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    Cottage Christmas Home Tour

    By Stacy 23 Comments

    I look forward to sharing my Christmas decor with you every year and love being a part of home tours with other bloggers. I spend the morning each day peeking into other people's homes seeing all the different styles and ideas. If you have been following along and are here from Jenna's blog, Rain on a Tin Roof, Kevin and I welcome you :)

    I do add a few holiday touches to other parts of my home, but my living room is definitely the space that gets the royal treatment. Last year I went with the non-traditional color, plum, and loved it. This year I went with sage and olive. I have really loved adding these colors to my home throughout the year and wanted to see what it would feel like to have a more earthy, natural vibe this Christmas.

    While it doesn't translate as well on camera as I would have liked, I ADORE how it looks in person.  I added white, black, and antique brass to the tree as well.

    I don't have a set theme but I wanted a "home and family" kind of feeling so I added little frames with photos of our grandparents and parents when they were little on Christmas. I used keys from my childhood home and original keys from this 1938 home we live in now as ornaments. I also made houses to go with the other villages around my house.

    I bought the little frame ornaments on Amazon. Mine are vertical. I noticed that they also have horizontal.

    I hand painted some wrapping paper and made some wood tags.

    I used the same wood village on my mantel as last year. They were a paint to make, but I am so glad I did! I painted the purple houses green to go with the new color scheme.

    The snowflake art that is covering the TV I made a few years ago.

    Since the tree is where the chair normally is, and the chair got moved to the window where the bench goes, the bench got moved to the the other side of the door in our "entry".

    The white cabinet next to the bench is my favorite spot to put our nativity.

    Thanks for sticking around! Here are the other bloggers opening up their homes to you this week.  This is our Bliss is next :)

    Sharing today with me are....

    Tuesday

    House by Hoff ** The Tattered Pew ** Clean & Scentsible
    The Turquoise Home ** Rain on a Tin Roof

    Stacy Risenmay ** This is Our Bliss ** Southern State of Mind
    Styled with Lace ** Life is Better At Home

    And sharing the rest of this week...

    Monday

    The Happy Housie ** Shabbyfufu ** Jenna Kate at Home
    Inspiration for Moms ** We're the Joneses

    Rambling Renovators ** Home Made Lovely ** My 100 Year Old Home
    Maison de Cinq ** Nick + Alicia

    Wednesday

    Taryn Whiteaker Designs ** Just a Girl and Her Blog ** Cherished Bliss
    So Much Better With Age ** Cassie Bustamante

    Lemon Thistle ** The DIY Mommy ** Love Create Celebrate
    The Handmade Home ** Craftberry Bush

    Thursday

    Grace In My Space ** Rooms For Rent ** Modern Glam
    Happy Happy Nester ** Town and Country Living

    Two Twenty One** Place of My Taste ** Life is a Party
    Sincerely, Marie Designs ** Willow Street Interiors

    Friday

    Tatertots and Jello ** A Pretty Life in the Suburbs ** Maison de Pax
    She Gave it a Go ** Summer Adams

    Amber Tysl ** All Things With Purpose ** Cuter Tudor
    Chrissy Marie Blog ** The Happy Housie

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    1. Christiane

      December 03, 2019 at 4:27 am

      Love your choice of colour. Shows good taste. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    2. Sana

      December 03, 2019 at 5:41 am

      your tree is beautiful. I love earthy tones + family and home theme. do you mind sharing about little framed grandparents' pictures? did you frame them yourself?

      Reply
      • Stacy

        December 03, 2019 at 12:08 pm

        I bought the little frames on amazon. They came with the chain to hang them. I just had to add the photos. I will add the link to the post :)

        Reply
        • Sana

          December 07, 2019 at 1:46 pm

          thank you! :)

          Reply
        • Julie A Adler

          November 28, 2022 at 9:17 pm

          I love this touch of bringing forward the people who you wish were there…

          Reply
    3. cassie bustamante

      December 03, 2019 at 11:24 am

      oooh i love this! it's so unique with the green and brown palette! your mantle is stunning!

