My Christmas Living Room Tour 2023

Come tour my living room all decorated for Christmas! I used neutral Christmas decor, creating an atmosphere of casual elegance for the holiday season.

It’s finally time for this year’s Christmas tour! I started decorating in October, but with the kitchen remodel happening, it was difficult to photograph with all of the dust and moving boxes everywhere!

This year, I decided to go with a simple, neutral Christmas decor. I worked off of last year’s ideas but added bits of rust and brown.

So are you ready for the tour? Be prepared, there are a lot of pictures! And at the end of the post, I’ve linked to the holiday products I used.

Let’s start with the tree. I used my Balsam Hill 7.5′ European Fir tree with fairy lights. I really do love the shape of this tree because it flares out more at the bottom for less of a cone-like shape than other trees have.

I stuck with my neutral gold and silver ornaments for the most part, but I did add in a few brown velvet and glass rust-colored ornaments. I used my simple wooden bead garland again just to keep the overall look a bit casual.

To complement the ornaments, I purchased a few new spools of ribbon this year, including my favorite striped ribbon, and one roll of rust wrapping paper.

I always love to add small embellishments to my gifts, like sprigs of greenery, bells, or small ornaments. I think they’re a great alternative to the standard bow and as a bonus, they can be used year after year!

Overall, I was happy with how the tree turned out this year! And I used my favorite smart plugs to set the timer so that the tree was on every morning when I woke up and came on again in the evening! If you haven’t yet tried smart plugs, they really are a better alternative than standard outlet timers.

Over on the coffee table, I used what I call the Long & Linear approach to coffee table styling. I basically created a series of moments that ran down the center of the table.

Toward the front of the coffee table, I used just a simple stack of leather books topped with a gold metal heart box that I bought on Amazon. It was originally a much brighter gold, but I used some Rub n’ Buff to give it more an an antique look.

The center of the table held my round dough bowl filled with extra ornaments. It’s a simple display but makes a statement!

I added some white feather boa, which I often use as “snow”, to soften the look a little bit.

And of course there was no way of escaping my favorite feather trees this year! These are pretty-much a Christmas staple for me. I did purchase one candle holder from Pottery Barn this year. This is the Austin Reversible Hurricane candle holder and it can be set up two different ways.

To fill the empty space in the corner, I propped up this amazing antique sled! Full disclosure, it’s not mine. I borrowed it from a friend who found it on Facebook Marketplace. But it was so perfect with my decor this year that she graciously let me borrow it!

The sled really is amazing, right?! I simply leaned it against the wall next to some framed prints that I found in the Public Domain and had printed.

Okay, should we talk about the fireplace?! My wireless, rechargeable sconces made an appearance again and I added some velvet ribbon to the shades for a festive look.

I used the same general shape to the garland as I did last year, but I added glittery picks this year plus some battery-operated LED lights!

I kept the left side of the mantel relatively simple with just some antique brass candlesticks and the best battery-operated candles ever!