I’m thrilled to share our neutral Christmas mantel and cozy family room with you today.
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Can you believe it’s December? It’s crazy to think that in just a few weeks 2018 will be over and all of these fun holiday times will be sweet memories that are hopefully filled with joyous family moments. I don’t know about you but I want to make our 2018 holiday season the best one yet! I may or may not say that every year. 😉
Many of our memories are made in our family room. It’s where we spend the majority of our time as a family. Being that I also work from home on this blog of mine, many days are spent on the couch watching Hannah play while I write blog posts. I certainly use my home office as well, but during the holiday season, I do tend to spend a bit more time working in our family room because it’s where our big Christmas tree and cozy fireplace are.
Similar to the rest of the main floor of the house, I decided to keep the family room neutral for the holiday season. If you follow along on Instagram you may have seen a sneak peek at our Christmas bedroom, in which case, you know that I did add some traditional red tones there. That’s the only place in our home that has red tones though.
I really wanted to continue with the casual elegance and snowy neutral look in my family room.
So, come on in, take a look around, and enjoy the tour!
HERE’S OUR NEUTRAL CHRISTMAS MANTEL & COZY FAMILY ROOM
On Instagram I mentioned that I redid my Christmas mantel a few times. I even have a photo of how my mantel originally looked with the garland flowing on just one side. After I created that look on my mantel, I realized that, although I liked it, I was craving symmetry this year. I went back to the drawing board and created a symmetrical and neutral Christmas mantel.
I arranged my greenery picks from Michael’s into lookalike garland. That’s right, this isn’t actually garland. To create the side pieces, I simply tied together three picks of greenery so it created one long piece of “garland.” I did that on both sides to create a cascading look.
If you look closely at the middle of the garland, there is no garland! I didn’t have enough pieces to span between the two cascading sides, so instead I stuck my DIY snow-covered pinecones in the middle. They help create an illusion that the garland continues the entire way across.
As I usually do, I kept my antique mirror as the centerpiece to my mantel. I added my favorite silver candle holders in front of the mirror, which helps create a very elegant look.
On the hearth, I kept my trusty wooden candle holders that I always use there and added a sweet bow around each, just to give it a little something extra. Ya’ll know how I like to mix casual and elegant together. I think my candle holders and bows are the perfect combination to do just that.
The birch candles on my coffee table are another favorite of mine. I bought them last year and love using them for my fall and winter looks.
This room’s corner is definitely the coziest corner of my home. I have the perfect view of all things Christmasy.
As you may imagine, this is the spot I spent a lot of time. When we bought our couch, I knew I’d want to cozy up on the chaise.
From this spot, I get to admire both the twinkly lights on my mantel and the twinkly lights on my Christmas tree all at the same time.
I prefer using the larger cone-shaped Christmas lights in my home, as you can see on my garland. I also prefer the lights to be the soft white hue as opposed to the bright white hue. I think the soft white hue just give a more elegant vibe.
Next to the actual fireplace, on the right side of the hearth, I decided to add some firewood for our fires. Usually we keep our firewood outside because it’s kind of messy, but I decided to bring it indoors this year. I love that it acts as decor while also being practical and functional.
It has been nice not having to go outside to get it every time we want to make a fire. The downside is I have to sweep pretty consistently. I have a toddler, though, so I’m sweeping all the time regardless! 😉
Here’s a peek of the room from our kitchen. I love these pendant lights over our bar top, but soon they’ll be gone as we transition this space to a built-in breakfast nook! There’s more to come on that project, and I can’t wait to share our plans with you over the next couple months.
Before I go, I want to show you a look at our snowy Christmas tree that sits in our family room, too. I have an entire post coming with all the details on how I decorated my Christmas tree this year. I can’t wait to share all the details with you soon!
I hope you enjoyed this tour of my neutral Christmas mantel and cozy family room decked out for the holidays. I love spending time in here, and I hope you loved spending time in here as well during this tour.
Hoping your holiday season is happy and cozy!
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So beautiful Marly! I’ve been enjoying following along your Christmas decorating and LOVE what you’ve done. So elegant and cozy at the same time. Looking forward to seeing what else you have up your sleeve 🙂
Aw, thank you so much Maria for these sweet compliments! You made my day. 🙂