Green Light To Decorate for the Holidays
Last updated August 21, 2024
Kyle Ortiz of Kyle Did It started an Instagram blog in 2020 as a creative outlet to document the DIY journey of customizing a builder-basic home in Southern California. His content focuses on authenticity before a perfectly curated feed, and his followers know they are getting a real person behind the camera. He shares his mistakes, fails, and shows his community how to roll with the punches and learn from the challenge. He strives to teach and inspire people of all abilities, and believes in making the home you live in now work for you!
A Note From The Home Depot
We have officially passed Halloween, which means it’s finally time to decorate for the Holidays! Read below to see how Kyle Ortiz of Kyle Did It used some favorites from The Home Depot to start decking his home with Christmas decorations.
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Green Light to Decorate for the Holidays
Green Light to Decorate for the Holidays
It’s officially time to kick off the holiday decorating season! In my home we celebrate Christmas so I'm going to start with getting my formal living room decked out for the most wonderful time of the year.
I started by taking some measurements to create a space plan. I’m probably going to need to move some furniture around to make room for the tree. I’m using the Bosch BLAZE 65 Foot Laser Distance Measuring Tool— it makes it so easy to get quick accurate measurements without needing a physical tape measure.
After I got the furniture moved out of the way, I assembled the new Christmas tree. I got a 7.5’ pre-lit Fraser Fir and it was super easy to set up. The sections just drop in and the lights automatically turn on.
Next, I wanted to add some simple decor above our piano — I just used some existing frames and threw in some festive holiday prints. I’m using the Bosch Laser Level to hang these up nice and straight. This tool casts a laser line across the wall and it’s self-leveling! It can even attach to a tripod!
I like to keep things simple and handmade so every year I make some cool snowflakes out of paper bags. It’s not hard to do at all, but this year, it was made even simpler with Ryobi! I used my new 18v Cordless Hot Glue gun to glue all the bags together.
I used the Ryobi USB Lithium Power Cutter to cut my designs into the bags.
They came out awesome!
When it was time to hang up the snowflakes, I grabbed my new Gorilla Ladders 5.5-foot Aluminum Ladder. It has a detachable project bucket, and the 10-foot reach means I can easily reach the ceilings in my home.
To hang the snowflakes from the ceiling, I used my “tried and true” combo of OOK invisible Hanging Wire and 3M Command Hooks.
I am super happy with the results of this little space. Getting this corner of the house decorated has really kicked off this holiday season. I can’t wait to decorate the rest of my house for the holidays!
This post was created in partnership with The Home Depot. The author may have received compensation for this article and associated images or video, potentially in the form of products and/or services. All expressed opinions and experiences are the author’s own words.
