Decorating my home for Christmas is one of my most favorite things to do. I take a few days to do it, decorating a little a time, fixing things here and there. It is my play time. I like to make little vignettes around the house so there is something different to discover in each room. Please join me as I show you the favorite Christmas places in my home.
This is the sideboard in my dining room. Usually there are papers, and all sorts of chaos all over it. I try and keep it as clean as possible to highlight the decor. I love to change things up on the shelves above each season. I am loving my little red truck and tractor and bottle trees.
Christmas cookies are always a delight to eat, so I try and have some available after school for the kids.
The fireplace is where I display my most elegant Nativity set and of course our stockings. They are one of the first things to go up.
Santa has been welcoming guests to our home for 14 seasons! He sings and dances and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. We have watched the kids go from being half his height to being several inches taller than Santa. He makes a great dancing partner and is also dressed up to be the inn-keeper when we re-enact the Christmas story on Christmas Eve.
The foyer tree is decked out with snowmen every year.
Carolers grace the music room.
The family room is the spot for the family tree. It is always a live tree and I enjoy how every year each tree is different, but always beautiful. This year we have had fun wrapping our presents in homemade wrapping paper. I am really loving the look.
Lots of cozy pillows and a warm, cuddly plaid throw make the family room feel like home. I made the Christmas tree pillow cover from an old sweater and the Santa a Mrs. Claus were treasures I found at the thrift store.
These jingle bells always hung on the back of my Grandma’s front door. I loved going in and out of her house at Christmas time. Now my kids get to enjoy the same magical sound and have a connection with their great grandmother.
My daughter served a mission for our church in the Dominican Republic. I asked her to find a nativity set while she was there. She looked and looked and she finally found this one on her very last day. I love it.
My son drew this fantastic Santa Claus in Kindergarten. I loved it so much I framed it to display every year. The snowmen I painted years ago. The sitting down snowman I painted in Elementary school. We had a mom who did ceramics that would come in every year and have us paint something. One year it was this snowman.
A cross-stitch I finished after working on it off and on for two year! And a fun little vintage Christmas tree.
The lamps even get a little decoration. I hang Santa heads from them. My kids think it is a little creepy. I say it is fun.
My bedroom even gets a little Christmas cheer. I keep it simple so it doesn’t feel overwhelming. This year I added a wreath on the mirror and this fun pillow I made from a tea towel.
I hope you enjoyed this little tour of my home. Have a Merry Christmas!
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