My Scandinavian Christmas Home Tour

Well guys!  Its time for some for Scandinavian Christmas ideas!  Today I am showing you most of the main floor of my home, and its all decked out for Christmas! Keep on scrolling to see it all!

Scandinavian Christmas home tour

I am so excited to be here today to be collaborating with a ton of amazing bloggers for my third home tour of the 2018 Christmas season.  Make sure to scroll to the bottom to see who else is participating in the 2018 Tour of Homes! Today, I want to focus on how I added Scandinavian inspired decor to my home in hopes of creating a calming and inviting space for the holidays.

Everything about Scandinavian decor inspires me.  There are so many elements of Scandi decor that you can incorporate into your home if you desire this same look.  

Here are some of the elements that I try to use in my Scandinavian Christmas decor:

  • Embracing white
  • Adding small pops of color
  • Lots of wood
  • Incorporate candles, twinkle lights and 
  • Use elements from nature
  • Use natural fabrics like linen, wool, sheepskin, and burlap
  • Decorate with food
  • Incorporate handmade touches
  • Minimalism

So, this list may seem daunting but, I promise, if you were wanting to incorporate any of these elements into your Christmas decor you are guaranteed to fall in love with it.  Plus, in all reality, you have everything in your own home to decorate like this already!  If you want to see the beginnings of my Scandinavian Christmas home tours, you can see my Scandinavian Christmas mantel here, my dining room here, and my porch and entryway here.

And no worries, there are going to be so many fun images in this blog post, you’ll have a Scandinavian Chrsitmas overload!

Lets talk about my living room….

Scandinavian Christmas home decor ideas, including fur rugs, lots of white, wood, nature inspired decor, and using fruit as decor!

I wanted to create a space where we could enjoy the holiday season.  With so many family get together’s and friend parties, I wanted to keep the space open, and not overstuffed.  I wanted space, and I wanted more of a minimal look compared to what I usually do.  

Lets talk about my Scandinavian Christmas tree…

Scandinavian style Christmas tree with dried orange garland, copper twinkle lights, and some simple metallic ornaments.

Every year we head out to the forest about 5 minutes from our home and find ourselves a Christmas tree.  This is one thing I feel incredible blessed to do.  It is such a fun experience, even those days when I fall down a hill and hurt myself..(lets pretend that didn’t happen).  I usually look for a full, and perfect tree.  This year I really wanted to step away from that. We needed a bit of a Charlie Brown Christmas tree, just my own interpretation of one.  

This tree is imperfect, and its perfect for us.

Scandinavian style Christmas decor

I decorated our Christmas tree this year very simply.  I used dried orange garland, some copper twinkle lights, and a few small glass metallic ornaments and bells.  

Scandinavian farmhouse Christmas decor ideas

Now, I wanted to take a minute to talk about my pictures in this post.  I am going to go off on a tangent for a minute.  My sweet friend Liz Marie from Liz Marie Blog has the most amazing pictures.  She is as sweet as they come and I am in love with everything she does. (I know, sounds pretty stalkery huh?) Recently, she has created some Lightroom Presets, to use in the editing software Lightroom, that I use to edit my photos.  What’s even better is that she is raising money to give back to families that are trying to adopt.  I think this is such an incredible thing to do.  If you don’t know much about her, you need to go read her journey and why this is important to her.

So, I decided to purchase some of her presets and try them out today and oh boy!  I am totally obsessed with them and may be using them exclusively!  I mean come on.  The moody and warm tones of the images are exactly what I was looking at creating.  Thanks Liz!

Now, lets get back to the home tour.

My living room has actually been moved around more times than I can count over the past week.  I was really struggling with it feeling “right”.  Sometimes, you have to rearrange the space and adding a Christmas tree to a room totally throws it all off.

But, I think I finally got it right.

Scandinavian inspired Christmas decor ideas

 

The fireplace is ready for the winter

Scandinavian Christmas decor, how to use your firewood as decoration, dried orange garland and more

The fire is hot, there are ashes on the fireplace, and as usual, the fireplace tools as well.  It is how life is here these days.  It reality.  It snowed a few days ago, and you can just see it outside the windows.  

Scandinavian Christmas tree, dried orange garland, use of sheepskin, white decor accents, lots of wood, and those wood beams!

See that glow from the fireplace?  I spent my whole day here today.  I could not get off the couch even my someone paid me to.  In my defense, I got up at 5, did my exercises, cleaned out a closet, cleaned up dog poop, made lunches and got the kids off to school.  So, I needed a bit of a rest. 

 

Neutral Scandinavian inspired Christmas decor

And this is where I rested.  I mean, could it get any better?  I kept incorporated a lot of white into my decor this year.  I also wanted to add furs and textures.  Fur pillows as well as throws were used in this space.  

Can you see my Caribou painting in the background?  You can get your own print here:

 


 Scandinavian inspired Christmas decor

The other day, I did a fun Facebook live showing how I made an easy Scandinavian style Advent Calendar… and you can see that here:

But, lets see how it turned out!

Scandinavian farmhouse Christmas decor

DO you see it?  Its over there in the back above the desk.

Super easy Scandinavian inspired advent calendar using a pine branch and some muslin for bags!

