Unique decorations to enhance the charm of Christmas
October 2, 2024
Christmas are round the corner again and our thoughts and actions are beginning to concern everything related to the holiday season - including how to invite the Christmas atmosphere into our homes and decorate our spaces, preparing them for the most important celebrations of the year. Here are our tips on extraordinary, elegant decorations to celebrate Christmas in 2024.
The origin of Christmas decorations
The fairy-tale origin of Christmas celebrations
If there’s something that’s true to Christmas and Christmas decorations, it’s stories and traditions. Even the original reason for celebrating Christmas, as well as the birth of Jesus according to the Bible, is a story, one that features a magical star, wise men, an evil king, several epic journeys, and magical beings, leading to a magical child being born under miraculous circumstances.
These are precisely the reasons why you don’t take the Bible story seriously, you say? Well, you should, although for a different reason than the one steeped in mysticism. The fact that the Christmas story features supernatural elements doesn’t make it untrue. And despite its supernatural nature, it connects us with something mysterious which is inside and thus important to all of us.
We surround ourselves with stories during the holiday season. Their charm lies in their ability to combine the fantastical with the real. That’s why people love revisiting the story of the proud princess or Cinderella, not to mention tales by Hans Christian Andersen or the brothers Grimm, celebrating not only the holidays but also the power of stories and their ability to illuminate miracles.
Space for elegant Christmas decorations
Christmas decorations were inspired by established traditions, based on precisely such a story. These traditions concern many things - Christmas colours, species of flowers, or types of decorations, from Christmas trees and their ornaments, Advent wreathes, garlands, nativity scenes, Christmas flowers, lighting, candles, or scents.
But traditions notwithstanding, there’s a place for Christmas decorations based on masterful craftsmanship and elegance; decorations which are comprehensible, wonderful, and enhance the Christmas mood.
Silver and golden flower for charming Christmas
Silver and golden Christmas decorations
Green, red, and white aren’t the only traditional Christmas colours; silver and gold are included as well. Gold is the colour of the sun and one of the gifts to Jesus from the three wise men; a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem. Both the colour and precious metal stand for happiness, abundance, and affluence. Silver is another royal colour, the precious metal symbolising brightness, prosperity, and the light of the Star of Bethlehem.
Christmas flowers
Celebrating a holiday with no flowers involved is hard to imagine. In the past, evergreen plants (such as the holly and ivy) were used as a stand-in for eternal life and rebirth during the winter solstice. Flowers have an aesthetic and emotional meaning, not to mention the ability to create a festive atmosphere and evoke feelings of joy and happiness.
The story of GIYOU flowers
GIYOU flowers were inspired by a garden surrounding the founders’ historic homestead in Bohemia. Learn more about GIYOU’s story here. The silver and golden flowers are hand-made in Bohemia, using a precise jewellery-making technique. Just like fresh-cut flowers, they can be presented in person, bound into bouquets, and placed in vases. GIYOU celebrates refinement, beauty, nature, jewellery, and home. It embodies joy and love, and as such fits well with the values of Christmas.
Tips on unique and luxury Christmas decorations
Generational Christmas decorations
1. Christmas centrepieces - a silver Christmas bouquet
GIYOU PRICE: 10.000 - 40.000 CZK (DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF FLOWERS)
Christmas bouquets are arranged with silver and fresh or dry flowers. Every Christmas bouquet is unique and we compile it only after consulting you on your preferences. You pick the number (from a couple to 50 flowers) and species of the silver flowers and contact us to agree on the look of the bouquet. You can place the Christmas bouquet on your table or in any other space in your home. Silver flowers can be used as Christmas decorations every single year.
2. Christmas decoration - a silver Christmas bouquet
GIYOU PRICE: 10.000–40.000 CZK (DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF FLOWERS)
Establish the Christmas tradition of a silver family bouquet. There are multiple ways of arranging such a bouquet. It can also include fresh flowers which are hardy enough to look nice throughout the holiday season (e.g. twigs of small conifers). Arranged bouquets usually come bind. You can also pick a suitable vase for your flowers. You can use the silver Christmas bouquet as a Christmas decoration, a centrepiece for your festive table, or an original Christmas present. Contact us to place an order. A silver Christmas bouquet takes approximately 1 week to manufacture.