      Reply
    4. Verna

      December 03, 2019 at 6:07 pm

      I love the green! Can you tell me how you made the little house ornaments on your tree? They are adorable!

      Reply
      • Stacy

        December 03, 2019 at 11:01 pm

        I made them out of polymer clay and will have a tutorial up on the log soon :)

        Reply
    5. Krista

      December 03, 2019 at 7:51 pm

      Thank you for sharing your home tour on the blog hop! I love the village on your mantel and you snowflake coverup of the tv, very clever! Merry Christmas Stacy!

      Reply
    6. Jenn

      December 03, 2019 at 11:00 pm

      I love it Stacy! Your tree is gorgeous and I love that you included all of those photos. Such a special decoration! I also LOVE those wood houses - so fun to change up the colors each year! Merry Christmas! xo

      Reply
    7. Bethany

      November 03, 2021 at 7:00 pm

      I love this Christmas tree theme! Can you sure where you found the sage ornament bulbs? I’d love to add them to my tree! Thank you so much!

      Reply
      • Stacy

        November 07, 2021 at 9:21 pm

        I spray painted clear plastic ones from the craft store!

        Reply
        • Ann Tyler

          October 21, 2022 at 9:26 pm

          Do you remember the green colors you used and the brand?

          Reply
    8. Marian

      November 18, 2021 at 7:48 pm

      Gorgeous tree. I love the wooden bead garland...did you make it or buy it? If you bought it, can you share where? Thanks.

      Reply
      • Stacy

        November 19, 2021 at 10:29 am

        I bought a few different sizes of unfinished wood beads on amazon. Then I made different length strands (3 feet for the top, 4 feet for the next row, etc) It makes it easier to hang them if it's not on long strand. I stained them in walnut colored stain by just putting the stand directly in the stain container. Then I had a plastic tarp laid out for them to dry on.

        Reply
    9. Melanie

      December 16, 2021 at 8:41 am

      hi-- there are no links to photo frames or to tutorial on how to make polymer clay houses, though you responded to those requests over 2 years ago...any chance you'd link those? thanks

      Reply
      • Stacy

        December 17, 2021 at 11:34 am

        Hey Melanie!

        The frames are found here:https://amzn.to/324gtNC

        For the clay ornaments I made a paper template and used a knife to cut them out. Then I baked them. I have a TIKTOK video and a youtube video.

        Reply
        • Kathleen

          August 15, 2022 at 8:19 pm

          Hi, I absolutely love your Christmas decor! Looking for something different this coming holiday. Could you please tell me what you used to attach the pinecone garland to your wall arch? Would love to hang garland on my wall arches, but not sure the best way to go about it without damaging the wall.

          Reply
          • Stacy

            August 30, 2022 at 7:21 pm

            I either use command hooks or nails. I also use thin craft wire :)

            Reply
        • Lindsie

          September 07, 2022 at 8:43 am

          Hello Stacy!!

          I love the way you style your home and your holiday decorations :) would you mind sharing where you got the set of wooden houses? And did the others come green or did you paint them?! Thank you so much!!

          Reply
          • Stacy

            September 15, 2022 at 9:05 pm

            Hi Lindsie! I actually made them myself out of 1/8" plywood and dollhouse windows from the craft store. I wish I had a tutorial for them but I was in a rush to get them done.

            Reply
    10. June

      December 19, 2021 at 2:33 pm

      Hi Stacy! I love how you make most things yourself. I love your tree- mind sharing where your tree was purchased and if you use string lights or it’s prelit? I’m in need of a new one and really like yours- Thanks so much!

      Reply
      • Stacy

        December 22, 2021 at 5:39 pm

        Hi June!

        I bought the tree about 10 years ago from Michael's and it is pre-lit. I really love having a pre-lit tree!

        Reply

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