The Best Way to Decorate Your Home for the Holidays, Based on Your Zodiac Sign

The holiday season has arrived, and it’s time to break out the holiday decor for all the upcoming festivities. While there are plenty of things on your plate to decide, selecting the holiday decor that fits your style, budget, and preferences can be a daunting task. Luckily, our zodiac signs can shed some light on which decor suits us best. 

Our zodiac signs can provide insight into which themes best resonate with us; from bold Aries to whimsical Pisces, we’ve gathered the ways each zodiac sign should decorate for the holidays.

Check out your sign below to see which Christmas decor best fits your sign.

Aries: Choose Vibrant Hues

As the ground-breaking fire sign with a passion for all things bold, your Christmas decor selections should match your energy. Adding colorful touches in and outside of your home through brightly colored Christmas lights, ornaments, garlands, and holiday lawn accents are sure to make a statement.

Pro tip: Make red the main player in your color schemes, given it’s your sign’s power color and will only heighten your enthusiastic personality.

Taurus: Use Holiday-Infused Scents

You know that decorating is more than just for the eyes—scent plays a significant role in making our homes cozy for the holiday season. Selecting scents in line with the holidays that create an inviting atmosphere is the perfect touch for your Venus-ruled sensibilities.

From a decor standpoint, you have plenty of options: Specialty candles, stylish wax melt warmers, and stunning reed diffusers are all great additions that will create the ultimate finishing touch.

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Gemini: Create the Ultimate Beverage Bar

The holidays are no stranger to hosting gatherings, and you like everyone who steps through your door to have options, Gemini. Transform your average bar cart or coffee station into a festive wonderland that perfectly showcases your love of possibilities.

Creating a beverage station complete with everything on hand to craft a perfect holiday cocktail or mocktail, complete with holiday glassware, is bound to make a statement. Not an alcoholic beverage fan? A specialty-crafted cocoa bar with toppings and holiday-themed mugs will bring just as much delight.

Cancer: Stay Sweet and Sentimental

You are known to have a sentimental streak, Cancer—and the Christmas season is the perfect time to indulge in it. You can choose to center your theme around items passed down in your family (think timeless ornaments or Grandma’s cookie jar) and include newer additions each year to create a tapestry that reflects your family throughout the home.

You can also go for sweet memories, such as hanging up holiday photos of Christmas past, to invite the past into the present.

Leo: Go Big With Lighting

You’re never afraid of standing out, Leo, so lighting up your space makes perfect sense. As the zodiac sign ruled by the Sun, don’t be afraid to go big with the lights in terms of decorating the outside of your home with changing bulbs and Christmas displays that will make you the talk of the town. Indoors, you can use lights to spruce up the tree and frame the halls and entryways for a welcoming entrance.

Virgo: Curate the Ideal Holiday Table Setting

As a Virgo, you’re most likely in charge of hosting the festivities this season. One way you can set apart your decor is by making the table settings the center point of your decor. Choosing holiday-oriented schemes in table linens and napkins or holiday-themed dinnerware can go a long way in transforming your dining area.

Whether you opt for a minimalist approach that gives a chic appearance or go elegant with a blue and gold color scheme, it’s sure to bring holiday cheer.

Libra: Play With Pastels

There is nothing like introducing a twist to classic decor—and a pastel color scheme is a great fit for you, Libra. Choosing playful pastels in your ornaments, mantlepiece accents, and gift wrap under the tree gives a softer feel to a holiday that can be overwhelming.

As a sign who loves to create a balanced feel in your spaces, pastels let you add plenty of decoration without feeling bombarded by intense color pairings.

Scorpio: Consider Upscale and Artistic

You aren’t against tradition, Scorpio; you’re pretty classic when it comes to your Christmas tastes. However, you do enjoy taking things to another level by bringing art into the mix. Using stunning artwork on your mantle as a focal point, whether it’s a classic Christmas painting or a depiction of a snowy wonderland.

You can also add accents throughout the home to tie the space together is a creative, artistic twist you can pull off effortlessly.

Sagittarius: Try Modern and Metallic

As an adventurous fire sign, you aren’t afraid to go all out with your Christmas decor. You’re also ruled by Jupiter, the planet of expansion and fortune, which makes modern and metallic decor scheme an ideal fit. Mixing gold, silver, and even bronze metallic accents throughout your home gives an ultra-luxurious appearance and contemporary feel.  

Capricorn: Bring in Traditional and Natural

As a Capricorn, you’re more likely to stick with the more traditional route when decorating for the holidays. Of course, red and green are the obvious color staples, but you can be more in touch with your earth sign proclivities by infusing the decor with nature accents—think scented pinecones, freshly decorated wreaths, and decorative snow. Bring the outdoors in!

Aquarius: Opt for Sustainable Decor

It’s hard to ignore how consumer-centric the holidays can become, especially with decor that changes from year to year. With your unconventional tendencies, Aquarius, opting for sustainable decor choices, such as a real Christmas tree, is a great option. Another approach could include taking dried citrus and stringing them into striking garlands to hang around your living room—an ideal DIY holiday project for you and your family to enjoy. 

Pisces: Aim for Whimsical Decor

With many different ways to decorate, it’s no surprise that you would turn more towards the whimsical than a traditional outlook, Pisces. Whether you’re embracing your inner child or prefer to keep things light and dazzling, whimsical decor pieces are a great way to capture your personality this season. Gingerbread themes have been making quite the impression this season, so including gingerbread designs, dishware, and home accents can give the festive spirit you’re hoping to capture.