Is it too early to start decking the halls?

For some yes, but for many, the tree is going up and home has been transformed into a winter wonderland.

For those people who haven鈥檛 yet taken on the decor aspect of the season, the 91原创 Advance contacted a few local businesses with expertise in helping make the most of decorating.

Lynda East, owner of , noted that natural and rustic looks are still charm when it comes to holiday decor for 2017.

鈥淚鈥檓 seeing a lot of the naturals still,鈥� she said. 鈥淐hristmas trees made out of boards, that kind of thing. The rustic thing is still kind of everywhere.鈥�

Weathered boards with Christmas sayings are also big, and Angela Gauthier, owner of The Gardening Circle on the west side of Glover Road in Fort 91原创, added that people are scrambling for anything that says Merry Christmas and are moving away from the generic holiday greetings.

鈥淎nything rustic and vintage, and anything that says Merry Christmas is popular,鈥� she noted. 鈥淲e鈥檝e already sold out of our banners that say Merry Christmas.鈥�

East noted that while glitzy still exists, it鈥檚 definitely being downplayed in favour of the natural country Christmas looks. The one place this rule will likely not hold true is in tree ornaments, which will still hang on to tradition to a certain degree.

鈥淚 think you鈥檙e going to start to see rustic show up [on trees], but people also are still really invested in the ornaments they have,鈥� she explained.

She added that to further that natural, outdoors look, people may add fake snow to their tree, also known as flocking, to give that white Christmas look indoors.

鈥淪ometimes I think just a tree with white lights and that snow spray would be beautiful,鈥� she added.

鈥淎nd you can never have too many little white lights. Just put them anywhere. That gives you that bit of sparkle without being really overdone.鈥�

A vintage trend that is taking on epic popularity is glass ornaments. Gauthier is seeing a rush on any ornament made of glass like the decades past witch eyes 鈥� these are the glass balls that sometimes have pointed tops and bottoms with an indent on one side. However, anything goes when it comes to glass ornaments selling quickly; everything from sushi to food trucks, popcorn to plates.

鈥淚t鈥檚 pretty much anything that looks vintage,鈥� Gauthier said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 vintage stuff that kind of reminds people of when they were kids.鈥�

The French Country theme 鈥� the rustic country look 鈥� retains its popularity according to East.

鈥淚t鈥檚 kind of that Restoration Hardware look,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hen, if it were me, I鈥檇 add pine cones and stuff like that. We鈥檙e a little bit behind from the states and I know in the states that鈥檚 really hot.鈥�

Having small guest take-aways that decorate the table is also trending this year, according to Gauthier.

鈥淎 lot of people are buying little cutsie kind of things, like little snowmen or confetti so they can put it all over the table and the guests can take it home,鈥� she noted.

One of East鈥檚 biggest tips is to not start decorating too early.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e going to be so sick and tired of it by the time it鈥檚 mid-December. Just because the stores are doing it, doesn鈥檛 mean that you should be doing it. You want to enjoy the season. You want to enjoy the time frame,鈥� she said, but added a caveat.

鈥淚 always think when you鈥檙e going to do the Christmas decorating thing, especially if you鈥檙e going to have it around a long time, don鈥檛 go uber Christmas. That鈥檚 where the more natural look works. It鈥檚 just in your home and it鈥檚 fall and it鈥檚 winter. It鈥檚 not like you鈥檝e got red Santas all around. You鈥檙e bringing the outside into your home but in little bits and pieces to bring that natural feeling. It鈥檚 simple, outdoors, natural, beautiful.鈥�

A final tip from Gauthier was about candles. Unique and special seems to be the way to go this year.

鈥淚 guess with candles too, [people] like these ones that have that fluffy wax look,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey are made by a lady locally. She does something to the wax that makes it look like it鈥檚 a snowball. So, really interesting candles that are handmade.鈥�

Rustic and country may have been the theme for Christmas decor last year but it seems it will continue to trend for 2017.