Merry And Bright 2022 Christmas Home Tour
Happy Thanksgiving, Friends! I hope your day is filled with the people you love, turkey, and more things to be thankful for than you can count. As I’m getting ready for the 2023 Christmas Tour on Monday, Nov 27th, I thought you might like to see last year’s home tour. There are lots of ideas and inspiration to use for your Christmas home. Remember to stop back on Monday! Here is a little hint of what to expect this year…
Enjoy last year’s tour!
Welcome to the 2022 StoneGable, Merry And Bright Christmas Home Tour! I’m so glad you are here!
I’m part of the Blogger’s Best Home Tours hosted by Kelly at The Tattered Pew. Kelly has worked tirelessly to put together this Christmas tour of 35+ bloggers’ Holiday homes going on all week long! Today you can visit 7 homes!
If you are coming from Cecilia’s at My Thrift Store Addiction… WELCOME! I’m sure you loved her Christmas home and the way she incorporated beautiful and thrifty items into her decor!
I’m so excited for you to look around our Christmas home and I hope when you leave you will have lots of ideas to use in your home this Holiday season!
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Come on in the front door!
I think a wreath is a happy and hospitable way to welcome anyone who comes to our front door!
Most of the Christmas decor are things I already have. I like to challenge myself to use them in new and interesting ways.
But the wreath… it’s new! Cedar is a very popular green this year, and I am certainly on the cedar bandwagon! I opted not to use a bow on this wreath because it is gathered up at the top with twine. It’s a pretty and casual modern look.
This wreath is huge! So it can easily be seen from the road!
Come on into the foyer!
The heart of our foyer is this long white console table. And I packed it full of Christmas decor this year.
I’m not much of a collector but one thing I just can’t pass up are little trees! The console table holds some of my favorites plus a couple new additions.
You will see lots of little trees scattered throughout our Christmas home.
What do you collect?
One of the questions I get asked every year is how to decorate with what we collect. So this year I wrote a helpful post, DECORATING WITH CHRISTMAS COLLECTIONS. And it has been one of my popular posts so far this year.
In the post, you can see the big difference in how I decorated last year compared to this year.
Did you notice the white and silver reindeer art? I love reindeer. They are adorable! But this reindeer is so majestic I decided to prop him up in the foyer to greet you!
This year I took pictures with lots of lit candles! I took the photos over a three-day period and the last day was so dark and rainy. So I lit some of the candles and enjoyed the ambiance as I took pictures.
On the bottom shelf of the console, you will get a little clue about a color that plays a big part in our Christmas Home this year!
If you love a Christmas home that looks cohesive and has a designer flair then the most important thing you can do is choose a Christmas color palette!
I’ve wanted to use red in my Christmas home for several years but I seemed to default to greens and neutrals which I love.
I decided early that this was the year to add red! A color palette helped me to keep on track. This year’s colors were inspired by last year’s CHRISTMAS MASTER BEDROOM.
I wanted to use the same colors plus a touch of red.
Here is my Christmas color palette this year…
A color palette makes decorating so much easier. You can see a very helpful post, HOW TO CHOOSE A PERFECT CHRISTMAS COLOR PALETTE here.
I think knowing our color palette and the style and feel we want our Christmas homes to radiate gives us a huge head start and makes decorating so much easier and enjoyable.
Let’s walk down our long foyer and head toward the living room.
Let’s take a quick pause by the stairs.
THE STAIRS
The stairs look a whole lot different than they did last Christmas! This past summer we painted them and added a runner.
They were originally golden oak. Lots and lots of golden oak! Two stories worth of stairs!
The trouble with painting golden oak is the strong and noticeable grain in the wood. My husband and son worked together and found a quite easy fix for making the wood look much smoother! And they used a sprayer to paint the spindles. It was a big project but so worth it!
I’ll share how we transformed our stairs after the first of the year.
Garland on the stairs would be overkill so I opted for greens, ribbons, and vintage-looking Christmas balls.
