Vintage French Style Christmas Home
I’ve been finished decorating our home for Christmas for a couple of weeks now, and as an on~line shop owner this is the season for squeezing everything in to a condensed time slot! I have many photos to share with you today, welcome on in…
It all started with this wreath that is hanging over the living room mantel. I generally start styling a room around one large piece that inspires me, and this vintage wreath that I’ve had for many years was my muse in color and vintage vibe. I knew that I wanted vintage and a look of a Vintage French Style Christmas Home.
It’s filled with the original picks, frosted pinecones, vintage bells and baubles and is actually some sort of older plastic. In past years I’ve hung it (and it’s coordinating “twin”) on our double front doors.
A pull back shot of the living room shows that I’ve gone forward with the aqua tones from the wreath with some more subtle touches.
Twinkle lights and faux garland mixed with real greens, vintage aqua ball jars, French books and baubles.
A vintage tulle tutu wreath from a sweet blogging friend who featured it on her blog a year or two ago.
Mixing textures and lots of vintage with a bit of mercury glitz. Do you see a famous blue box in one of the stockings? It’s empty, and the treasured Tiffany blue is too special to trash.
The tree is a fresh frasier fir, which is what we can get here in South Florida. I have used only white twinkle lights and no ornaments to keep it simple.
Touches of blue and fresh flowers.
Gifts are wrapped in vintage wallpapers and ribbons are fashioned from torn vintage fabrics. This gift has simple blue and white French ticking and frosted pinecones.
Fresh greenery scraps are used for embellishing the gifts as you might see in a true vintage French style Christmas home.
I love simple, but need my fix of glitz.
Okay Janet, I am in love… let me count the ways… the blue shutter behind the tree and the rustic benches with your gold tables… perfect. The floral paper is darling… I love your style so much. I know my readers will too. I am so glad you added your lovely home to my Christmas in the Country tour. I have enjoyed it so much, feel like I have visited all of my favorite places! xxx….Brooke from
Creative Country Mom's Vintage Home and Garden
GORGEOUS!
Absolutely gorgeous Janet!
The past few years I've used silver, gold and that blue. This makes me want to pull it all out and use it somewhere in the house. My mind is going now and I think I have just the place. I love the snow in the ball jars with the pine. So very vintage looking and so pretty too.
Love all the aqua, blue and cream. Just beautiful!
so lovely ! I like it very much 🙂
Oh my, I am in love with that tutu wreath! It is just the cutest! Your home is gorgeous with the pops of aqua! Love the vintage pieces! Thanks for sharing it with us!
hugs,
Jann
Such beauty….I love seeing everything that you create!
JP
Your Home is stunning.. I love your style!!
Oh Janet, you will make me a blue/aqua convert yet.
It is beautiful.
Simply stunning! The color combination is perfect for your vintage decor. Every beautiful touch looks perfectly placed. I would love it if you would be willing to share this amazing space at my link party at http://www.andersonandgrant.com/2014/12/your-turn-to-shine-link-party-10.html
As always–everything looks amazing! Love that tulle wreath.
Absolutely gorgeous. I was all in with the blue mason jars….my fav!
Shannon ~ bohemianjunktion.com
I just love your whole post! The vintage gift wraps, the lovely balance of light and simple with bejeweled and pretty – just perfect. And the color story works great for me – I just did a tiffany blue Hannukah post! Love your taste level and your design sensibility!
Lory at Designthusiasm
So gorgeous and beautiful! I love the little wrapped gifts and the tule wreath!
Everything just super delicious! Thank you for making our lives beautiful!
Love your style! Everything looks gorgeous!
Oh Janet – your Christmas holiday decor is DREAMY – absolutely gorgeous. Love it!
The aqua sea blues are heavenly, so fresh and unique and beautiful.
I am your newest follower. : – )
Oh wow – your home decorated for the holidays is so pretty! i'm just starting to decorate (slowly) so it's fun to get inspired by homes like yours! xoox, tracie
Love it all!
This is just stunning, Janet! Pinning every image 😉
Hugs, Jamie
love, LOVE it all. fabulous. tfs. MJ
Stunning!
WOW just gorgeous all the details and I love the color palette! The little tulle wreath is beautiful. I would love it if you would come link up any of your home tour over at my Style Sister Christmas Home tour link up party! https://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-style-sisters-christmas-home-tour.html
Karin
Janet… WoW !! WoW !!
Luv the simplicity of the fir tree !!—. great shape and only twinkle lights… the aqua shutter, the old benches, the aqua ‘Ball’ jars… all the perfect touches with some BLING !! Fantastic ideas !! Gotta go look again !!
Still in tHanksgivING mode… gonna incorporate aqua with the natural tones… starting today !!! ThaNk yOu.
?linda of no. cal.
Another look coming this year, as I always try and mix things up. Have a wonderful week Linda!
Well done! I love every detail.
Thank you so much Cindy…have a great week!
So pretty! I do have a question however. How in the world will a live Christmas tree last for two months? Just wondering. I’m hoping you have a miracle formula that I don’t know about! Thanks!
If the tree is purchased early, it hasn’t had a long time to cook in the tree lot parking lot. That’s what I’ve found and when we do a live tree we grab it as early as possible.
Dear Janet, this is my very favorite. It warm homey and beautiful.
xoxo Jo
Such a lovely revisit of a lovely Christmas tableau! I’m particularly taken with the sweet tulle wreath and might try making one out of a navy tulle skirt I have that is prettier on its hanger than it is on me!
Oh Janet, I love it!! The use of aqua is right up my alley!! I have aqua and turquoise all over my house! My favorite color to mix with silver and gold. Beautiful!!