It’s Christmas Eve everyone! It’s been a marathon this month and I’m happy we’re almost to the end of the year, with a few days to relax, reflect, and move forward. Today I wanted to share with you a bit of our holiday decor. The before and after is quite impressive. I’ve loved every minute of decorating for the Christmas season in our new space this year. There’s something about starting out from scratch, knowing it’s yours, and coming up with a palette all your own. Let’s begin the home tour!
Keep reading for the full holiday home tour after the jump!
++ Before
Our home before is anchored by grays, mixed metallics, and various wooden tones. With an eclectic and cozy vibe, we paired thrifted finds with minimal design elements to give an open feel to the space. (I love doing this in small spaces to make them feel a bit larger.) Our dining room table has seen more family dinners than I might have imagined in our first semester.
When it came to decorating for the holidays I wanted to play off of our established color scheme of gray, mint, and red. With pops of gold, silver, black, and white, our house could transition to the season easily. Adding mint in various places, gave a bit of an on-trend vibe without going overboard.
++ After
The Tree
For the tree I wanted to play with texture, shine, and a bit of pattern. Using touches of faux fur, metallic dipped feathers, and some satin black ribbon, I had fun with the juxtaposition of classic glittered ornaments and organic forms. To mix store-bought items with handmade items, I made some chalkboard typography ornaments, wood slice ornaments, air plant terrariums, and initial calligraphy ornaments. To finish off the tree, I added some beautiful gold trimmed boxes in colors of mint, black, and white. I knew I could use these to store office items later and had no problem making the splurge.
The Living Room
The focal wall in the living room is the wall with the tree. Continuing with our color scheme, I added some garland, knit stockings, and a few bulbs to bulk it up and give it some visual weight. Our last visual focus was the DIY wall hanging we made. It is beautiful, was affordable to do, and is perfectly timeless. I’m excited to use this one for years to come. Underneath the wallhanging is a low-lying painted bench. On it is a gold-leaf dipped vase of foraged pine and our basket holding Christmas cards. In other areas of the living room we added foraged pine vases and some favorite bayberry spice candles from Anthropologie on a side table from Target. Nate Burkus you always kill it and this marble and gold side table is no different. On our piano we added bottle brush trees, miniature deer, and owls to create a simple woodland scene.
Not wanting our coffee table to be Scrooged we added some foraged pine and a few bulbs to the Christmas tree to our brass tray. Paired with the existing natural items (deer antler and rocks) we had on there, it is a perfect way to add a final festive touch.
The Table
For our table we used leftover foraged greenery from our holiday wreath. Anchored by a linen table runner from Crate and Barrel, I added wide black satin ribbon to complete the centerpiece. With the additional purchase of holly leaves, rosehips, and gold bulbs the table was complete. For place cards, I chose classic silver ornament frames and used gold Sharpie for each person’s name. This is a favor everyone can take home after leaving the holiday feast. Continuing the vibey nature, each place setting is made complete with a black cloth napkin, sprig of holly, and gold flatware.
The Outside
For the outside we kept things simple and made a minimal holiday wreath. With foraged greenery, we continued our theme of feathers and black ribbon, making a beautiful, understated, and vibey piece. I love it and am pretty proud of making my first fresh wreath.
Thank you for letting me share my little space with you! It is so fun to have a place to call home and spend the holidays in! Until tomorrow everyone!