Today I’m sharing old fashioned Christmas decorating ideas. My hope is to share information you can use in your own home for the Christmas season.

Welcome and today is the Bloggers Best Holiday home tour! If you are yearning for beautiful homes all decked for Christmas you came to the right place!

Kelly from the Tattered Pew is our host. Kelly has a beautiful home and style. Thank you so much for putting another home tour together.

Make sure you visit the links of the prior homes shared this week. You will not be disappointed because every home has so much Christmas inspiration and ideas to add to your home for the Christmas season.

If you are visiting from Renae’s over at Peacock Ridge for Christmas welcome. I hope you learned some easy tricks and ideas.

A Little Bit About Me

Little Bit About Me

Welcome to Cloches & Lavender, my name is Cindy. So make sure you visit my About Me Page so we can become friends and connect and you see how Cloches & Lavender began.

We built this home eight years ago and made it one level. This makes it easier for me to navigate with my walker. I have had MS for 30 years and having everything on one level has been a great move. This allows me to have an easier time cleaning, cooking, baking, entertaining and more.

It also makes it easier for our two Dachshunds to find mommy at all times. And yes I mean at all times but I truly love these two being attached to me. Reeses and Peanut make us so happy, laugh out loud every day, and sure love to snuggle with us. They also love music, yes love it because we play music all the time. Since they have been puppies it’s been a musical home especially now with Christmas music on every day. Do you enjoy listening to old Christmas songs too?

Pieces to Add to the Home for an Old Fashioned Christmas

Pieces to Add to the Home for an Old Fashioned Christmas

Today I’m sharing an old-fashioned Christmas decorating ideas tour. Decorating for Christmas in this style is easy and can be accomplished easily.

How about adding red holly berries?

• candy canes
• a Christmas village
• red ribbons
• cinnamon sticks
• vintage Santa mugs
• fresh cranberries
• a feather tree
• And gingerbread houses

And how about a dough bowl filled with colorful vintage Christmas decorations or vintage Christmas ornaments found at thrift stores? Many of these items can also be found visiting estate sales and flea markets at great prices.

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How do I add this look to our home for the Christmas season? Let’s take a look at my old-fashioned Christmas tour beginning in one of my favorite places our kitchen. I make this area of our home extra special because our family and friends have an open-door policy.

Entering Our Kitchen for an Old Fashioned Holiday Season

Entering Our Kitchen for an Old Fashioned Holiday Season

When entering our home there is always Christmas music playing in the background. This keeps everyone who enters in the holiday spirit and they look forward to it every Christmas.

The first thing they see is the kitchen table. I keep this simple with a small wreath, a candle in an antique soup tureen bottom, and vintage breadboards. I also added star Anise for their warm spice smell and I especially love their star shape for Christmas.

On Christmas Eve this table is also filled with a large assortment of Christmas cookies. This has become a family tradition and their dessert of choice. Of course, I love this idea because my favorite thing is baking especially for Christmas! Besides I have never met a cookie I haven’t enjoyed making and eating. Here’s an example of a great idea for a cookie filled with warm spices and white chocolate.

If you have been following Cloches & Lavender or visiting for the first time you will notice I adore wreaths. However, Christmas wreaths made from natural materials are my favorites. Here across from the table is an antique gate with a basic Christmas wreath. I scattered dried orange slices which is a favorite during the holidays. These are also easy to make.

By the way, if you enjoy wreaths as much as I do I made six of these in 30 minutes. These also smell amazing and are perfect for the Christmas season and work through the winter months too!

Adding Vintage Pieces to the China Cabinet

A Holiday Look With Vintage Items in the Kitchen Hutch

Our china cabinet is a favorite for the Christmas holiday. It’s often filled with my collection of bottle brush trees and many of my vintage pieces. The antique and vintage red transferware is perfect for Christmas time.

This wood tray has some of my favorite bottle brush tree collections and mini white-tipped pine cones. A walnut garland I made for fall adds a rustic touch of nature too and takes minutes to make! How great is this for a fast craft idea?

It’s also the spot I share a very special piece from a family member. My bronze baby shoe with a small bottle brush tree. These decorations fill my heart with joy, especially during this time of year. You may enjoy seeing how I change this for the seasons with a different theme. However, I always add natural elements no matter the season.

Adding a beautiful vintage cowbell adds charm and character to an antique book. Adding battery-operated flameless candles adds a hint of warmth in the evenings.

The cabinet top is filled with paper Mache houses I purchased last year from the craft store. And are painted white with glitter roofs. The vintage and new large bottle brush trees and medium bottle brush trees add a festive feel. Fresh garland completes the old fashioned feel.

Continuing an old fashion Christmas is a basket with an assortment of small bottle brush trees, and mini bottle brush trees in Christmas colors. By the way, learn how to add age to a new basket in minutes and it is so easy!

Adding Festive Holiday Decor to Our Family Room

Festive Christmas Decor in the Family Room

Across from the kitchen is our living room area filled with holiday decorations. We live in a semi-open floor plan so I try to keep pieces as cohesive as possible. I enjoy adding my favorite Christmas decorations in a creative way. I have mentioned this many times but the first thing you see when entering is our fireplace and bookshelves.

