Christmas Decor at Our House
This year, our holiday decor is taking place rather s-l-o-w-l-y. I pulled out all of our Christmas bins, but so far, less than half have been unpacked. The bits that did get unpacked or a few purchased new this year are making our home feel special for the holidays.
My son is obsessed with the countdown to Christmas this year, so he loves our homemade Advent calendar and things like this nutcracker that lets him actively count down the days until Christmas. He pulls the nutcracker down everyday as soon as he gets home from school and changes the wooden blocks to reflect how many more days.
Our coffee station in the kitchen is what greets me each morning, so this festive little set up with the red berry wreath, red lacquer try and coffee mugs is a happy spot.
Every year, we display a nativity scene and the one we’ve used in years past is awesome, but it’s really large and takes up a lot of space. For a change, I like the small, simple wooden nativity scene with just a star, baby Jesus, Joseph and Mary. I’ve got it nestled in a wooden tray with faux snow.
Our ‘drop zone’ table got festive with a mini tree, sparkly nutcracker, fresh red roses and two garlands adorning the table.
The red wooden star garland I picked up at World Market and they have another one that is red wooden hearts. Super cute and different! I just weaved this one into the faux greenery.
In the kitchen (and the entryway), I put some faux branches and berries into my World Market vases, they are perfect because they have a small neck, so you only need a couple of branches to create a full look. I sprayed the neck of this one gold awhile ago for bling.
The “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” sign I picked up early this year and couldn’t wait to display it!
We’re hosting Christmas dinner for 12 adults and 5 kids this year so our dining room will be put to good use! So often we don’t use it, but it’s right off of our entryway, so we see it all the time and I like to keep it looking pretty. Right now, we’ve got a gold glittery snowflake thing happening and it’s my favorite part of the house. I’m always asked where our console table is from and it’s this one but I added drawer pulls.
Although I haven’t totally planned the table yet, we’ll go with a traditional theme and use this red plaid reindeer table runner. Our table currently has the leaf in it, so if you have a shorter table, the cute burlap reindeer head would hang off the side (it’s 16 x 90 inches).
I was thinking of using a wreath and candle as the centerpiece of the table, but may change my mind before the time comes. I loved this branch and feather wreath because I figured I could use it into the new year.
Whenever I can, I like to incorporate candles into my decor because they give off such a nice ambiance in the evening. And it’s perfectly fine to mix metals! We’ve got silver candleholders with gold candles and it looks lovely. p.s. These 3×6 candles are on sale now 50% off (2 for $4.99).
My Grandma sent our son a gift with instructions not to open until Christmas, so I wrapped it up and put it under our tree. He’s dying to open it now, but I told him he could open it on Christmas Eve;) I remember always getting to unwrap one present on Christmas eve, so we’ll continue that tradition here.
Here’s the other World Market vase I mentioned. I use these throughout the year with faux branches. I love the height they provide- this one is 18 inches tall and is sitting on our entryway table. It looks doubley nice reflected in the mirror.
Even though our decor is evolving slowly this year (still working on upstairs!), we are having a fun holiday season. The kids’ Christmas concert was the cutest thing ever! Our son gets out of school next Friday for two weeks and my in-laws arrive too, so it will be fun to have a full house for a change.
See how we created our Christmas tree “oh what fun” here.
See more of our Christmas decor and projects here.
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seriously, your house is always so darn cute. Can you come help me? 😉
Yes! I'd love to Meredith! 🙂
Oh, Megan, I love all the pops of red! And that simple nativity is just lovely. Thanks for sharing!
I've seen so many good nativities, but this is the simplest one and I really liked that about it.
Love it all! Classy and love all of the red. Well done!
xo Melissa
Thanks Melissa! Hope you're having a great holiday season!
So beautiful, M. I just love your tree! Can't wait to hear more about your trip. What a fun holiday with the age of James. So much goodness.
So true about this age! 4 has been my favorite age yet! But he'll be 5 soon! 🙂
So pretty! I love the mix of traditional and simple holiday decorations. Where did you find the black and gold chevron plates?
Hi Anne! Those are from Mikasa- I've had them for several years now.
Hello! What wonderful Christmas decorations and beautiful home you have. Do you mind sharing where you purchased the foliage/greenery in the tall World Market vase?
Oh sure, it's from Hobby Lobby! Make sure you get it when it goes on sale half off. 😉
Your decor looks fab as always and I adore your festive little coffee station. Did you do anything in the butlers pantry this year?? I'm working on trying to style our bar for the holidays which is so fun but hard to get perfect 🙂
No, not yet! I should! I've seen some cute printables that say, "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" which would be cute in the butler's pantry.
Your Christmas tree is so much fun! I would have never thought to put a saying on a tree.Creative Genius!
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Thanks Robin!
love your tree!!!!
Thanks Julia!
Your decorations are so cute! It makes me miss our house in Houston that was so fun to decorate. Want to fly to Australia and decorate our tiny apartment for me?!?
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Australia! My heart is breaking for y'all right now. So much sadness and tragedy around the world lately. I'm so sorry for the pain that everyone is experiencing. Thanks for your sweet comment.
I love your decor! Our's is evolving slowly too, but I think that's okay because it's just me and my fiance' this year 😉
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Thanks Jordyn! Hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas together!
Beautiful home Megan! It's so cozy and I love the traditional colors of reds and golds!
i want to know about your black /gold dishes??!! What are they??
Hi Melissa! Thanks so much, those are from Mikasa. They also had them in aqua a few years back.
Everything looks gorgeous!! Have a Merry Christmas!!
Thanks Tisha! Merry Christmas to you!
Where did you purchase the marble top console table? Thanks!
Oh my, I'm so sorry for just now seeing this comment from last year! That marble top is faux, and is just paper that sticks on top of the wooden top. See the details here: https://www.honeywerehome.com/2014/08/faux-marble-console-makeover.html
One of my favorite projects because it was inexpensive and literally took about 10 minutes!
I love it. I can't wait to have a place of my own so I can decorate a tree again. So pretty. = D
I like that you have 3 mirrors. I think it's so pretty. Mirror isn't just useful but also acts as decoration ^^ very pretty
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