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    Updated: Apr 12, 2022 by Kris Jarrett

    A Classic New England Christmas Home Tour

    Hi everyone and welcome to my holiday home! I’m excited to be sharing my house tour as part of The Christmas Home Tours hosted by our sweetheart of a leader, Marty of A Stroll Thru Life. The tour started at her holiday home yesterday so be sure to pay this fabulous lady a visit! Today’s tours start off at the home of Kristin of Bliss at Home – welcome if you’re coming over here from Kristin’s house (and if you’re not, be sure to check it out because you’ll love her bold, chic style!).

    For those of you who are new here, two years ago my family (husband, two daughters, & a crazy little Boston terrier) moved to Connecticut, where we live in an old Cape Cod-style home that we’re slowly renovating and making our own. I love decorating with neutrals & lots of textures, and shoot for a relaxed elegance that’s affordable, timeless, and welcoming. Ready to come inside? (post includes affiliate links – see my full disclosure statement {here})

    A full source list is included at the end of the post!

    A welcoming holiday door decoration made with backyard clippings of greenery and berry branches

    The greenery swag on our front door has become a bit of a tradition since moving into our home – it’s a quick and easy door dec I make from greenery and berry branches clipped from our yard along with {these amazing bells}. {This post} gives you the simple how-to. Flanking our front door are two large urns filled with greenery along with two sets of {these black lanterns} that light the way:

    Simple holiday decorations for your front porch - a set of lanterns adorned with holiday ribbon and urns filled with greenery and berries

    If you’re a sweet tooth like me, I’ve got you covered because I’ve set up my trio of apothecary jars on our foyer chest (the mirror above it can be found {here}) and filled them with yummy holiday treats.

    Our foyer chest decorated for the holidays with apothecary jars filled with goodies!

    The iced gingerbread men from Trader Joe’s are my favorite!

    Apothecary jars filled with mints, mini marshmallows, and gingerbread men for the holidays

    My HomeGoods elephant always gets a new necklace depending on this season – for Christmas this year it’s a simple red and white herringbone bow:

    The simple addition of some holiday ribbon dresses up your everyday home accessories

    Ready to have a seat around our dining table?

    Dining room decorated for Christmas - love the black and white mixed with the green and red. And that plate wall!

    You’ll recognize many of the same elements from my fall tablescape – I kept the black and white buffalo check runner (similar to {this runner}), woven chargers, and black and gold rimmed dinner plates and just added new side plates (the owl is my favorite but there are four different designs around the table), a new centerpiece, and some pomegranate placecards.

    Holiday placesetting with floral centerpiece, pomegranate place cards, silverware tied with ribbon, buffalo check runner, and festive plates

    The pomegranate placecards were made by simply writing guests’ names on real pomegranates with a white paint pen. A red and white ribbon tying each set of silverware adds some festive color.

    Names written on pomegranates with paint pens for unique placecards & silverware tied with ribbon - perfect for a holiday table!

    For the floral arrangements for our dining table centerpiece, I combined some white flowers, red berry branches, and eucalyptus (all from Trader Joe’s) in {my favorite vases}.

    Dining room decorated for the holidays with a centerpiece of flowers and ornaments, star anise wreaths tied to the chair backs, jingle bells on chandelier, and pomegranate place cards

    A mix of white flowers, red berries, and eucalyptus make up this festive holiday table floral centerpiece

    In between them is a wood basket I found at Round Top filled with glass and metallic ornaments and small pinecones:

    Holiday centerpiece of glass and metallic ornaments mixed with pine cones

    Vintage ornaments and pinecones as Christmas table centerpiece

    Each of the dining room side chairs has a small star anise wreath tied to the back of it – I made these in 2012 (you’ll find the how-to {here}) and have used them every year since.

    Star anise wreaths tied onto the back of dining chairs are part of this festive holiday table

    Fragrant star anise wreaths tied onto ladderback dining chairs are part of this festive holiday table

    Our chandelier is decorated with some simple jingle bells tied onto each candle with ribbon:

    Vintage bells tied onto chandelier with ribbon add festive charm to this dining room decorated for the holidays

    Dining room decorated for the holidays!

    Moving a little further down the hall, you’ll find our powder room – the stenciled walls are one of my all-time favorite DIYs (more on that project {here}). The addition of some ribbon to the sconces and a small poinsettia make it holiday ready for our guests!

    Powder room (those walls are stenciled!) with simple holiday decorations

    I’ll be sharing the rest of our home, including pics from our home office, living room (it was so fun decorating our new fireplace mantel!), and kitchen on Thursday but here’s a little sneak peek if you missed it yesterday:

    Our home office decorated for the holidays - gallery wall, wrapped gifts, advent tree, cowhide rug, jute rug, and wingback chair

    Update! Check out the second part of my Christmas home tour {here}!

    If you’re new to Driven by Decor and want to sign up to get emails of new posts, you can do that {here}. You can also follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, or Facebook.

    Now it’s time to continue on with the next tour at Refresh Restyle where Debbie is waiting to tour you through her beautiful home! I’ll see you guys back here on Thursday!

    KJ Signature

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    Front porch: bells | urns | lanterns

    Entry: elephant & apothecary jars – HomeGoods | mirror

    Dining room: Paint color is a slightly tweaked version of Sherwin-Williams Keystone Gray (exact formula found at the bottom of {this post} | table – Drexel Heritage (no longer sold) | upholstered end chairs – Thomasville (no longer sold) | side chairs – HomeGoods {these chairs} are similar |table runner – made from fabric found locally but {this runner} and {this fabric} look similar | chandelier – no longer available | owl plate (no longer available) |rattan chargers – mine were thrifted but {these chargers} are similar | red & white chevron ribbon | red & white striped ribbon | ornaments – Restoration Hardware (last year) | wall plates – {these} and {these}

    Powder room: Wall stencil: Annapakshi Indian Damask Wall Stencil – I used the 11.25″ x 15.5″ furniture stencil (c/o Royal Design Studio) – Basecoat paint: Benjamin Moore Aura Bath & Spa (Matte) in Chelsea Gray – Stencil paint:  Platinum Gray (Benjamin Moore color but mixed in Behr Premium Plus Ultra in Satin) | sconces | medicine cabinet/mirror – no longer available but if you’re looking for a mirror in a similar design, check out {this arched wood mirror}  | ribbon

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