2 Perfect Christmas Gifts for Your Home & Family!

Whether it be for your children, friends, co-workers or even pets, nearly everyone can be on your list for gift-giving during the holiday season.

Everyone, that is, except your house.

We’re of course partially joking when we say this, but if you think about all the things that your house does for your family throughout the year it’s hard not to put your home on your “nice” list this year.

Michael strongly believes that apart from keeping your family safe and comfortable during the wet and dry seasons, to allowing you to host your holiday get-togethers and allowing you a place to unwind peacefully at the end of each day, your home is definitely most deserving of a present this Christmas.

"So what kind of gift do you give a home?" I put to Michael. "How about a new interior house painting project?" He responded almost immediately.

With 2019 flying by, the holiday season is approaching fast. With the holiday season means prepping your home for upcoming get-togethers, parties or to just give your home a holiday look and feel for yourself.

A great way to do this and get a home improvement project complete is by giving the interior of your home a new paint job to boost that holiday aesthetic. Our in-house paint expert, Michael, has vast knowledge in paints and will be happy to guide and assist you in meeting all your painting needs throughout the holiday season.

Here are 2 Christmas gift ideas for your house that will potentially save you time & money:

1. Add a Festive Accent Wall

Adding fresh color to a single wall in your kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms or living rooms is a great, quick, simple way to add a holiday aesthetic to the interior of your home.

In many cases if you have a uniform colour palette in a room in your home, you can find a complementary colour that will give that room a holiday feel without having to paint the entire room.

2. Paint Your Cabinets for a Quick Kitchen Aesthetic Update

If you don’t choose to paint the walls of your kitchen or add an accent wall, painting your cabinets to add the accent is another quick way to give your interior a nice aesthetic for the holidays.

Again using the wall colour of your kitchen, it’s quite easy to find a festive complementary colour for those cabinets and one that you’ll be happy with long-term.

Ready to get started on your home interior project?  Pay us a visit at our Corinth (450-7247) Monchy (450-7248) Vide Bouteille (450-7246) or Babonneau (450-5759) branch, and give your home the gift that keeps on giving.

At Rayneau Construction & Industrial Products Ltd We’re always happy to serve you.

8 Tips from Navita Designs for Decorating Your Christmas Tree

Decorating a Christmas tree is one of the highlights of the holiday season. It’s the     perfect opportunity to get the whole family involved. However, if you are looking for some help this year, let us guide you through the basics of making a beautiful tree.

Before we start, have you ever wondered how many lights or ornaments, or how much garland you need to decorate your Christmas tree?  This Christmas tree decorating guide makes it surprisingly easy to get the perfect amount of trimmings for your tree!  It includes all of the lengths and measurements based on tree size so whether you have a 5 foot, 7 foot, or even 12 foot Christmas tree, you can figure out exactly what you need!

All decors are available at Navita Designs upstairs the Rayneau branch in Vide Bouteille.

Now let’s decorate:

STEP 1: FLUFF THE TREE (IF ARTIFICIAL) AND ADD LIGHTS (IF YOUR TREE ISN’T PRELIT).

Keep the lights on while decorating the tree.
A product such as this makes a great addition to the tree if you like a twinkle effect.  Depending on how twinkly you want the tree, you’ll need 1-2 boxes for a 6′ tree and 2-3 boxes for a 9′ tree.

 STEP 2: ADD THE GARLAND.

*Start about 1/5th the way down from the top of the tree.
*Use floral wire to attach the garland or twist branches together if the tree is artificial.
*Run at an angle around the tree: 2-3 times around a 6′ tree and 3-4 times around a 9′ tree.

STEP 3: ADD OVERSIZED ORNAMENTS AND DECORATIONS.

*Use 2-3 over-sized items on a 6′ tree and 3-4 items on a 9′ tree.
*Lanterns and/or urns work great on a tree.  Just remember to make sure they are sturdily wired in place and add filler.  And don’t use a live flame on candles!
*Place the largest pieces toward the bottom of the tree.
*Mix the items up.  They don’t all need to match.

STEP 4: ADD PICKS.

