Holiday decor in our Living and Dining room

So here it is our subtle Christmas Decor in our adjoining living and dining rooms .. I recently shared our Dining Room Reveal and Living Room Reveal so you could really see the subtle ways I chose to decorate this year. I wanted our home to feel like Christmas but still be neutral and livable. I'm not the type of decorator who has christmas bath towels.. Nothing against it.. I just don't bring Holiday decor into the bathroom or the bedrooms really... I do have a red striped tea towel in my kitchen though ;) We kept a more neutral and natural theme throughout our house.. using burlap, jute and wood  whenever possible to flow with our homes decor, with subtle touches of metallic.  

 

Our dining table centrepiece is a Painted Rustic wooden box full of Metallic tree ornaments, an eclectic mix of various Glass Candle holders I already had with Ivory coloured candles. The tapered candles are stamped with script font for a very french look. The pillar candles are my favourite Vanilla ones from Ikea.

Above Our Dining room hutch I changed out our bunny and soup tureen for a glittery wooden reindeer.

I added simple Linen Scrap Fabric bows to the tops of the mirrors using double sided tape ;)

A glittery 'Merry Christmas' signs hangs off the glass knobs of our hutch

I changed the Table runner to a Neutral Natural Linen runner, with a white Grain sack detail

I hung 2 grapevine wreaths from burlap ribbon on the shutters that flank the round arched doorway. 

I bought these wreaths originally for Fall as they have a simple burlap and linen rosette flowers.. To make the wreaths a little more festive and flow with the rest of our holiday decor I took some of my left over burlap with silver polka dot fabric from some of my holiday pillow projects, more to come on them.. and cut the burlap into 4 inch strips. I tied a fabric bow and pinned it at the base of the wreath. voila.. Instant Christmas wreath ;)

 The green moss balls in the vintage urn look perfect for the season.

Since our living room is connected and the first thing you see when you walk in our front door. I wanted to keep it festive but not over the top. I added a subtle pieces greenery to look like a garland  under the TV , with a mix of left over silver wooden balls from last years outdoor planters. Believe it or not the greenery branches aren't real but they look and feel very realistic!! I got them from a local garden centre last year after Christmas... I always find the best deals then!

 

The large Bolster pillow on our couch was another lucky 'after' Christmas purchase. It's a quirky festive quote.. "Be naughty save Santa the trip" I just couldn't resist. I purchased it from Chapters indigo online last year.

On our coffee table I kept the woven tray but changed up what we had displayed on it. The this gold candelabra was a vintage find almost 10yrs ago, someone made it out of a piece of driftwood. Its almost got a modern feel to it. Because of its colouring I don't normally have it out on display. Yes I know I could always PAINT it.. I paint everything else!!.. But something always stops me.. Anyways I'm so glad I didn't paint it cause the gold goes perfect with my subtle metallic holiday theme. These large silver and white wooden snowflake ornaments lay on the tray for a casual vibe, and the best part is they work great as coasters.. And my daughter can't break them!!

Behind the couch I have a vintage wooden ironing board, with a display of white picture frames.. So on either end of the wooden board I have these little faux trees with real wood stands. I picked them up at a garage sale this summer for 25 cents!

The deer head on the bookcase is part of my everyday decor but it works great for this time of year. Same thing goes for my 'B' Burlap Initial Pillow. It is a pillow I rotate throughout the year.. It represents our last name and since Burlap is part of our Christmas Theme it seemed well suited for this chair.

 

This year I hung mini Boxwood wreaths on our door panel.. Jute twine ties all three wreathes together with little bows. The musical note art is part of our everyday decor, yet it reminds me of the holiday's for some reason?

Thanks for looking .. Stay tuned for more Christmas Reveals. You can see our French Country Christmas Sneak Peek Here

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Main Floor Hall Reveal

Here is our Main Hall reveal... It's a mix of Vintage and New pieces to give it a timeless appeal. The hardwood on the main floor was sanded and refinished to a darker stain called Ebony.  The walls were lightened.. of course! With BM Edgecomb Gray. All the Basic white and glass builder lights were changed out for 3 Oil rubbed bronze lanterns.. No glass .. so it's super easy for dusting! 

The previous owners palette was very warm and Golden in color.. We decided to lighten things up  and go with a Taupe-y Neutral theme through out.

Please excuse the baby safety Gates.. Its the hardest thing about being a mom AND still loving home decor.. Safety First :)

Below you can see how we darkened the floors from a shiny hazelnut orange tone to a Matte Ebony colour.. It shows more dust this way.. But its totally worth it in my opinion. 

We left the stairs and spindles as is.. The previous owners did darken them, just not as dark as our new Ebony stain.. We may have them professionally refinished down the road OR I may just paint the larger Front Posts 'White' to help blend with the Floors and other spindles better.

This is our Hall view into the laundry room. The hooks provide extra storage. While the bench is a practical choice.. Our daughter loves to play on it. and the handy baskets underneath provide extra storage for all our winter hats, scarves and mitts.

This gives you an idea of what the space looked like without any decor. We had already stained the floors and painted the walls. The bathroom is what you see ahead.. More to come on that transformation at a later date.

The 2 antique shutters used as a coat, bag and hat rack were from a salvaged shop a few years back. We used the shutters in our previous home as a room divider.. Then when we moved I re-invented it with hooks and its been like that ever since. The hooks usually hold my purse and our daughter's diaper bag (and in the summer lots of hats!) But I cleaned it up for the pictures... I always TRY to keep our home pretty yet functional.  

The wood and iron bench has been in so many different spots over the years.. Outside on the porch at one of our houses and in doors in the living room at our next home. It's a newer piece made to look vintage. I lucked out years ago when I purchased it from a Garden Centre during a summer clear out event. 

When we first viewed and purchased this house, nothing was ever hung on this wall.. As soon as I saw it, I knew it needed something large.. so I found this amazing Mirror at Homesense and just knew I had to have it!! My brother-in-law was kind enough to deliver it to our home.. woo hoo!

I LOVE how the arch in the mirror matches the arches in our door ways

Here you can see the beautiful Iron work over the Mirror in more detail.

The wall spot below was the perfect place for another piece of Furniture. Here I used our Antique Dining Sideboard as a Hall Console Table.. The drawers are great for hiding all our crap I mean organizing all our miscellaneous items. We bought the dresser in its original walnut stain from a second hand store.. But it was a little damaged in certain areas. So I painted it BM Alexandria Beige. I just love all the simple detailing..Now the blemishes are all part of this amazing dresser's character.

 

On top of the Dresser I leaned a Gold Vintage Mirror from a thrift store that I white washed. On either side of the Mirror I have a cluster of off white Candles and mix of wood and metal Frames with pictures of my Baby girl from last Halloween and last Christmas.. I Will have to update her pictures soon. She is growing up way too Fast!

We just completed the laundry room makeover .. if you missed it you can see the full reveal here. So now the laundry door can stay wide open :)

Burlap Pillows are my fav! They are very French Country and casual looking. Here I have a canvas Heart on Burlap as well as Our Monogrammed one.. The pillows were made by my Mom. You can see more of her Fabulous work on her Etsy shop. 

The mis-matched woven baskets house all our winter accessories.. It's no fuss storage.

The hanging wall basket was a steal at a thrift shop when I was visiting my parents last month... $1!! I mean you can barely buy a chocolate bar for a $1 now a days!! It was so cute so I hung it in this little alcove in my hall by my laundry and powder bath so I would always see it! I love the look of dried hydrangeas in baskets. For more Hydrangeas ideas click here.

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