Christmas Decorating Ideas: Holiday Housewalk Tour

Fa, la, la, la ,la – la, la, la, laaahhhhh!

It is finally one of my favorite weeks in blogging – Jennifer Rizzo’s Holiday Housewalk where I get to share all of the Christmas decorating ideas that have been forming in my head for weeks!

This is my second year participating, and just like last year, I am in the company of some incredibly talented bloggers.

If you are joining us here for the first time, I am Laura and this blog is the stories of our journey to making our home a reflection of our family – and what we find along the way.

If you are starting here, please stop by Dear Lillie, the stop before me.

Isn’t her style amazing?

And, to see the tour from the start and follow along with each stop – visit Jen Rizzo for the whole fun tour.

And without further adieu, welcome to our home!

This year I kept things simple - Reds, evergreens and touches of black and white.

And I couldn't be happier with how it came together.

But truth be told, I have my daughter to thank for most of it.

When I first explained to her what my plans were for the mantel - there were no reds.

Just greenery and white candles.

To which she replied, "But you have to have red for Christmas".

And as much as I loved my neutral decor last year, for this year, I had to agree.

And that approach carried all the way through.

You can find all of the details on our tree here, and you can also get the details on my 1-minute DIY ornaments and my "no-painting" chalkboard ornaments - no artistic talent required!

And yes, I did cut the antlers off a plastic deer and glue them to my cow.

Doesn't everyone do that?

Our table setting was super simple this year as well. And again - I will be sharing more on it later this week - all the details, including resources on how to create a similar look.

I kept things simple and bright in the kitchen.

The "Merry" letters are simply chipboard letters from the craft store painted with red paint.

I hung our Advent calendar on the side of the cabinet and our children have been enjoying taking out a note each morning already.

At a friend's suggestion, I have included some "coupons". Their first one was a free pass to not unload the dishwasher. They were pretty excited with that one.

Our table has a paper chalkboard table runner. I used a chalk ink pen and wrote out as much of "The Night Before Christmas" as I could fit.

That is a really long poem.

The rosemary plant from our outdoor fall decorating was brought inside and placed in a sugaring bucket with a red burlap ribbon.

And our side table and gallery wall were updated with some simple greenery and ornaments and my collection of Christmas figurines - both new and vintage.