3. Extraordinary Christmas decorations - a bouquet of golden daffodils
GIYOU PRICE: 315.921 CZK
Imbue your Christmas with the sunny, spring, and happy nature of golden daffodils. The Cardiff Royal bouquet of five daffodils is handmade of 14 ca gold, using a precise jewellery-making method. You can pick your preferred colour—white, pink, or yellow. The bouquet weighs anywhere from 92.5 to 99g. If you’d like your bouquet to be made of finer gold (18 ca or 24 ca), contact us. The golden Christmas bouquet will become your most beautiful piece of Christmas décor, one which will decorate your Christmas each and every year.
4. Christmas decorations - a Christmas bouquet of thirty silver flowers
GIYOU PRICE: 41.800 CZK
A bouquet of thirty silver meadow flowers includes cornflowers, mouse-ear chickweed, lilac, and daisies. It’s handmade of 925/1000 silver in Czechia, using a precise jewellery-making method. The silver is galvanised to ensure long-term brightness. The Christmas bouquet of silver jewellery imbues Christmas mood with a sense of elegance, sophistication, luxury, history and modernity in equal measure. Silver is a Christmas colour and goes well together with other colours of Christmas. Used as a centrepiece, the bouquet will subtly dominate your table, shelf, chest of drawers, or bookcase, becoming one of your most beautiful pieces of Christmas décor.
5. Luxury Christmas decorations - a bouquet of silver and golden daffodils
GIYOU PRICE: 199.979 CZK
Light up your holiday spaces with two colours of Christmas, using our bouquet of 6 silver and 3 golden daffodils. The name of the genus, Narcissus, comes from Greek mythology. The plant is a symbol in many cultures and a frequent subject in art. A luxury piece of Christmas décor to give your holidays a sense of elegance and romance.
6. Luxury Christmas decorations - a bouquet of 30 golden flowers
GIYOU PRICE: 426.760 CZK
A charming Christmas Royal bouquet of thirty golden flowers, compiled of forget-me-nots, clove pink, joyweed, the false dragonhead, daisies, mouse-ear chickweed, ryegrass, bellflowers, violets, and violet leaves. If you’d like to see the flowers in person, visit our showroom or the GIYOU GARDEN store. We’d love to show you around our garden and demonstrate the potential of our floral jewellery as Christmas décor.
Christmas values and decorations
The values of Christmas include love, a sense of family togetherness, sharing, gifting, and kindness., as well as remembering the importance of relationships, helping others, hope, restoration, and gratitude. To many, there’s a spiritual aspect to Christmas as well.
Some associate Christmas with simplicity, humility, and family traditions; others view it as an opportunity for celebrations, self-expression, and joy. And some like combining extraordinary decorations with such traditions as family gatherings, baking, or helping those in need. The latter approach can strike a balance between aestheticism and other Christmas values; between a material and spiritual perspective.
Silver and golden flowers fill the holidays with beauty, elegance, permanence, and symbolism which strengthens the festive, inspirational atmosphere.
Let’s look for Christmas décor that gives our spaces a sense of elegance and mastery that is in line with the values of Christmas; décor which enhances the mood of this most important of holidays.
Placement of Christmas decorations
Christmas decorations for your vase or showcase
Silver and golden flowers enjoy vases, usually ones made from glass or porcelain. Pick a vase that goes well with your flowers and interior spaces. The vase can also be placed in various glass showcases. You can pick your vase here or consult us on choosing a suitable showcase. The flowers look good when placed in a showcase, without losing anything from its beauty.
Christmas decorations for your home, reception desk, or office
Customers typically place their silver and golden Christmas bouquets in their home, flat, study, or other private places.
But you can also place the décor in other spaces, such as a reception desk, lobby, conference room, office, or guest room. Consider the look and layout of the space in question, and use glass showcases for your flowers. The flowers will draw attention and help you evoke a festive Christmas atmosphere.
Unique décor for a wrapped Christmas present
Use a single silver or golden flower as an original ornament for a wrapped Christmas present. Create an original “gift on a gift”.
Delivery time
If you need help with picking the right Christmas flowers, contact us (info@giyou.cz, +420-775-555-531). Silver and individual golden flowers are usually available immediately; large golden bouquets are typically manufactured within 2 weeks. A silver Christmas arrangement takes approximately 1 week to make. Take these times into consideration during your Christmas planning and preparations.
We hope this guide helped you find the most beautiful Christmas decorations and that they’ll enhance the beauty of your holiday season.
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