Decorating your RV inside and out in anticipation of winter holiday festivities is a fun activity for families to do together. Everyone can keep warm and cozy inside, making new holiday decorations and placing ornaments from years past. The following decor ideas help enhance the natural beauty of winter, from understated elegance to sparkling radiance. No matter which holidays you celebrate, your RV will exude festive vibes well into the New Year.
1. Hang Handmade Popcorn Garlands
Gather around the dining table to string fresh popcorn to create fluffy white strands that mimic snowfall. But it will be hard not to eat handfuls of the main ingredient! Hang the fragrant garlands intertwined with fairy lights around windows, door frames, and the Christmas tree.
2. Sparkle with Glitter Dipped Pinecones
On walks around camp, pick up a few fallen pinecones. Bring the coniferous bounty inside, along with their amazing pine scent. Apply a thin coat of glue to the cones’ scales and sprinkle with glitter. Or start with a layer of paint, like a white base, to indicate snow. After applying glitter, add tiny ornament details on top. Shelve the mini Christmas trees on countertops and in corners around your RV for a glitzy pop.
3. Tuck In Holiday Linens
One of the quickest ways to transform your RV is to change out bedding and curtains with holiday-themed linens. Other essentials for keeping warm, fluffy floor coverings and cozy throw blankets, can get into the holiday spirit, too. Use holiday dish towels in the kitchen and place cute accent pillows on bench seating. These are easy ways to keep on theme without adding clutter.
4. Holiday Ambiance on the Big Screen
No matter where your RV is parked this winter, you can enjoy the warmth of a crackling yule log. Search YouTube for a selection of winter wonderland scenes to play on your TV screen. Listen to classic Christmas music or other relaxing seasonal tunes to get in the holiday mood.
5. Let Merry Lights Shine Bright
Add sparkle to your décor inside by hanging fun space-saving mini lights. Use regular strands outside to blink through long, dark winter nights. Let the lights stay up into the New Year, bringing festive cheer.
6. Christmas Trees Inside and Out
Yes, you can have a Christmas tree inside your RV, but you’ll need to think small. A tabletop Christmas tree or a slim profile tree tucked in a corner are perfect choices for indicating where the gifts go. Or take it outside to go big. If your campsite is in the woods, decorate a live pine tree with other campers and gather around it as a community. Or visit a local tree lot and set up a full-sized Christmas tree on your patio.
7. Don’t Forget to Decorate Outside, Too
Let your holiday celebration overflow into the great outdoors. Brighten your RV’s deck, patio, or pad with light display creatures—like an animatronic reindeer or a fun snowman inflatable. Add holiday colors to outdoor seating with weatherproof cushions and comfy blankets. Project holiday movies onto a white sheet, snuggle up, and enjoy a hot chocolate topped with roasted marshmallows. Happy holidays!
Eva Barrows is a San Francisco Bay Area freelance writer. Eva writes about local places, people and events on her website www.evabarrows.com. She founded the online literary journal Imitation Fruit in 2007 and has enjoyed promoting fellow writers and artists ever since.