I also used my favorite battery-operated candles on every other stair. They look so pretty in the evening!
THE LIVING ROOM
THE WHITE BUFFET
The white buffet is the first thing you notice in the living room. And the little upholstered stools too.
I found them earlier this fall and could not resist! I put one on either side of the buffet. I’m a big fan of symmetry! You can see these well-made stools HERE. They come in several colors.
On top of each stool, I added buffalo check pillows and little frosted wreaths (see them HERE). The wreaths also hang in every window in our home.
I added a bit of red to this end of the living room with the red plaid gifts. I like this wrapping paper because the pattern looks light and airy for a plaid.
On top of the present is my favorite Christmas bow. Here is a post about CHRISTMAS RIBBONS AND BOWS with a little video about how to make these fluffy bows.
On the buffet are a few more Christmas trees from my collection.
Some of my trees, like the little one above, are decades old.
In the center of the buffet, I put together an easy arrangement in a hammered brass bowl.
Arrangements and vignettes are the backbone of my Holiday decor. They are easy to make and can be styled in so many ways!
HOW TO CREATE A HOLIDAY VIGNETTE STEP-BY-STEP will give you lots of ideas for making pretty Christmas arrangements too. And a peek at our Christmas sunroom.
THE MANTEL
The mantel this year has an asymmetrical garland.
The lit garland was hung using four 3M hooks. Lots of bits and pieces of greens were added to this garland to make it look lush.
I repeated the crisp brown and white ribbon that is also on the tree and on the newel post of the stairs.
I cut the ribbon about 5 feet long to keep making the loops manageable. And then I cut the ends of the ribbon into a classic French V’s.
On a last-minute whim, I added red wooden beads to the garland too!
I hung tree stockings at the short garland end of the mantel along with a few vintage Christmas ornaments.
Can you tell which stockings is mine?
I kept the brown and white pillow on the spindle chair from the fall. I love these pretty little pillows and they worked with my Christmas color palette.
THE COFFEE TABLE
In the middle-ish of the living room is the upholstered coffee table. This year I used a pretty glass mirror as a tray and added some of the smaller trees I collect that light up.
And I added a bit of seeded eucalyptus.
Seeded eucalyptus is much airier and lighter than greens. It lets the reflective beauty and light of the mirror show through.
THE CURLACUE CHEST
The Curlacue chest holds a white porcelain Holy Family.
Behind the little Nativity, I propped a light silhouette picture of Jesus, Mary, Joseph, and the star.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
This year, like last year, I used our heavily flocked Christmas tree.
I decorated it with mostly white, brown, bronze, and neutral ornaments and ribbons. And I used just a little bit of red too!
I like a tree that is full of things to look at! Ornaments, ribbons, ornaments, berries, and big stems of something pretty!
This is the first year I used a tree collar. It was white so I spray painted it an antique bronze to work with my colors. I’m now a fan! What do you think? Do you like a tree collar or skirt?
I started to wrap some of our gifts to coordinate with our Christmas tree!
Our six little grandchildren (6 and under) could not stop touching the tree! They especially LOVED jingling the jingle bells. And that made it snow all over the floor and they loved that too! And so did I!
I saw the wonder and magic of a Christmas tree through their eyes! Christmas is just so special with grandkids!
Now let’s head to the dining area…
THE DINING AREA
The dining area is on the backside of the Christmas tree! So when we are eating we can see the entire tree from the other side!
I got a new rug for this area. It came yesterday. I took advantage of the early Black Friday sales. I always get indoor/outdoor type rugs in our dining room. They are so much easier to clean up. You can see the new rug HERE.
This Christmas season I kept the decor rather simple.
But simple can be so pretty! I put greens down the center of our table and looped the same brown and white ribbon through them.
And then I added this beautiful Capiz leaf garland (see it HERE on sale now).
A shallow-footed bowl in the center of the table holds seven, ruby red pomegranates.
