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Christmas home tour full of vintage and DIY decor

I absolutely love decorating for Christmas – there’s nothing as cozy as a Christmas tree full of lights twinkling in the corner. 

Every year I love pulling out my Christmas decor and being flooded with memories from past Christmases. I almost never buy anything new but I love to challenge myself to find new ways to use my same old favorites.

And since Christmas decorating is my favorite, I asked some of my favorite creative bloggers to join me in sharing their Christmas decorating. I love that everyone has their own style and their own take on Christmas decor. 

You can see all the fun Christmas decorating styles at the bottom of this post.

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Now I can’t wait to invite you in to celebrate a bit of Christmas with me!

Welcome to my home!

My favorite space to decorate for absolutely any season is our entry. (Seriously, everything looks awesome with that wood wall!)

Simple diy christmas decor in entry with wood plank wall, happy birthday jesus sign and diy merry christmas banner

I recently switched around some furniture and brought this cute metal table back to the entry. I love the curves of the table against the straight lines of the wall.  ‘

This year I picked up some inexpensive mini Christmas trees and added my favorite flocking to them to use throughout the house.  I also added a thrifted vintage mirror and our peg doll nativity.

peg doll nativity.

I adore this nativity – it is super cute and simple and totally kid-friendly. I bought my peg doll people on Etsy a couple of years ago and I’m hoping to add some more people and animals this year. 

Simple diy christmas decor in entry with wood plank wall, diy merry christmas banner, and peg doll nativity.

The cute little Merry Christmas banner was a quick DIY project. I cut the pennants from an old hymnal but I have free printable Christmas music here if you don’t have your own stash of old hymnals. 

Then I glued on glittered chipboard letters.

happy birthday jesus sign.

The lower part of the table holds a Happy Birthday Jesus sign I made last year and a few wrapped gifts. (These are actually my son’s birthday gifts; I still haven’t gotten any Christmas shopping done! But hey, at least I’ve decorated…)

I also added a few touches of Christmas in our living room.

thankful sign with photos above collection of vintage cameras.

I made this cute Thankful sign for fall, but since thankfulness isn’t actually limited to one season, I wanted to keep it around for Christmas. I switched out the photos for some of my favorite photos of my boys from past Christmases.

DIY thankful photo sign and vintage camera collection.

I added a few of my favorite cameras from my vintage camera collection below the sign. And look closely at the photo above – do you see the little letterpress letters that spell smile?

mini flocked Christmas trees behind couch in bay window.

I put a few more small flocked trees in our bay window along with a cute lantern. I always struggle with what to put in that window that will look good from the outside as well as the inside. 

This seemed like the perfect solution.  Plus they are so pretty all lit up at night.

And did you see? I finally got a new couch! Yep, after searching for the perfect affordable sofa for well over a year, I finally chose this cute gray Chesterfield from World Market. 

I picked it up during one of their fabulous furniture sales and so far we are loving it!

In the dining room, I added a super simple centerpiece to the table.

dining room christmas decor with simple christmas ornament centerpiece.

I love to see a gorgeous table all set with beautiful dishes, but that just doesn’t work in our house. My boys would destroy it in minutes. 

So instead I just went with a cute centerpiece. Another flocked tree, a tray, a pair of vintage candlesticks, and a huge pile of shatterproof ornaments.

dining room christmas decor with simple christmas ornament centerpiece.

And my DIY advent calendar also found a new home this year.

diy hanging advent calendar next to nutcrackers on small table in dining room.

I am loving the vintage stool and frame against the modern white table. And of course, we can’t decorate for Christmas around here without a few nutcrackers making an appearance.

nutcracker Santas collection.

My husband’s grandmother gave him a nutcracker every year for Christmas and I have carried on the tradition until now we have a huge collection. These three are a few of my favorites so they get a place of honor beside the advent calendar.

Tomorrow I’ll be back sharing how I pulled together a beautiful Christmas mantel despite the big TV hanging over the fireplace. And of course I’ll be sharing more about our Christmas tree soon too.

