A Very Merry Holiday Home // Christmas Family Room Tour

Hi, friends! I’m back today with another room in our home spiffed and spruced for the holidays. The little elves have been busy around here getting the house ready to roll! Today I’m sharing a look at our Christmas Family Room.

A big thank you to Krista from A Happy Housie for hosting 2 fun-filled days of holiday homes and inviting me to join in!

If you want to catch up on my Christmas Home Tours from years past, you can see them all here. 

And my Full Christmas Gallery here – filled with gift guides, decorating inspiration, recipes, holiday cocktails & more.

If you’re stopping by from She Gave it a Go, then welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!

And if you are new to This is our Bliss, then hello! I’m Rachael and the girl behind this lifestyle site where I share all things life, style, and home. My husband, 3 sons, and I moved from Illinois to Arizona last Summer, so I’ve been working my way around the house putting my touch on things.

It’s been such a joy decorating our new home for Christmas for the 2nd time. It’s finally all pulled together!

Last week, I shared how I added some holiday flare to our recently made-over bedroom, and yesterday, I shared a peek into the Living Room & Dining Room all dressed up for the season!

Today, you get to see where we spend the majority of our time when we’re hanging out at home. The room opens up to the kitchen, but truth be told, it is not decorated for Christmas, nor was it clean enough to photograph! #lifewith3boys

Come take a look…

A VERY MERRY HOLIDAY HOME // CHRISTMAS FAMILY ROOM TOUR

You’ll find us piled up on the couch watching Christmas movies with our popcorn and hot cocoa almost every weekend during the holidays. And if I’m being honest, maybe a random Tuesday, too 😉

We love the wide-open floor plan, but unfortunately, the layout doesn’t leave much room for one of my big Christmas trees. Last year was our first holiday season in this home and our 9′ flocked tree just didn’t fit in that small corner.

We moved that tree to the Living Room and bought this pencil tree.

And I have to admit, that purchase might be my favorite Christmas purchase in a while!

SMALL BUT MIGHTY PENCIL TREE

Like our Living Room tree, this cute little thing is adorned with all shades of metallic ornaments with a few pops of black. I also added plenty of sparkly pics and some mini white feather garlands. At the top, I opted for a simple bow using black satin ribbon.

The best part about having a pencil tree is the assembly, decorating, and deconstruction takes a fraction of the time it does for a larger tree.

I think they did a nice job with the lights, too. It really gives off a beautiful glow for such a skinny tree!

METALLIC & MOODY BUILT-INS

I love to add an element of drama to each room I design. Whether it be the black wall in the Powder Room, the black island in the Kitchen, the bold wallpaper in our Primary bedroom or these dark built-ins.

But I must admit, the built-ins look especially fabulous with the glitz and glam of all the gold I added for Christmas!

I don’t think you’ll find a single shelf without some brass or bling.

And I wouldn’t have it any other way!

The shelf of staggered trees is probably my favorite vignette of all. I love how well the trees layer and complement each other. I created a similar setup last year and I loved it so much, I had to do it again.

Instead of sprinkling the trees throughout the house, I think corralling them all together in one space, makes such a beautiful statement.

I also placed a ton of metallic ornaments in the gold wire presents and in a shallow crystal bowl. A brass reindeer and several coffee table books joined my normal set-up on these shelves.

The more ornaments the merrier this year. I put them everywhere!

CHRISTMAS COFFEE TABLE STYLING

I kept the coffee table simple with a gold tray that always sits out, a candle, a vase of flowers, a bowl of pinecones, and a few years’ worth of holiday cards in a large bowl.

We’ve been hole-punching our cards when they arrive in the mail and adding them to binder clips for several years now. Our card is always the one on top.

Then we have bundles of photos and notes from family & friends each year to look at each year. The boys love to flip through and see faraway friends and I love to see how friends’ families have grown each year.

These “books” really are special to us and we love bringing them out each holiday season to display and thumb through on occasion.

SMALL BAR CABINET VIGNETTE

Our bar cabinet got a tall tree and deer of it’s own, along with a candle and a couple bottles of wine set out for easy access!

I didn’t buy any new Christmas decorations this year, but I did grab these reversible black and white plaid pillows earlier in the week.

I think they’ll be a great addition to the couch and will probably make their annual debut in the Fall and carry us through the winter. I love that one side is white and the other is black! These pillows are inexpensive, but nice and fluffy with a good amount of weight in the pillow.

And off to the far right corner, you can see an itty bitty glimpse of our bedroom. For the full One Room Challenge Reveal, go here and to see it with a few Christmas touches, go here.

That’s about all for today! Thanks for hanging out over here today. I hope you’ll come back again and visit again this Christmas season.

Now, be sure to head over to Inspiration for Moms and see her lovely home all decked for the holidays!

Sharing with me today…

The Happy Housie / Life is Better at Home / Dans le Lakehouse / Deeply Southern Home

She Gave it a Go / This is our Bliss / Inspiration for Moms

Shared on Tuesday…

The Happy Housie / Rambling Renovators / This is Simplicite / Modern Glam

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If you want to catch up on my Christmas Home Tours from years past, you can see them all here. 

And my Full Christmas Gallery here – filled with gift guides, decorating inspiration, recipes, holiday cocktails & more.