Cozy touches and moody colors add to the casual elegance of this year’s Scandi Christmas tree decor.
Wow, it’s been so long! I took a few months off from sharing anything on the blog and it feels pretty weird to be here again. But with the holidays coming up I always find so much inspiration and I wanted to jump in and share a few Christmas related posts with you all. So I’m kicking off the season with some details on our main living room Christmas tree. This year we used our Scandi-style Alpine Christmas tree again, but created a slightly cozier and cozier decorating style using lots of warm finishes, natural wood, rich floral ornaments and a hint of black!
It works really well in our living room, which has had a few updates since I last shared it, including a new black coffee table. I’ll be sharing our Christmas home tour soon and you’ll see where this cozy Moody Scandi Christmas tree inspiration came from.
Thanks to Stephanie from Casa Watkins Living for hosting this blog hop. I haven’t been in one for many months and it feels good to be back doing something I love. I’ve had a very busy spell this past year between managing our cabin build, coursework for an interior design degree, managing our busy family of two (now teenage!) boys and teaching full time again. That didn’t leave much time to share decorating and DIY details in our home, or even make many changes! In fact, I haven’t even shared our full cabin tour with you yet. I plan to get to that in the new year, along with many other details about the things that are changing here. But some of my favorite articles to share are definitely the how-to articles and the inspiration articles. Today’s post is inspiring as I know many of us are turning to adding some darker and more pleasant colors to our decor.
It seems that the whites, light and grays, while still beautiful, have definitely been challenged by the cozy dark trend. I used many of the same ornaments from previous years, but added a few new wooden pieces and some extra wooden garland. I love the natural feel they bring as it works well with the scandi style of the Christmas tree.
These tones also seem like they really suit the current house we’re in. Since we live in a neighborhood that backs up to a forest, we don’t get a lot of natural light in our kitchen and great room. To be honest, this was a source of dread for me as I found it very difficult to photograph our home with the poor natural lighting we have. But with all the twinkling Christmas lights, I think it would be easy to share photos of our home with its cozy, gloomy feel. This tree has taken inspiration for these codes, cozy and dark colors with a lot of natural wood, brown and hints of black. It feels rustic yet elegant.
And, of course, the base of our Christmas tree always starts with the snow wreath from the feather duster store. Can you believe I literally pulled the quill handles from the dollar store? I just twist them and tuck them all over the wood where I feel it needs a little cozy texture. Then I layer the garlands (wooden beads, black wooden beads and brass bells, this year). I finish it off with a sprinkling of ornaments. You don’t need much once you have these initial layers in place.
As I mentioned, some of my blogging friends are also sharing their tree inspiration today. Thanks to Stephanie from Casa Watkins Living for organizing this!
Be sure to pop over and check out their gorgeous trees and get all sorts of ideas before your holiday decorating begins!
Casa Watkins Living // Zig and Company // The happy house // Our fifth home // Iris Nacol // Ginny Wimsey // Outline your home // Daly Digs // Urban farm
