Been too busy to decorate for the holidays? Never fear: There is still time to change your home from bah-humbug to merry and bright. Here are six festive fixes you can do in minutes.
Last-minute holiday decorating
By MARY CAROL GARRITY, Scripps Howard News Service

1. Hang a wreath or swag.
If you have only minutes to decorate, hang a pretty holiday wreath or swag. Nothing is simpler than this holiday mainstay. Get a wreath that's already decorated, fluff out the evergreen branches and you're done. If you want, spend a minute more and add a holiday ribbon.
Be sure to pay attention to scale: You don't want to hang a tiny wreath in a huge window or on a huge empty wall. Big spaces call for big wreaths.
Any surface can handle a holiday wreath or swag. Hang one from the obvious places, like your front door or above your fireplace mantel. Or give guests a little surprise by hanging your swag or wreath someplace unusual, such as from the door of an armoire or the top of a bookcase.
2. Spark up a window.
Dangle a holiday decoration from the window sash in one of your common rooms. It could be an ordinary item, such as a little vase filled with bits of evergreen snipped from your garden. Or it could be a lovely holiday decoration, like a wreath or lantern.
If you have generous windowsills, use them as mini stages to hold holiday decor, like a snowman figurine, a vase filled with evergreen snips or a potted rosemary topiary.
3. Spotlight a pretty package.
Raid items from under the Christmas tree, picking out the prettiest packages for your decor. Place a small parcel on a silver tray, then cover it with a glass cloche. Under a bell jar, everything looks majestic. You can work a few gifts into your year-round decorating. Tuck a package into an existing display on your mantel, coffee table or buffet.
4. Add seasonal flowers
An inexpensive cash-and-carry bouquet of roses can save your hide. Get one or two dozen roses, snip the stems short and insert them in a lovely vase so they make a mound of blooms. Finish the arrangement with a few greens, such as cuttings from an evergreen bush.
5. Fill a container with holiday treats.
Fill a few of your prettiest clear-glass containers with classic holiday items. Put peppermint candies in a glass apothecary jar or fill an apothecary jar or hurricane with vintage Christmas tree ornaments. For a more natural look, fill the jar with a few stems of evergreen and then rest a faux bird's nest in its branches.
Or use a silver punch bowl, a glass compote or a china serving bowl to hold your holiday treats. Another last-minute cheat: Put large pine cones in a blue-and-white china bowl, standing them straight up like trees in a winter forest.
6. Tuck in baubles.
Sneak a few tree ornaments, holiday candles or seasonal figurines into unexpected places in your home to give guests a smile.