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    2018 Christmas Home Tour

    Christmas Decor, Decorating, Holiday & Seasonal

    Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon and pink and green ornaments in a formal living room

    Tour a traditional southern home decorated for Christmas with lots of colorful, vintage items. You’ll love the Santa-inspired front porch, the gold Christmas tree in the dining room, the vintage Shiny Brite tinsel tree and all the chinoiserie in the family room.

    Our halls are decked, and we’re excited to celebrate the Christmas season with family and friends.

    I’m also thrilled to welcome you to our (virtual) Christmas Home Tour for 2018.

    Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon and pink and green ornaments in a formal living room

    I really enjoy decorating our home for Christmas, and I hope you’ll find some inspiration and ideas as you add festive touches to your home.

    Use the links below to view our past Christmas Tours to see how our style and home has evolved:

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    • 2017 Christmas Home Tour
    • 2016 Christmas Home Tour
    • 2015 Christmas Home Tour
    • 2014 Christmas Home Tour
    • 2013 Christmas Home Tour

    I love all things vintage, and our Christmas decor really showcases that, while also keeping true to our home and our sense of style. There are also a lot of family memories and stories wrapped up in our holiday decorations. Remember that as you decorate your own home for the holidays. If you love it, if it is special to you and your family, display it proudly, whether it’s on trend or not.

    front door decorated with an evergreen wreath, garlands and black urns for Christmas

    We’ll start the Christmas home tour on the front porch, just as you would if you were visiting our home in person.

    vintage Christmas front porch decorations

    If you want to see all the details of our vintage Santa-inspired Christmas porch, be sure to check out this post where I show you all the vintage details.

    Santa and Mrs. Claus posing on a porch decorated in red, green and white vintage Christmas style

    The porch is always one of my favorite spaces to decorate, and yes, I do leave all this stuff outside throughout the season. (We live in North Carolina, and the porch is covered and mostly protected from the elements.)

    traditional foyer and dining room decorated for Christmas

    From the porch, you’l enter our foyer and dining room area, where you’ll get a hint at my favorite colors.

    gray tabby cat sitting in the sunlight on a pink rug in front of an aqua blue buffet

    I love pink, aqua and blue. Felix, our tabby cat, rules the house, for sure. He’s always looking for light-drenched spaces where he can nap.

    feather tinsel Christmas tree decorated with pink and green Shiny Brite ornaments on top of an aqua buffet

    I’m glad he’s not one of those cats who likes to bat around Christmas ornaments on the tree.

    feather tinsel Christmas tree decorated with pink and green Shiny Brite ornaments on top of an aqua buffet

    My collection of (mostly) vintage Shiny Brite ornaments is definitely paws off! I love hunting yard sales, antique stores and thrift shops for these fragile glass treasures.

    colorful bottle brush Christmas trees in pastel colors on top of an aqua painted buffet

    They share space on the aqua vintage buffet with some colorful bottlebrush trees and a collection of ceramic lambs.

    white Christmas putz house on a gold china plate

    The bottlebrush tree theme continues in our Christmas dining room.

    aqua and white bottlebrush Christmas trees on a gold tray on a dining room table with a gold Christmas tree in the background

    You can see more of this space in my Christmas dining room tour.

    formal dining room decorated for Christmas with a gold tree

    Next, we’ll make our way through the vestibule and into the living room.

    French bergere chair with a pink throw blanket and an aqua pillow on it

    These decorations were entirely accidental. As I was decorating the rest of the house, I’d been stacking this and that on the blue table here. I thought this unintentional tableau of vintage and thrifted items was pretty, so I snapped a shot.

    blue chinese style table decorated with books, a horse statue wearing a holiday wreath, and abstract art

    I’m particularly enamored with the way my DIY bejeweled wreath looks hanging on the horse sculpture.

    pink writing desk with green accessories and a beautiful Christmas tree in the background

    From here, we head into the living room where you can see our 9-foot tree, decorated in pops of pink, aqua and gold.

    Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon and pink and green ornaments in a formal living room

    I can’t get enough of those colors!

    pink, green and gold ornaments on a Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon

    pink, green and gold ornaments on a Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon

    From all the glitter and jewels, it’s pretty obvious that I like things that sparkle and shine.

    pink, green and gold ornaments on a Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon

    Give me all the jewels…

    jewel star ornament hanging on a window pane

    and all the brass…

    brass deer and candlesticks and brass shadowbox on a pink table

    ,,, and all the sparkly glass…

    Shiny Brite ornament boxes and a green glass decanter

    …and I can’t forget about mercury glass.

    pink mercury glass garland and oversized Christmas ornaments on a tray in front of a sofa

    We have one of those “open concept homes” that are all the rage on HGTV “House Hunters.”

    Breakfast table set with blue and white dishes for Christmas with a Christmas tree in the background

    One living space flows into the next, and for the most part, I attempt to use cohesive colors throughout. But I wanted to introduce some red into our Christmas decor, so I went for it in our breakfast nook and keeping room.

    blue willow Christmas place setting

    I’m a traditional southern girl, so of course I love Blue Willow! Especially at Christmas.

    blue willow Christmas place setting

    I love how it looks with red and plaid.

    gold santa mug on a table set with Blue Willow china

    The breakfast room is adjacent to our kitchen and keeping room/family room.

    open concept family room and kitchen decorated in bleu and red for Christmas

    We spend most of our time here, cozied up in front of the fire and the TV.

    stone fireplace hearth and mantel decorated for Christmas with a red and blue garland

    We spend most of our time here, cozied up in front of the fire and the TV.

    blue animal print pillow with a snowflake decal on a gray sofa

    I told myself I was going to keep the mantel decor simple this year, but as with most of my attempts at simplicity, that didn’t happen.

    green and white Christmas garland decorated with red and blue ornaments and ball lights

    I just kept adding more and more red and blue ornaments.

    green and white Christmas garland decorated with red and blue ornaments and ball lights

    At least I kept things more subdued on the hearth.