But for now, check out how these stylish ladies decorate for Christmas!

christmas home tour square

 

Casa Watkins Living * Lovely Etc. * Designing Vibes * Oh Everything Handmade * The Turquoise Home

Lehman Lane * Our House Now a Home * The Striped House * My Creative Days * Newly Woodwards

All Things With Purpose  * House by Hoff * The Happy Housie  * A House Full of Sunshine  * Thrifty and Chic

This is Our Bliss * Boxy Colonial * Little Red Brick House  * Green with Decor * Blue I Style

Sincerely Marie Designs * Up to Date Interiors * Southern State of Mind * A Fresh Squeezed Life  * What Meegan Makes

Wife in Progress * Place of My Taste * Restless Arrow * Bigger Than The Three of Us

Merry Christmas!

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Comments

  2. Erica says

    Carrie,
    I absolutely adore your foyer vignette and your vintage camera collection. You always present such a welcoming and thoughtful space.

    Much Love,
    Erica

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  3. [email protected] says

    One of the nice things about having been blogging for awhile is seeing the same people’s Christmas tours year and after year and checking out what they’ve changed and what’s stayed the same….I always love to see which nutcrackers come out every year in your tours!

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    • Carrie says

      Thanks so much Jen! Sometimes I’m really feeling classic and sometimes not so much but it’s so fun to get to do Christmas however we choose!

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  7. Kathy says

    You have so many cute vignettes! I love the peg nativity set and Happy birthday Jesus sign and those nutcrackers are adorable! The flocked trees look so elegant and I think perfect for behind the couch. Thanks so much for all your work with this blog hop and including me last minute. I’m thrilled to be a part of it! xoxo

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  8. Angie See says

    Hi Carrie,
    Wonderful decorations throughout your home! A few of my favorites are the colorful shiplap, hombre curtains and your advent count down frame. Super creative and inspirational! Thank you for sharing!

    Merry Christmas,
    Angie See

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  10. Tonita says

    I really like the simplicity of your Christmas decor. Your table center piece is beautiful. While i have done Christmas posts in the past of my tiny home and then my tiny 570′ farmhouse, this year I am completely not motivated to decorate either one for Christmas. However, it is nice to find holiday cheer on other blogs. I really like that some bloggers seem to be re-using the same decor from last year and are not buying into the constant ‘in our face’ commercialism, which can easily tempt us to feel we need to buy more and more new stuff to make our nests pretty. It is a vicious cycle that I too succumb to, some years. It is wonderful to see contentment with the items we already have in our possession. Your home is way more inspiring than posts i see where people go out and buy whatever is so called “trending” that year. Your home is lovely and the simplicity is what makes this a great post IMO. Blessings.

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    • Carrie says

      Thank you Tonita! You are so right – I don’t have the time, energy, or money to be buying new Christmas decor every year! And it is so tempting to think that is the only way but I think it is much easier to be creative and original when you use what you have. And I am super intrigued by the idea of your tiny farmhouse. I definitely need to check that out.

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  13. Melissa says

    Carrie, your house looks stunning! I love the vintage touches and your pretty centerpiece! No fancy tables here either – my kids would get tired of moving it when we eat! It’s all so beautiful!!

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  14. Tara @ Lehman lane says

    Carrie, your house looks beautiful! I love your new sofa, camera collection and what a fun tradition your husband had with getting a nutcracker every year. Thanks so much for all your hard work in putting this blog hop together. Hope you have a good rest of your week!

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    • Carrie says

      Thank you so much Meg! And I have to confess that’s only maybe 1/3 of my vintage cameras – I just can’t resist them!

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  17. Sarah says

    Your tours are always so warm and inviting, Carrie! I love that you are carrying on the nutcracker tradition. So sweet! I have all the heart eyes over your vintage camera collection. And the new couch is gorgeous!

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  18. donna mclaren says

    I love the site. I would love to win the paypal money. I have started a new creative adventure and would put the money towards that. Merry Christmas!

    Reply

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