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Nutcrackers on parade

Nutcrackers are trending: 7 inspiring ideas for the classic decoration

Stern-faced nutcracker decorations are everywhere right now, bringing a fairytale feel to your home. Explore these charming decorating ideas!

Author Natalia Rehbinder
Images A-lehdet Photo Archive
December 1, 2025Lue suomeksi

1. Standing guard

The arrangement on the dresser looks like something out of a fairytale. The wreath was made from a hula hoop wrapped in soft anti-slip matting. The large candy cane beside it came from Stockholm, Sweden. The nutcrackers are standing guard.

2. Cheers to Christmas!

The side table off the kitchen functions as a holiday bar. Along with the drinks, all the red decorations that didn’t find a place in the otherwise softly-toned home have been gathered here. Next to the wooden monkey, a vigilant soldier maintains order.
Nutcrackers are popular Christmas decorations in Central Europe.

3. Line up!

In the fireplace room of a passionate Christmas fan, the display includes over 70 nutcracker figures. Most were obtained from the United States and Central Europe. The wreath and the matching ribbon add the finishing touch to the fireplace. How many blue-capped soldiers can you spot?

Peek inside Hanna's richly decorated Christmas home [in Finnish]

4. Eye candy

With a nutcracker cookie cutter, you can bake a whole cookie army. The beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies in the photo were made by a baking company.
The wooden doll known from the beloved ballet was originally meant for cracking nuts.

5. Spice mills front and center

You’ll have the most playful mills on the holiday table when you paint wooden pepper and salt mills as nutcrackers. Festive colors, a grimacing expression, and a shiny crown are all part of the look. Make each one a little different. You’ll find the step-by-step instructions below.

How-to turn old spice mills into charming Christmas nutcrackers

6. Seat reserved

Expressive soldiers find their place at the table, too. A handy cutlery pocket holds a fork, knife, and spoon.

7. Christmas’ coolest house band

A lone soldier keeps time for the elf orchestra. Scatter the musicians across three levels and let your playlist take flight! Snowy mounds of sugar keep the band steady, and a nutcracker crowns the arrangement. The decorative drums, red-and-white ornaments, and soldiers are more recent purchases. The instruments, dancing elves, and the nutcracker are the writer’s Christmas treasures from previous years.

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