For some of us, however, seeing the year out with panache is the main event of the holiday, while for others who simply adore merry-making in all its forms, it can present yet another opportunity to make the house sparkle in new, inventive and fresh ways to welcome in the year that is waiting in the wings.
We’ve rounded up some new year decoration ideas that run the gamut: if you’re crafty, we have homemade New Year decoration ideas. If you’re a foodie, we have New Year cake decoration ideas, as well as New Year table decoration ideas. And if you just love the joy of a good old party classic, we even have New Year balloon decoration ideas. Check them out here.
Easy DIY Decoration Ideas For New Year
One of the things that can put people off going in for a whole new set of New Year’s Eve decorations is the cost. There’s just been a huge outlay on Christmas – decoratively, food-wise and, of course, gift-wise – and few of us are in the market for forking out yet more cash. However, the savvy and the creative need not fear: there are plenty of ideas for creating fun, decorative pieces that cost either nothing at all or very little.
Spaceships and Laserbeams’ website is a brilliant resource for such ideas, rounding up 12 easy-to-make decorations that will, doubtless, be all the more delightful for having been home-crafted. One of its New Year’s Eve decoration ideas, for example, is for confetti-dipped balloons. After all, balloons are a party staple, so why not pimp yours by dipping the bottom in golden confetti, thus guaranteeing the most sparking way to enter the new year – all at a fractional cost yet with maximum effect.
Another idea is a gold bottle centre-piece, for which seasoned crafters are likely to have many of the must-have elements already in their making kits. You will, for example, need a glue gun and gold glitter. You will also need four empty bottles (post-Christmas this will not be hard for many amongst us), and you’ll require four big chunky numbers for the year. Et voila – you have a New Year table decoration made chiefly from repurposed materials.
A big feature of many New Year’s Eve parties will, inevitably, be the presence of champagne. And while we are absolutely content to merrily accept glasses of bubbly in whatever form they are proffered, The Hostess With The Hostess With The Mostess website demonstrates how the serious host can ramp up the whole affair, decoratively speaking. It suggests, for example, creating a glittering champagne bar dressed up to fit your theme. Suggestions include fancy stirrers, metallic stickers and trims, as well as balloons attached to hoops hovering above the sparkling station. Wowzer.
And, finally, if you’re making fairy cakes to see the New Year in, do consider this new year cake decoration: the New Year’s Eve Ball Dropping Cupcake. All you need once you’ve made your sweet confection is a straw, some glitter and a clutch of decorative balls, which are easily sourced from craft shops. Find out how here.
For more details on these New Year decorations, plus more ideas, do visit Spaceships And Laserbeams here.
Best New Year Decorations Ideas For 2023
There are countless ideas available online and in magazines for ways in which to make your home or event venue jolly, convivial and special. Whether you place your decorative focus on food, window decorations, table decorations or the whole glitzy shebang, we have a good recce to deliver the best ideas, straight to you.
New Year Home Decorations
If you’re hoping to set the scene beautifully for your next round of Auld Lang Syne, The No Broker Times is a repository of excellent collated ideas – whether you’re planning to spend the evening with hundreds of your closest friends, with just your closest family or, more intimately, a deux.
For example, New Year balloons decorations – especially tin foil balloons – are one of the simplest and most instantly mood-setting ways to create a party atmosphere. As they say, ‘These shiny balloons enhance the aesthetics of any room and it’s a crowd favourite. If you are having a small get-together with your close friends, balloon decoration is simple and easy to install and worth the money you spend.’ They rightly point out, too, that these can – and should – be re-used for other functions and parties.
Getting the atmosphere right at a party is, we think, at least 50 per cent in the lighting. Using glittery LEDs to create a magical look will never not delight. They say, ‘Place the LED lights on the walls of your rooms inside or place them outside the house, this is an in trend new year party decoration idea at home. You can place them in different shapes or write Happy New Year 2022, the choice is yours.’
For a really simple way to set the mood for the night, why not install an oversized wall clock, so that you and your guests can keep a firm eye on the all-important countdown, ready to chant it together in those final seconds? Neither should you neglect a profusion of candlesticks for a warm New year glow, nor – in more practical terms – an essential oil diffuser to keep the room smelling fresh, whether it’s crammed with people or not.
For more details, plus other ideas, do visit the NoBroker Times here.
New Year Party Food
For some, a New Year’s Eve party is all about the bubbly. For others, the food is the main event (you are, of course, encouraged to enjoy both; and certainly not all of the former and none of the latter). Everyone needs a tasty morsel or two to soak up the many, many toasts after all.
