Our Christmas Living Room {Christmas Home Tour Day 1}
Hello! Welcome! I am so excited about today! It is Christmas Home Tour day!
Who doesn’t love a good house walk-through?! I know, I know, it would be much more fun if I would actually open up my drawers and closets and show you how we “really” live… or even if I lifted up the couch cushions and you could check for some hidden crumbs under them. But let’s leave all that for another day, shall we? I mean, it is Christmas after all. Let’s focus on the pretty stuff… and come January we can get down to some organizing solutions.
Instead of showing you our whole Christmas-ified house in one fell swoop, I decided to break it up a little. Mainly because I took so many photos and I couldn’t bring myself to trash enough to get the whole tour into one post. I think a 87 image post might not load very well…
So today I am sharing our Christmas living room; and each day this week I will be back with other rooms: our dining room, front porch and entry hall, our master bedroom, and our boys’ bedroom and the main bathroom. Without further ado…let’s get on to the living room tour! I can’t wait to see what you think; this year’s look is quite a change for us!
The entire living room was given a new look recently with a fresh coat of paint; the colour is Whispering Spring by Benjamin Moore.
Since the walls were fresh, why not add some new wholes to them, right? So I decided to go ahead and change up the gallery wall at the same time. You may recognize a new key piece (i.e. the sunburst mirror – I picked it up on Clearance on Home Sense); but the rest of the gallery wall was either part of the old one or was brought over from the dining area.
I found my inspiration for a gold and blue Christmas this year through some gorgeous fabrics that I picked up at Tonic Living (this, this, and this). They really spurred on the whole new subtle, cozy, and calming look for this Christmas season. Fabric is almost always my starting point for a room; I love how easily you can give your space a new look by swapping out the pillows. And in case you missed it, I shared the table runner that I created out of the leftovers from my Christmas/Winter pillows the other day… and keep your eye out for a stocking I whipped up using another extra little leftover of fabric (gotta use those scraps!).
I was hoping to create a pretty and relaxed feel in our living room – and wanted a look that would last beyond Christmas and through the whole winter. And really, the Christmas season is all about rejoicing and sharing JOY, isn’t it?? And what’s not joyful about relaxing? (Well, at least that is what I hear; I haven’t really mastered the whole relaxation bit yet).
Monday:
The Happy Housie | Everyday Enchanting | Maison de Pax | Life on Virginia Street | Unskinny Boppy | Setting for Four
Tuesday:
rooms FOR rent | Town and Country Living | On Sutton Place | Design, Dining and Diapers | At Home with The Barkers | Cottage in the Oaks
Wednesday:
House by Hoff | Jenna Sue Design | Love Grows Wild | Craftberry Bush | All Things G&D | DIY on the Cheap
Thursday:
Rain on a Tin Roof | Making Home Base | The Wood Grain Cottage | Capturing Joy | Making Lemonade
Friday:
Migonis Home | Just a Girl and Her Blog | Fox Hollow Cottage | City Farmhouse | Ciburbanity
I know that I can’t wait to take these tours!!
Hope you enjoy them too:) Have a great day!
Love all your Christmas décor. This are some wonderful ideas! A very inspiring decoration for Christmas. I really enjoyed your beautiful home tour as your home seems so warm and cozy! Thanks for gathering all the ideas up! Merry Christmas!
Your Christmas living room is stunning, Krista! although I love the cheery colorful feel that your home usually exudes, I am loving the more subtle neutral pallet your living room has taken on. Very sophisticated! Now I see what you said on FB about the neutrals. 🙂
Krista, I came across your blog through Pinterest and can I say that your home is just stunning. I absolutely loved everything I saw. I’m so glad I came across your group of Canadian Christmas House Tours! I have been so inspired. I even went to the link you included for your material! I am totally obsessed with the throw pillows you have on your slipcovered chairs. Can you please share where you purchased these? You now have a huge fan in Northeast Pennsylvania!!
Hello! Thanks so much for your awesome comments- you made my day:) I think you are talking about the gold sequined pattern pillows on the chairs? Unfortunately I didn’t make those so I can’t provide you with a fabric source. I bought them at Home Sense (which is basically the Canadian version of Home Goods). I love them too- even though we have taken down all our Christmas décor, the pillows stayed. I think they will be great all winter long! Thanks so much for coming by!!
Oh my goodness, what a cozy space! I LOVE the colors you chose and have coffee table envy! xxCharlotte
Stunning Krista!!! Love your colors! Happy Holidays! xoxo Jen
This is so pretty! I love the way the color scheme and decor integrate perfectly with the items that are always in the room.
Your home tour looks fabulous, Krista! Loving that new wall color and the As above your couch! I also love your holiday color palate!
Beautiful, Krista! So warm and cozy!
You always blow my mind away, with every single seasonal decor you do! Wonderland!!♥Pinned and shared!
Lol- thanks Aniko! You are too sweet:) Thanks for the pin and shares, friend!
