Christmas Home Tour – Simple Natural Style

My Christmas home tour begins! I couldn’t be more excited to share the simple, natural elegance in the master bedroom today! I’ve been decorating for the holiday season for decades (like many of you). It makes me happy to do a different look every year, but not necessarily shop a whole lot, other than in my own bins! That being said, if you do need anything new for the holidays take note. I fully expect Christmas decorations to sell out quickly this year, more than ever before! People are home and they are shopping online. I can also tell you that shipping can be painfully slow right now and things that sell out will likely not be restocked in time for Christmas. But that said…let me share what is new and what I’ve done to create this look! 

Christmas Home Tour In The Master Bedroom

Christmas Tree

I always have a loose plan in my head for the look that I want to achieve before I even put up the trees in my home. My favorite trees are the flocked ones and HERE’S one on a Black Friday special that is highly rated and will come quickly!

Last year I used the same tree in the Christmas home tour that you can see HERE. I also have a beautiful WHITE CHRISTMAS TREE and in THIS POST have some great tips about decorating white Christmas trees. I think that you’ll love the info!

First thing that I did was to bring the tree in from the garage and roll down the Christmas tree storage bag. Let me tell you that the proper storage bag saves your tree (and sanity!) from any damage and is a great investment! It keeps the flocking intact and the tree can stand up discreetly in your garage or basement! Here is the one I have – Christmas Tree Storage Bag.

Once it was in place I covered the rolled down storage bag and fluffed out the branches. That didn’t take very long…only about 20 minutes due thanks to storing in that bag! Next I covered the rolled down bag with a faux fur Christmas Tree Skirt. I know that everyone has a different way of doing things, but I do this first to catch any ornaments that may drop and smash. However, I did ultimately opt to use shatterproof ornaments this year for the ease.

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Ornaments

The ornament colors I am using in my Christmas home tour this year are all matte metallic! Nothing shiny and in colors of champagne, soft gold and silver and some white. I bought these in the largest size container that I could find a few years ago. When the holiday season is over I simply drop them all into a plastic bin marked “shatterproof metallic ornaments”. Storing by color and type definitely helps!

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I should mention that before I put the ornaments on the tree I added ribbon. Again, some designers do this first and some do it after adding ornaments. I always find it easier to put the ribbon on first! My method is to cut the ribbon into pieces about the span of my outstretched arms. Then start near the top of the tree and tuck the first pieces deeply inside the tree and let the ribbon gently cascade down and tuck. * TIP* Always use wired ribbon for this or you won’t be able to properly shape it!! Just keep going with your pieces of ribbon and fill in the holes.

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I love tinsel and it’s shiny old fashioned glow. While I tend to use restraint in every way, I do love a bit of that glitz! Etsy is a good source for vintage tinsel and I’m linking a few shops below.

That’s it and I’d say the entire tree took me no more than an hour to decorate. I didn’t do the back of the tree, since it’s up close the French doors in the bedroom (why bother!).

STEP BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR TREE TO SEE HOW THINGS LOOK! Then edit and fix things as necessary.

Fireplace Mantel

Next came the fireplace mantel and firebox (faux…I live in Miami!). It’s pretty simple and for this Christmas home tour I didn’t want anything too fussy. I draped a flocked faux garland without lights on it, as I wanted to use my fairy lights which give such a great glow! The exact garland that I used is THIS ONE. I’m waiting for THIS ONE to be shipped and will be using it in the living room. It does have lights and is so gorgeous!

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In the firebox are some real birch logs and fairly lights. You can find a great deal on birch logs HERE and the fairy lights that I use I purchased HERE.

The mirror is a recent purchase but it’s not available now. I used some of THIS PAINT to give it a gilded look! The sconces are antique French pieces so I can’t give you a true source. For this Christmas home tour I made the bell garland and it was the easiest project ever! The bells are already completely sold out, but you can find similar looking bells HERE.

French Chair And Mirrors

On the chair with my sweet Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Darby & Bartley! Keep in mind that this was last year and a lot has changed with the dog’s health unfortunately. I’ll be updating you soon. 😔

As you may have noticed… I LOVE MIRRORS! One day I need to take count on how many I have, haha! Both of these mirrors are from Ballard Designs. The ornate mirror that is in the front I’ve had for over 20 years, so it’s been long discontinued. Once we put up the MIRRORED BARN DOORS I needed a new place for it, so here it is and looking good!

The Bed Area

Since the bed takes up such a large part of a bedroom, don’t forget to spruce it up a bit for the holidays! I haven’t really done that myself, but I’ll probably add a pillow or throw soon that imparts a natural holiday elegance to this area. In the meantime, we are using my favorite pale blue quilt that has been on the bed ever since I received it! Find it HERE (color is SKY) and if you’re looking for quality bedding you can’t go wrong with Serena & Lily. Bedding is one area that I believe in investing in for a better sleep, comfort and durability.

Artwork

Above the bed is a reproduction of a French painting that I had made. Yes, I had it recreated and you might find this post useful – Free Art Images (The Inside Scoop).
The little blue nightstand is an antique French piece that’s over 100 years old! I purchased it years ago at a flea market from an old gentleman who sold it to me for $10 because it had no top! I designed a top to fit it and took it to a local marble fabricator who made the top for me out of pink marble. While waiting for the top I painted and distressed (don’t fret…the wood was damaged) with a pale blue milk paint. I LOVE this little table to this day and likely will always be a keeper! Keep your eyes wide open because you never know what you will find!

Some religious items for this Christmas home tour sit on top of the table, simply because I love the look.

VISIT THIS YEAR’S CHRISTMAS SHOP – HERE!