This farewell Christmas tour showcases the kitchen and living room, the heart of the home where we spent the last 8 years. It’s bittersweet to share this final home tour with you as we move into our new home this week!
Since this year’s theme was “hurry up and decorate, then pack it all up to move,” I went for classic simplicity. Whether you’re moving or not, you can adopt this look by keeping just your very favorite decor and not going overboard.
I started by leaving the mirror and two shutters on the mantel and decorating around them. I finally found some statement pieces I loved to hang over it. And if we were staying here, I would have just found new ways to decorate around them each season.
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I loved having our “fancy” tree in the living room for the first time this year. I usually put the decorative, themed ornaments on the 9-foot tree in the dining room. But I donated my 9-foot tree, since our new house only has 9-foot ceilings. So I bought this new 7.5-foot tree for the new house.
I can’t wait to get into the new house and decorate it a little with our favorite family ornaments.
Moving on to the kitchen, I created a little centerpiece out of greenery, pomegranate branches and some gold ornaments I’ve had for years. I love using a dough bowl as a centerpiece because it’s so easy to move off the table whenever you need to eat!
Little touches, like adding wreaths to the backs of the chairs, are easy but so fun and festive!
Add some pretty plates, like my favorite turquoise melamine ones, plus festive mugs, and you’re ready to sit down to Christmas breakfast!
Hanging some pretty cascading ornaments on my colander, plus my “noel” sign and a mini sled from the Target dollar spot a couple years back, gives this corner a holiday feel.
And then my DIY open shelves! I’m definitely going to miss decorating these each season. I’m not sure there will be a great spot for shelves like these in the new house, but I know there will be some fun new places to decorate.
I’m totally OBSESSED with the green velvet pillow with gold embroidered tree. It’s so cute, cozy and subtly festive! I think it’s out of stock for shipping, but hopefully it’s still available in your store. Check online to see if it’s in stock in your area!
I started by clearing off everything from fall and giving them a good cleaning. I gathered my favorite Christmas decor on the table, then added one piece at a time until I loved the look. I always mentally divide the space into four sections and create mini, balanced vignettes in each one, using the “rule of 3” or the “rule of odd numbers.”
The “Family-Owned Farm” printable is part of my Christmas printable collection this year! It’s such a fun piece to add to any decor!
The pomegranate and candy cane printable art is in that collection too, so grab some for your own decor!
I love my collection of mini evergreen trees that I’ve gathered over the years from all sorts of places. They’re probably one of my favorite decor pieces for the holiday and winter seasons.
I hope you’ve enjoyed my final Christmas home tour in this house! By the time this posts, we’ll already own our new home, but we’re still waiting on the furniture to arrive. So hopefully I’ll get it a little decorated for Christmas before the Big Day!
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