Christmas Home Tour 2019 – A Green and Ivory Christmas

I’m sharing all the details of how I decorated my home for Christmas 2019. This year I went with a green and ivory Christmas color scheme. I reuse my decor from previous years throughout my home and rotate the ornaments and other decor items to change things up. This years decorations are some of my favorite and I really love how it all turned out.

The Trees

I put up three Christmas trees this year and I always try to match or coordinate the tree decorations to the decor in the room.

For the the living room tree, I have a 12′ flocked long needle pine artificial tree. I used green, ivory, and white ornaments for this tree.

There are a mix of other ornaments, faux mistletoe stems, and ribbon throughout the tree. Here are some similar options:

// Green Hobnail Vintage Mercury Glass Ornament // Fur Ball Ornament White // Velvet Ribbon in Green // Checker Ribbon White Green //

For the family room tree I used a 7.5 foot flocked tree and set it into an antique French metal pot. The colors for this tree were blue, ivory, and brown with some greenery mixed into the tree and mantle.

Similar ornaments: Dark Blue Round Glass Ornament// Dark Blue Finial Glass Ornaments // Dark Wood Stained Christmas Ornament // Rustic Bell Ornament Trio // Ribbed Light Brown Round Glass Ornament  //

Garlands & Stems: Powdered Real Touch Cedar Garland// Frosted Fir Pine Garland W/Eucalyptus and Pinecones and Blueberries // Blueberry Spray // Blueberry Stem //

I added a new 7.5 flocked tree to my bedroom this year and the colors in this tree also match the decor in my room.

Gold Sparkle Finial Christmas Ornament// Beaded Mercury Glass 4″ Ornament //  Dusty Blue Velvet Ribbon 1.5″// Boho Bead Garland //

The Mantles

I always decorate the mantles in my living and family rooms.

To create this look on the mantle, I start with a base layer of greenery and then add in layers of individual greenery branches. To secure the garland, I used command strip hooks.

DELUXE NORFOLK PINE AND CEDAR GARLAND// NORFOLK PINE GARLAND //  DELUXE MIXED NORFOLK PINE & CEDAR //

64″ Eucalyptus Seed/Pod/Mixed Pine Mantel Piece Green // Glass Bead Garland in Kraft Box, Brushed Gold Finish

I added the wreath candle holders to the side with green velvet ribbon and then added the gold beaded garland on top of the greenery.

For the family room mantle, I used wooden beads, greenery, and faux floral stems that matched the blue in the room.

The Front Porch

To dress up the front porch, I added some fresh greenery to my flower pots and some large sugar pinecones on top of the greenery. I added more of the big pine cones into the bottom of the garden obelisks. I then added two fresh wreaths to the obelisks and tied them on with a ribbon.

For the upper porch I added some lanterns and two more wreaths onto the doors.

22″ Deluxe Cedar Wreath// DELUXE MIXED NORFOLK PINE & CEDAR WREATH, 26″ // WASHED CEDAR WREATH WITH CONE & BERRY, 24″ // 30″ Pine Cone/Berry/Cedar/Pine Wreath

The Entryway

Inside the front door I decorated the entryway table by adding a large ginger jar filled with winter greens and white frosted flowers. I also added some artwork to the table and my “holly jolly” christmas sign. (That is really my name!) I always have to have things that say “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!” This year I had a sign specially made with the correct spelling of my name.

I added some artificial cedar greenery to the staircase next to the entryway.

Our tiny sized bernadoodles, Coco and Copper always seem to make it into my photos!

The Kitchen and Dining Room

The kitchen is so much fun to decorate for the holidays. I like to add wreaths to the backs of my barstool chairs. Here I layered a frosted berry wreath on top of a slightly larger faux cedar wreath and wired them together. I then wired them onto my barstools.

10″ Iced Berry Wreath // 10″ CEDAR WREATH // 28″ Snowed Peony Spray Snow White // 30.5 SNOWED EUCALYPTUS LEAF SPRAY

I filled a white ginger jar with more faux branches and frosted white peony flowers and set it in the middle of the island.

I added some green and white festive dishes and other items to the open shelving in the kitchen.

I love the pops of green and silver throughout the kitchen. It’s a nice contrast against the white counter and cabinets.

I set up a hot coco bar in this little nook in the kitchen.

