Elegant + Simple Holiday Home Tour

Need Christmas decorating ideas? Don’t miss this holiday home tour with beautiful greenery and other elegant yet simple Christmas decor.

simple Christmas decorating: fireplace with Christmas tree

I shared a few weeks ago that I was feeling a bit moody about Christmas… Ok, I admit, that’s not exactly what I said. 😉 Actually, I was just having fun gathering elegant yet simple Christmas decor with a touch of rich moody blue. Ready to see how it came together?

christmas decor: stair garland

Welcome to this year’s Seasonal Simplicity holiday home tour (hosted by my sweet friend Krista from The Happy Housie). If you’re visiting from the tour, welcome! Today I’m sharing my living room, stairwell, and dining room decked for the holidays.

My name is Rachel, and I live in Texas with my hubby and four kids. They love decorating with me, so our decorating usually takes several weeks (so everyone can have a turn) and often changes throughout the month as various children decide something might look better somewhere else – ha!

holiday decorating ideas: cedar arrangement on coffee table

This time, as usual, it’s a mix of things I created while they were at school and other more “collaborative” efforts. 😉 I typically avoid the traditional red and green, and this year was no different. Get ready for greens, golds, and deep moody blues. I hope you enjoy!

christmas decorating ideas: window wreaths

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Christmas Living Room Decorating Ideas

This is always the room that gets the most holiday cheer since it houses both of our big Christmas trees as well as one side of our see through fireplace.

Christmas decorating: tree in living room

I gave the mantel an asymmetrical look this year (get the tutorial here), and I love it.

Christmas decor: fireplace with asymmetrical mantel garland

GET THE LOOK

The tree got a mixture of gold and amber metallics along with my DIY wood bead garland.

Christmas tree with gold ornaments and wood bead garland
Christmas tree, fireplace, and mantel

Some simple pine wreaths and cedar clippings from our yard for the coffee table completed the look.

Christmas decorating ideas: wood vase with cedar clippings

Christmas Stairwell Decorating Ideas

I love rearranging my Christmas decor from year to year to keep things fresh. Originally, I bought this pre lit garland for our front porch, but the battery-operated lights make it an easy choice for the banister, too.

decorating ideas: stairwell garland

I wish I had ordered more of the antique gold velvet ribbon that I used on the fireplace and tree, but this muted pewter velvet ribbon is also beautiful. I love using ribbon as an inexpensive way to change up holiday decor each year. And gold bells might be my other favorite versatile holiday decor.

stairwell garland with pine cones and velvet ribbon

Our curved staircase is just inside our front door and perfect for a tall, slender tree. This one was so fun to decorate with the kids (you can see the process here on Instagram if you’d like).

large Christmas tree in curved stairwell

When they found these little wooden houses, they decided we needed a “little town of Bethlehem” on the tree… and I love how it turned out.

stairwell garland and tree in curved staircase

Christmas Dining Room Decorating Ideas

We actually homeschool in the “formal” dining room, so I have to keep the table fairly clear. I did that this year by simply adding some black candlesticks and this pretty wooden bowl with greenery.

magnolia garland and simple greenery dining room Christmas decor

More asymmetrical garland and a few twinkle lights bring a festive mood without crowding the space.

black bowl with greenery dining room holiday decor

Simple – yet elegant – is the name of the game this year!

More Holiday Decorating Ideas

You can get more links to my holiday decor and gift wrapping for this year here.

moody green gold and blue holiday wrapping paper

And you can shop our home here.

green and gold and moody blue Christmas decor

I hope you enjoyed the tour! Don’t forget to pin this for later and find loads more holiday decorating ideas from this year’s Seasonal Simplicity tours below.

holiday home tour with garland and tree and cedar clipping

More Christmas decorating ideas

This week is Christmas Home Tour Week! Each day this week, some talented bloggers are sharing their tours with you – be sure to hop around and see what they’ve got in store! You can visit their posts by clicking on the links below the images. Sharing with me today…

Wednesday

Maison de Pax / Stacy Risenmay / Maison de Cinq

Place of My Taste / A Pop of Pretty / The Happy Housie

And sharing the rest of the week…

Monday

The Happy Housie / Inspiration for Moms / Joanna Anastasia

She Gave it a Go / Modern Glam / Taryn Whiteaker Designs

Tuesday

Rambling Renovators / Life is a Party / Clean and Scentsible

House by Hoff / Rooms for Rent / The Happy Housie

Thursday

Grace in My Space / All Things with Purpose / Life is Better at Home

The Tattered Pew / A Pretty Life in the Suburbs / Just a Girl and Her Blog

Friday

This is Simplicite / Deeply Southern Home / Lemon Thistle

Love Create Celebrate / Sincerely, Marie Designs / The Happy Housie

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12 Comments

  1. I love the moody rich blue in your home for Christmas…it’s perfect with the greenery! But your staircase mantel, it’s my favourite…it’s SO beautiful.

  2. Absolutely gorgeous my friend! I love your home and it looks even more stunning with all of your elegant but simple decor touches for the season. Thank you so much for joining me!

  3. So beautiful Rachel! I always love how elegant your home looks while still feeling comfy and welcoming. Love your garlands and all of the pretty ribbon. Merry Christmas to you and your family..

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