    Just a few pieces of pottery and a pair of gold deer decked out in blue velvet ribbon.

    cozy family room with blue rug and a stone fireplace decorated for Christmas

    In decorating this room for Christmas, I was looking to highlight my collection of blue-and-white chinoiserie pottery with pops of holiday red.

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    Pay no attention to the back of the chair. It’s Felix’s favorite scratching post! (Grrr!)

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    I’ve loaded my estate sale empire-style sideboard with lots of blue-and-white porcelain pottery. The soup tureen was my grandma, but most of the other pieces I’ve found secondhand.

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    I’m always looking out for a deal, and I’m not afraid of a little work to get the pottery display ready.

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    Add a pretty red bouquet and some greenery, switch out the candles, scatter a few ornaments, and it’s a chinoiserie Christmas.

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    Not your traditional Christmas color scheme, but I love it!

    empire style buffet decorated with blue and white choinoiserie pottery for Christmas

    I did not really decorate the kitchen this year; frankly we just ran out of steam. (But you can see it fancied up for Christmas in last year’s holiday tour.)

    Christmas mug rack decorated with mugs, buffalo check plates and a vintage wreath

    But I did spruce up the mug rack for Christmas with some stockings, festive mugs and plates, and a vintage-style wreath.

    And I didn’t decorate the banister — because I used part of that garland on the fireplace mantel, and also because I’m 45 (almost 46) and tired!

    white flocked Christmas tree beside a fireplace in a bedroom with blue curtains

    But I did add a frosty little flocked Christmas tree in our master bedroom sitting area.

    white deer at the base of a woodland Christmas tree

    I love the snowy, woodland look beside the fireplace.

    white deer at the base of a woodland Christmas tree

    I was even able to use the snow-covered birch logs and pinecones I made.

    white flocked Christmas tree beside a fireplace in a bedroom with blue curtains

    I’ll be setting up shop soon in this space to start wrapping Christmas gifts. What Hallmark or Netflix Christmas movie should I watch while I wrap?

    Christmas tree decorated with gold ribbon and pink and green ornaments in a formal living room

    Thanks for coming along on our 2018 Christmas Home Tour. Merry Christmas and happy decorating!

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    1. Terri

      December 03, 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Beautiful! I, too, love aqua. My living room, dining room and kitchen are painted Covington Blue, which is a bottle glass green/aqua color. I love your blue and white, which I have started using along with some of my mother’s vintage emerald green glass pieces. I look forward to your posts now that I’ve signed up!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        December 04, 2019 at 10:55 am

        Welcome, Terri! So glad to have you as a new follower. I bit your blue and white looks amazing with your mom’s emerald glass pieces. I’ve been seeing lots of deep green used in Christmas decor this year, and it makes me want to incorporate that color into my Christmas decor next year.

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    2. Lynette

      December 03, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      Everything is so beautiful! I especially love the colors you’ve used! Can you share where your living room curtains are from? I am currently agonizing over choosing new ones for my living room and really like yours.

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        December 04, 2019 at 10:57 am

        Those curtains are from Ballard Designs. I’ve had them for several years, so I don’t know if that particular style or pattern is still available. They were from Suzanne Kassler’s line. I have been very pleased with drapery I’ve purchased from Ballard. The designs are classic, and they’re well-made. I also like that they offer them in multiple lengths. I needed extra long ones for the living room.

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        • Lynette

          December 04, 2019 at 11:23 am

          Thank you! I will check.

          Reply
    3. Jann

      December 03, 2019 at 11:47 am

      So beautiful! Please may I know where to purchase a cloche like yours with soft aqua bottom stand and where to purchase your beautiful herb etc pictures??? Love it all!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        December 04, 2019 at 11:02 am

        The aqua stand with the cloche was a vintage piece. So I’m afraid I don’t have a source on it. And the cloche was a long-ago Southern Living at Home purchase. (I now regret not buying a second one.)

        As for the botanical prints in my living room, I can help you with that. I purchased those from Zazzle and framed them in inexpensive frames from Ikea. I wrote a post which includes links to each of the designs I used.

        https://www.attagirlsays.com/inexpensive-botanical-art-grouping/

        Reply
    4. Wilma

      December 03, 2019 at 9:58 am

      Oh I wish to see your 2019 decor. Aqua , and pink are my favorite colors too. Beautiful!

      Reply
      • Atta Girl Amy

        December 04, 2019 at 11:03 am

        I’ll be posting my 2019 Christmas tour on Friday, Dec. 6.

        Reply
    5. Nancy Carroll

      December 11, 2018 at 10:07 pm

      Everything looks awesome!! Love the pink and aqua you have in your home! I too ran out of interest since my kids won’t be here this year. It’s a lot of work!!!!

      Reply
    6. Sara

      December 11, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      Gorgeous as always! I don’t think I can pick a fav. I love how everything flows together so naturally from room to room!

      Reply

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