Welcome and come along for a look at our holiday home! Make sure to scroll to the bottom for a complete list of the other women participating in the tour. This year holds extra significance since it marks our first Christmas in our new house. Honestly, I'm amazed I managed to decorate as much as I have, given that I only unpacked the final box (aside from the ones still lingering in the storage room) a few weeks back.
Decorating this house has been an absolute joy—I've loved every moment of it. I hope you have fun browsing through the photos! As usual, I snapped plenty. If you have any questions about a particular item, just ask, but I'll include links to each room and some items at the end of the post. I've also added sources for the family room since this is your first glimpse of it.
I always chuckle when bloggers claim they're keeping decorations simple—because to me, it often doesn't look simple at all! But this year, I genuinely scaled back for my own peace of mind. I'm still settling into the house, so I went easy on myself. It's definitely more understated than previous years, though your definition of 'simple' might differ. 🙂
Tissue boxes count as decor in this house. 😉
I had big plans for the mud room/laundry, but we’re still in this settling phase where we are constantly dumping stuff in there. I’m hoping to get it better organized now that wrapping is almost done and I’m done with holiday decor. I still love our big chalkboard and use it a lot!:
I splurged on those Luminara votive candles (hanging from the chandelier) at an online summer Christmas sale. They are the ones that look like real candlelight and are usually so expensive! They are SO cool. Love them.
Our great room is our absolute favorite place to be right now. It’s the lights, candles, the fire and the cozy sofas…all of it makes it such a welcoming spot. We are obsessed with it!
Little houses were from the Target dollar spot! Actually a lot of our holiday decor is from there. 😉
I dreamt of this light for years — we had no place for it in the old house. It was the first one I knew I wanted. It’s the reason most of our rooms have no lights yet or $20 ones. 😉 Totally worth it!!
Back when we were building I shared my ideas for the set up for this room. Symmetry won out — duh. 😉 Did you ever have any doubt? (I really did consider other options, but…it’s ME.) I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE it:
LOVE!!
These are the rooms that were decorated in the house — we have a tree in the basement and our son has a few things up in his room, but that’s it. And it’s plenty. Greenery, lights, candles and a few soft items like pillows and blankets go a very long way to making your home feel festive and cozy!
Here’s a list of items/posts in case you’re wondering! Some affiliate links included for your convenience: Front porch tour and sources. Powder room tour and sources. Kitchen: Round Christmas board, Target dollar spot. Island stools, Target. Our granite. How to stain and treat butcher block. Hanging rack over stovetop, IKEA. Island pendant lights, Wayfair (we did not get them here but these are the same!). Two tier wood and metal stand, World Market. DIY chalkboard in mud room. Dining area tour and sources. Staircase tour and sources. How to make an easy DIY bow. Family room: Dark blue chairs and small round end table, World Market. Sofas, local store called Urban Underpriced. Ceramic houses and Merry Christmas banner, Target dollar spot. Red and white stockings, Target. Round mirrors and plaid blanket, HomeGoods. Plaid DIY pillows. Round glass coffee table, Amazon. Black “x” consoles.
I believe that's everything—if I missed something, just let me know! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed this peek into our Christmas home and the first tour of the new family room.
Be sure to check out the rest of the ladies on the tour today — I love ALL of their beautiful homes!
I am lucky to call all of these women friends of mine and they are incredibly talented! You can see all of the lovely ladies on this week’s tour below:
I’ll be back later this week — our school break is starting soon and we go into total hibernation mode for two weeks straight. So things will be spotty over the next couple of weeks but I’ll be checking in. I’m already starting to get the itch to dig into some DIY projects in the new year so I promise things will amp up again soon! Can you believe Christmas is only in FIVE days away?? Time has absolutely flown by this year.
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