Old-Fashioned Christmas Décor

Hello, friends, and happy holidays! Dennice of Fringe here. Before I begin this month’s feature, I’d like to thank my beautiful host, Nicole, for allowing me to be here. It’s such a joy and honor to do these guest posts. Nicole is such a special person, and we all know what an extremely difficult time she and her family are going through right now. Words cannot express her day-to-day struggle. Let’s all keep sweet Nicole, her dad and her mom in our thoughts with lots of love and support.

Today’s focus is about not getting carried away with the craziness the commercialized version of the holiday season. It’s about celebrating the true meaning of the season. For me and my family, it’s about being together. This year more than any other year, it’s about being thankful for having each other.

How about a simplified décor theme? Like an old-fashioned Christmas. I found some really wonderful examples of simple and sweet décor for the holidays at Country Living, which I will share with you here. Truly, you can decorate your house warmly and beautifully just by taking a walk in nature (with some snippers and a bag!), and some ribbon, popcorn and string, newspapers, twine and brown paper bags.

I love how the tree is decorated with tags; the packages are wrapped in newspaper and brown paper. The green wreaths hanging on the windows make the room complete.

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I had to include a photo with a chalkboard. It’s just so wonderful. A note to Santa with snacks for him and his hard-working reindeer. Enchanting!

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This is how I imagine a home decorated 100 years ago. Greenery across the doorway to welcome guests. Greenery and fruit, most importantly a pineapple, lay across the mantle. It must smell heavenly.

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I do this in my home. A bowl filled with special ornaments. It’s so elegant. It’s a great way to display cherished ornaments without the tree. Add a few sprigs of evergreen or berry branches and you have a true masterpiece.

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Here is another wonderful example of decorating with nature. How easy and absolutely gorgeous this would look on any table top or mantle.

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Talk about delightful! You could make this little garland in no time flat. The message could be personalized to your liking. Perfection.

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And finally, this scene is so lovely. I adore decorating with pinecones. They’re so beautiful here, strung across the fireplace, piled in a basket, and on the mantle. What a homey scene!

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All the photos were found at Country Living. The site had 90 photos of holiday décor ideas. So inspiring and fun to look through.

I hope these photos give you inspiration for this year’s décor. Perhaps you already decorate your home the “old-fashioned” way. I feel it brings the spirit of the holidays closer to us when we make the decorations, like stringing popcorn while watching an old classic holiday movie, or walking along a path and picking up pinecones to pile on your table or mantle…These moments create happy memories. Happy memories create traditions. If there are children in your life, they carry those traditions on to their adulthood….in the same way we carry on some of the traditions from our childhood.

Thank you so much for dropping by. I wish each and every one of you a joyful holiday season. I hope the New Year brings you much love, laughter, good health and prosperity.

Until next time,

xo Dennice