When thinking about holiday decor, most of us imagine Christmas trees, wreaths, evergreens, pinecones, plaid and stuff like that, all those cozy, lovely and traditional things that we’ve been used to since our childhood. But if you want something non-typical that you won’t see in every Christmas home, it’s time to consider making (or buying) a Christmas village. A Christmas village is a lovely arrangement of little houses and trees, often done in white to create a snowy effect. What to make these houses of and where to place this decor? Here are some ideas.
What To Make A Christmas Village Of?
As we discussed above, such a village consists of houses and trees, and if the trees are traditionally bottlebrush ones, houses can be made of an array of materials. First of all, these are wood and plywood, if you have an opportunity to carve some or buy ready ones, this is a cool idea, and leave them non-painted for a Scandinavian feel. Another solution is making them of paper and cardboard, and this is quite an easy craft to try. Porcelain and clay house candleholders will not only make up a lovely landscape but also light it up. Ready plastic figurines from stores are distinguished with quite high detalization, and they will make up a lovely village, too. The last but not least idea is making gingerbread houses and use them as decor and eat them from time to time. If you want a gingerbread village but not a real one, imitate it with plywood or cardboard.
The windowsill is decorated with white house candleholders, and they are seen both inside and outside.
This pretty and simple Christmas centerpiece is made of a tray with white houses and green bottlebrush trees.
The shelf is done with mini houses with high detalization, trees and faux snow.
This IKEA storage unit is used for decorating as in each section you can see some decor, and on top of it there's a Christmas village of white houses and green trees.
This simple and cute Scandinavian arrangement is made of a stand with pinecones, a candle and white house candleholders.
This cabinet shows off an incredible multi-level Christmas village of various houses, evergreens and mini trees.
The shelves are done with lights and Christmas trees, plywood houses and candles and this is a creative alternative to a usual gallery wall.
The shelf is styled with adorable white houses and various trees, and over them you can see burlap Christmas ornaments.
These white procelain candleholders are shaped as houses and can be perfect for building up a Christmas village.
Style your console for the holidays using plywood houses, these ones are a very modern and laconic solution.
This lovely arrangement shows off plywood and cardboard houses, trees and lights, it's a cool eco-friendly craft.
This simple and cozy Scandinavian decor is composed of plywood houses, bottlebrush trees and some evergreens.
The snowy Christmas wreath is done with colorful houses and bottlebrush trees, this is a very creative solution.
If you love color, make a colorful or pastel Christmas village on the mantel and add matching stockings to highlight it.
This a cool last minute Christmas village idea made of white cardboard and lights, and it's a good idea for a mantel, shelf, ceiling or a windowsill.
Where To Place A Christmas Village?
A Christmas village can be located on a mantel, console table, windowsill, on any cabinet or coffee or dining table, your kitchen island, storage units and in buffets, everywhere you want.
These houses and trees are cut out of glitter paper and you can easily repeat this idea and also invite your kids (if any) to participate.
Decorate your mantel with not only evergreens or pinecones but bring a festive touch with a fantastic Christmas village with houses and trees.
The vintage buffet is styled with a white Christmas village, evergreens, pinecones, lights for a cozy and welcoming Christmas feel.
This gorgeous Christmas village is composed of cardboard houses that resemble gingerbread ones, and lights accent them.
The shelves are done with cute houses, books and some tableware, and such decor is a cool idea to add a holiday feel to the kitchen or dining room.
The mantel is decorated with greenery and evergreens, lights, white porcelain house candleholders, green trees.
Such lovely and cute white cardboard houses with lights can become lovely Christmas tree ornaments or you can compose a Christmas village of them.
Make a cute and fun Christmas village of cardboard boxes cutting and painting them. Hang them on a branch and add lights to the arrangement.
A whole buffet is done with an amazing gingerbread house village, some of the houses are edible, others are not.
The windowsill is decorated with a jaw-dropping traditionally decorated Christmas village with large houses that are lit up and highly detailed.
These jars contain large gingerbread houses and tree-shaped cookies with snowmen, they are gorgeous for Christmas.
This colorful Christmas village shows off some vintage houses decorated for the holidays, and there are some trees and snow around.
This Christmas village is integrated into a snowy wreath with bottlebrush trees, what a unique front door decoration!.
These black and white polymer clay houses are nice decor for any part of your home, and they can be easily DIYed.
The centerpiece is composed of an elegant tray, porcelain houses, bottlebrush trees and lights.
How To Use A Christmas Village?
Besides beautiful decor, your Christmas village can be functional, too! You can use it as a centerpiece, place it on a tray and decorate your dining table or coffee table. You may rock it as a light arrangement if you place candles or lights inside. You can also create a cool wreath with houses and trees, and that will be really a unique solution. Besides a traditional wreath, you can make a creative hanging with paper or cardboard houses, too. All in all, a Christmas village is a gorgeous and out of the box decoration that is also very Instagram-worthy, get inspired!
Make such a simple and fun cardboard Christmas village yourself adding jute rope trees and lights.
These large cardboard houses imitate the gingerbread ones, and they add a cool and cute touch to the entryway.
This adorable Christmas village in placed into white faux fur, and you can see lovely cardboard houses and even little trees.
Cover the pillar candles with gingerbread houses to make them look festive.
This evergreen wreath is styled with plywood houses and bottlebrush trees, and you can DIY it, too, following the link. (via lizmarieblog).
A metal tray with lit up bottlebrush Christmas trees and white porcelain house candleholders is a lovely arrangement.
This Christmas village is an advent calendar placed on a tray, the cardboard houses contain various types of snacks.
The mantel is perfectly polished with a naturlaly-looking Christmas village, lights, evergreens, realistic trees and a matching wreath. (via lovelyharbor).
This Christmas village is classiscs, it consists of neutral plywood houses and white mini trees. (via simplystyledinspo).
The mantel shows off little wood and plywood houses and white porcelain trees, and if you add lights, it will look awesome.
This gingerbread house village is made of thrifted pieces, and you can make one, too, spray paiting the houses. (via casawatkinsliving).
The Christmas village is done with white porcelain houses placed on white faux fur and it looks amazing.
I love the idea of using houses as candleholders, this way you get an illuminated arrangement or centerpiece.
This ultimate Christmas centerpiece is made of real gingerbread houses, evergreens and candles.
The entryway console is decorated with snowy Christmas trees, white house candleholders and wodoen beads.
This adorable Christmas village is composed of a tree slice with faux snow, houses with lights and mini trees and it looks wow.
This white village is located on a white piano, and there are some bottlebrush trees and lights.
Place your Christmas village in the non-working fireplace and add lights behind it to get maximum of the fireplace.