Hi friends…and welcome to those of you coming over from the lovely Julie Blanner’s blog, as part of The White Buffalo Styling Co’s annual Christmas Home Tour! How was your first weekend of the holiday season? We packed ours with quite a bit of festive…starting with our town’s Dickens on the Square, the Mix & Mingle Event I hosted at J.Crew Mercantile (thank you, thank you to those of you who came out!!), our son’s Winter orchestra concert, and finally, a holiday art walk featuring local artists and musicians! I need a weekend from our weekend!
But while it may have been jam-packed, it did the job of whipping us into a Christmas frenzy, and we’re all super excited for the season ahead. Not that we weren’t already, considering our tree has been up for almost two weeks already! #gasp #thehorror
It’s the first time we’ve ever put it up before Thanksgiving, but it just felt right this year for some reason. And I’m so glad we did…starting early has slowed the pace of Christmas, and (so far) there’s been less madness. Plus, who doesn’t want an extra week of evenings staring at a lit Christmas tree?!
With this being only our second Christmas in this house (see last year’s Home Tour here), we had every intention of trying the tree in a new spot this year, but the draw of the new Dining Room was too strong. Plus, I was dying to see how Christmas decor would fit with the new space! #challengeaccepted
Pink and gold were already accent colors in the room, so I stuck with mostly pinks, reds, and metallics on the tree. Then to tone down the other colors in the room, I swapped the purple lamps and navy blue captain’s chairs with more neutral ones from elsewhere in the house. I love how such a quick change transformed the room, and I’m crazy for the new combo!
I found the large paper stars on clearance from Target last year, and I’m obsessed with how they look on the tree! Our tree is nine-feet, and that takes a lot of ornaments…so I love not only the impact the large stars make, but how much they fill out the tree. We filled in the rest with beaded garland, mirror balls, flocked pinecones, and a few sentimental ornaments.
Aren’t these gold vinyl name stickers the cutest?! They make even the simplest wrapping so special! (I found them here, and you can choose your color!)
With a 15 and 10-year-old, we’re pretty much at the tail-end of Santa, so I’m savoring every second of this holiday while Little Miss still clings to the magic of Christmas. Although, I think we’ll always go on pretending. #santaswatching At least I know we’ll always be fans of holiday pajamas…we’re all pretty serious about our loungewear around here!
I hope you enjoyed the first peeks of our home this Christmas…I can’t wait to share more with you! Are you decking the halls!? Find more Christmas projects and past Christmas Home Tours, including the popular DIY Kate Spade-inspired ornaments, in my Holidays Tab. See you back here tomorrow for the much-requested tutorial on tying scarves!
But first, make sure you checked out Julie Blanner’s gorgeous Christmas decor, then hop to my gal-crush Shauna’s blog, The House of Silver Lining. She always hits a holiday homerun! Thanks to Lindsay for putting together such an awesome week of Christmas inspiration, and including me!
This tree is perfect for your gorgeous new dining room and I love all your family photos. So fun! Merry Christmas Cassie!
Your tree turned out beautiful in the new dining room. And such a cute family. Merry Christmas 🎄
Your tree is beautiful! Where did you get the gold bead garland from?
Thank you, Kris!! The beaded garland is from Michaels. Hopefully we don't shop the same store, because I bought every single one they had! 😉 xo
i love your tree- colorful and fun! the photos of your family are great!
So sweet! My son is also ten and the questions about the legitimacy of Santa have begun. How I wish they could stay little forever!
I know, makes me so sad! I just tell her, 'I believe in the magic of Christmas…it's up to you if you choose to, as well!' xo
Wow, I love the white lamps in there too!!
Me too! However, I've got them propped on books bc they're a tad too small, but we'll see. Wait until you see the purple lamps in their current home!! #swoon xoxo
Beyond the decorations, you have such a sweet family!! I love seeing pictures and videos of your kids and husband!
Sooooooooooo pretty and festive! Loved this post!
Your tree looks FABULOUS in your new dining room! I wish I could get my boys to take photos in pjs! I'd get the big eye roll if I asked…haha! Merry Christmas Cassie!
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ha!! My boy definitely was not down with wearing pjs…he agreed to joggers, so that was our compromise! 😉 Loved your post today!! xoxo
I mean honestly, could you guys be any cuter!!! Adore you and your sweet fam…and of course all of your gorgeous home! Merry Christmas, sweet friend!
Gorgeous tree! I agree…those stars really gave it a pop too. I love the idea of the wrapping paper in the basket as I totally am a wrap as you go person. And those gift name tags..that is a fun idea! I'm using some plain brown paper this year with fun ribbon for some of my gifts and the name tags would really add a pop.
Beautiful, Cassie! And, thank you for sharing your young family with us. Christmas is especially fun and exciting when the children are still young. Those printed name tags are perfection.
Cassie!!! love the picture from behind the staircase and the pjs are adorable!
I love the stars on your tree, they look great! You may have mentioned it before, but do you open gifts in the dining room or do you have an additional tree in the house?
Thanks Kristen! We can actually see this tree from the main family area (you'll be able to see once I show more of the house tour!)…so we either sit on the rug by the door, or carry the gifts to the fireplace area. Either way, we can still see the tree! xo
Cassie, everything looks so pretty and very festive! Even your family! Love all the PJs and family togetherness. Thank you for inviting us into your home. XO
Your home is so beautiful and you are adorable! Have you ever thought of painting your stair/banister railing black? I think the contrast of the white and black would look amazing with all of your gorgeous decor. Love your blog!
Thank you!! Yes, we almost painted it black, or stained it dark…but with the dominant navy bookshelves and dark floors, we thought it might start to look too choppy. I love the look of white banisters and dark railing, but thought all white in this case made it less dominant. I love the clean look of it, too!
These photographs are AMAZING! Just stunning!
Gorgeous tree. Gorgeous family. These photos will be such a treasure for years to come. I'm obsessed with your dining room chairs but I can't help but wonder if it is awkward with guests sitting in them. Do you get a view of smooshed rears? Worries like that keep me from making the leap. Ha!
hahahaha, I hadn't thought of that, but next time I have people over for dinner, I'm certainly going to do a walk-by to see!! 🙂
I'm just curious…do you have another tree? When you have fancy trees like that, where do you put all the ornaments the kids made when they were small? Or all the personalized ornaments that were gifts? Or all the ornaments that are passed on generation to generation? That's all my tree consists of. There are ornaments from when my husband and I were children.
Hi Melissa! The kids have a small one upstairs with their homemade ornaments (although it's been a few years since they've made ornaments!)…but this tree has the ornaments we pick up on our travels, plus all the photo ornaments (we do one a year of the kids, with the year indicated on the ornament). If you look closely, you can see them. As for generational ornaments, we haven't been gifted any of those yet! 🙂 Considering this tree has paper stars from Target and all our sentimental ornaments, I don't really consider it fancy…but I'm glad it looks like it since it's in the Foyer!! xoxox
Love! Where is your tree skirt from? I have been looking for a faux fur one!
Thank you! It's from a couple of years ago, Pottery Barn. Here's this year's version (on sale!) http://bit.ly/2h1YhZd
You're so darling! I love your halls decked for the holidays! Merry Christmas!
Okay, I just have to comment on that wallpaper. How dreamy! Loving the graphic retro inspired pattern. And your tree compliments the space perfectly! Those giant stars really do make a fun impact.
Wait am I the only one who wants to know where that darling llama wrapping paper is from? My 13 year old daughter is having a llama-llove moment and would llove to find some gifts under the tree wrapped in that adorable paper!! 🙂
It's from Target!!! xoxo
You and your family are adorable. Love all the color.