Best ideas for decorating your home at Easter

Christmas with your folks Easter with whomever you want, says the famous saying. But there is one thing the two holidays have in common: the desire to celebrate together with loved ones and to decorate your home in tune with the festivities. There's no shortage of ideas for decorating your home at Easter, to unleash your creativity and add a splash of colour to the walls. Let's take a look at some of them.

Although the date of Easter changes every year, one thing is certain: it is celebrated in spring. Easter is one of the so-called movable feasts, whose day is calculated according to the lunar calendar. In particular, Resurrection Sunday is celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon of spring.

In spring, as we know, flowers are the colourful protagonists of nature waking up. Which are the most suitable for an Easter-themed decoration? Certainly daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, but also peach and cherry blossom twigs, which bloom in this period.

The egg is undoubtedly the symbol par excellence of Easter. It represents life and rebirth, and traditionally chocolate eggs are given as gifts on this holiday. Less well known is that in the past, real coloured eggs were given as gifts. Here is an excellent idea for a homemade decoration. First of all, the eggs should be cooked so that they are hard-boiled, thus avoiding easy breaking of the shell. Alternatively, you can use polystyrene eggs made especially for decorating. After that, you can let your imagination run wild: the eggs can be painted with a brush, but also with a felt-tip pen, decorated with cotton threads, pearls and sequins. Create your own motif and then use the eggs to decorate your home.

The centrepiece is a must-have for every occasion in the home, and it also has its place during the Easter holidays. If you are wondering how to decorate your home at Easter, then the safe answer is: with a centrepiece. There are plenty of ideas here too. Undoubtedly the egg is back in the centre, placed in a frame that can be a straw nest or a bark placed on the table. In any case, it is the natural element that dominates together with colour. In this case, too, the use of flowers to add colour is an added bonus.

As well as creating colourful baskets, decorated eggs can also be used as place cards at the table. This small decorative object always has a big impact on diners because they can't miss it when they sit down. It is advisable to use items that are not too big, that stand next to the plate without getting in the way. A small basket made from an eggshell filled with a green tuft. A paper cone with an olive branch or a flower. Simple things that have a great effect.

Along with eggs, another symbol of the Easter holiday is the bunny rabbit. In some Western European countries and in the United States, the bunny brings Easter presents to children. This tradition has gradually spread, so that today chocolate bunnies are often found with chocolate eggs. Not only that, bunnies are also depicted in decorative figurines, or in paper place cards.

We started this round-up of ideas for decorating your home at Easter with a saying that links Christmas and Easter. But the two festivals also have a decorative trend in common. You can put an Easter tree next to the well-known Christmas tree. It is made of small spring twigs from which coloured eggs are hung. The Easter tree can be placed in a vase, hung in a window or hung from the ceiling.