I am so excited to be joining Jennifer Rizzo for her annual Holiday House Walk with 30 talented bloggers. I have already been so inspired since the start of the tour on Monday….more like blown away! You can start the tour HERE. Hopefully you walk away with a little excitement to decorate your home if you haven’t already. Aren’t home tours the best? They make you want to just move things around and look at your home in a new light. If you are taking the walk and came over from Shades of Blue Interiors welcome, she is the DIY Queen, I am so impressed with everything she makes herself!
If you are new to my blog, I am so happy to have you! We are a family of 5 living in an 1100 square foot house in Connecticut, about an hour outside of New York City and a half a mile to the nearest beach. We have lived in this home for almost two years! So crazy to be writing that, we moved all the way from Utah. We made some renovations to the the home right when we moved in and have really enjoyed the home and the charm of it. That being said I have been slowly eliminating a lot of extra Christmas and seasonal decor, in a smaller home there isn’t a lot of room for a lot of extra things. I love to decorate with fresh plants, garlands and wreaths. Come take a look at the main floor of our 1950’s Cape.
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I shared on Instagram how these gold drum tables went from my front room out to the front porch. I have pops of gold and navy throughout our home and love it out here too- a little nautical nod to the beach community we live in.
Our painted piano is right off of our front door. This year I added fresh garland to the banister from our sponsor Wayfair, you can find it HERE. It smells so great and looks beautiful even when it dries.
My girls have been taking piano lessons, I took them as a child too. I love that my oldest can play a couple of Christmas songs. This time of year always inspires me to play- I have taken time to practice and we have been singing some Christmas songs at night. THESE stools are holding Christmas music from when I was a child.
I added the new sign “For unto you is born this day, a Savior who is Christ the Lord.” You can find it HERE. I love that it is in the center of our home, such a great reminder of the reason for the season. I also added the new art from Lindsay Letters, I love the white mountain scene, it reminded me of the mountains in Utah. You can find it HERE (use code Nesting10 for 10% off!).
Two new pink stockings from Target and one gold for our little man- it will be his first Christmas!
We don’t have a fireplace so this tall sideboard gets decorated like one. These two mini flocked trees got jammed with my favorite ornaments that I have collected over the years. I found the two nut crackers- one at Home Goods the other at Good Will. They remind me of my Grandma- she has an amazing collection- I wonder if she will notice if one goes missing this year? hmmmm. I wanted to start collecting them but didn’t find one to add this year.
We don’t have room for a full size tree on our main floor (I did add a full size one upstairs and will share that next week). I kept THESE small flocked trees pretty simple in our bookcase with just some yarn and ribbon wrapped around them with a little touch of pink in this room.
A simple collection of my favorite ornaments in THIS basket on my new ottoman. I moved my other ottoman upstairs- we needed more room on the floor for our 7 month old baby to do baby things all over the place.
I had some extra wallpaper from the ceiling in our master bedroom. I decided to put it on the back of our built in bookcase for a little character and depth. I love how it turned out. I also used some of the leftover wallpaper from our entry wall as wrapping paper this year.
One of my favorite ways to wrap gifts is with yarn strung around over and over with a little fresh pine stuck underneath.
I am really liking tapper candles lately. I remember as a child my mom had candle holders that hung on the wall and held tappers- wax dripped everywhere and left burn marks on the walls…funny memory. Anyways I kept it safe and grouped them all in a white pitcher.
Moving onto our hard-working little eat-in kitchen. I added some more fresh garland from Wayfair HERE this one had some real dried oranges that smelt so good. I added some twinkling lights to it.
The start of our Trader Joe’s Gingerbread house- you should see it today- covered in candy.
I shared my seasonal dishcloth HERE. I might have a little dishcloth obsession. My mother-in-law brought me some dishtowels from her trip- that’s how you know that you are hoarding something when people see it and think of you.
Added THIS cute deer plate with a touch of gold to my plate wall for Christmas- it will probably stay up well into March. I hung a bundle of pine clippings on our door- just wrapped ribbon around the top to create a natural looking swag.
The new Christmas Mistletoe pillow is from HERE. I kept this room creams and whites with the pops of green from the pine branches. Last year I did red in my kitchen you can see that HERE.
You can find more details on my kitchen HERE.
We are starting our countdown today! December 1st, the girls are so thrilled. You can read what we put inside and sources for everything HERE.
Our master bedroom did get a few little Christmas/ Winter touches. I love to add the lights on our headboard. I did this last year too- but I used fresh garland and pine needles were not too fun in our bed. I found this real looking garland from Wayfair HERE, I like the little white berries mixed in.
Isn’t that pillow the sweetest? The birds on the pine branches really pulled it all together- sometimes that is all you need- one key item. You can find the pillow HERE.
I tried out the pillow on this chair- it is reversible. I can’t decide what way I like it more!
Finn’s nursery even got a little festive touch. The little tree art reminds me of the Grinch (find it HERE). I added some fresh green picks above his Love you art, some Christmas books and a little tiny white tree…simple.
You can read more about Finn’s nursery HERE and sources for everything. Like our favorite little leather ottoman HERE.
Twinkling lights add so much to a room and can instantly make it feel festive and like Christmas. I moved them over by his changing table for Christmas and they just might stay.
I will be sharing the rest of our home next week, including our daughters shared bedroom and family room. Thank you for stopping by. I wish you the happiest and merriest Christmas- hope it is spent with those you hold dear.
You can follow along the tour by going to Number Fifty Three! I just took her tour and it was so fun, love how she made her own Christmas Wreaths with greens from her yard.
It’s so pretty and what a wonderful home for your children! I love the touches of pink and the neutral kitchen Christmas decor. All the senses are covered: sounds of violin and piano, smells of pine, sight of pretty seasonal touches, etc. Thank you for sharing your beautiful Christmas home!