Well, friends, I have so much more to share with you like our Christmas kitchen…
And our sunroom…
And a couple bedrooms and more!
So stop back next Monday to see part 2 of our 2022 Merry And Bright Christmas Home Tour.
But now, please visit my very dear friend Julie at My Wee Abode. She is a California girl who is creative and one of the nicest people I know! When you stop by tell her I said Hi!
I hope you have enjoyed my tour and have found lots of ideas you can use in your Christmas home.
I’ve created a Christmas e-magazine for you! Make sure to sign up and get your copy!
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
Thistlekey 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
Just beautiful as always! I really love the brown and white ribbon throughout your displays. But I must say, my favorite were the arrangements on your stair posts. Love the sheer and striped ribbon together! So pretty! They deserve a diy post just by themselves. Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and good health. Thank you for all your hard work and sharing it with us!!
Hi Diana, thank you! Right now I have a horrid cold from the grandbabies, so I need a bit of good health! Merry Christmas!
I love your wreath at the front dorr. Did you create it by yourself?
And of course I love your whole decor in the house, too. : – )
Beautiful, as usual. How fortunate that Hobbes allows you to decorate the mantle- my Annie would bring it down faster than I could put it up.
Thanks, Emily! Merry Christmas.
I just love, love following your blog and all the creative ideas, how to and recipes you share. Your Christmas home tour is gorgeous and I have garnered many ideas. Would you please share how you attached the beautiful greens together, or did you use a teardrop swag on your newel post. My stair banister certainly would be an overkill but the greens would be perfect. I certainly could use any tips you would share. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
I used a small cedar garland and folded it in half. I tied it to the bow and then tied the garland to the newel post. I hope this helps. So glad you enjoyed the tour. Merry Christmas, Beverly!
Amazing!!! I love the white and silver deer art on your foyer table.
Is that something that is still available?
Hi Cassie, Merry Christmas! The deer art is from a local shop.
Yvonne, everything beautifully elegant as always. In love with the white and silver reindeer art and would love the link to purchase. Have a great holiday season.
Helen
Hi Helen, that reindeer is very popular! I found it at a local shop and I don’t have a source. Sorry.
I love your blog and forward to reading each week. Where did you get the baskets on the bottom of your console table and on the Carolina Room near the tree??? Also love the brown color lumbar like Fall pillow, where did you find that one?? So appreciate the links in the Christmas ? articles.
I found it locally, Sorry Sabrina. The lumbar pillows were from Amazon and are not in stock. Things right now are flying off the shelves. So sorry.
Yvonne, your home looks beautiful for the holiday season.
Hi Yvonne! I love your pops of red and your tree is stunning–pinned! You’ve created such a welcoming, festive entry. Wishing you a joyous Christmas season. Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Cecilia, So sweet! Merry Christmas
I just love your elegant Christmas decor ! Where did you get that beautiful round wicker tray under your coffe table I have the same kind of ottoman and was looking for something exactly like that and also what size is it .
I found the basket tray at Wayfair. However, I don’t see it there anymore. Look on Wayfair, they have others you might like, Debbie.
Yvonne, your Christmas decor this year is spot on! It is so perfect, you have inspired me to use red next year.Bless you for sharing your beautiful decor with your followers. Have a wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
How sweet, Susan! I was surprised at how much I love red in our home.
Really beautiful! Love the color scheme and the nativity vignette is perfection!
Thank you.
Your home is so lovely. Such gorgeous details. So fun hopping with you this week. I adore your mantle decor.
Thank you, Renae.
Your home looks so cozy and inviting for the holidays, Yvonne. I love every detail. Christmas perfection! Happy to be hopping with you this week. Pinned!
Thanks, Jen! Merry Christmas.
Yvonne! Your home is definitely Merry and Bright! You have been blessed with the gift of decorating and curating a beautiful home and it blesses so many besides just your family! Thank you for sharing your home with us and the special touches and memories. I could just hear your grandkids laughing touching the tree and bells! Merry Christmas my friend and thanks for joining the tour!
