It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! I am super excited to be a part of the Christmas Tour of Homes this year. We have been busy little elves getting our décor up and ready. We mixed things up from last year, and went for a very traditional Christmas. I don’t really decorate with red throughout the year, so it is such a welcome change to infuse the house with bright pops of the color. I went very simple using mostly ribbon and fabric. Enough chit chat, though! I know you just want to take a peek around. Welcome to our home . . . 
While I may not leave my boots outside for the season {girl actually needs to wear them!} I do plan to have them filled with fresh greens when we entertain. I think it’s a fun little addition. First got the idea when I went back to NYC for the Lowe’s event. Design Mom filled hers with gifts. Also a fun idea. 
Let’s start from the very beginning. It’s a very good place to start {I may have just watched The Sound of Music with my little ones}! We don’t have a formal foyer so the house opens up into our living room where we have our tree. Unlike most years, I went very basic. We pulled out the red bulbs, added our family ornaments, and used a “Merry Christmas” garland. 
The Noel pillow is from here and was a sweet gift from my sister. I love the little bit of gold it adds to the room. 
This is the gold table I made here. It normally has books resting on it, so I just wrapped them up and added the plaid ribbon. Funny story. . . I wrapped up a book last year that I was half way through reading. I thought I had lost my mind. Looked everywhere for that darn book and found it after Christmas when I unwrapped them. Duh. 
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I fell in love with this plaid pillow. purchased one large pillow from Pottery Barn and cut it up. While I hated to take scissors to it, I really wanted to two smaller ones. My pillows are normally full of color. You can see my living room here. For the season, I decided to make envelope pillows for all of them. It really was so easy. Outside of the plaid pillow, I only spent $10 on fabric and was able to transform the whole room for Christmas. 
My DIY Brass Cornered frames are sporting a little striped ribbon for the holidays. 
One of my favorite parts of Christmas is pulling out all of our special books. These were given to me by my dear friend Catherine during a trying time and I love having them on display. 
Gold vinyl paper and my silhouette made this mirror project super easy. You can see more of the mantel here. 
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We have never had stocking holders and our mantel is crazy shallow. This year, I made my own. They cost me all of $4 and you can check out the DIY for those here. They took only five minutes to make. 
The advent calendar is a huge tradition in our home. This year’s was really easy to throw together. I showed you that earlier and the kiddos have been so enjoying it this time around. They are at great ages for all of the activities. Oh, and can you tell I adore stripes? Even my children are wearing them! And now onto the kitchen. I backed the cabinets a while back and the green lends itself nicely to this time of year. I hung the same wreaths last year and kept it the same this year. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby and the wreaths are from Trader Joes. The fresh wreaths add such a nice smell to our kitchen. Other than that, we have lit garlands above the cabinets. That space is normally empty. 
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Do you need to warm up your coffee yet? Let’s take a walk over to the stairs. I kept it very very simple this year. Just a low profile garland and satin ribbon. I heart satin ribbon. A couple of red bows and we are good to go. 
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Welcome to the dining room. Overall, this is a very neutral space. I designed that intentionally so that I could really add any color when I entertain. This season the pops of red are a fun change. 
I may or may not have added red to my chairs for Christmas. My husband thought I was nuts when I mentioned it. Then he saw them and loved them. It was really super simple. I busted out some red velvet ribbon {bout it at Hobby Lobby for $5} and my glue gun. The glue gun does not hurt the paint on the chairs. It comes right off. I just cut the strips to fit the inset of each side of the chair. 
When I updated my chairs, I added pulls to the back of them. You can check that out here. It’s fun to add things to the chairs during the holidays. Burlap and a bit of red berries did the trick this year. 
These cute rustic trees are from Target. I bought them for Sara, the client from HomeStretch. I loved them and knew I needed them for my own house. I think they are the only thing I purchased besides fabric this year. The table was set with things we already had and use all of the time. 
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The plaid fabric is from Hobby Lobby. I didn’t even bother hemming it. It is simply folder over and draped on the table. 
Our bar cart got a little bit of Christmas love as well with the red straws and a bowl of gold ornaments. 
The red pillow is another slipcover I made for the season. 
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And that’s it my friends. I hope you enjoyed your walk around our home. I wish I could hand you a warm hot chocolate on your way out. Wishing you and your families a really wonderful Christmas. This time passes so quickly and the what I love most is just curling up in this room with my little crew. We spend a ton of time in this space and the Christmas season always adds a certain kind of magic. 
Thanks again for stopping by. If you are new to my blog you are welcome to take a look at my home tour to get acquainted. Enjoy your day and have fun with the rest of the tours. … To all of you who are visiting from Life in Grace, Welcome!!! Edie’s home is gorgeous! 
And now warm up your coffee or tea and continue the tour with Funky Junk Interiors! So beautiful!!! 
I will continue to update the list below! Can you imagine the crazy amount of inspiration by Friday. Enjoy the tour of homes!!! Monday: Just a Girl // Nesting Place // Hi, Sugarlum // Tatertos and Jello Tuesday: Life in Grace // A Thoughtful Place // Funky Junk Interiors Wednesday: Thrifty Décor Chick // Storywood Designs // Decorchick //Southern Hospitality // Our Fifth House Thursday: Sand and Sisal // A Place for Us // Songbird // Pretty Handy Girl // Beneath My Heart // All Things Thrifty Friday: I Heart Organzing // My Blessed Life // Emily A. Clark // Not Just a Housewife // Remodelaholic And follow us on Pinterest! We have a group board so you can see all the beauty in one place! 