As much as I like fresh greenery during this busy season I opt to use real touch garlands. Adding dry orange slices adds subtle color and also a touch of nature. The vintage-style stockings are a fun and easy Christmas project. This is great to make for your family. The best part is no-sewing and I share a stocking pattern! The bells are the perfect finishing touch for Christmas.

Adding Vintage Christmas Decor Pieces to the Bookcase Shelves

Vintage Christmas Decor Pieces on the Shelves of the Bookcase

Here are vintage Christmas decor pieces simple things such as cedar greens, with a small tree in an ironstone pitcher.

Another favorite way to add an old fashioned look is using a grapevine garland. Simply make a circle, and wrap it with brown wire for a small wreath. Add a battery-operated candle with a personal touch of a crown. Finishing these shelves are trees, Christmas brass bells, and other natural pieces. Such as nuts, pinecones, star anise, and old books bundled together with satin ribbon. I also added a pheasant feather as a bookmark for another little bit of nature.

Our Old Fashioned Tree and Glass Christmas Ornaments

Our Old Fashioned Tree and Glass Christmas Ornaments

On the opposite side is our artificial Christmas tree. It has an old fashioned tree feel with glass ornaments from Germany, and Poland in different colors and are special pieces in our Christmas home.

Also with Peanut unable to see getting a smaller tree is safest for her because the width is perfect so she won’t hit the branches and become scared. Besides, there’s so much going on in this room I think it fits in perfectly. Don’t you?

We added vintage looking candles to our tree for an old-fashioned Christmas look and adds more light and softness. The Christmas star tree topper is one of three I made this year. It’s also easy and fast to make to add to your own tree.

The basket tree collar and burlap add texture, character, and a charming finishing look to our Christmas tree.

Next to the tree are my favorite French chairs. These are easy-to-make pillows with a vintage Christmas look. They also work for the winter and colder weather months ahead and a cozy throw is a must to watch Christmas movies.

The vintage antique coal scuttle is filled with small birch logs, large pine cones, and a small evergreen wreath. Adding to the old fashion Christmas look are small candles nestled in a larger wreath. This adds to our vintage Christmas decor.

Decorating a Simple Coffee Table With Natural Elements

A Simple Holiday Coffee Table With Natural Elements

Because this is open it’s particularly important to keep extra Christmas decorating simple. Our coffee table is filled with assorted sizes of pinecones. There are large pine cones, medium pinecones, white-tipped pinecones, and a deer antler. Old Christmas books and vintage Christmas cards from around the world also add an old look to a simple centerpiece. More star Anise is for texture.

Our Christmas Buffet with a Wood Crate and Natural Materials

Our Christmas Buffet with Natural Materials

Lastly, our buffet has favorite vintage decor pieces such as this antique wood crate. It has a beautiful patina too and is filled with a simple mixture of evergreens, medium pinecones, and pheasant feathers. I also added dried whole oranges with cloves to keep with an old fashion look. The wood slab with flameless candles adds warmth for the evenings. An antique scalloped dish filled with anise also continues with the theme for Christmas.

Incidentally, I share an easy way to clean and preserve pinecones for years to come for your home decorating too!

The last thing is another natural wreath I made and the best thing is this wreath works for numerous seasons. Also, this keeps items cost-effective my homemade wreaths usually work for two or even three seasons. The small jingle bell wreath is a gift from family. It is especially close to our hearts and is usually out all winter season.

I hope you enjoyed seeing our old fashioned Christmas decorating ideas tour. I inspire you to add some of these elements to your home.

Next please visit Simply2Moms for easy and affordable ideas for a neutral Christmas. These ladies always share beautiful and creative ideas all season long!

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Bloggers’ Best Holiday Home Tours

This week I am joining some of my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Holiday Home Tours 2022. Thirty-five talented and creative women will be opening their homes up for you to tour all week long. You can visit each Christmas home tour by clicking the links below.

Monday’s Tours

The Tattered Pew // Cottage On Bunker Hill // StoneGable // My Wee Abode

Open Doors Open Hearts // Cottage In The Mitten // My Thrift Store Addiction

Tuesday’s Tours

Midwest Life & Style // She Gave It a Go // Sand Dollar Lane // Bricks n’ Blooms

Pasha Is Home // Robyn’s French Nest // The Ponds Farmhouse

Wednesday’s Tours

Shiplap and Shells // White Arrows Home // This Is Simplicite // White Lilac Farmhouse

Peacock Ridge Farm // Cloches and Lavender // Simply2Moms

Thursday’s Tours

County Road 407 // Country Peony // Eleanor Rose Home // Le Cultivateur

Thistle Key Lane // My Family Thyme // Follow The Yellow Brick Home

Friday’s Tours

Southern Crush At Home // A Life Unfolding // Southern Home and Hospitality // WM Design House

Dabbling and Decorating // Lora Bloomquist // Vintage and Grace Living