Christmas Home Tour with Simple Holiday Greenery

Looking for Christmas decor ideas? Don’t miss these Christmas decorations with simple holiday greenery for a classic, easy holiday home.

I shared my current resolution a few weeks ago: to change my mindset and vocabulary from “busy” to grateful. And to choose more simplicity during a time of year full of… well… busy-ness. And clearly I’m not alone because it resonated with so many of you. I received emails and comments and messages all saying, “YES! Me too!” So many that I cried. Literally. Standing in my kitchen with tears in my eyes.

Not that elaborate holiday decorations are bad! I love a winter wonderland from time to time. No, rather that it’s ok to say yes to simplicity – like naked trees and brown paper packages – in order to be able to say yes to other good things in life.

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And I felt that need this year. I actively chose to decorate our home and our ranch house with nothing but simple holiday greenery… and, biased though I may be, I think they’re beautiful.

Classic Green and White Christmas

You may have seen the touches of red buffalo check in our red and green Christmas living room a few weeks ago, but as you can see, those have already left. Lol.

The buffalo check was so fun (and it is definitely going on gifts this year!), but as I shared when we revealed this living room makeover, I’m a neutrals girl at heart. And once I added the stockings to the mantel, I needed greenery to cover the command hooks… which led to more of a classic green and white look.

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To show you just how simple it was, I put together a little gif to show the progression of the mantel and tree space this year: tree, lights, ornaments, stockings (hung using my favorite trick with a bar and command hooks), cedar garland layers, boxwood clippings, candlesticks, fur blanket (I love using blankets as tree skirts), presents, and a green velvet pillow.

Taking the pictures to show you the process was much slower than actually decorating it. Ha!

And let’s talk about the cedar garland for a moment. All the greenery you see is fake (we are battling allergies this year, so I’m steering clear of real greenery… plus, I’m saying no to extra work like cleaning up tons of pine needles this year, remember? 😉 ).

But this cedar garland that I spotted at Target is my new favorite. It’s the same cedar trees (also called juniper) that we have all over our properties in the Texas hill country. So the years that I have clipped natural, fresh greenery myself, it looked exactly like this!

The garland is a little sparse, so I layered on a second one… but the greenery and berries truly look so very much like the real thing. I love how it brings a natural look that is native to our area. For variety, I also layered in some faux boxwood stems I had.

The rest of the house got very simple touches, like garland on the stairs, green wreaths, and some gold bells.

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Farmhouse Christmas

Out at Little Pax Ranch, I obviously couldn’t resist adding holiday decorations. But again, I worked hard to add simple Christmas decor.

Magnolia garland, a green wreath, and a few fresh cedar clippings (I guess I didn’t go completely faux) were the perfect additions.

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A tiny tree on the kitchen island and beside the sofa bring a touch of holiday cheer without overwhelming the spaces. I didn’t even put up a full Christmas tree… I can hardly believe it!

Decorating with Greenery

Whether it’s fresh or faux, greenery is the perfect natural holiday touch to your home. My favorite right now is the stuff that feels real – no glitter, no frosting, no flocking… just pretty greens:

1. garland
2. wreaths
3. clippings

And I think with the right simple touches, it can go a long way without overwhelming your life or home.

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In fact, it’s neutral enough that most of it can remain well into January or even February. And it’s a good thing, too, because in an effort not to be too “busy,” I might just have to leave it up for a while. 😉

However you decorate your holiday home, I wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Be sure to pin these holiday decorating ideas for later.