Everyone has different household traditions about when to start decorating for Christmas. Some start hanging up the tinsel as soon as Halloween ends, others wait for the 1st December, whilst the first day of advent (the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day) is traditionally when the decorations were brought out.
Glazed roof conservatories can become a little disconnected from the festivities in the heart of winter; being too cold to spend much time in, it’s no wonder people don’t consider decorating this part of the house.
However, the added warmth that a warm roof conservatory provides means many homeowners now have the opportunity to decorate their cosy conservatory to celebrate the merriest time of the year.
Here are some ways you can get your conservatory ready for the festive season:
Your conservatory is a great spot for the Christmas tree, especially if your warm roof has enabled you to open up the space. This gives you plenty of room to store presents around the tree without having to relocate all your living room furniture.
Alternatively, having an additional tree in this part of the house gives you a chance to get a bit creative. You could opt for a stylish white Christmas tree with silver baubles and white lights, choose a compact one for the windowsill or even let the kids loose and say they can decorate it how they want.
For a more sentimental touch, you could pick up a new decoration each Christmas, building memories in your new space.
Currently having a revival, wood burning stoves are a more permanent cosy addition that are much cheaper to run than an electric heater.
A stove that the family can curl up around gives an unmatched holiday feel, transporting you to a winter getaway in a ski chalet or a cosy countryside cottage without breaking the bank. We can design our Guardian Warm Roofs to allow use of wood burning stoves.
Add some extra warmth and cheer with fair isle blankets, which can decorate sofas and armchairs in the day and are perfect to snuggle under on colder nights. For added warmth, pick up a heated blanket or wear your cosiest pyjamas, and decorate the room with your favourite Christmas scented candles, whether that’s cinnamon, or spiced apple or yule log.
By simply adding lights to your conservatory windows or walls you can create a festive and inviting space which can be seen from the garden or any adjoining rooms. You can have a lot of fun deciding where the lights can go – would they work being hung up on the ceiling and dropping down, or adorning the windows in a curtain shape? You can have a mixture of warming gold lights, or bright white, or vibrant multicoloured.
Or, if you don’t want to overwhelm the indoors, you can add lights to your garden or patio area, giving you something to look out on when you’re enjoying the space in your conservatory.
This one is great for kids and adults. Why not have some family fun in the run up to the big day by creating paper snowflakes of all shapes, sizes, and patterns to decorate your conservatory windows? With some on every pane, you’ll have your very own giant snow globe.
To be more environmentally friendly, you can repurpose old letters, newspapers, and magazine pages – and don’t forget to recycle the paper when you take them down.
With lights, cosy throws, and paper snowflakes, watching a movie like The Grinch or Elf will be made even more magical. If you have a projector and a blank wall in your conservatory, you can truly immerse yourself in a Christmas cinematic experience. Perfect for a movie marathon the night before Christmas, or a lazy Boxing Day in pyjamas.
Don’t forget those festive snacks! Grab a big bowl of sweet popcorn and sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon or break out the mince pies and candy canes for something tasty to munch on whilst you watch.
With a Guardian Warm Roof, your conservatory will retain heat much better. This makes it an ideal spot to host the extended family for Christmas lunch, or friends for Christmas Eve drinks. The added insulation also enables the possibility of removing the wall between the living area and the conservatory during the renovation – this creates a bigger open plan area which is perfect for entertaining guests or relaxing on Boxing Day.
We know how messy things can become over the Christmas period, with wrapping paper, toys, gifts and chocolate becoming a prominent feature of every living room, and it shouldn’t be anyone’s job to clean over Christmas. Having that extra room to host in the winter means that later evening food and drinks can take place away from the afternoon festivities. Alternatively, you could turn your conservatory into a children’s playroom, where they can enjoy their toys with all the space they need, whilst you have a bit of peace and quiet.
Christmas is never more exciting than for a young family. Creating a grotto in your conservatory can be a good way to utilise the blank canvas and let your children’s imagination and creativity run wild. This takes the fort made from pillows to another level; if you have hardwood floor, you could layer it with straw and pinecones, use mini Christmas trees and fake snow to create a winter wonderland straight out of the North Pole.
Net lights hanging from the ceiling can create a warming glow. Whilst there might not be enough room to put a shed in there, visiting your local DIY shop can give you some inspiration to improvise, such as building a fence to create a whimsical, festive illusion.
However big or small your festive celebrations are, utilising the space in your conservatory is a good way to spread out the hustle and bustle across your home. A warm roof gives the conservatory the cosiness and warmth that means you can relax, dine, entertain and celebrate all year round.
