25+ Sparkly, Stylish New Year's Eve Decorating Ideas We Love

We've got delightful ideas for every facet of your New Year's Eve celebration: decorations, drinks and food. Read on for tips on how to create a sweet, simple and shimmery celebration (big or small).

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November 30, 2021

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Bring on the Sparkles

We've got bar cart looks, DIY ideas, drink recipes, tablescapes and more. What do they all have in common? Sparkles — a necessity for any kind of New Year's Eve celebration. So, whether you're throwing a party or spending a low-key night with your closest friends, we've got you covered with these fun ideas.

Simply Chic

Let's start with your bar cart: the quintessential New Year's Eve accessory. The usual celebration suspects (champagne, flutes and an ice bucket) get an extra shot of glitz when arranged on a gold cart. Here, HGTV Magazine editors added a fun party print to set the mood, along with metallic hats and pink balloons.

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Oh-So Shimmery

Kailo Chic blogger Kara Whitton’s New Year’s Eve bar cart is ready to party. She decked it out with silver garland (pre-lit with clear lights), a matching wreath and a disco ball. Pink glasses and bottles of rosé add a girly-glam twist.

see more: The Best Champagne and Barware for New Year's Eve

Kid-Friendly Cool

Even if you're celebrating with kids, you can still glam up a bar cart. Amy Allen, A Little Love Designs blogger, stocked hers with juice boxes, party hats and pink straws. She even lettered a G-rated message onto her chalkboard.

Disco Party

Have a mirror ball on your hands? Let it reflect all the fun. For a styled look, place it on the floor next to your bar cart. Then bring in saturated color with a cool cake stand, glimmering glasses and paper flowers on the wall, like HGTV Magazine editors did here.

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Fun Florals

Bronzed cedar branches + dried baby's breath + pampas grass = an awesome New Year's Eve mood. Kelsea Olivia, founder, CEO and creative director of East Olivia, brought her gold bar cart to life with some special blooms: her Rhoda arrangement. Glitzy vases and string lights add to all the glam.

Little Glints of Gold

Here's a bar cart hack: Bring out the gold garnish picks. Tiny touches make a big difference. Arrange festive toothpicks in a champagne glass. Then place it next to your glitzy sugar-rimmed glasses and say "cheers" to a job done beautifully.

Glitzy Sugar-Rimmed Glasses

When it's time to break out the booze, add some sparkle to ordinary glasses with glittery sugar. It's easy: Put corn syrup or piping gel in one shallow bowl and gold, large-crystal sugar in another. Dip the rims of your glasses into the corn syrup and then into the sugar. Let the sugar rims harden at room temperature. Pour, clink and enjoy.

Champagne Chantilly Shooters

Then put those sugar-rimmed glasses to use. These creamy Chantilly Shooters feature your favorite brand of bubbly. What could be better?

Get the recipe: Champagne Chantilly Shooters Recipe

The Starboy

Another sparkly drink idea: The Starboy — a shimmery, blue margarita garnished with edible stars. Oohs and aahs, commence! This luxe NYE cocktail is sure to stir up some dramatic reactions.

Mini Bubbles

If you want, nix the super-sweet drinks for champagne in its most basic form. Guests will love mini bottles. Attach decorative straws for a festive touch.

Layers of Sparkle

"What's New Year's without champagne? Pre-pouring makes it easy, and a tiered server adds ambiance," says interior design enthusiast Kate Beebe. "Especially one that’s gilded like mine." She layered in mini mirrorballs for extra shine.

Pretty Peach Sparklers

Or, make your champagne chic. These peach sparklers take three easy steps: Fill a champagne glass a quarter of the way with sparkling peach juice, top it off with champagne or your favorite sparkling wine then tie mini bows around the stems.

Champagne on Ice

Our pro tip: Pick the prettiest champagne bottles you can find! And if you're displaying them on a table or as part of a spread, why not set up an acrylic ice tub? Chic, clean and chilled.

see more: 3 Ways to Set Up a Beverage Station at Your Next Shindig

Mini Mirrorballs

"These were store-bought cupcakes I jazzed up with mini disco balls," says Kate. "The perfect DIY dessert. If there’s ever a night to go all-out on the drama, it’s New Year's Eve, right?"