*-Stack three picks together for greater impact.
*Place the largest/longest one on the bottom, then the medium size, ending with the smallest on top.
*No need to wire them together.
*Simply stick them into the tree branches.  No need to wire them to the branch unless they are heavy.
*Mix colors and textures.
*It’s also pretty to just use one branch with a bow attached.

*The picks closest to the top of the tree may need to be turned upside down so that you aren’t looking at the underside of it.

 STEP 5: ADD THE TREE TOPPER.

*Come down about 1/5th from the top.  Add three long, spikey picks around the tree at an upward angle.

*Choose three more slightly shorter and more full picks.  Place these a few inches closer to the top and in between the spaces of the first layer, also at an upward angle.
*Add a third layer closer to the top.  Using slightly shorter and more full picks.  These will be placed into the tree almost vertically.

STEP 6: ADD ORNAMENTS.

*First, place larger ornaments on the inside of the tree for added dimension.
*Next, place a few large ornaments toward the outside of the tree.  This is where you’ll want to put the ornaments that you want to showcase.
*Use long ornaments to help fill empty spaces.

STEP 7: ADD FLEXIBLE GLITTER TAPE TO REALLY GIVE YOUR TREE THAT “NAVITA DESIGNS TOUCH”.

*-Start attaching it near the top, but below the topper.  Wind it around the tree similar to how you applied the garland.
*Glitter tape kind of has a mind of its own, so allow it to twist and turn as you go.  That’s what makes it look so great anyway!

STEP 8: TWEAK, TWEAK AND THEN TWEAK SOME MORE.

*Step back from your tree and it examine it throughout the process.
*Make tweaks as you go

                STEP 9: YOU’RE FINISHED!



Now pat yourself on the back and enjoy the oohs and aahs of your family and friends!

Find all your Christmas tree decorations, fabulous home or office decor. Visit us today.
We are located at Rayneau on the Vide Bouteille Highway, Castries. For more information give us a call at (758) 450-7246. #NavitaDesign

Decorating For Christmas Early Makes You Happier - Experts Say!

With shops and TV adverts promoting the festive season even before November starts, it can be difficult to resist getting involved sooner than you'd planned. But when is the right time to dust down or shop the Christmas decorations (see video clip below) and start transforming your home?

Most see the start of December onward as being the most acceptable time to trim up. But there are still a lot of people out there whose Christmas begin in November or even October. If you're itching to break out the Christmas lights before the Festival of Lights on National Day, go ahead — psychologists say it might make you happier.

The British website Unilad got us all thinking about trimming the tree a few weeks early. In 2017, it reported that people who decorate earlier are simply tapping into the excitement of the holidays before the rest of us — which makes them happier.

There's no-one more enthusiastic about Christmas than Navita, from  Navita Designs Christmas Collection upstairs Rayneau in Vide Bouteille, who admits advertising her Collection as early as October to encourage customers to experience this happiness associated with early decorating.

Navita believes that in a world full of stress and anxiety people like to associate to things that make them happy and Christmas decorations evoke those strong feelings of childhood. She believes that Christmas is such a wonderful time of the year,that she doesn’t know how anyone wouldn't be in the spirit for putting up decorations.

But what is it, exactly, about Christmas decorations that triggers those happy hormones? For starters, the bright lights and colours experts say. Chromotherapy, or colour therapy, which is thought to increase energy levels and boost happiness, might be at play. Or maybe it’s just the ambiance in general — who can resist smiling at the sight of a Christmas tree being lit for the first time?

                                                                Decoration Ideas from Navita Designs

There's another possible benefit to decorating early, though: The neighbors might think you're friendlier! Research has shown that people interpret Christmas decorations on a home as a cue that the people inside are sociable.

We’re sure the Christmas-enthused homeowners in your neighborhood are already cranking the festive tunes. Maybe your own tree isn't up yet, but you’ve got to admit, the sight of theirs makes you happy every time you walk by.

So start your home decorations today by shopping  Navita Designs Christmas Collection  upstairs Rayneau in Vide Bouteille (721-8016). Our friendly customer representatives are waiting to help you bring this cheer and gladness to your home this holiday season.