Christmas is almost here and we have been enjoying making plenty of holiday memories. This year, we’ve been enjoying our casual, family-friendly Christmas home. I wanted to share a quick tour of our holiday decor. (Check out last year’s home tour here.)
Life with three kids means nothing can be too precious. For the past few years, we’ve decorated our main tree with all of our family ornaments instead of a “designer” tree with themed ornaments. My kids actually decorated almost the whole tree this year. Having kids who want to help is cool. And my 9-year-old is particular about where everything goes so I just let him at it.
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I love all the little memories included with every ornament. We pick up an ornament for every trip and have lots of handmade treasures from the kids. It’s pretty full.
I was concerned that Owen (age 2) would want to mess with all the ornaments. But he’s been shockingly gentle and cautious. It’s a Christmas miracle.
Our collection of vintage Christmas trees is on top of our antique secretary. I love displaying these every year – the white one was Ryan’s grandma, the green was my mom’s, and the red one was made by me a few years ago.
Inside the hutch are past Christmas photos. It’s like timehop but in real life.
Cozy, casual and fun. Just the way we like it.
Our dining room also got a little touch of Christmas cheer. We use the table 1,000 times a day, so I just added a few things in the centerpiece so nothing’s in the way.
I added twinkle lights everywhere, so it all glows at night.
As always, the kitchen is my favorite spot to decorate.
I went with all bright colors in here this year – lots of bright colored pom poms and a giant metal bow on the hood.
The pom pom wreath is probably my favorite addition this year.
It’s merry and bright.
I also added more pom pom garlands to this skinny cashmere tree.
Our kitchen open shelves are also packed with cheer. My favorite Fiestaware holiday dishes and a bundle of Rae Dunn dishes I love. (The holiday lights dishes were purchased at Younkers, which has gone out of business. They seem to be going out of stock in many stores, so I think they could be discontinued soon.)
I know that not everyone loves red, but it’s my favorite color and I think our house is made for it. (That’s why it’s my home’s signature color.)
Plus it just pops against all the white and dark grey.
I also added the kids’ gingerbread houses below the hutch so we can all enjoy them until Christmas.
So much mess but totally worth it. Kind of like kids. 😉
What are your favorite holiday traditions?
If you liked this post, here are some other past holiday decor posts you may enjoy:
Where to find the best holiday decor | A playfully modern Christmas living room |
Decorating kids’ rooms for the holidays |
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Rachel says
You have the cutest house. I just refinished my cabinets and they look similar to yours. I love how you added dark wood accents in the kitchen. I may be stealing some of your ideas here 😉 Thanks for the inspo!
daisy says
Lovely, as always, Kim.
I didn’t even recognize Henry! OMGosh, he is almost grown, for goodness sake!
Y’all have a wonderful holiday. Blessings in the new year…