Oh, Kelly! How sweet! I’m so thrilled to be part of your tour! Beautiful homes, beautiful women.
It’s all beautiful! I especially love the deer picture in your foyer. Like you, I’m not a collector but I do collect trees and deer for my Christmas vignettes. I use those little battery operated mini lights too. They are set to come on a 4:00 and off at 10:00. They lend that magical touch. My colour palette is mostly white with touches of gold and very small additions of red.
Looking forward to the rest of your home tour.
Sounds so beautiful!
Beautiful as always!!!
Thank you, Andrea! I loved sharing our home with you!
Loved your tour! It’s always gorgeous!! Thanks so much for all the ideas!
Can you tell me where you found the framed quote “The Lord bless you and keep you”.
Here you go Kay:https://rstyle.me/+asiVZJz4zFnvERel1fh6dg
SOOOOO clean, light, bright and merry – Love everything Yvonne!! Would you mind sharing the source for the beautiful white footed bowl which is holding the pomegranates? LOVE it! Christmas blessings!
Yvonne, your home looks Christmas Beautiful! I love everything about it. I can’t wait to see your post in January about your stair redo. Merry Christmas!
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Wow! Your home looks gorgeous for the holiday season. Everything is so elegant and pretty! Love that tree! Pinned.
Thanks, AnnMarie
Your home looks beautiful for the holiday season!
Thanks Kim! Merry Christmas.
Okay… next year, for sure, I want to come at Christmas time! Tanglewood looks amazing, as always. I have to agree, the last minute decision to use the red beads on the mantel was a GREAT idea! And I thought I had a lot of ornaments on my tree! I have to go get my bins out of storage to fill all the ‘holes’ in my tree now! 😉 Can’t wait to see the kitchen and the sunroom… and the bedrooms, as well! LOVE those prints at the end of the counter! Love you, and always love working with you!
Yes, come at Christmastime next year! Lancaster has so much to do!
Merry and bright indeed Yvonne! The red is a big hit this year and I think you found the perfect balance. Everything is lovely and inviting as always. I love the mirror that you used as a tray on the ottoman. I want to try something like that on our round ottoman. Thank you for the inspiration! Happy Christmas!
Thank you Michelle! Merry Christmas!
Very beautiful and unique this yezr.. Some great deas gleamed. Thank you. I did try the link “Making A Bow” for wreath making but got a 404 error..page no longer exists. Hope you can fix that. Thank you
Sorry about that Susan, here you go:https://www.stonegableblog.com/christmas-ribbon-and-bows/
Stunning simplicity. Cozy yet elegant. Perfection! Thanks for sharing ?. I’m in love with the sunroom rug. Did you have it in your other home – do you have a source for it?
Hi!
I love that added some color in your rooms.
It really refresh’s the decor.
Thanks for the tour. I’ll be back to view more?
I think so too! I’m just thinking about what color I can use for winter.
I loved the tour! Where did you find the three Santa-reindeer prints hanging on the wall at the end of your counter?
Hi Cheryl, they are a digital image that I had printed. See them here:https://rstyle.me/+KF99q9LEvHaISec3m95k6w
Beautiful tour, Yvonne! Love how your tree sits between the living and dining area so you can enjoy it all around.
Thanks, Lora. The tree can be seen from almost all of our downstairs rooms.
I love your touch of red throughout and the way you looped the ribbon in your garland! All beautiful!
I noticed you don’t show that beautiful mango bookshelf from this past spring or summer. I am in love with that. Would you be willing to share where you purchased it? I live about an hour away from your area and would love to drive down to the store and shop.
Hi Linda, I loved that bookshelf too. But it was really too big for the foyer so I gave it to a sweet young family. I found it at The Treasure Place in Intercourse. Hope this helps.
Wow Yvonne! Your home looks so beautiful! I adore that mirror! It’s incredible! Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas, Stacy!
