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Amy McArdle

5 Ways to Bring Joy to Your Home After Taking Down Your Christmas Decorations, from Designers

A living room with houseplants.

It's that time of year again - time to take down the Christmas decorations. After spending weeks surrounded by beautiful ornaments and twinkly lights, taking everything down can be a sad occasion, but we need to move on and get the job done. With epiphany falling today (the twelfth night of Christmas), the day has officially arrived - leave them up any longer and it could result in bad luck. 

Once the task is over, you might need some ways to bring joy back into your home and fight the January blues. After having such a powerful dopamine dose from your decorations, your living room can feel almost empty without them. The corner where the tree used to sit is looking rather sad, and the soft string lights that perfectly lit the living room have been replaced by a basic lamp. 

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