Small Ways to Bring Sparkle and Light Into Your Home at the Holidays

The holidays are a time when presence of warmth and light in your home can make all the difference in the world. While hanging string lights is a common method for introducing sparkling light into a house, there are many ways to brighten your home at the holidays.

Get Creative with Materials

Electric lights aren't the only materials that can help illuminate a room. Reflective materials and surfaces of all kinds can be used to brighten interior spaces. 

• Silver and gold thread. Silver and gold thread adds sparkle and charm to interior spaces. Metallic thread cloth can be used in a variety of holiday decorations such as curtains, framed quilted cloth and sparkling Christmas ornaments. Look for items that use metallic ribbon and bullion fringe as well as cloth items that use actual metallic cloth.

• Mirrors, beads and decorative pearls. Decorative pearls aren't just for your jewelry! Throw pillows, sequin monogram wall art, ornaments, table clothes and blankets all reflect more light when they're covered in decorative pearls, little beads and small decorative mirrors.

• Sequins. Sequins can make cloth of all kind more shiny and attractive. Using sequined pillows and blankets can bounce light around the house.