Minimal Christmas Living Room with Ribbon & Cedar Accents
I love how my minimal Christmas living room came together and I am so excited to share it with you today!
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If you haven’t seen it already, I shared a full Christmas home tour on my YouTube channel last week! I debated whether or not I should do one, because I really love to share my home room by room so that I can share details of each space. Then I thought – why not do both?!
So even though I’ve already shared a full Christmas home tour, today I’d like to focus in on my living room and talk about the minimal and natural look I was going for this year.
As I was pulling out all of my Christmas bins and decor and trying to decide how to decorate, one word kept coming to my mind – simple. I just wanted things to be simple this year. I’m sure it has something to do with the fact that I have a newborn baby
Entryway
So let’s start off in the entryway! I kept this area pretty minimal. I hung that beautiful faux cedar wreath that I shared with you last week in my Christmas decor haul, and added a simple ribbon and some pretty brass bells.
For my stairs, I chose not to hang a garland this year. Instead, I created a swag with some faux cedar and large brass bells that I got at Walmart last year! I think it looks so pretty tied to the newel post with some ribbon.
I filled my thrifted three tiered basket with more faux cedar and some eucalyptus, and another pretty ribbon adds a holiday feel.
My mom loaned me one of her antique sleds so I could try it in my entry, but since it’s so large I’ll probably end up using it on my porch instead? We’ll see!
Fireplace
Did you notice my fireplace built-ins are a different color? I recently painted them Stingray by Benjamin Moore. It’s still a beautiful taupe-y mushroom, but it’s much lighter than the previous color that I had created.
I did my fireplace garland a little different this year! I draped it lower and hung it closer to the Christmas tree. I added different picks of pine and cedar, as well as eucalyptus and pine cones. I love the natural look and feel of it so much! All of my cable knit stockings are hung opposite of the garland, with more beautiful ribbon and my antique snow shoes.
The shelves are very simple, I just added a few cedar sprigs here and there as well as some shatter proof pine cone ornaments that I got at Hobby Lobby! I love that they look like mercury glass, and they tie into the antique ice skates on the bottom shelf that my Grandpa gave to me one year for Christmas.
Christmas Tree
I love the way my Christmas tree turned out this year! I bent all of the branches upward to create a more realistic, fresh from the tree farm look, haha! I didn’t go crazy with ornaments this year, either! Just more of those pretty pine cones, some mercury glass bulbs, and some vintage ornaments that I got at the thrift store this year.
I also used some wooden beads (some that I made and some that came from Walmart) and draped them loosely and imperfectly all over the tree. Some pretty brown and gray velvet ribbon finished up the look!
Sunroom
I decided to stick my tree in a big thrifted basket this year, and I love how it looks. Looking into the sunroom from the living room, there’s another Christmas tree that I kept even more simple.
Since the piano is in the sunroom, I decided to do a music theme out there and hang all of my DIY Christmas hymn garlands all over the tree. My husband built a custom tree stand and we stuck the tree in a vintage metal bucket that my mom gave me.
I tucked some pretty fresh cedar on the sunroom shelves, and added a few thrifted instruments including some small symbols and a tambourine!
Making your way into the dining room, I hung more greenery on the archway original to our home. Some old vintage skis are leaned against the wall along with a few more cable knit stockings, and this was the perfect way to hide the cord for the lights that I added to the garland!
And did you notice my new velvet pillows on the white chairs? I love the holiday feel that they have!
I hope you guys enjoyed this minimal Christmas living room tour! Let me know if you like the new color on the built-ins, I just loving hearing from you guys! 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful!
So beautiful and calming..♥️
Hi Andrea,
I do like the lighter colour of the built-Ins! Your home is beautifully decorated for Christmas…so cozy and warm!
It’s so refreshing and calming to see minimalistic Christmas decor. So classy, calming, and elegant.💚
I love the Garland made from music sheets and all the rustic snow equipment. Your home is very beautiful, whatever the season.
Hey do you ever put up a nativity scene?? My children have loved ours every year & it helps us keep the real reason for the season in the forefront… enjoy your blog!!:)
Hello, yes we celebrate as well, I do have a very pretty glass one, I just have to be careful where I place it with the boys 🙂
How did you attach the garland to the archway into the dining room? So lovely!
Thank you so much! I used simple screw hooks and hid it with the garland!
It looks so beautiful! Thank you for sharing. You mentioned your velvet pillows, but do you remember where some of the other pillows are from. You have a pretty pillow on the bench in the sunroof and you often have other cute pillows in your living room. Do you remember your other sources?
Sooo cozy, I’d never leave!!! Where do you get your cedar? Thanks for sharing your lovely home!!!🎄Janie
Thank you so much! I have collected it from different places over the years, but most of the garland I got last year from JoAnns!
Ok, yes, I do recall you saying that throughout the video…I keep thinking they’re real!!! lol! Thanks!
Where are those lovely lanterns from on either side of the fireplace? LOVE!
Hello! They are actually from Pier One, a store that isn’t open anymore, but hopefully you are able to find something similar!
Your Christmas decor is so tasteful and stunning. You have been such an influence on me. I wish I would have had half your wisdom at your age. I know this is off topic but I recently started making kefir smoothies. Could you do a post on kefir? I would appreciate your advice.
Thank you so much, you are too kind! And I do try to share about kefir in my IG stories, if you are able to follow me there, I don’t have a dedicated post on it yet, but thank you for the idea!