In a recent feature at House Plans and More.com, the online  home design and floor plan resource highlighted how Christmas meals vary from region to region in the United States. From the Northeast, West Coast, Midwest to the South, holiday  decorations exude distinctive characteristics.  Consider integrating some of these Christmas decoration ideas:

In the Northeast and Midwest, where the landscape is drained of its color, red, green, purple, blue and multi-colored string lights enliven exterior spaces. Railings, shrubbery, and doorway functions as festive lighting platform,  accentuating the features of any house plan.

Some households alter the house plan, moving furniture to accommodate the tree. However, retailers are showing slender, shorter and sustainable trees, which adopt to the unique specification of any  house plan layout.

In respect to reducing the carbon footprint, color LED lights illuminate with 30 times more longevity. That means forgetting to unplug the Christmas lights won’t necessarily impose an overwhelming load on energy.

Illuminating Christmas characters such a Frosty, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer and Santa Claus are a prevalent outdoor decoration of the Midwest and South. Religious scenes such as the baby in the manger scene with Mary and Joseph are common fixtures in both regions as well. In the South, chrysanthemum exudes a vividly hued cluster of flower petals, formed in the shape of a globe. These hearty flowers lead an enduring life with adequate water.

Pine and juniper mantle swag introduces an elegant holiday decoration in all regions of the country. Do forget to remove any inflammable decorations around the fireplace or hearth when it is fired up.

In the Midwest and parts of the South, poinsettias reflect the season’s mood. In cities, such as Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee, holly, which comes in the format of a shrub or plant, thrives throughout the seasons, bearing pea-sized red inedible berries.

House plan color strategy: Crimson, evergreen and gold are traditional hues of the Christmas holiday season. Coordinate holiday decorations with similar color placemats, cloth napkins, and other house wares.