Christmas in our Living Room ~2011 ~ New House Design

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Christmas in our Living Room ~2011

Posted by MAKMU ta On Tuesday, December 06, 2011 No comments

Continuing with our Christmas decor, today I am sharing our living room.

Our living room tree is decorated in neutrals with a touch of blue. We used whites, creams, browns and tans, silver and shades of blue, mixing natural elements like greenery, wood and pinecones with shiny and sparkly. Colours and textures similar to our everyday decor.

The gallery wall is still a work in progress, but I'm fine with that. No stressing before the holidays and keeping Advent in mind.

For the tree we used small and large balls in cream, white, silver and blues in matte, glittery, shiny and mirrored finishes. Ornaments with beads and jewels and simple burlap and muslin garland.

Crocheted snowflakes and wedding bells.

Shiny jingle bells and clear glass balls.

Rusty barn stars and angels in pewter and glass.

Lots of textures and finishes on this slim tree.

The PEACE banner I made hangs in the front window.

This is the room we use for visiting with family, a place to read or do needlework. Our TV, computer and main family tree is in our family room. The presents under the tree are real but still need some ribbon and tags, oops!

Real pine and mini glass balls were added to the white square platter with faux berry wreath holding the scented candle.

When I shared our Christmas dining room I mentioned that the only thing we bought new for Christmas decor this year was some fresh greenery (and some I gathered for free) and $4 for a 24 pack of the blue mini glass ornaments (Real Canadian Superstore half price.) So unless I see something really tempting in the next week or so, our entire Christmas decor budget was less than $20. The fun was in finding new uses and places for our everyday decor and Christmas things.

And our Remington girl with the crazy strong tail was my constant companion as I sifted through the many Christmas bins. Luckily the only casualties were a few glass balls that couldn't hold up to the baseball bat of her tail.

Thanks for stopping by and if you missed them, I also posted our dining room and kitchen. I also shared our tabletops here. I would love if you could take a moment and leave a comment (it is a great way for me to catch up with friends and find new blogs.)

There is so much beautiful inspiration in the Christmas parties that are happening (and I'm joining) in the following link parties....

Thrify Decor Chick's Holiday Home Party~Trees. Thanks Sarah!