If you’re stuck for ideas for what to serve at your drinks party, fear not: Taste of Home comes to the rescue with recipe ideas and New Year food decoration aplenty. What party would not be improved by the presence of brie with almonds to tuck greedily into? Who would not want to stab a (sparkly) cocktail stick into a cranberry sauce meatball, which keeps matters festive with a twist? Spicy mixed nuts, hearty rye melts, triple nut snowballs – all get a mention; and all are brilliant and inspiring.
And, while champagne may be on the cards for the crucial hour, there are recipes for inventive seasonal tipples, such as the delectable pomegranate ginger spritz and bubbly champagne punch for a twist on the dominant theme. For details on how to make all of these, plus many more ideas, visit Taste of Home here.
New Year Window Decorations
Table decorations are a wonderful and convivial thing. But why not set the scene before your guests are even through the door by creating some fun window decorations to greet them? Handmade Base points out that ‘New Year is a time of miracles and fulfilment of the most cherished desires. The special atmosphere of the miracle is felt in the process of decorating your home on the eve of the holidays. An important role in the New Year's decoration of the house is played by a window decoration. Beautifully decorated windows for the New Year will not only help create a special, fabulous atmosphere in the house but also will cheer up passers-by.’ And who wouldn’t want to do that?
Happily, they need not take up too much time either. And nor do they have to be difficult. For anyone who has ever made a snowflake from paper, it’s as easy as that; all you then need to do is to glue them to the window or hang them from a thin thread or fishing line. Want to take your efforts to the next level? Use the same principle, and with just paper, scissors and glue, create Christmassy houses and figures – and do illuminate them on your windowsill with a lit candle for some special and magical warmth.
For these, and many more ideas, do visit Handmade Base here.
New Year’s Table Decorations
However lovely your windows, for us, decoration for New Year unequivocally starts with the table. Better Homes & Gardens is awash with New Year decoration ideas for 2023, bringing festive flair to your table and your home. From wine glass charms to gold and glitter to help guests get in the celebratory mood; from crisp white tables for a fresh new start to gold leaf place cards for good luck and a prosperous and healthy year ahead, do check out its plethora of good ideas here.
When Should New Year Decorations Be Removed?
After the very last toast is made, everyone has staggered to bed and woken up on New Year’s Day – with varying degrees of freshness – how long should the decorative remnants of the celebrations stick around? New Year celebration decorations, lovely as they are, do tend to start losing their shine and look a little tawdry once the festivities are over – but is there a ‘correct’ time to take it all down? Tirana Post argues that there is.
In the UK, the traditional moment to dismantle the tree and all the other attendant baubles, including New Year decorations for 2023, is the twelfth night. Do note though, if you adhere to the rules, then your tree would only have gone up on Christmas Eve – so unless you are going to be stringent about that from the other side, we’d say it’s fair to pull down your decorations earlier should you so wish.
But for traditionists, it’s not as simple as all that either. Counting twelve days from 25th December takes us to 5th January – and yet Epiphany – the day upon which Christians celebrate the Three Wise Men – falls the next day on the 6th, which other Christian groups also concur is the right day, counting the days to the Twelfth Night from Boxing Day.
Did you know that, historically, Epiphany was viewed as more significant than Christmas Day? It heralded the day when the Three Wise Men, or the scholars, travelled to Bethlehem – a journey which took them the significant twelve days – whereupon they recognised Jesus as the son of God.
In short, however, both dates are correct – if you are itching to take everything down, the 5th is fine. If you want to enjoy one more night of festivity, the 6th is equally valid. However, if you eke out your festive decorations after that, be warned: you could be in for some bad luck.
As Tirana Posts tells us, ‘In ancient times, people believed that tree spirits lived in the decorations that people used to decorate their homes, such as ivy. Failure to 'release' spirits before Christmas was over was believed to result in harvest failures and food problems. While many people's trees are plastic these days, some people choose to keep these superstitions old.’
Read the full article here.
Summary
Layering in specific New Year party decoration ideas to your already decked halls can be a fun way to set the scene for the year ahead, as well as making for a convivial and fun party atmosphere. With a little extra effort – but not much extra expenditure – you can elevate your party to really make it sing, and create a memorable night for all. But remember – do dismantle your baubles by the 6th of January if you do not want to invoke the wrath of the ancient tree spirits. We could all do without harvest and food problems taking us into 2023, after all!
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