Transportable homes are becoming increasingly popular for their affordability, flexibility, and efficiency, not to mention the ongoing cost savings due to their smaller size and reduced heating costs.
On the flip side, can you adequately accommodate the spirit of the season while living in a smaller space? Absolutely! Smaller spaces don’t mean you have to skimp on holiday festivities. Your transportable home can easily accommodate Christmas and your extra guests, without encroaching on your living space.
Here’s how to maximise your space this Christmas ...
The Christmas decor
Christmas tree – there are so many options here for smaller trees. You could opt for a table-top tree, a tree on a shelf, or arrange string lights on a wall in the shape of a tree (which you can also decorate with lightweight ornaments).
Christmas ambience – lamps and candles create a warm, festive vibe. If you are worried about fire risk from candles, opt for battery operated ones. Christmas music playing in the background and string lights along shelves will also add to the mood. A Christmas wreath on your front door makes a welcoming festive gesture and if you are in a rural setting, hang string lights across your windows and place outdoor lights along the ground from your door to signpost the way for guests.
Additional touches – you also have unused space on your ceiling where you can hang ornaments from. A pinboard is a great space saver as well – pin your favourite photos of family and friends there, along with other Christmas embellishments. No need to damage your walls – just use removable strips.
Sometimes the best decorations don’t take up much space at all.
Accommodating the expected (or unexpected) guests
Use ottomans – with built in storage, these are so handy for saving space in your home, plus they provide extra seating for guests. Foldable and/or stackable chairs are also a good option for unexpected guests at Christmas time.
Utilise outdoor space – fortunately for us, it’s summer! Set up an outdoor area on your deck or on the grass, with a table and chairs. Easy peasy. If you’re cooking outside too, chicken on a spit and potatoes cooked in charcoal are a delicious meal option, saving you from a messy kitchen.
Catering – asking Christmas day guests to bring a dish to share will save you from having to prepare the food indoors. If they also bring recyclable/disposable dishes there is very little clean up
Use a central table – guests can help themselves, buffet style, with no need to go into the kitchen area. (Finger foods and mini desserts take up very little table room and taste delicious too.) You might also want to have an adjustable table on hand that can expand and shrink based on size needed.
Sleepovers – sofabeds are super handy for when unexpected guests turn up.
Happy Christmas everyone! Here’s to a cosy, memorable and unique Christmas at your place this year, with many more to come.
