![]() ![]() BUT, by the grace of God, I can say that this space is feeling like home. And as a blogger, there is nothing like holiday decorating to bring out all the stress, insecurities, comparison games, and other ugly ugly things in my heart. Home – it is so easy (for me, at least) to get caught up in the madness of this season. Twinkling lights – As you know if you’ve followed me and my nighttime Christmas tours for the last two years, twinkling lights are my favorite. Did I mention I like our new fireplace? □ġ1. Anyone else see a metaphor for life during this season?ġ0. White space – this Mama craves some space, and I love how even with the busy-ness of the holiday decorating the space has plenty of white to allow your eyes to rest. Functional space – I’ll share more when I talk about what we did in this renovation and why, but suffice it to say that the new set up has already proved to be so much more functional for our family. Our new fireplace – we are still waiting on the gas logs to arrive, but the antique looking brick, the white paneling, the mantel… it gives me all the heart eyes.Ĩ. And it must be a Christmas miracle because we have yet to break a single one.ħ. As amazing as the shatterproof ones are, there is a twinkle to the glass ones that I have yet to see captured by the plastic ones. Not one broken ornament… so far – for whatever reason, I decided to use a bunch of breakable ornaments on this tree (gutsy, I know □ ) this year. And they did a pretty good job if I may say so.Ħ. You might have seen some of the action on my Instagram stories (you can follow me here if you don’t already)… it was super fun. I gave them a package of polyester stuffing and a collection of ornaments and let them go for it. A tree my kids decorated – after planning and designing and decorating the big tree myself, I decided to let the kids do this one. And my reindeer candlesticks made a repeat appearance this year, of course.ĥ. Plus, it is SO fun to style white bookcases! I’m loving wood accents in them, especially, like this new vase my friends at Bambeco sent me. And while this house has so many wonderful things, it was very much lacking in book storage. Bookshelves – as a former English teacher and self-proclaimed nerd, I have a LOT of books. Click here to read my full disclosure policy.Ĥ. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Reminders of the hope of the season – like this sign I made last year. A second Christmas tree – because, well, the only thing better than 1 Christmas tree is two.ģ. You may remember that I shared big plans for our fireplace renovations months ago, and I am SO pleased to say that after two and a half months of plastic, dust, eating out (because we simultaneously remodeled the kitchen), and insanity… It’s done!Ģ. I will spare you the repetition, though, don’t worry. In the theme of the most entertaining (and simultaneously annoying □ )Christmas song, I’m going to share 12 reasons I’m excited about this room. And just to show you how excited I really am, we’re going to play a little game… ![]() I am SO very excited to share my Christmas living room with you all today as part 3 of the Christmas Room Series (if you missed the others, visit part 1: entries here and part 2: trees here). ![]() If you’re visiting from Live, Laugh, Rowe, welcome! If you haven’t seen Kelly’s post yet, head over there… She always has such beautiful ideas. If you like using a real tree, just stock up on white decorations to hang to get a similar look.Green and white Christmas decorating makes for a natural, neutral Christmas with a lovely, serene holiday feel. You kinda have to go artificial to get the flocked look. Those are the ones that have that white snowy look already on the trees. It feels festive without going overboard or into tacky bow territory.Īnd for the centrepiece of the living room – the Christmas tree! I love to hang wreaths in every window and on doors.ĭraping green boughs along your mantles and along any banisters is also super lovely. You can go faux here or buy fresh greenery (usually from the grocery store or anywhere that sells Christmas trees!). One way to add Christmas charm throughout the house is to hang wreaths and greenery wherever possible. Grab some fresh greenery and jute twine and tie up your napkins. It’s amazing how you can “shop your house” and use what you already have to create a really beautiful, festive look! Start with a tablecloth, then a runner, add dishware, and then candlesticks and napkins. Get the Look: White Christmas Decorating Ideasįrom the table, to greenery around the house, to your Christmas tree, check out this home tour for some stunning inspiration for your own house. OK, ready to make your home into a bonafide winter wonderland? These white christmas decorating ideas are classic, timeless, and stunning. ![]()
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