Beautiful Living room, it looks so cozy and inviting!
Thank you so much Virginia!!
It is all so pretty, Krista! I will be checking back daily as you share the rest of your home! I love that jar filled with “snow” and accessories! So pretty! Love your new paint colours too! 🙂 Hope your kitchen is coming along… I know you’ll want it done as much as possible for the holidays!
Thanks Kendra- such an easy little project and so cute. My mother-in-law was going crazy for those little snowy vignettes too:) We are keeping our fingers crossed that the kitchen will be ‘functional’ for the holidays- it will be cutting it close to the wire! Thanks for coming by:)
So, so beautiful, Krista! I love the relaxing blue and am EXTREMELY jealous of that giant window. What a gorgeous space! Thanks for sharing your home!
Thank you Liz! I love that window too- and all the light it gets. We just added huge new windows across the back half of the house too- aren’t windows the best thing? Light makes every space so pretty (wish we had a little more sunlight this time of year!). So thrilled you came by – can’t wait to take your tour!!
Oh Krista!!! It’s all SO stunning! I’ve got such envy of your beautiful home and style, I wish I could just move right in to your lovely home!!! SO pretty my friend!
Ah, thank you Kristi – you are too sweet!! I wish you lived closer by so we could at least visit and talking decorating and crafts for hours on end:)
Sometime when I’m out your way we’ll get a chance!!!
Beautiful! Love your home!
Have a Merry Christmas,
Debbie
Thank you Debbie!! Merry Christmas to you as well:)
Ahhhh love the simple color scheme! The gold and the blue work so well together! Adore, Krista! Thrilled to have you as part of this tour. Oh and that fur pillow on the brown chair… I could live in that pillow. 🙂
Thank you so much Jen!! I am so thrilled to be part of the tour- thanks for all your hard work organizing it!
Gorgeous Krista!!!!
Thank you Christine! So thrilled you popped by!
So cozy! Love the TV “fireplace”, lol! 😉
Hahaha – yes, thanks Jenna. You do what you have to, I guess. Truly, we would love to install a fireplace with a gas insert in the living room- but that may (fingers crossed) happen next winter. Until then, I guess a TV it is, lol. My boys get a kick out of the man’s hand that comes in to change the logs over every now and then. Thanks for coming by!
Your living room looks so lovely, serene, and cozy Krista! What a perfect place for you and your family to spend your holidays. Beautiful! 🙂
Thank you Nina! I hope we get our kitchen finished (or at least functioning) so that we can enjoy some family gatherings here this year!
Happy Christmas Krista! Your home is so beautifully decorated for the season, thanks for sharing it with us!!! Merry holidays to you.
PS: I have the JOY letters too – I love them with the greenery in your window 🙂
Thank you so much Shannon- I am so thrilled that you came by!! Aren’t those JOY letters so fun and cute? At first I thought I would use them outdoors but then the logistics of the extension cords was getting to be too much for me. Not only is the greenery pretty, but it artfully hides some unsightly cords:) (shhh, don’t tell anyone that it is really functional:) I can’t wait to tour your Christmas home this year!
Krista, you have been hard at work, my friend! Beautiful room, and I love all the gold and blue you’ve added. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much Rachel! A bit of a change for me… all your beautiful neutral décor must be inspiring me:) Can’t wait to see your Christmas home!
So pretty, Krista! It definitely has a more neutral feel than some of your past home tours, but it is very, very pretty! Love it!
Hi Alexis! It DEFINITELY feels more neutral, doesn’t it?! But I kind of love how calm and wintery it feels… I am sure I will be ready for some bright colours again come spring!
Gorgeous, the blue and gold is so pretty. I love the gallery over the sofa too. Beautifully done.
Thank you so much Marty – I am so thrilled that you came by!!
Beautiful – love the colours – so calming and festive at the same time!
Thank you! I agree, everything is festive right now, but take a way a few things and the colour scheme will work with me throughout the winter. So, less work come January:) Thanks!!
beautiful, krista! i love the blues and golds!
Thank you Cassie! It is a bit of a departure but I am loving the more subtle colour scheme:) So thrilled you came by!
I love the pops of gold with the blue very pretty Krista.
Thank you Diana! I am loving how calm and relaxed it feels in our living room these days:)
Great job with your holiday decor Krista!! I wish I could come over for a visit and see it for myself in person!! Love your wall color and your pillows are so beautiful! Pinning!
Thank you Heather! I wish you could come by in person too:)
Ooh I love it! I’m totally into blues and golds, so this is right up my street.
They make such a pretty mix, don’t they?! I am loving that combo as well!!
LOVE your blue an gold choices for this room and such a pretty tree. The new paint color is so calming. I can’t wait to see the rest of the house. ~Sonya
Thank you Sonya! The new paint colour was the impetus for a whole new feel to the space…which flows into the dining room and kitchen as well. There have been lots of changes around here – I am so glad you came by:)