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Hey everyone, welcome to my Christmas home tour! Pull up a chair, grab yourself a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy the photos. I’m going to try and keep the chit chat to a minimum (although that’s not the easiest thing for me to do!). This Christmas I’ve gone a little bit glam and a little bit rustic and a little bit classic. Enjoy the tour!
UPDATE – See the 2015 Tour HERE!
Each year I stare at my dining room table and before long I have an epiphany. It never seems to pan out though and I’m stuck playing around with it and making all kinds of changes over and over. This year wasn’t like that – I had a vision, and I managed to pull it off just as I pictured it. It’s super simple and I’m loving it.
The centerpieces are my favorite – So simple, just using fresh elements like cranberries and fresh cut juniper branches from my yard. The bottom layer is just Epsom Salt, which, if you’ve seen other Christmas posts from the past few years, you know I use a lot. It’s looks so festive with them all lined up in a row!
In between the cranberry jars are smaller jars with Epsom Salt and candles. I purposely bought the tan ones to offer a contrast against the white. It just looks so beautiful all lit up in the evening.
I bought the table runner a couple of years ago at Target. I love the little bit of glam added by the gold foil snowflakes, and the rustic touch of the neutral toned plaid. The sparkly gold tablecloth is new from Target this year.
The rattan chargers are from World Market last year, and the Santa plates that I pined over for a month before finally taking the plunge and purchasing them, are from Pottery Barn. I love the juxtaposition of the rustic chargers with the classic vintage look of the plates.
Simple twine was wrapped around the rolled up ticking stripe napkins, also from World Market. I stuck some juniper in there as well, to tie in with the centerpieces.
I love to add seasonal decor to my chalk painted hutch. The hutch was my grandmother’s and I painted it several years ago because I love it so much (just wasn’t loving the icky brown color!). I place my seasonal dishes and mugs, and create a few vignettes with statues and random pieces that I’ve collected over the years. Faux pine branches line the shelves, and ornaments add a pop of color.
I am in love with the red striped pillow from H & M. I can’t believe it took my until now to discover they have an online home store!
Adjacent to the dining room is the living room, the gathering place, where we have our family movie nights and play board games on the floor.
See more about my Christmas tree (that I absolutely LOVE – HERE).
I created a chalkboard print with one of our favorite Christmas stories. I decided not to offer it as a free printable because of the potential copyright issues.
My cozy wicker Ikea chair got a little cozier with the addition of my favorite gray blanket (a Goodwill Target find!) and a new pillow from H & M.
Around the fireplace I added a pop of color with one of my faux poinsettias. Santa’s Mug and Plate wait patiently to be filled with milk and cookies on Christmas Eve.
More fun pillow covers from H & M. Ornaments in the copper strainer are from the Martha Stewart line at Home Depot.
I shared my Christmas kitchen the other day. Here are just a few glimpses…
Above you can see the table all set up to welcome back our Elf on the Shelf, Buddy. He visits each year right after Thanksgiving and brings all sorts of goodies.
I added simple touches all around to make the space look festive.
I think my cozy little snowman in the sleigh might be one of the cutest things in my kitchen. (From Pier One).
Well, that’s the tour! I hope you enjoyed your stay.
For more Christmas decor posts, be sure to check these out:
Christmas 2015 Tour is Now Live!
Rustic Glam Christmas Tree and Mantel
For all Christmas posts, go HERE.
Kristen, everything is so pretty, bright and festive. love it all. merry christmas to you and your sweet little family.
What a beautiful home! I love it!
And, in hopes that you’ll actually rethink providing a free printable 😉 ;-)…I know a bit about copyright law!! And this particular work – it was authored in 1823; any work authored prior to 1923 is available as “fair use” to the public (free to use without permission); even according to current copyright laws and as for any work, copyright expiration occurs 70 years after the author’s death – in this case the author died in 1863, meaning his copyright would have expired (if applying current laws) in 1933. You are more than free to use it and publicize it in your own use under fair use law!
Here is a short circular put out by the US Copyright office for more info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ15a.pdf
Hope that helps!
Oh my word, Kristin, your house is gorgeous! I love every detail. I love PB’s Christmas stuff too.
Sharing on FB this week & pinned like mad 😉
Hugs, Jamie
WOW! Your house is stunning! I love all of your decorations, especially that pillow and the cute little snowmen shakers with the white and aqua trees! Lovely! I am so far behind in my decorating this year! I cannot believe Christmas is just around the corner!! I love your blog and your style! You should join me on Tuesdays for the Celebrate Southern link up I host over at http://www.2catsandchloe.com for some southern-inspired posts. You don’t have to be a southern blogger to join, this post would be a perfect fit! 🙂
Beautiful! I love your home tour — so many wonderful touches. Those simple cranberry center pieces are amazing! Love it all!
Stopping by from Jen Rizzo’s link up!
Love love love!!! I must get some Epsom salt for my Mason jars – I love how they look as centerpieces.
love it. Trying to find the merry Christmas pillow and where u get the red and white strip pillow? Thanks!
Hi Teresa, they are all from H & M! Love that store!!
Kristin you have beautiful taste…right up my alley! Everything looks beautiful & festive yet not overdone! I love that grey rug under your coffee table where did you get that?
Merry to you!
Your home looks beautiful! I really love how you painted that dining room hutch!
Love this! I saw that Merry to All pillow at H & M and wanted to buy it but it was sold out! It looks great at your place!
Where are the bistro chairs from?
World Market
Love your dining room hutch! Where did you snag that?
It belonged to my grandparents. I painted it a few years ago. One of my favorite pieces of furniture!
Love you dining room! So beautiful and simple! I’m so inspired! Where did you find your Santa dining plates and the marquee JOY sign? Love it all!
Thanks Leslee! The JOY Marquee is from World Market (you can see more pics of it in my Christmas kitchen post) and the plates are from Pottery Barn.
So pretty! I love all of the fresh greenery and the cranberries in the mason jars. I need to pull all of my decorations out this week and get to work.
Gorgeous Kristin! I just love how warm & inviting your home feels!!! Beautiful job! XOXO Jen
Absolutely beautiful Kristen! Love all the details! : )
Your home is so warm and inviting, I would love to find my presents under that beautiful Christmas Tree. Thanks so much for sharing your home with all of us. So very inspiring!!
I found your blog post from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia’s FB post… We would love for you to visit us on our FB page and would appreciate a like if you will. Thank you, Marie
Have a Wonderful Night!!
Everything is lovely, but I really, really love your tablescape! It’s amazing that something as simple as salt, berries, and greenery could be so beautiful!
Kristen, seriously beautiful and festive! love
Your Christmas Home Tour is so inviting! I love that you used a copper strainer in the living room as part of your centerpiece! Way to think outside the box! Happy Holidays!