Yvonne, Your home looks lovely this Christmas season!! The plaid pillows and touches of red are just the right touch of elegance and added interest. Lovely!!! Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to see the bedrooms! How do you keep your cat from creating mayhem with your Christmas tree? I heard cats are famous /infamous for climbing into trees.
Nancee
Our cat, for some strange reason, has never touched the tree. Fingers crossed that he won’t this year.
I can’t tell you how much you inspire me with your home tours, Yvonne. Every detail is so beautiful from the little trees displayed throughout your gorgeous house to the bowl of pomegranates on the table. I am amazed by your talent when it comes to holiday ribbons. Both your Christmas tree and mantel are just stunning. Happy holidays!
You are just the sweetest, Kim! I feel the same way when I come to visit your home too! Merry Christmas!
Yvonne,
You always so do Christmas so beautifully! I love all the pretty touches (especially that reindeer), Merry Christmas to you and your family. xx
Your holiday home is absolutely stunning, Yvonne! I love how elegant, yet cozy and inviting your home is! Your creativity and talent is such an inspiration. I am so happy to be touring with you. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
I’ve always looked forward to your Christmas tours every year, and this one is just as stunning as ever, Yvonne! I LOVE your small touches of red this year. And I’m pinning that mantel garland for sure. It’s gorgeous. Have a very Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas, Kate!
Hi Yvonne,
I just was curious how you fit the tree in a “ collar “. Would that work with a real tree?
It looks like a big planter. Looks lovely!
Marianne
Hi Marianne, what a great question. The tree color comes in four parts. They click together with a magnet. You would have to know the measurements of your tree stand and then make sure it fits a collar. This is the first year we used a tree collar and won’t go back! Merry Christmas, Marianne.
Lovely house. So warm and inviting.
May I ask where you bought the buffet?
Thanks.
Hi Carol, I found it at Wayfair. Sorry, they don’t carry it any longer.
Yvonne, your home is beautifully decorated for the holiday season! Where did you get the silhouette in the frame behind the holy family. I love the idea! Merry Christmas!!
Hi Leslie, I found it here:https://rstyle.me/+jK-zgkNyH3UaY7J3wHhdYg
Your home is so lively, warm and inviting. I love all the white! Hoping you feel better soon so your holiday season is magical. Merry Christmas.
Thanks, Cindy!
Hello, I don’t leave replies often, but I had to reply this time. Your home is absolutely beautiful in all its Christmas decor! You did an amazingly festive job! Love it! Your tree is exquisite, and I like the idea that you used it again this year. All rooms shown are beautiful, and I am looking forward to viewing part two. Merry Christmas!
Thanks so much, Sandi. Merry Christmas.
Yvonne, I have been admiring your beautiful flocked tree for years. We decided to invest in fake tree this year and I’m wondering where you got yours. Would you mind passing on that to me?
Hi Cindy, We love our tree. It’s on the slim side and fits nicely in our living room. Here is is: https://rstyle.me/+8G6EEAomLrRLD18-5Scouw
Wow! There’s so much to love! I am definitely taking some ideas with me: The simple White Mary, Joseph and Jesus figurines with the picture of Bethlehem in the background, and just the perfect votives on each side to give it importance; the white bowl in the kitchen with pomegranates; your kitchen curtains, the understated beauty of your decorating. It’s all so beautiful! Thank you for the tour. I loved it very much.
Sweet Mary, thank you so much! Merry Christmas.
Stunning home tour, I love your style, everything about your decor speaks to my love of classic design.xx
Thank you so much, Janette! Merry Christmas.
Thank you for sharing your Beautiful home! You are so blessed with talent, I’m always in awe.
Merry Christmas. Rose.
Love the white reindeer print sitting on the chest in the foyer. Where did you get it? Do you know if it is still available? Everything is beautiful!
Thank you! I found the Reindeer locally. Sorry, I don’t have a source.