Disco Stirrers

Or, make a mini disco ball and stick it on the end of a drink stirrer. All you need to recreate this sparkly look: a Styrofoam ball, a string of sequins, sewing pins, scissors and a wooden skewer.

get the how-to: 3 DIY Ways to Deck Out Your Party With Disco Balls

Mocktail Cool

NYE doesn't have to be all boozy. Cheers to a new year with some of our best mocktail recipes.

see more: Toast to New Year's Mocktails

A Suave Table Setting

At-home dinner plans? Bring out your flashiest tableware: gold-rimmed plates, shiny flatware, glistening champagne glasses. If your dishes aren't as festive as you'd like, add to the ambiance with candles or fresh flowers. Use a pretty scarf or a folded tablecloth as a runner. You don't have to spend a dime!

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Shimmer and Shine

Go the extra mile with your tablescape and create an eye-catching centerpiece with large flakes of gold confetti. Pillar candles, small votives and a place card add a personalized glow.

see more: Throw a Confetti-Inspired New Year's Eve Party

Christmas to New Year's

Sarah Symonds, author of the Grace in My Space blog, decorated her entryway with gold and white paper stars. She put them up before the holidays, but their magic can dress up your space all season long. For an extra-happy New Year’s Eve, hang them over a mantel or in a special corner of your space.

Disco Fun

Get the party started with a disco ball piñata. This fun DIY project will prove to be even more fun once guests break it open to reveal whatever treats you've hidden inside.

get the how-to: How to Make a Disco Ball Piñata

Tassels, Balloons and Desserts

When it comes to party decorations, sometimes all you need are the necessities. Giant balloons and colorful tassels give this sweet spread New Year's Eve energy. Minimal decorations, big impact!

DIY Tissue Paper Garland

One of the easiest ways to make a space super-festive for New Year's Eve: Hang colorful tassel garland. Larger tassels are perfect for the front of a table or buffet, while smaller tassels look elegant on bar carts and dining chairs. And if you're feeling extra adventurous you can make it yourself.

See it Step-by-Step: Make Your Own Tissue Paper Tassel Garland

Wine, Cheese and Cool Copper

Maybe your New Year's Eve consists of a cheese board and your closest friends? Perfect. Give your spread some sparkle with copper utensils (these are from Williams Sonoma). Lay it all out on a glam placemat or tablecloth (candles or string lights are always encouraged) and you're ready to ring in a new year.

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Pink Champagne Truffles

Don’t forget dessert! Serve these pretty pink truffles in a champagne flute for a bubble-inspired display.

Get the recipe: Pink Champagne Truffles Recipe

Neapolitan Bonbon Cupcakes

Spoil yourself (and your guests) with a neapolitan New Year's treat. Add a gold garnish for an extra-festive look.

Get the recipe: Neapolitan Bonbon Cupcakes Recipe

Sparkly Fortune Cookies

A new year calls for some fun fortune cookies.To give yours an NYE spin, combine water and powdered sugar in a small bowl until it reaches a paste-like consistency. Dip a fortune cookie halfway into the mixture, pull it out, then wait a few seconds for the liquid to become slightly tacky. Dip the cookie into white sparkling sugar, and set on parchment paper to dry.

Shot Glass Brownie Sundaes

Ditch shots of alcohol for shots of brownie sundae. Whip these up, then store them in the freezer until party time. Cheers to a New Year (and a few bites of decadence your guests are sure to appreciate).

Get the recipe: Decadent Shot Glass Brownie Sundae Recipe

25+ Sparkly, Stylish New Year's Eve Decorating Ideas We Love

Related To:

Shop This Look

Bring on the Sparkles

Simply Chic

Oh-So Shimmery

Kid-Friendly Cool

Disco Party

Shop This Look

Party Fans Set

Champagne Coupe Stemware

Cake Plate

Kaleido Tray

Spritz Cactus Pom Pom

The Worth Rattan Bar Cart

Cynthia Rowley Rug

Fun Florals

Little Glints of Gold

Glitzy Sugar-Rimmed Glasses

Champagne Chantilly Shooters

The Starboy

Mini Bubbles

Layers of Sparkle

Pretty Peach Sparklers

Champagne on Ice

Mini Mirrorballs

Disco Stirrers

Mocktail Cool

A Suave Table Setting

Shimmer and Shine

Christmas to New Year's

Disco Fun

Tassels, Balloons and Desserts

DIY Tissue Paper Garland

Wine, Cheese and Cool Copper

Pink Champagne Truffles

Neapolitan Bonbon Cupcakes

Sparkly Fortune Cookies

Shot Glass Brownie Sundaes

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