In the run-up to our favourite season, we’re looking forward to the simple things – comfort foods, time-honoured traditions, heart-warming gifts and cosy homes.
Now is most definitely the time to be booking festive outings, making gift lists, inviting guests for drinks and going big on DIY decorations.
Here are the Christmas 2024 trends that we're most excited about as we approach the holiday season.
Whether it’s the big high street brands or smaller retailers on Etsy, there are some gorgeous and imaginative Christmas 2024 trends coming through for your Christmas aesthetic.
If you're here looking for inspiration for how to spruce up your Christmas and capture the latest looks, here are the best Christmas 2024 trends and ideas for your Christmas decorations, gifting and entertaining this year.
Simply Christmas magazine is out now
Christmas might well be coming, but there’s plenty of time to plan all the things you love about the festive season! The brand-new issue of Simply Christmas is all about thinking ahead and getting excited about décor, food, gifts and making.
We’ve curated five looks to inspire your decorating, from vintage to botanical, and showcase two beautiful homes, all dressed up for Christmas. We’ve got gifting ideas covered too, with over 582 ideas for all ages and tastes.
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Christmas trends 2024: Decor
1. Natural Noel
2024 is all about subtle, stylish decorations that have minimal environmental impact. Christmas decor made from sustainable materials are in – think paper decorations, patchwork stockings and wooden candle holders.
We also love the natural decor movement as much of it can be handmade! Buy these honeycomb decorations from Cox & Cox, £12.50
2. Opulent Botanics
Maximalist patterns, dramatic blooms and verdant foliage create a sumptuous and dramatic look that was big last year and very much a staple style for Xmas 2024.
Baubles and tree decs capturing the natural world in bold colours and exuberant detail are an easy way to introduce the trend into your home, while timeless floral patterns can be found adorning everything from crackers to wrapping paper. Don’t forget the wildlife either, peacocks have been making an appearance at Christmas for a while now!
You can also incorporate dramatic botanicals into your home by learning how to make a Christmas wreath!
3. Traditional Scandi style
Scandi style is Christmas 2024 cosiest trend. Fill your home with sparkling antiques, plush throws and glowing fairy lights to embody the festive warmth of Scandi style.
We love this Scandi set-up from B&M – just look at that incredible Christmas tree! The silver baubles contrast with the tree's freshness and gold touches.
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4. DIY décor
With the nights drawing in, it’s a great time to get to grips with a craft you’ve always liked the look of, from crochet to pyrography, lino cutting to macramé. This last craft is undergoing a big revival and doesn’t need many tools or materials.
Get this free pattern for this Christmas macrame star by Isabella Strambio, author of Macramé for the Modern Home.
Christmas tree skirts are a great thing to make too – choose from hemmed festive fabric, quilted or crocheted versions. You’ll find a fab free crochet Christmas tree skirt pattern from Simply Crochet magazine here.
6. Timeless Christmas classics
For Xmas 2024 we're also seeing a return to the classics with traditional festive decor taking pride of place. Think vintage illustrations, rustic furniture and a whole lot of red and green. Trees will be packed with baubles and wreaths will be hung on every door.
We love this Christmas trend because it's both timeless and nostalgic. Choose decorations that remind you of your childhood, ones your grandparents had strung around their home every Christmas.
The traditional look never goes out of style and classic decorations will bring back a sense of childhood wonder for every member of your family.
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7. Golden Glow
Create a sophisticated and luxurious feel in your home this Christmas thanks to this gorgeously golden trend. Warm metallic shades and opulent decorations will be huge this Christmas, with gold becoming the key colour of the season.
From golden fairy lights to metallic wreaths and even the odd disco ball, this Christmas we're going glam. Incorporate this trend into your home by adding glass baubles to your tree, golden garlands to your bannister and tealights to gold holders.
There's plenty of brilliant YouTube videos showing you how to create an opulent Golden Glow in your home too!
8. Bright and bold
For all the colour lovers out there, this Christmas 2024 trend is the one for you. Bright Botanics will be everywhere in December with vivid baubles, multi-coloured wrapping paper and quirky decorations.
Combine bright decorations with your houseplants to create a fun, tropical look that feels a million miles away from chilly December. String colourful lights in your plants and go bold with wild wreaths like this incredible one from Florence and Flowers.
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Christmas Trends 2024: Gifts
9. Pimped-up wrapping
Whether you choose to design your own paper and adorn it with homemade tags and accessories or go eco-friendly with reusable Furoshiki wrapping, make sure your wrapping game is on point for Xmas 2024.
There are infinite ways to make your wrapped gifts stand out from the pile under the tree! There are endless crafty ideas here on Gathered like our Suminagashi gift wrap tutorial.
