I have been keeping a pretty exciting secret!!
I am so thrilled to be a part of Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday Housewalk as a surprise house!
I love Christmas and I have thoroughly enjoyed every stop so far on the housewalk. If you would like to start from the beginning, just head over to Jennifer Rizzo's blog. Oh my goodness, there is so much lovely holiday eye candy!
I am number 28 in the tour, and the lovely and talented Kristin {My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia} shared her home on the stop just before me. She has such a talent, doesn't she!?
I hope you will sit back, grab a warm cup of cocoa and enjoy your visit to my home.
I am so happy to have you!
I love the color red, vintage decor, and all things Christmas! So, as you can imagine, I absolutely love decorating for Christmas. I hope you enjoy what you see :). I will be posting more in detail over the next week or so along with tutorials. If there is something you would like to know more about, leave me a comment and I will make sure I answer your questions in my posts.
I recently changed the decor in the entryway and built this shelf {I will post a tutorial soon}, so I was excited to be able to hang a live garland in that space. There is nothing like the smell of fresh greens.
I set up our big 9 ft. flocked tree in the family room again. I LOVE flocked trees. Ever since I was a little girl I knew that someday I would have a flocked tree. Every year I look forward to pulling her out and decorating her.
Since it is such a large tree, most of my ornaments and decorations are also pretty large: big mercury glass ornaments, frosted berries and branches, big vintage postcard prints, and German glass glittered keys.
I also used my favorite new red and cream striped cotton twill ribbon.
I put a couple of my favorite big vintage baskets under the tree to hold our gifts {I better get wrapping!} and I love the texture they add to the tree.
In the dining room, I kept things pretty simple.
My book page wreaths that I made a couple of years ago, fresh greens, pomegranates and a few red and white vintage quilts that I stole from my mom. 😉
In the family room, I made this little Christmas village.
I will post a tutorial on it soon. It was fun to make, and of course to add the glitter :). The candles cast a soft glow through the window cut outs.
Above the village, I drew little snowflakes in chalk and hung the vintage sheet music Noel banner that I made last year.
Oh how I love German glass glitter and bottle brush trees!
This year I added a couple of Christmas touched to our bedroom. I had also stolen this gorgeous red striped duvet from my mom and it made the perfect Christmas accent with the fresh garland.
In our office, I set up my tinsel tree. I had a few mercury glass ornaments on hand that I used as well as some little putz house churches, beads and ribbon.
I made the rest of the ornaments from different paper elements: vintage book page pinwheels, snowflakes, and doves covered in German glass glitter. My total cost for decorating this tree this year was FREE! Can't beat that!
I put my little vintage travel cases and hat boxes under the tree just for fun.
On the opposite wall, I hung the chalkboard that used to hang in the entryway. I also filled the little tiered baskets with Christmas ornaments and red books.
In Ella's room, I added a little white Christmas tree that I had in my stash.
I put it in a little vintage rocking horse, wrapped in a vintage linen. I didn't want to put any lights or breakable ornaments on it, so I just used this little beaded garland to add a little decoration.
I didn't get a chance to add another tree upstairs in our bonus room this year because of the new baby, so I just added some simple little touched to add a bit of festivity.
I turned the pictures over that I have hanging on my mousetrap wall art board. On the back of the pictures, I taped snowflakes that I cut out of red paper with my silhouette.
I added some faded red pillows and wrapped a couple of the pillows in this striped twill ribbon.
I just love to sit and snuggle with my newborn and enjoy all of the festive Christmas decorations. I was a very busy {and VERY pregnant} girl getting ready for the holidays and the new baby. I love seeing his little face as he looks at the Christmas tree lights.
I hope you enjoyed my home. I am so glad you came for a visit!
I will be posting more details as well as tutorials in the upcoming week.
Now... the next stop on the Holiday Housewalk is the incredibly talented and gorgeous Beth's home. I hope you will head on over to Unskinny Boppy and enjoy all of her gorgeous eye candy!
nannykim
Beautiful! I love it all. I am not sure I have ever seen a tree like that--it is gorgeous. I also love all the simple touches you have made through out your home. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Andrea at Opulent Cottage
Just precious, Kristen! And that sweet baby, what a darling he is! Wishing your lovely family a truly blessed holiday! It makes me so happy seeing your photos and thinking about how joyful this holiday will be for you. xoxoxo
paige
beautiful home!! love all the paper touches!
merry christmas!
MyRoseinItaly
Bellissima!
Little Vintage Cottage
Your house looks beautiful as usual Kristen and congratulations on new baby, he is perfect! I was actually a bit worried about you, you disappeared from my RSS feeds for a little while and the weekly link party that you helped host, but then I remember you were expecting and although I didn't know the due date I figured it must be "time"! I'm so happy for you! Happy holidays to you and your lovely family!
Tania
Faded Charm
Congratulations on your new baby....how precious! I love your home all decked out and I am also adding in bits of red this year. Can I ask where you got your red and cream cotton twill ribbon? I've been looking everywhere for something just like this with no luck.
Thanks and enjoy the holidays with your lovely family♥
xoxo
Kathleen
Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions
Just beautiful, Kristen! I love your tree! I've been admiring the flocked trees {a lot} this year. I think if/when we get another one I'm going the flocked route! : )
Lisa @ Fern Creek Cottage
Your home looks so wonderful! Very festive and pretty! Congratulations on your new sweet baby! It will be a very special Christmas at your house this year!
K.Joy
MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY HOUSE!!! You do an AMAZING job of pulling off a traditional, vintage, clean, fresh Christmas home! My favorite are your mother's red & white quilts. Thank you for inspiring me... and all that with a new baby too... Im impressed!
Shannon
Loved your holiday home!! Great idea with the baskets under the tree, I like the added texture 🙂
Sandy, Sisters of Season
Total sweetness . . absolutely love your tree decorations on both trees :O) Blessings!
Jennifer O'Brien
Your tour is so stunning Kristen!!! I LOVE everything you create & photograph. Your style is so authentic and it just draws us in each time. I pinned a bunch and keep going back to see each detail, I adore you!!! And love the photos of your family & Peyton, he is really so perfect!
mitchiesmom
I just found your blog while I was taking the Christmas Home Tour and what a gift it is!!! Your home and style are just breathtaking!! I'm going to subscribe so I can enjoy it each time you post!! Merry Christmas!!
Kristin @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
SO pretty! I love all the details and the pops of red! I can't believe you were able to decorate with a new beautiful baby 🙂 Merry Christmas.
XO
Kristin
Beth Hunter
Your red and white touches are beautiful! And I'm crushing on the flocked Christmas tree. Thanks for sharing your home with us!
SaRaH
Where is the best place to buy a flocked tree? You'res looks great! So beautiful!!
Finding Home
Seriously, stunning, absolutely stunning. All of the simple details make it work so well. And to top off, you have a new baby - you are amazing!
Angela Santaniello
Congratulations on your newest addition! He is absolutely gorgeous! And your house is so warm and inviting. I am really, really loving how you decorated your trees and will be pinning them for sure. Have a great weekend!
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three
TidyMom
oh Kristen it's all gorgeous.......and I'm in LOVE with your flocked tree!! It's on my wish list for next year!
chateau chic
Your Christmas home is so lovely, Kristen!! I love the way you incorporated your wonderful vintage treasures into the holiday decor.
Mary Alice