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    Home » Holidays

    Christmas Home Tour

    Updated: Oct 22, 2020 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 9 Comments

    Today I’m going to take you on a little tour of my home decorated for Christmas and hopefully give you some ideas for decorating your home. 

    Holiday Home Tour

    I’m busy sewing away trying to get some gifts done before Christmas, because of this I can’t share with you what I’ve been working on yet (don’t want to spoil any surprises). So I thought instead that I’d take you on a little tour of my home decorated for Christmas.

    Holiday Home Tour

    First, it needs to be said that at the moment this is the ONLY clean/tidy room in my house, and it won’t stay this long for more than an hour.   Since it was so tidy and we had a rare sunny day, I thought I’d snap a few photos to share.

    Nativity Set Displays

    Holiday Home Tour

    This is one of my favorite nativity sets (I collect them)… I bought it about 5 years ago and add one or two pieces to it a year. I adore the whimsical colors.  We’re past the stage of “little hands” so it can sit on the bookcase behind my sofa.

    Holiday Home Tour
    Holiday Home Tour

    This year I gathered up a few glitter trees (from Walmart) and a cake stand/cloche and tiny Santa Claus and made a little “vignette”.

    Snow Globe Vignettes

    Holiday Home Tour
    Holiday Home Tour

    I’m thinking next year I’ll add a couple more little glass vignettes like this.

    Holiday Home Tour

    Santa hats hung on a mirror in the hallway.

    Christmas Fireplace Mantle Decorations

    Holiday Home Tour

    Ever since the TV ended up above the fireplace (not my choice) I’ve struggled with decorating it for holidays.  This year I went with some garlands and pops of red.

    Holiday Home Tour

    I had to add the little red cardinal birds after our team won the NCAA championship this year *wink*

    Holiday Home Tour

    I tried the tree in the corner of the room this year, mostly because I was sick of rearranging the furniture around it.  I wasn’t sure if I liked it or not, but now I’ve decided that I do.

    My Decorated Christmas Tree

    Holiday Home Tour
    Holiday Home Tour
    Holiday Home Tour

    A little nativity set I picked up in Hawaii this year.

    Holiday Home Tour

    Christmas Card hanger on our closet door (purchased from Kiss and a Peck on Etsy).

    Holiday Home Tour

    Greenery arrangement on the dining room table.

    Holiday Home Tour

    Wreaths on the door to the office.

    That’s it! I normally decorate more of the house, but to be honest just wasn’t in the “mood” to do it this year.  Just pretty much the one room. I’m in a bit of a Holiday funk, which I’m guessing is related to my oldest being away from home, and two littles that don’t believe in Santa anymore 🙁

    Would you believe that we had to MAKE them decorate the tree? It will be interesting to see how our family traditions change over the next few years with the kids all getting older.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Andrea says

      December 20, 2013 at 3:22 pm

      What color is your light green walls in the dining room?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 30, 2013 at 4:01 pm

        Hi Andrea! I get asked that all the time, unfortunately it was already that color when we moved in, so I have no idea!

        Reply
    2. Carol Passeno says

      December 20, 2013 at 5:12 pm

      Your home is beautiful, I love your decorations. I am with you about the tv on the mantel, I have the same problem. But I think I will use your ideas next year for my mantel. Thanks.
      Merry Christmas!!!

      Reply
    3. Julie says

      December 20, 2013 at 10:01 pm

      Gorgeous home! Several of your accessories I saw are some of the same ones I have in my house :). And the TV/mantle problem is shared by me as well :). Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Lindsey says

      December 21, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      This is beautiful! I love the whimsical nativity set.

      Reply
    5. Kim says

      December 21, 2013 at 4:25 pm

      Your home is gorgeous. I’d love to know the brand of the whimsical nativity set. I love it too. I still have three little people who believe in Santa so things are very fun and magical here. I can imagine things will change over the years, and that will be hard.

      Merry Christmas!

      Reply
      • Kelly O. says

        January 01, 2014 at 9:54 am

        the nativity set is the Patience Brewster line and it is gorgeous! but pricey 🙁

        Reply
    6. Mari says

      December 11, 2016 at 4:29 pm

      Where did you get your dining table? I love it!

      Reply

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