the holidays. Check out the variety of decorations that make up the Disney look.

Wide ribbon with wire in the edges can be shaped and curved. Add lots of gold and shiny touches to get the Disney look. You want a lush appearance. On this tree, the ribbon is placed first and spaced evenly in a spiral manner. Then the other ornaments are added.

The color scheme for this tree is shades of burgandy with luxurious touches of gold and bronze.

The community that I live in, south of Orlando, is decorated each year right after Thanksgiving.

Why so early? It is decorated by the professional decorators who make Epcot, the Animal Kingdom, and the Magic Kingdom into Christmas wonderlands. They start early with us so it is done before they start the massive job of decorating acres of railings, huge trees, and the special buildings at the theme parks.

The Disney look is apparent here with wide red ribbon and gold edges. The ribbon is wide, velvety in texture, and has wire in the edges to make it easy to shape in swags and bows.

Don't be stingy with the ribbon or the greenery. It needs to look nice and thick. Tuck in clumps of red berries and red and gold Christmas balls. Beautiful, isn't it!

Of course, you don't have a huge crew of professional decorators to transform your home. Still, it is possible to achieve the beautiful look of a Disney Christmas tree or swags and other holiday decorations by studying photos of these and viewing tutorials on YouTube.

Start early so you don't feel rushed. I like to start the day after Thanksgiving. That also gives you a long time to enjoy your beautiful decorations and to have friends and family over so they can enjoy them too.

The combination of white and gold make this a fabulous Disney tree. There are lots of lights and lots of ornaments, then big splashes of white with the poinsettias. What a great look for this tree.

Note how the larger elements, the eye-catching white poinsettias, are spaced around the tree. Then they fill every inch of space with glittering gold and sparkling white.

I hope you'll try the Disney look on your tree this year. You'll get lots of compliments.