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2017 Christmas Kitchen and Dining Room

by Jennifer

Today I’m sharing my third and final Christmas tour – so far I’ve shared my mudroom and family room with you, my entryway and living room, and today I’m showing you my Christmas kitchen and dining room. Today’s tour is part of an online tour of homes organized by Marty from A Stroll Through Life. I’m up first on the tour today, but the last house yesterday was Laura from Inspiration for Moms who, funny enough, shared her kitchen and dining room too, AND we used the exact same napkins in our dining rooms, though she used hers as placemats and I used mine as napkins. Apparently we’re on the same wavelength!

The overarching theme for my Christmas decorating this year has been SIMPLE. I used a lot of garlands and wreaths and added white twinkle lights where I can see them shining somewhere no matter where I am downstairs, and everything outside of that was focused on easy. I don’t want to feel overwhelmed by decorating for Christmas because that really defeats the whole point of the season – of embracing joy and focusing on the people we love most. And the truth is that some years I’ve gotten so hyper-focused on new ideas for the blog and layers and layers of decorations that I missed some of the joy. I’m allllll joy this year :)

To add just a little sparkle to my Christmas kitchen, I looped a pre-lit garland across the opening between my kitchen and family room (you can see more of the family room HERE).

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchenKitchen pendants
Counter stools
Faucet
Round mirror

In the breakfast nook at the back of the kitchen, I hung some preserved boxwood wreaths in the window and lay a folded blanket on the table as a runner.

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchen, with breakfast nookPreserved boxwood wreaths
Drum pendant light
Kitchen table
Rope chairs
Leather side chairs
Striped napkins

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchen, with breakfast nook

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchen, with breakfast nook

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchen, with breakfast nook

I seriously want to put sugared cranberries on every single Christmas breakfast and/or dessert I make this year. They’re so beautiful and super easy to make! The only downside is it’s hard not eat half the sheet pan before you top your baked goods!

A simple and beautiful classic Christmas kitchen, with breakfast nook

In the dining room I set a really simple table with cute Christmas crackers for the kids during Christmas dinner and a village of my favorite ceramic houses as a centerpiece.

A simple and classic Christmas dining room with ceramic houses and bottle brush trees used as a table centerpiece.Pendant
Dining table
Dining chairs (similar)
Woven placemats
Striped napkins

Classic Christmas dining room with blue and white pottery

A simple and classic Christmas dining room with ceramic houses and bottle brush trees used as a Christmas centerpiece idea.Small ceramic house (similar)
Large ceramic house (similar)
Woven placemats
Striped napkins

A simple and classic Christmas dining room with ceramic houses and bottle brush trees used as a Christmas centerpiece idea.

A simple and classic Christmas dining room with ceramic houses and bottle brush trees used as a Christmas centerpiece idea.

A simple and classic Christmas dining room with ceramic houses and bottle brush trees used as a Christmas centerpiece idea.

Simple greenery and gold bells on a Christmas hutch in the dining roomBlack and white striped grosgrain ribbon

Thank you for joining me this year to see how I decorated my house for Christmas! I hope you found some inspiration for decorating your own home while you were here. Remember you can catch the other two parts of my house this Christmas HERE and HERE in addition to my Christmas kitchen and dining room today. And to continue along with this week’s tour head to Christy at Our Southern Home next. Here’s the full tour lineup this week

Monday – Dec 4th

A Stroll Thru Life

Life On Virginia Street

Clean & Scentsible

Nesting With Grace

Cuckoo4Design

Pink Peppermint Design

Tuesday – Dec 5th

ZDesign At Home

Life Love Larson

Dimples & Tangles

Remodelando La Casa

Seeking Lavender Lane

Inspiration for Moms

Wednesday – Dec 6th

The Chronicles of Home

Our Southern Home

Decor to Adore

11 Magnolia Lane

Our Fifth House

Rain On A Tin Roof

Thursday – Dec 7th

Setting For 4

Life & Home @ 2102

Southern Hospitality

Decorating Delirium

Hymns & Verses

Simple Stylings

Friday – Dec 8th

Thrifty & Chic

Tidbits & Twine

Far Above Rubies

House By Hoff

Duke Manor Farm

Common Ground


Filed Under: Decorating

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Meet Jen

I'm a design and DIY lover, decorator, modern home-maker, foodie, fashion enthusiast, and jill-of-all-trades when it comes to home improvement. I'm slowly but surely adding classic-contemporary style to my early 90's colonial home one inch at a time and I'm taking you along for the ride.

It's often messy - there are usually project remnants and toys strewn about - but the making of a home isn't always tidy work and I love showing you how you can make and style and organize your way to a home and a life you love!

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