TikTok says ‘beige Christmas’ is over — and gaudy holidays are back
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Down with beige Christmas décor
Time to bust out the rainbow lights and mismatched ornaments. TikTok, the place to discover what’s trending this year, has declared that “minimalist beige Christmas” is over. Instead, we’re going back to our early 2000s roots and embracing the gaudy, over-the-top, colorful holiday décor of our youths.
It all started with a viral TikTok video, which now has well over a million views, in which a creator named Avery declares how done she is with the carefully curated aesthetic that’s been all the rage the last few years.
“I have decided that I will not be participating in minimalist, beige Christmas this year,” she says in her video, before it cuts to a picture of a teetering tree trimmed in rainbow lights and absolutely loaded with mismatched ornaments. “The theme this year is nostalgic, early 2000s Christmas. I think it’s the coziness that comes with decorating in a way that it looks like someone lives there and it’s not a Crate and Barrel showroom that just draws me to the colorful lights and the random wrapping paper.”
Think “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Think “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” These are the vibes this year.
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Add to your tree’s mismatched vibe with a mistletoe and bell ornament — or hang it during a holiday party for some extra nostalgic fun.
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Complete the look with a tinsel garland in shiny red and green. It couldn’t be further from the beige aesthetic.
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