20 Easy-to-make Christmas decorations for your RV
Are you cruising around in your camper over the Holidays? You love to sit on the beach and escape the Holiday stress but you also don’t want to miss decorating your Camper? Check out these Easy to make Christmas decorations for your RV and start decorating.
With limited space in a Camper, it is not that easy to use big decorations. Just buying a tree and putting it in the middle of the camper doesn’t really work either. But here are some very creative ideas to make yourself feel very cozy in your RV.
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Easy to make Christmas decorations for your RV:
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1. Wall decorations for your RV/Camper:
Do you have an empty wall or a door that you can decorate? In my travel trailer, I have empty space on the bathroom door and this is how to decorate it:
Just add LED Christmas String Lights in the shape of a tree on the door or wall space. Use small nails or pins to fix the lights on the wall. If you want, decorate the string lights with small ornaments or just leave as is.
This Christmas tree is made out of a garland and string LED lights. Looks stunning and you don’t even need more decor than this if you don’t have more space.
2. Make your own Christmas tree artwork for your RV
This is what you need to make your Christmas artwork:
- Piece of Plywood
- sample colors (2 different colors)
- a brush and or roller
- stickers (optional)
Start by painting the plywood in your favorite color, I used a light grey. Then outline the tree with a pencil on the plywood.
Paint the tree in a different color (you can actually also make it very colorful). I used a pretty teal (because that fits my RV color scheme). Of course, there are many ways to decorate your ‘tree’. Now you can hang real ornaments (use pins to do that) to make your tree look awesome. Or draw stars on your tree in a different color (use silver or gold). Another very easy option is to get stickers like stars which you can just glue on your tree.
3. Artwork for your RV walls
If you are not into painting, here is a nice artwork that will fit anywhere on a Camper wall very easily:
4. Make your own Christmas wreath and decorate your front door.
Easy to make Christmas decorations for your RV
Greet your visitors with a pretty wreath on your front door. You can hang it on a big command hook that you glue on your front door.
You only need a garland and electric candles or string lights to decorate your wreath.
Make the wreath exactly the size you need it to fit on your table or your RV door.
Here is what you need:
If this wreath is too big, there are smaller ones you can make out of berry branches or thyme. Just be creative and see what you can find out in nature. Add some battery-operated candles and small ornaments and you have a cute Christmas decoration in limited space.
If you don’t want to make them yourself, here are some very pretty options for your:
5. Small thyme wreaths for year-round decor
I love the look of thyme wreaths, you can also use them year-round for other decoration ideas. Collect fresh thyme and bind the ends together either with colorful bands or pretty and neutral strings.
Or if space is really tight, why don’t you just decorate your windows with pretty lights and inspiring stars. Here are some examples:
6. Window decorations that create an inspiring atmosphere
I love decorating glass ornaments. You can be very creative and use whatever you find around the house and garden. No need to go shopping if you can shop in nature.
Take the hanging head off your glass ornaments and fill them with:
- glass ornaments
- sand or moss (the sand is available in different colors)
- leaves (I use mint and oregano leaves from my herb garden)
- little decor items like small rubbers that you can squeeze in order to fit through the opening. Also check out the Dollar store for more ideas).
Put the hanging heads back on, add a ribbon and hang it on your window, your fireplace mantel, or of course on your tree. I used pins for hanging the ornaments or you can also use small command hooks or museum putty. Looks stunning.
7. Hang decorative stars on the windows
Hanging stars in your window creates such an inspiring holiday atmosphere in your RV for Christmas. They fit in every RV, are easy to hang and are lightweight so no extra weight is added to your camper.
This is my favorite one:
8. Hang a window curtain made out of lights
Another cool look – if you like it rather simple – is to get a window curtain and hang it on the window. It also looks very pretty on a wall or a simple door to add an accent. It is lightweight and easy to hang with pins or self-adhesive command hooks.
9. Decorate branches in a vase
Go for a walk in the woods and collect fir branches. Decorate them in a vase and either hang colorful decor or keep it simple and add neutral straw decor.
How to hang decor in your RV?
I know it is not easy and sometimes a real challenge to hang heavy items on RV walls. But lightweight Christmas decoration is actually very simple to hang and there are a couple of different options what to use.
Here are some tips on how to hang decor in your RV if you had no luck so far. I tried different tips and it actually works pretty good. Just make sure that you clean the walls with alcohol/deglosser before you add a hook. Check it out here.
10.Textiles create a cozy feeling right away – add rugs
During the Holiday Season and during winter, you have the desire to stay warm and cozy. The fastest way to create this atmosphere is with textiles. Blankets, pillows, rugs.
And these are my favorite rugs by far because they are washable. Check out the holiday creations.
11-15 More decorating ideas for Christmas decoration:
Get into the Holiday spirit by adding simple but very effective decors:
What about some Christmas-inspired pillows? Or a pretty throw for your bed or sofa? And of course candles, lots of candles.
Paper Snowflakes, kitchen towels with Christmas decor or just a lot of pinecones you collected outdoors make great RV decorations. What is your favorite decoration item?
Pro Tip: Use a kitchen towel as a curtain. I love to exchange the curtain at my kitchen window with a seasonal themed curtain.
16.Candles create atmosphere
Of course, candles make an RV really cozy. But for safety, use battery-operated candles. Just to be safe.
17. Seasons Greetings with a Felt Board Sign
A fun way showing your holiday spirit is a rustic board sign. Here are some very pretty ones:
18. How about a Christmas doormat?
Adding a doormat to the entry to your RV is practical as well as so pretty. No matter what season it is, a doormat is a great way to start with your decorations:
19. Hang stockings
Even if you don’t have a fireplace in your RV, you can still hang stockings. How about haging them on your windows, walls or cabinets. I am sure you will find a spot for these pretty Christmas stockings:
20. Christmas mugs
Put the kettle on and sip your favorite warm drinks out of a Christmas mug. There are so many different options available. Choose the colors that fit to your color scheme.
Ready for Christmas?
Even in the smallest space you can create a cozy atmosphere and get ready for Christmas.
If you think there is no Christmas without a tree then just use a small one. You don’t need to set up a huge Christmas tree, you can also use a small table tree to get inspired.
Or you just get a big tree and set it up outside. Everything is possible.
So I hope I gave you some ideas on how to decorate your Camper and feel cozy and warm.
I wish you Happy Holidays and hope to see you in one of the Campgrounds in January when I travel to the West Coast in my little travel trailer.
Love from Conny
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Fun ideas! Love decorating in the camper for the holidays – I think because the space is smaller than our home, it just feels so much cozier. 🙂
Thank you, yes I love to make the camper cozy during winter.
Awesome content. It is so much useful content before the Christmas.
Thank you Al.