Christmas Home Tour 2017 – Living Room

Decorating for Christmas is among my favorite things to do!  Today, I am sharing a Christmas Home Tour of our Living Area.  My theme this year has a rustic, winter feel (with a few “glam” touches of course!) and this inspired the designs featured throughout our home.  To see other areas of our home featured in other posts, click on the link below.

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Christmas Home Tours

Christmas Home Tour 2017 – Winter Glam Dining Room

Christmas Home Tour 2017 – Living Room

Christmas Home Tour 2017 – Basement Living Area

Christmas Home Tour 2017 – Christmas Trees

Norman Vincent Peale, who wrote the best-seller, “The Power of Positive Thinking” once said, “Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful”.  I started waving that “magic wand” several weeks ago, so I am excited to share bits and pieces of it!

In our front living room (shown below), we do not have room for a full-size Christmas tree.  Certainly, this can also be an issue for folks with small spaces.  Don’t let this fluster you…there are so many great ways to decorate a room without a Christmas tree!!

Having no room for a tree, I utilize some of the table tops and the fireplace area as a means to feature festive holiday decor. However, I do put up a full-size tree in my entry hall that is right next to the living room.  Interestingly, it actually feels like it is part of the room so I don’t get any complaints from my kiddos.

Ways to Decorate a Room for Christmas without a Tree

Choose one or two colors to feature that work with your existing home decor.  This year, I chose red because I enjoy using real poinsettias and red roses. I also wanted to add a great pop of color to my neutral space.  

Add pillows, throws or other decorative items to coordinate with your chosen color palate.

Texture is the name of the game!  Try to stay away from using similar ornaments.  Using different styles, textures, sizes, and colors are important for creating a custom look.  My mother-in-law handmade the red sequined ornaments so I just love using them!  We both shared a love of all things Christmas!!

Be sure to include at least one complementary element to your decor in your room that works with the theme you are using throughout the rest of your home.  I used birch logs as the main feature of my dining room centerpiece, so it was a natural fit to use them in my living room.  Also, using rustic planters and buckets certainly worked with the theme and I can use them throughout the year in other applications or outside.  Always think of ways to re-purpose these sort of decorative items!

Fill a planter box, bucket, crate or basket with Christmas greenery…faux or real…and then add in ornaments or other Christmas decorations you already own.  Here, I used real spruce sprigs because I could get them straight from my yard.  Plus, it adds such great fragrance to the room!