Christmas Decorating Plans 2020!

Blue and green plaids with pops of red in the living room give a classic Christmas vibe! See my 2020 Christmas decorating plans for the living room and the rest of the house.

I've never planned out my Christmas decorating beyond sketching it on a piece of paper in my Holiday Planner, but this year is a different kind of year.

I know it's always a controversial topic when bloggers start sharing their Christmas ideas and decor in early November, or even October. But I hope you know my heart is to inspire and help YOU prep and plan your decor early, so you can snag things you love before they sell out. My hope is that you can prep early and enjoy the process instead of feeling last-minute and rushed.

This year I was feeling particularly overwhelmed by the idea of decorating a whole new space. We moved into this house in December last year, and I put up a tree in the living room, decorated it with our family ornaments and called it done, as seen below. (The living room has come a loooong way since then!)

PB Comfort sectional in living room with wall of windows

But I plan on decorating my normal way this year, and decorating a new space felt daunting without first putting some ideas down on paper, or on the blog.

But first, I want to show you my newest purchase, a much-wanted gift to myself.

I've been wishing for this particular Christmas tree for two years now. It's definitely an investment kind of tree, but I hemmed and hawed over the price and wondered if the size would even work in our living room. I thought it might be too big, but I also wanted it to fill the space nicely.

National Tree Company Feel Real Pre Lit Grande Frasier Fir Tree

Grand Frasier Fir Christmas Tree | Woven Basket Tree Collar

It arrived last week, and I set it up Halloween night! It's SO perfect for this corner of our living room. It fills the space beautifully, but isn't too overwhelming. I love how full the branches are without anything on them, and I'm so happy with it! I'll be decorating it soon and sharing it in the coming weeks, but I wanted to give you a little sneak peek first!

OK, now on to my Christmas decorating plans.

Christmas Decorating Plans for the Living Room

I mostly wanted to get my living room decor figured out so I don't overbuy and have to return a bunch of stuff. It helps me see it all together first, in this mood board. I shared how I make these mood boards (here), if you want to do the same thing!

I wanted to keep things neutral with classic pops of red. I LOVE plaid at Christmas, so what better way to bring in some red with these plaid accents to go with my favorite greens and blues? I think it's going to be beautiful.

I'm still waiting on a few pieces to arrive, but as soon as I get the room put together, I'll be sharing it here!

Christmas Decorating in the rest of the house

As for the rest of the house, I have a few ideas, but I'm going to have to play around with the new spaces and see how my existing decor works in them. I'm still working on my kitchen makeover, but it should be done by the end of this month, so I'm waiting to decorate it until the makeover is finished.

I'm excited to start a fun new tradition of putting a tree up in the girls' room. They're going to be thrilled when this box of 85 blush ornaments arrives to decorate their full-size tree. I'll be using the flocked tree that I had in our old living room in their room, so it's going to be so cute and festive!

Since my office is at the front of the house, I plan to put my flocked mountain pine tree in one of the front windows. The colors in my office are blush and brass, so I'll be continuing that color scheme with the tree. These gold ornaments are gorgeous, and the brass tree collar is so pretty!

Then my dining room is across from my office, also at the front of the house, so I'm still deciding whether to put a tree in there. But I definitely want the plaid theme to carry into my dishes. I have some retired Lenox china called Winter Song, and I'll pair it with the plaid dishes! I'm sure I'll add more Christmas stuff in there, but we'll start there!

I hope this gives you an idea of where I'm going with my Christmas decor this year! I'm excited to take you along. Since I haven't really decorated much for any other season, I'm excited to transform our new home into a joy-filled space for the holidays.

Do you like to go all out for your Christmas decorating, or do you like to keep things simpler?