5 Holiday Traditions Designers Look Forward to Every Year

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the spruce
november 2024

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Decorating With Sentimental Ornaments

“Rather than adorning your tree with generic ornaments from a big box store, take time throughout the year to curate a collection of meaningful ones that will bring you joy every Christmas.

Lauren Carranza, the founder of Seasons for Design, explains that as her family takes trips throughout the year, they will buy an ornament or small decorative item to display at home to remember their travels.

Best of all, ornaments are easy to fit into a small bag or suitcase and are generally pretty affordable, making them a simple souvenir to keep an eye out for, whether you are exploring a new city within your home state or traveling across the globe.

This method is also a fun way to keep track of all of the different locales you have visited in the past year, 10 years, and beyond.”

Article written by: Sarah Lyon