WOW- you just made my day. I love what you said about all the senses- I didn’t even think of that. Have a wonderful day.
So good! Love everything. I’m obsessed with the simple trees in the gorgeous gold pots on your porch
Thank you Julia! You are the sweetest- always have the nicest compliments. Merry Christmas!!
Thank you so much for sharing our pillow and towel!!! They both look so lovely in your beautiful home!! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thank you Laura! They went perfectly in my kitchen this year! xoxo
Absolutely beautiful as always! I love everything!!! Happy holidays!
Thank you Louise for coming over to my tour! I appreciate your sweet words. Happy December 1st!
Beautiful as always!
Thank you so much Christa for taking the tour! I will be seeing you soon!
Everything looks beautiful! Thank you so much for being a part of the tour! I love that garland over your sink with the orange slices (totally stealing it), and how warm and welcoming your home feels!!
Thank you Jennifer. I really enjoy your tour and all the talented bloggers in it- such a fun week!
every time i see your home i love it more- beautifully done, brooke! and those drum tables outside are AMAZING.
Thank you so much Cassie! I always appreciate your sweet comments. xxxx
So lovely! I really love the garland over the sink in the kitchen. How did you hang it? Also, are the lights battery operated? I don’t see a plug anywhere. Thanks!
I have been following you for a long time , my family and I do not celebrate Christmas but I can not stop admiring how pretty your little home is,with three children,how do you do to keep everything that way you should write about that I assure you that many ask the same thing,I congratulate you on that and thanks for all your decorating tips ?
Thank you Suny for your kind comment and appreciating the tour even though you don’t decorate Christmas. My girls are really respectful of our home, they have always been surrounded by a lot of decor, I never took it away when they were little. But a boy might be a different story! I know that bowl of ornaments on my ottoman wouldn’t last with a walking baby. Thanks again!
So warm and welcoming! I love the cozy window seat, pitcher of candles and that cute grinch tree art!
Thank you Kelly! I appreciate your sweet words and noticing the details:)
Your home gives me all the warm fuzzies! Love it so much and just want to keep re-touring! Merry Christmas Brooke to you and your sweet family!
xo
AWE, thank you Shauna! I appreciate you coming over to see it. Merry Christmas! xoxo
I love everything about your home, Brooke. It’s so charming!
Thank you so much Jennifer- I really appreciate your kind words. Merry Christmas!
STUNNING!! As always Brooke! Loved everything! Happy Holidays! Jen
Awe thank you so much Jen! Appreciate you so much. xoxo
Among dozens of other things I love about your holiday decor, I love the touches of pink and hot pink. So unexpected, but totally fun and festive.
xo Michael
I feel the same about your home- love the pops of unexpected pink! You are the greatest- I appreciate you checking out my tour. Made my day! xoxo
Brooke- 1100 sq feet of Christmas magic. Enjoy the holidays with your sweet family and creating a first christmas with Finn.
Laura at duke manor farm
Thank you so much Laura! I appreciate that kind wish:) Merry Christmas to you!
Your tour is just beautiful, the house looks so sweet and cozy!
Love all your seasonal touches. This is a house I’d love to spend the holidays in 🙂
Merry Christmas cutie!
Thank you so much Shannon! You are always so kind and building others up. Merry Christmas!
As always, your home is so cozy, warm and inviting. I love your little trees. We do 2 smaller trees that are intended for outside on either side of our fireplace. I have them in nice round baskets to hide the cheap containers they are in. 😉 We have a full size tree, but it does feel a little large for our smaller space, so I enjoyed seeing your cute little trees. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Thank you Kristin! I agree- the base needs to be hidden for sure:) Thank you for your kind comment. Merry Christmas!
First I love that kitchen window swag– the oranges with sparkly lights!! So pretty! I also am completely smitten with your style and how you add holiday touches. It reminds me of two people whose style I adore– Myquillin from The Nester and Stephanie from NieNie Dialogues. Except you have a bit more of a nautical vibe. I just get a feeling of a loving home and really freakin good taste with an artistic eye on how to arrange things in a natural and beautiful way. Beautiful Brooke.
WHAT?! You are so sweet with that compliment! You made my day. I love The Nester and NieNie…two of my favs. I am flattered. You are awesome, Merry Christmas!
This is my first visit to your site but certainly not the last. 🙂 Everything — your site layout, pictures, etc., — is beautiful!
I do have one quick question if you have a sec….what type flooring do you have in your kitchen? Love it! Thanks…
I am glad you stopped by! Thank you so much! I wrote about my flooring on this post- http://nestingwithgrace.com/6-week-design-challenge-revel/
Hello Brooke! You’re home is absolutely lovely and you’ve given me so much inspiration in my own! I’ve ordered several things that you’ve posted and LOVE everything so far !! I really like how you arranged the taper candles in the smaller white pitcher on your table and would really appreciate if you could tell me approximately what size they are and if you ordered them? Thankyou so much and look forward to your IG pics and blogs daily!! Happy holidays to you and your family!!!
Thank you Cassie for making my day! I really appreciate your sweet words. I just picked up those tapers at Home Goods- they came in a bag with that many…they are maybe an inch big wide. Merry Christmas! Thanks again!
I can never get enough of your house. There is so much to look at. Loved your pictures. Looks so cheerful and Christmasy. Can you tell me where the white wreath and your white curtains in the living room are from? What about the white deer and fur throw? You always have the cutest ideas!
Thank you Donna! The wreath is from Target and the white curtains are from Crate and Barrel- they are outdoor panels.
What a beautiful home! Do you have a link to the charcoal and white stripe pillows on the day bed in your son’s room?
Thank you! They are from here- http://rstyle.me/~9kMCH I move them all over my house!