Update: you can see Part 2 of the tour here!
Welcome to my biggest (and favorite) home tour of the year! Step right in and follow Susie through the foyer…
I’ve spent the last month (slowly) getting our home holiday ready, embracing a “warm woodland” theme this year.
I get really into Christmas decorating, especially with an excitable little one around, so I ended up with over 100 photos from this shoot, yikes! I’ll have to narrow it down a bit and spread the tour across three different posts this week.
Today I’m focusing on the foyer, dining room and the star of the show—the living room:
This year it was all about bringing the outdoors in with greenery around every corner. I reused my garlands from last year, like this one on our staircase (no longer available) adorned with gold velvet ribbon and bells (I used my Rub n Buff technique to make them look vintage).
The foyer opens right up to the living room…
In this space you’ll find more greenery, lots of wood tones, cozy textures with accents of black and vintage gold tones.
And my favorite part… the tree!
We got a new tree this year and it was one of the best investments (the 9.5′ size is no longer available but you can get the 7.5′ here if you still need a tree!)
I linked to some of the ornaments I used in this post—but essentially I started with several strands of wood bead garlands, added a mix of 3-5″ gold/champagne/copper ornaments (most of them were just painted or Rub n Buffed), brought in fun woodland themed ornaments, tucked in a few berry sprays, then tied a handful of black velvet ribbons.
Esmé loves pointing out all of the ornaments and naming the animal sounds. There is nothing sweeter.
She also loves pulling the bead strands off the coffee table and wearing them around the house as a necklace 😉
On the coffee table, I have a large round wood tray with books and wood beads next to my favorite $12 lantern.
I also filled a DIY paper clay vessel with pinecones and greenery.
On the sideboard, I set up my porcelain winter village atop vintage books in lieu of the standard blocks under white felt.
The garland is faux norfolk pine (sold out) and I love the way it drapes over the front.
A black velvet bow is my new favorite way to make any object feel elegant and festive!
Okay, let’s talk about this fireplace situation…
The garland is actually a mix of seven different garlands, plus a bunch of filler. That’s the only way to get it this full!
I used two of these as the main garlands but everything else is from last year and no longer available. You can recreate this with pretty much anything though. I even took the old dried eucalyptus leaves and dried flax grass from our Thanksgiving centerpiece and added those in. It’s all about variety!
The cute monogrammed stockings and reindeer are from JCPenney. And good news—this mirror is finally back in stock at such a great price!
In case you’re wondering, I hung the garland on the mantel with two of these command hooks and so far, so good!
These two melt my heart.
Shall we move to the dining room?
This was the simplest room to decorate with just a few swags and ribbon over the sconces.
I was originally going to drape a garland around the chandelier, but decided that might be overkill, and tied a small scrap piece of ribbon to the bottom instead.
Here’s the view from the kitchen:
And from the other side of the kitchen:
We’re getting lots of use out of our wine ladder these days 😉 Tis the season!
Here’s an angle I never post where the living room meets the dining room. One day we’ll get on that laundry room renovation…
We often tell Esmé about these photos we took while traveling, and now she’ll stop at this photo and say “mama!” I can’t even with her cuteness.
Time to wind things down now so I can start editing photos for Part 2 of the tour…
I’ll be sharing even more on my Instagram throughout the next month, so make sure you’re following along there as well!
Check back here Wednesday to see how I decorated our kitchen, bedroom and all three bathrooms! And of course, more of this cutie patootie…
Karen says
All three of you make my heart melt. Y’all are so precious .Such worker bees and you have a mission!
Trini says
Just gorgeous! The oversized frames where can I purchase these? I have a large wall in my living room and I think these would be perfect
Kelsey says
Beautiful! Where are those frames from?
Kelley P says
So very pretty and magical! Can’t wait to see the rest of your lovely home. Esmé is the special touch ❤
Michele M / Finch Rest says
Awl, Jenna – first and foremost you have the most adorable family (you included.) Your little is so adorbz I wish I could just jump into my monitor and squeeze her cute chubby little sweetness! Any time I see toddler’s toes my heart beats extra fast. Baby toes are so cute, aren’t they?? It’s so funny but my grand (she is 4) is absolutely not ticklish on her feet because of how much attention she’s always been given to those chubby toes by us all, haha. Now don’t get me wrong: the rest of her is one big giant giggle tickle, just not those feet! They’ve been well trained, haha.
OK – onto to your gorgeous perfect house……yet another thing that takes my breath away. Gracious, I so love your style. Everything you post makes me want to come over and see it in person. OK now I really am probably scaring you, sorry, just really love your house! Your understated gentle nature touches for Christmas read perfectly in your spaces. Well done, love it. Yours is my fav holiday house tour this year by far! And whoo hooo a part 2 is coming? I will try to contain my excitement about that, haha.
May your Advent Season be blessed.
Janice says
I really want an artificial tree! And your pictures are stunning…maybe if I show hubby he’ll agree.
Love, love love all the decor!
Sandy A says
Simply, Gorgeous! Your little decor helper is just darling!!
Bobbie T says
So festive but cutie patootie is the icing on the cake!
Meg says
I LOVE all of this! Where did you get the swag for the lights?
Jenna Sue says
Thanks Meg! Those are discontinued branches from Afloral but I just found them here! https://www.craftoutlet.com/36-fir-branch-spray-2830273gr
Megan says
So beautiful!
Janice says
Everything is simply beautiful! You are quite imaginative and talented, and so is your husband. I look forward to more pics.
Jenna Sue says
That is so sweet of you to say, thank you Janice and happy holidays!
Pat says
So gorgeous…every detail!! And love seeing your daughter run around your home ??
Jenna Sue says
Thank you Pat! Photoshoots are much more fun with her 😉
Sue says
You are my favorite! Thank you for always, faithfully sharing. Always a delight and inspiration!!
Jenna Sue says
That means a lot, thank you Sue! Happy Holidays!
Pj says
Beautiful! I love the classic simplicity. I would like to know the source of your coffee table and side table- love the look!
Jenna Sue says
Thank you Peggy! You can find all the sources linked here: https://www.jennasuedesign.com/shop/heights-house/living-room/
The stool was a DIY, you can see more here: https://www.jennasuedesign.com/2020/02/diy-aged-wood-technique/
Monica says
So festive – love it all!
Jenna Sue says
Thanks Monica! Merry Christmas 🙂
Krystle says
As always I love it!!! ?
Jenna Sue says
Thank you Krystle! Happy Holidays!
Shonni L Hassoldt says
Hello, I would love to know where did you get that coffee table?
Jenna Sue says
Hi Shonni, you can find the room sources linked here! https://www.jennasuedesign.com/shop/heights-house/living-room/