I’ll Be Home for Christmas

A few years ago, we made the commitment to be home for Christmas. No more hustle and bustle on Christmas day, just waking up to the wide eyes and wonder on Christmas morning – at home for Christmas.

We’ve been spending the day in our pj’s, making meltaway muffins and are having family over for games and an early dinner {with firehouse green beans, of course}!

Since I didn’t do a full home tour this year, I thought I’d take you room to share some of my favorite moments.

Since we’re friends, come on in through the side entrance!

I filled the mudroom with juniper clippings from the lake cottage…

Farmhouse Christmas decorating ideas – simple ideas, easy and inexpensive diy Christmas decor.

I have mixed feelings about the word “farmhouse”, mostly because I feel it’s overused and let’s face it, I’m not living on a farm. However, I couldn’t find a better word to describe our mudroom. It’s what inspired this space.

Long before Chip and Jo, I was drawn to the warm detail of wood walls and brick floors that had long been incorporated in traditional homes and my Aunt Essie’s farmhouse in Southeast Missouri. Today I’m sharing our farmhouse Christmas decor in the mudroom, one of my favorite spaces to decorate for the holidays.

I see decorating as an opportunity to deep clean. I had intended to find the dirt getting caught in the mortar between the bricks {actually the reason we installed them}, but I hadn’t anticipated the beads I would find under the baskets where the girls keep their shoes. A mom never knows what she’ll find next!

As I transition rooms from one season to another with our decor, it also encourages me to transition things like jackets, coats and shoes. I filtered outgrown and out of season shoes and coats from the mudroom, either donating them or storing them in the cedar closet in the basement.  I think it’s one of the easiest ways to maintain a clutter free, organized home.

One thing I think we’re all drawn to when we hear farmhouse is the simplicity. There’s nothing simpler than foraging . Our farmhouse Christmas decor started with a walk around our property outside. A few snips of juniper with blue berries and a little ribbon is all I needed to decorate the mudroom.

I created a little swag {let me know if you’d like a tutorial on how to create them} to hang from our spare coat hook and adorned it with ribbon.

For winter, I replaced the plate that hangs above the mudroom door with a branch, using a piece of fishing line to attach it to the nail. It feels so festive!

Finally, a few branches stuffed into the crock by the door completes the room along with a soft throw we use for an occasional winter golf cart ride around the neighborhood.

What does farmhouse mean to you? Do you love farmhouse style?

You can get all the details of this farmhouse mudroom in this post or by watching the video in this post!

and branches from the backyard in the kitchen.

In the breakfast room, I created a centerpiece with cedar garland.

I enhanced a basic wreath for the entryway and while I had intended to add a garland to the staircase again, time was not on my side.

The family room was warmed up with a cozy throw and a couple potted paperwhites. I have two more plantings staggered to enjoy them throughout January.

This year stockings returned to the living room with ribbons to garnish them and a drapey fresh pine garland.

Poinsettias made it feel effortless, yet festive.

The bedrooms received a few magical additions as well…

Ani’s teepee is now her new American Girl doll’s home.

and the kiddos spent the month cutting out snowflakes. {The paper bits are everywhere!}

I love that their Christmas bedroom decor doesn’t have to be taken down tomorrow, but feels magical all winter long. Some of Adalyn’s Nutcracker themed bedroom may stick around even longer.

Finally, the master bedroom, decorated for Christmas which has been very popular on Instagram!

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas! If you need any last minute recipes, there are plenty here and if you’re ready minimize the after Christmas chaos, you can find all of my organization ideas here, many of which include free printables.