10. Foodie gifts
Gifts based around food and drink are a huge Christmas trend this year and products are already popping up in festive gift guides. Whether it's a graphic print that's perfect for the kitchen or some specialised sauces for your budding chef, food-based gifts are as delicious as they are fun.
11. Letterbox lovelies
Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year and that, coupled with friends and family living far away, means letterbox gifts are on the rise. A standout trend for Xmas 2024, letterbox gifts are a wonderful way of showing your loved ones you're thinking about them during the holidays.
There are loads of letterbox gifts to choose from aside from your traditional chocolates and flowers. Letterbox gift genres include; books, cheese, stationary, craft, gardening and many, many more. Gifts that are small enough to fit through a letterbox are becoming increasingly popular due to busy schedules and difficult delivery times!
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Looking for more letterbox goodies?
For creative friends and family, check out our favourite craft subscription boxes article for a complete list of crafty options and our round-up of the best stationery subscription boxes.
12. DIY gift sacks
Keep the North Pole magic alive with DIY Santa sacks. Easy to hand-make, gift sacks are an adorable way of giving presents to your loved ones, especially kids.
Amy Phipp's has a brilliant how to make a pom pom Santa sack tutorial here on Gathered if you want to give this trend a try. We know this Christmas trend will crop up year after year so store your sack away safely, ready for all the holidays to come.
13. Celebrate your furry friends
Personalised gifts were a popular Christmas trend last year but for 2024 it's going one step further – personalised pet gifts! Our furry friends mean everything to us and this Christmas is all about showing the love through custom artwork, jewellery and pet accessories.
Gift your loved ones pet paraphernalia that looks and reminds them of their dearest animal. You can go specific and sentimental with a pawprint necklace or more generalised with prints and planters which are animal-related. Whatever you choose to go for, we know your loved ones will be obsessed with their gift.
Christmas trend 2024: Lifestyle
14. It's all about the prep
Christmas 2024 is all about two words – preparation and organisation! Say goodbye to stress and hello to batch cooking, timely reminders and slow cooking.
Food like Yorkshire puddings and stuffing can be prepared and frozen, ready for the big day. Use the morning of Christmas Eve to slow-cook red cabbage and your meats. Premake cheese boards, pigs in blankets and other nibbles so that you can spend Christmas Day relaxing and enjoying yourself.
15. Board games to beat screen time!
Christmas 2024 is all about returning to traditional, screen-free entertainment. Spending quality time with your loved ones (without phones and TVs) is a must this year and board games are a brilliant way of doing it.
There are hundreds of board games on the market so, depending on your Christmas dynamic, choose one which suits your household. Herd Mentality, Beavers and Djeco Classic Games are all great family-friendly options.
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16. Bright lights & stunning sights
Illuminated trails are the stand-out saviours of that festive feeling, with many National Trust venues and stately homes pulling out all the stops to create spectacular outdoor events, with light and sound shows, fountains, live entertainment and Christmas markets.
These beautiful days or evenings out are now embedded in many family’s seasonal traditions and there are so many to choose from.
Here are a few stand-out trails to look out for this year:
- Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
- Stourhead, Wiltshire
- Auckland Castle, County Durham
- Heaton Park, Manchester
- Kew Gardens, London
- Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
- Gosford House, West Lothian
- Monteviot House, Scottish borders
Other honourable mentions also go to Santa trains and local charity floats, which all spread the cheer despite the chill! We love the look of the illuminated Winterlights train at Bishop’s Lydeard, West Somerset, UK this year.
17. Cake and biscuit decorating
Cake decorating is riding high on the list of YouTube DIY searches, with home bakers looking to create stunning-looking edibles, not just tasty ones. The Biscuiteers are one of the best-known UK brands for perfect-looking iced biccies!
You can now try your hand at it with their DIY kits – wreath, baubles or gingerbread house. They come with all the bits you need to create your own beautifully decorated treats.
18. Jazzy jumpers
Ditch the glam dresses and tight outfits for Christmas Day, this year is all about comfort. Opt for a casual dress code and get your friends and family to dress in their ugliest Christmas sweaters.
Or, if you still want a little style this Christmas, pick some comfy but fashionable jumpers like this sequin embroidery Christmas jumper upcycle.
Incorporating these Christmas trends into your home
There are plenty of ways you can incorporate these Christmas trends into your festive celebrations. There are no rules when it comes to Christmas gifting and decorating. The decision is completely up to you!
Take elements from each decor trend, working them into your own, personal aesthetic. Bring the outdoor world into your home with natural Christmas decorations and sustainable gifts. Or combine elements of Christmas classics and rural idyllic to make a unique style.
Whether you're buying gifts or updating your home decor, use 2024's Christmas trends to inspire and excite you!
DIY these Christmas trends with Gathered
Anything you can buy, you can also make! If you're looking to follow the Christmas trends but make them instead check out our DIY Christmas garlands.
