Christmas Home Tour (Family Room & Kitchen)

Black and gold family room for Christmas

Hello there!!

I'm ever so very excited to join a group of blogging friends lead by Marty from A Stroll Thru Life to give you a peek inside our homes all decked out for the holidays!

Christmas home tour week is lots of fun and this time you're in for a treat with thirty beautiful homes which you can take inspiration from. If you're popping over from Anita from Whispering Pines Homestead hello and welcome! I'm so happy to have you here. If you haven't visited Anita's home, well, I have to tell you that her Christmas tours are one of my very favorites every single year.

Today I'm sharing my family room and kitchen and doing a little re-cap of a few rooms I already shared. The living room and office will be shared in an upcoming post.

Let's start here in our family room, this year I went for a more neutral palette, adding lots of black and gold nixed with green and a teensy bit of red for good measure. :)

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Ha, my family loves red... I still remember the year when I went all blue and they didn't like it one single bit. From then on, red always has to be incorporated in our holiday décor.

This is the first year that I'm adding black and I'm loving it, I don't know why I didn't use it before, it's so classic!

| Garland | Christmas Stockings |

Black and white Christmas gifts and little truck

| Metal Truck | Rug |

Don't you love it when you score a good thrifty find?! I've been searching Marketplace, Craiglist and even doing a few trips to our closest thrift stores trying to find décor elements and furnishings to help one of my daughter's friends with her new apartment.

I couldn't give you an update on that project, which was supposed to happen early this week. My daughter wasn't feeling well and we thought it was COVID-19 - Well, the test results came back yesterday with a negative result. We are so relieved, we were all on edge for a few days trying to keep her quarantined in her room.

Black and gold pops of holiday decor in family room

| Coffee Table | Wreath | Rug |

During my thrifty search, this gold urn crossed my path and I instantly fell in love. I gave it a good wash and polished it. Some marks remained but I love it just the way it is. The inside is silver and I only paid six dollars for it. Score!

Metal golden urn full of Christmas ornaments

Looking to the other side of this room, the build in keeps this room organized. On the shelves I created mini villages which I think turned out very cute!

| DIY - Built-in entertainment center |

I removed the wallpaper from the side shelves. I kept the wallpaper in the center, but I will probably take it off soon.

During winter I enjoy the light bouncing back.

Now, the kitchen table is the piece that separates the family room from the kitchen. It's here where we have our daily meals. We use it so much that, as you can see, we have a mismatched chair, I'm on the hunt for a new set. :D

THE KITCHEN

As usual, the kitchen gets minimum holiday décor.

| Range Hood Makeover | Area Rug | Plate Rack |

This is also the first time I'm using a real garland around the window. My son made me laugh when he saw it and told me it looked kind of crazy! :D I didn't want to fiddle with it much, but hey, it smells divine!

| Light Pendant | Kitchen Island Makeover | Black Vase |

The red berry branches on the kitchen island is the pop of red we needed.

Fruits and vegetables are the ideal décor here in the kitchen. My daughter was also making fun of me for camouflaging avocados in between the tangerines.

| Kitchen Makeover |

Well, I better head to my bedroom with so much criticism around these parts. :)

| Baxton Studio Platform Bed | Grey area rug | Cable Knit Throw Blanket |

Here's a little video about this room, but you can find more details right HERE.

The very first room that got all decked out for the holidays was our little mudroom.

| Mudroom Built |

It got decorated with tons of red, a good bunch of little hanging planters and I even stuffed a desk (another thrifty find) full of Christmas cheer! Check it out right HERE.

| Christmas Stocking | Accordion Peg Rack | Holiday Planters |

Thank you so much for touring with me today! Wishing you all the happiest holiday season this year and hoping 2021 will be WAAAYY better than this year.

The tours continue tomorrow at Citrine Living with Tamara's sophisticated style. I'm sure you're going to love it!

Be sure to check out the rest of the tours throughout the week! Blessings to you all! ❤️

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