I set two different tablescapes this year in the dining room. The first is this green, silver, and white tablescape. Because I decorated before Thanksgiving, I made this tablescape work for both holidays. Here you can see how I added in silver turkeys and pumpkins for Thanksgiving. After Thanksgiving, I took out all the fall related decor and swapped it out for Christmas decor.

Here’s the Christmas variation of my tablescape. Much of it is the same but with a few changes it looks like a different tablescape!

The Master Bedroom

Lastly, here’s a few more photos of my master bedroom. I loved the addition of this new tree!

Along with the new christmas tree that matched the bedroom decor, I added a few wintery faux branches to a vase on a tray at the end of my bed.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my Christmas decor for 2019. I’ll link as many sources as I can below.

Merry Christmas 2019!

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GREEN AND IVORY CHRISTMAS

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Transitional + French Country Master Bedroom

Every Spring I like to do a little update to our master bedroom so I set out to create a transitional + french country master bedroom vibe. I love the new updates to our bedroom in the Highland house and how simple it was to give it a fresh look. The main color in the bedroom before was a sea salt blue and I wanted to change it to more of a french blue color.

Here is the before:

Here is the after:

I wanted a rug that was a little bigger. This size is a 9′ x 13′ which is the perfect size for my master bedroom.

Boutique Rug: Devine Area Rug 9′ x 13″

Use my code HOLLYJ55 for site wide 55% off plus another 5% for a total of 60% off!

The Rug

An area rug can make a big statement and transform a room. It adds color and texture and instantly warms up any space. The standard rug for placing a rug under the bed is three feet from the end of the bed. Depending on the size and shape of your bedroom, you can place the rug vertically or horizontally but I prefer horizontal with the shape of my room.

I love the quality and thickness of the rug. This is my first time using a Boutique Rug and I’m so impressed with the quality and price. This is an over-sized rug which is usually a lot more expensive but this was priced extremely well.

Update Your Bedding

Another inexpensive way to update and refresh any bedroom is to update the bedding. I have collected a lot of bedding over time and I reuse the bedding for different rooms in my home. The only thing I bought that was new was the blue blanket at the end of the bed. I had purchased this awhile ago and had never used it. When I pulled it out of the linen closet, I found that it matched the new rug perfectly.

I decided to keep the rest of the bedding neutral by using an ivory colored blanket I had bought  last season that is reversible. I flipped it over to the ivory side and added a second ivory blanket underneath it that had a ruffled edge. You can see in my above, before photo, how I used the ivory blanket at the end of the bed in last years decor.

I changed out my darker throw blanket with this beautiful knitted throw and swapped out all the throw pillows too. The euro shams match the top blanket and the pillow shams match the ruffled under blanket which were a Homegoods find.

Update Accessories and Flowers

To freshen up the room, I added new spring faux flowers in a vases and added some new books and candles. I like to keep it simple in my room and I don’t like a lot of clutter. I think of it as less items I have to dust!

New Artwork

I had purchased this artwork awhile back for my room and finally convinced my husband to help me hang it up! It’s a lot larger than what I had there before and I like the bright and bold colors. I’m not sure it goes with the new colors and bedding but I don’t dare tell my husband that now! It might be staying up for awhile until I can ask him to change it back to the old artwork.

Rearrange Your Furniture 

Another way to refresh, repurpose, and reuse your existing furniture is to rearrange it! I swapped spaces with the french blue chair and the chaise lounge chair to change it up.

I also swapped the light and added a little pouffe!

Freshening up your room every springtime with these simple changes and is an affordable way to make your room feel fresh and new. I usually do a deep cleaning of my room during this time of year too. I shared that in the post here: Refreshing My Master Bedroom for Spring.

I love the reflection of the bed in the mirror!

I’m still undecided if I should hang the mirror of leave it.

The pattern on the rug is so beautiful!

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XOXO,

Sources:

Pompom Quilt/Shams: Ballard Designs

The nightstands and dresser were discontinued a few years ago, so sorry!

Boutique Rug: Devine Area Rug 9′ x 13″

Use my code HOLLYJ55 for site wide 55% off plus another 5% for a total of 60% off!

The bench is discontinued but I’ve linked a similar one below.

The chaise lounge chair fabric is Nobletex Platinum. Chair linked below.

Here’s another option for a chair.

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