And here’s a bit closer…..(umm ignore the cord in the photo… this is real life, remember?)

Scandinavian inspired Christmas advent calendar

My kids are loving this advent calendar.  We were a few days behind but we have caught up!  We had to do gingerbread houses, watch The Elf, and write our Santa letters all in one night, but now we are good to go.

I have some other cute advent calendar ideas if you are looking for one to do in a pinch.  Just click here.

Scandinavian farmhouse Christmas decor

One thing I haven’t ever shown off in a home tour of mine is my stairs…mainly because they aren’t quite finished.  But I had a vision and I wanted to show them off.    And as I post this, I see my dog sleeping over in the far left corner of this picture.  Haha!  I can’t catch a break!  Well, this is life!

Simple Christmas decor with white stairs

I mean, yes?  I am in love with them.  And let me tell you, these stairs are far easier to clean than my carpeted stairs before!  Having a dog and kids made the stairs so difficult to vacuum and now it is so easy!

Scandinavian Christmas decor ideas

And of course….this is my pups favorite place to hang out.  He can monitor whats going on upstairs and downstairs.  All his bases are covered.  He’s just the best dog…and isn’t he pretty?

Scandi inspired Christmas decor

There are animals everywhere.  Fatty McGee our kitty practically melts into the fur throw.

Scandinavian farmhouse Christmas decor ideas for the kitchen and dining room

I have kept things really simple in the kitchen, and thought I should add a photo of two with that space.  

Scandinavian inspired Christmas decor for the dining room

Oranges lemons and pomegranates for the win.  Simple edible decor.

And the dining room is more of the same!  I featured more of it in my Scandinavian dining room in my post about my Christmas tablescape.

Scandinavian Christmas dining room decor ideas

And last but certainly not least, I wanted to share a bit of the human side of my dining room.  I have this huge green vintage chalkboard above our dining table.  My daughter loves to draw on it, and I caught her sneaking in to add her own Christmas scene.  So, like a good mom, I kept it!  Nothing better than a good Christmas scene!

Vintage green chalkboard in the dining room so the kids can create and have fun!

 

And that my dear friends is the end of my Scandinavian Christmas home tour!  Be sure to stay tuned this week for new recipes, and more Christmas decor in the bedrooms!

 

Now, check out the other talented bloggers involved in this Christmas home tour:

MONDAY

White Arrows Home| The Chelsea Project| Our Prairie Farmhouse|

Noting Grace| The Red Painted Cottage

TUESDAY

Celebrate and Decorate| Rain and Pine| Savvy Apron

WEDNESDAY

Curly Crafty Mom| Camelot Art Creations| Follow The Yellow Brick Home|

Mom Home Guide| Twelve On Main

THURSDAY

County Road 407| Art and Sand| Simple Nature Decor| Sweet Parrish Place

FRIDAY

Deeply Southern Home| First Day of Home| Life on Summerhill|

Lemons, Lavender, and Laundry| The Aspiring Home

 

I think that its time for me to go watch a few more episodes of The Great British Baking Show and decompress!

Hope you have a great night!

Check out these other great Christmas posts:

How to Make Dried Orange Slice Garland for Christmas!

Make Stylish Farmhouse Christmas Ornaments with Only 2 Items!

Make Your Own Fresh Christmas Wreath Like a Pro

Simple Tips for a Cozy Christmas Bedroom

15 Comments

  1. Now you’ve done it! I totally want to make a tree like yours especially with that fab dried orange garland. Love the entire space you’ve create here. Pinned the tree and the living room photos. Thanks so much for sharing with us.

  2. Sara, I think your imperfect tree is absolutely perfect too! That tree was the first thing that caught my eye. Your entire home is decorated so beautifully and I am so glad that you joined us on this Christmas Tour of Homes 2018. You helped make it a success!

  3. Sara, I just love your house and the simplicity of Christmas in it! I’m so glad you joined us again, for this year’s tour! FYI, I live only minutes from The Found Cottage, which is partly owned by Liz Marie.

  4. What a fresh take on Christmas decor! I love the neutral color palette and the orange garland on your tree. The thought of walking through a local forest to find a Christmas tree is so romantic. Your dining room is also very beautiful, and I especially appreciate your “real life” moment with the chalkboard. I watched one of your videos painting, and you are such a talent. I’m glad I had a chance to meet you on this blog hop. Happy Holidays!

  5. Every single nook and cranny of your hoe is simply gorgeous. I love everything you did. I could stare at those pictures all day! So serene. A place to stay when all of the hustle and bustle gets overwhelming. Love this tour!

  6. What a beautiful home you have, especially decked out for the holidays. You’re the second blogger I’ve seen with dried orange slices on your tree and I love that you went simple with the decor on it! It makes the beauty of the tree shine out. I really love how your TV is framed in wood! Such a cozy home. You should keep the Christmas decor up all year! 🙂 Enjoyed doing this fun holiday blog hop with you! 🙂

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

  7. I love that you felt like you could post pics that were a tad less than perfect (the ones u commented on). Something doesn’t have to be perfect to be worthy of posting. We are living in a world where not much is real anymore. Being real and exposing that is perfect!!! Thank you for being real.
    Beautiful home : )

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