Good Morning! I can’t believe a week from today is Christmas Eve! I feel like the older I get the more quickly December flies by! Today we are popping in to share our family room with it’s simple Christmas touches. I originally was going to put a Christmas tree in here but ended up deciding to go with a simple garland and lights over the mantel, my favorite nativity set on the right side of the bookshelves and my favorite Mary and Joseph figurine in the bookshelves on the left side. Then I just added a few paperwhites and some greenery over to the coffee bar area and that was it! As much as I love Christmas decor, I also like keeping things from feeling too cluttered so in a space like this where we spend most of our time I like keeping it as clutter free as possible. I do think next year I might go ahead and put a narrow tree where the basket is in the corner but we shall see.
Here’s a little reminder of what this space looked like last winter when we moved in:
Here are a couple more before and now angles:
The pillows are a bit of a random mix. I never really ended up playing around with them. We added an adorable little llama blanket from HomeGoods this fall that has become a favorite of all of ours – including Ruby! Ha!
Over in the small back hall area that leads to our laundry room we added one of our favorite Christmas signs and another pom pom wreath that we made.
Over in our coffee bar area I just added in some preserved boxwood wreaths I’ve had for forever and some fresh greenery from Trader Joe’s.
And here’s what it looks like without the lights on the mantle, although honestly we just about always have them on.
Family Room Source List:
Door Color – Mopboard Black by Benjamin Moore in Semi-Gloss Finish
Garland – Faux one that we’ve had for years from a local shop that’s now closed and then some fresh eucalyptus is woven into it
Stockings – Pottery Barn Kids several years ago and can be found here
Round Basket – Birch Lane a few years ago
Blue and Tan Patterned Pillows on Sofa – Etsy
Striped Pillow – HomeGoods
Reindeer Pillow – HomeGoods
White Knit Throw – Birch Lane
Large Barn Painting – was a gift
Round Ottoman – Joss and Main
Smaller Tufted Ottoman – can be found here and here
Paperwhites – Faux from a local shop almost ten years ago (now closed)
White Wingback Chairs – Birch Lane
Mary and Joseph on Donkey figurine – local shop that’s now closed (similar ones here and here)
Trim Color – Simply White by Benjamin Moore in Semi-Gloss
Door Color – Mopboard Black by Benjamin Moore in Semi-Gloss Finish
Beadboard Wallpaper below Chair Rail – can be found here
Wreath – Local shop
Rosemary Bush – Trader Joe’s
Kitchen Table – Wayfair
Charcoal Covered Chairs – Wayfair
Bowl On Table – Wedding Gift (can be found here)
Paperwhites – Faux from a local shop almost ten years ago (now closed)
Gold Lantern – Lighting Design (you call one of their showrooms to order)
Wood Bookcase with Glass Doors – Wayfair
Painting with Gold Frame – Passed down from Family
Window Seat – Custom Built
