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27 Christmas Door Decorating Contest Ideas (Office & Classroom)
- Wooden glass-paneled door with a long red and gold ribbon swag, big bow, pine sprigs, pinecones and jingle bells: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Door covered in light blue paper and snowflakes with a crumpled-paper snowman wearing a black top hat and red bow: Olugold, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Charcoal gray front door with a greenery wreath, pinecones, gold and copper ornaments and black and white ribbon: M2545, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Office cubicle decorated in white with large paper snowflakes on the windows, snow-covered desks and string lights: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Small snowman with a teal tinsel scarf and carrot nose in front of a hand-drawn Christmas mural in an office: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- Gingerbread house with white double doors, wreaths, candy canes, gumdrops and a pretzel lattice window: Glenn Brunette, CC BY 2.0
- Gingerbread house with white icing trim covered in colorful gumdrops, round candies and peppermint swirls: Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar, CC BY 2.0
21 Christmas Mantel Ideas That Look Styled, Not Cluttered
- White mantel with an evergreen garland, pinecones, gold ornaments, a burlap bow and four knit stockings hanging below: Personal Creations, CC BY 2.0
- Navy room with a white mantel carrying an evergreen garland, pinecones, candles and white deer figures under a mirror with a wreath: IIP Photo Archive from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Marble mantelpiece topped with an evergreen garland, red flowers, gold baubles and warm white fairy lights: Jennifer Petrie, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Light wood mantel with clove-studded oranges, greeting cards and a dried orange slice garland hanging over black tiles: John Johnston, CC BY 2.0
- Eight handmade stockings hanging from a slim metal rail on a white chimney breast above a small wood stove: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0
- White mantel with a blue and white garland, fairy lights, pom-poms and four snowman stockings above a lit fireplace: Personal Creations, CC BY 2.0
- Stone fireplace with a wood mantel, evergreen and red poinsettia garland, a large wreath and three stockings above a fire: Lindsey Turner, CC BY 2.0
- White painted fireplace with a teal patterned runner draped over the mantel and four red stockings hanging from it: John Robinette, CC BY-SA 4.0
23 Diwali Decoration Ideas for Your Home
- Floral rangoli in red, green and white on the floor, surrounded by small lit clay diyas: RashmiGhorpade, CC0 1.0
- Row of lit clay diyas lined up along a rough concrete ledge at dusk: Ronak J Vanpariya, CC0 1.0
- Close-up of a lit terracotta diya with painted patterns resting on a colorful rangoli: Ronak Hapaliya, CC0 1.0
- Four painted clay diyas arranged in a cross and glowing against a black background: PilotChicago, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Overhead view of round trays filled with marigold and gerbera petals and floating candles: Shweta Yadav, CC0 1.0
- Large circular flower rangoli in yellow, orange and purple petals with small diyas around the edge: Vishnu Chandra, CC0 1.0
- Bowl of pink rose petals set on a flower rangoli made of marigolds and loose petals: Alokjain19883105, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close-up of bright orange marigold flower heads strung together as a garland: SnapMeUp, CC BY 4.0
- Red paper kandil lantern with a paper fringe, lit from inside against a green wall: Radhika Dabholkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- House front at dusk covered in red and orange string lights, with a gate and courtyard: Miya.m, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Plates of Indian sweets beside a tealight in a glass holder and orange and yellow marigolds: azharckra, CC0 1.0
- Tea-light candles arranged in an Om shape on a dark surface beside a brass bowl of floating flowers and candles: humdingor, CC BY-SA 2.0
25 Small Apartment Christmas Decor Ideas (Renter-Friendly)
- Decorated Christmas tree with wrapped gifts in an apartment living room beside a TV cabinet and framed maps: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Small pre-lit artificial Christmas tree with red and gold baubles standing in a corner of a living room: Matteored1993, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Small tabletop Christmas tree with fairy lights and a plaid skirt behind a holly-pattern teacup: Funknendai, CC0 1.0
- Three cone-shaped tabletop trees built from clustered red and gold baubles on a white shelf: Top5 Pilipinas YT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Artificial Christmas tree with red tinsel and star topper raised on a small table draped in white lace: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Real Christmas tree with gold baubles and gifts in a living room corner next to a bookshelf: Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Window glowing with a fairy-light star above a miniature snowy village and a sheer curtain: Godwin Borg, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evergreen wreath with red bows, gold baubles and bells hanging from a ribbon on an apartment door: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ceramic Christmas village library building and small figurines on a bookshelf with green string lights: HeatherMarieKosur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Evergreen tree lit only with warm white string lights in a brick-walled glass balcony corner at night: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White folded-paper Froebel star with pointed spikes resting on a red fabric background: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0