Courtney, I LOVE your Christmas house this year. So, so lovely. The red along the chairs is genius. And that Noel pillow is so sweet, I'm hunting it down now for a hostess gift!
Beautifull ,Tour and decorations UAUA ,as always i love to tour your house 🙂
I have a capuccino in my hand ,and i am loving to see your house ,you are truly an inspiration and not only to to decorate my house . 😉
Happy holidays
A follower from Madeira Island Portugal
xoxo
Lulu
I love this so much Courtney! I'm really loving a traditional Christmas lately too!
Courtney this is stunning! Such a beautiful home!
You house looks stunning! So many great details. I think adding greens to your hunter boots is my favorite! They look great!!
I absolutely love your house… Especially at Christmas! Now I want to steal all these ideas!
It all looks perfectly festive!! I love all the red touches!! Thanks for sharing Courtney 🙂
Beautiful job, Courtney!! Love all your charming details and diys, the pillows are a favorite! Enjoy!
Beautiful!! I love how 'simple' it is but still has so many wonderful details!
Love your house, the chair pulls are a wonderful idea! Following on Pintrest…
LOVE your home, Courtney!! All of the red is beautiful—I fee like I don't get to see it that much in blogland since all the neutral/cool colors are so trendy, but seeing this reminds me that it truly makes a home look like Christmas. 🙂 Now you've got me wanting to make pillow covers with red in them for the season!
Your home looks gorgeous! I don't have red in my home at all either, but I'm like you in that I love to add it for the holiday season. You are so crafty tjhough with all of the things you whip up for very little cost. The pillows really do make such a big impact! Also, your photos are fantastic. Have fun enjoying the season with your little ones.
I love all of the traditional touches this year. So warm and cozy! Can't wait to have a sip of hot cocoa {or wine!} there soon!! xo
Oh how pretty!!!! I love the pops of red throughout – its festive without being overwhelming. Where did you find the skinny garland for your stairs? I realized last night that the garland I have is too full (who knew that was possible!!) and am on the hunt for a new, more minimal style.
Beautiful, Courtney! Enjoy your festive home with your family!
Wow! Your home is stunning! I love the boots 🙂 And I love that your son's pjs matched too. You thought carefully about every little detail and it really shows. LOVE it!!!
It's amazing to see what a lot of ribbon and a couple of pillows can do for a new holiday color scheme. I love how you filled your boots! Very pretty.
Love love love every little detail! and I'm crazy for the fabrics you used, and the fun banner on the tree! I snagged your Home Tour list for my post…thank you! 😉
Beautiful Courtney! My most favorite home this year. I adore the simplicity of everything.
Your home is absolutely beautiful…perfect for the holidays! 🙂
OMG!! It's all so beautiful! I wish my home would look just like that in the future!!
Courtney, your home is gorgeous! It is amazing how some simple touches with ribbon, fabric and greenery make all the difference.
Absolutely gorgeous Courtney! I just love your attention to detail. Your living room is so pretty. What a cozy spot to gather as a family at night. I agree with you that Christmas is such a magical season.
beautiful! i don't usually decorate with red either so xmas can be a challenge! but i love how you've added pops of red…darling!
I totally pinned that hunter boot idea when you were in nyc. Great decor!
Your home is soooo gorgeous! Just the very tiniest touches such as the evergreen in the boots make all the difference. Thanks for the lovely tour!
So very pretty! I love the traditional touches you used–especially the plaid pillows.
Perfection! All so beautiful Courtney. Love every single detail!
beautiful, love all the read and plaid! feels so cozy!
Perfect as always with tons of inspiration!
Beautiful! I just love your "home style"!
Courtney, I loved seeing your beautiful home! xo
Gorgeous girl! Love love love every single touch 🙂
I especially liked the little touches – a sprig of green here, red striped straws there…very inviting. Thanks for sharing your home. You have inspired me to get going on mine. The birth of a new grandson put me a bit behind and I haven't even started decorating my home yet. The boots with greenery was just so adorable!
You really thought of every last beautiful detail. Love that you went traditional, it fits your home so perfectly. So inviting and warm. Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family! xoxoxo!
Oh, I just think your Christmas home is beautiful. But, I love that advent and those adorable striped jammies the best. 🙂
You have beautiful house. It's feel like I'm visiting your house right now.
Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!
Bring you Good wishes of happiness.
Sorry for greeting you earlier,, just don't want miss saying this.
By the way, I'm Clotee. It's my first time visiting your blog. I am blogger too, and now try my best luck to open an e-shop. Nice to know you.
Regards,
Clotee
Okay, I'm new here, and I have to say, I've been looking at a bunch of the home tours, and yours is my favorite….so far! I love your style and pinned a few things as well! Thanks for sharing with us! YOu have amazing style!
xo,
Amber
Stunning! Very festive and fresh. Love, love!