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This year’s English country Christmas decor brings together elements of traditional farmhouse style with handmade touches to create a look that’s charming, lived-in, and welcoming.
This year’s holiday decor definitely has a very English Country Christmas feel to it, despite the fact that we actually live in a 120-year-old farmhouse in Canada. I’ve been so inspired to bring more cozy layers of pattern, texture, and personality into our home this year with patterned rugs, wallpaper, and beautiful curtains, and this has naturally translated into a charming, welcoming country-style Christmas as the year draws to an end. This year’s Christmas trends have been heavy on the nostalgia, from the Ralph Lauren Christmas trend, to the more minor Little Women Christmas decor that I’ve been seeing as well, and I think my English country Christmas decor falls somewhere in the middle, with roots in traditional, well-appointed rooms, and homemade, whimsical, and foraged elements gracing nearly every available surface. To me, this style just looks like joy, and that’s really kind of the whole point, isn’t it?
A Warm Welcome
Our mudroom is always the main point of entry for our home, so I think it’s important to add a little Christmas spirit in there, even with all the coats, boots, and soccer balls taking over the room most of the time. This space is always anchored by my console table, lamp, and my favorite gold arch mirror, so I really just need to fill in around those items with some garlands, fresh or faux greenery, and a bit of ribbon. You can see that this year I let my collection of blue and white ceramics steal the show in here, and while these might not be traditional Christmas pieces, I think they feel just right for our old house.
Pictured in this room: Blue and white umbrella stand | Gold arch mirror | Similar Demi-lune table | My go-to inexpensive garlands | Similar blue and white ginger jar | Similar blue and vase | Small blue and white bowl | Faux greenery | Ticking stripe fabric for bows (torn into strips)| Ralph Lauren book | Lamp | Fancy Slippers Print and Frame
Christmas decoration guide and more from this space: How to Hang Garlands Over a Mirror
Christmas in the Kitchen
We painted our kitchen this beautiful pale blue by Benjamin Moore called “Mount St. Anne” earlier this year, and I was so excited to see how the room would look with Christmas greenery this holiday season. We also reconfigured our cabinets a bit to create more space around the window, allowing me to add in these new sconces on either side. I draped my favorite inexpensive artificial pine garlands over the window, and then filled in all around with fresh cedar gathered from our outside. When you start with everyday decor that you love, it doesn’t take much more than a bit of greenery and some ribbon accents to make the joyful magic of Christmas come to life in a space.
Pictured in this room: “Kind Sir” canvas | Inexpensive wall sconces | Wicker lamp shades | Deep green cafe curtains | Garlands | Horse print | Runner (use code CREEKLINEHOUSE for 20% off)
See more of this space decorated for Christmas: Christmas in My Blue Kitchen
A Place to Gather for Meals and Game Night
Our little dining room is such a well-used area of our home. We use it daily for various meals, for family game nights, and for Christmas activities like building gingerbread houses. We’ll have Christmas morning breakfast and our holiday dinner here as well, and it’s perfect for our little family of four. This room is always cozy with its family heirloom furnishings, but I like to make it feel a little extra festive for Christmas with special plates on our plate wall (this year it’s part of my new Spode Christmas tree collection), greenery all around, and a few bows tied to adorn the room wherever I see fit.
Pictured in this room: Chandelier | Black shaded lamp | Bell jar light fixture | Spode Christmas Tree plates | Wicker trees | Garlands | Boxwood Wreath
The Coziest Room in the House
Our living room is always the heart of our home throughout the year. It’s right in the middle of the house, and although it isn’t a big room, it’s always cozy and welcoming. This becomes extra true at this time of year when the tree is up, and fresh greenery is all around to set the scene for cozy reading days, and watching Christmas movies together in the evening. We tried a spruce tree for the first time this year for our Christmas tree instead of our usual fir, and it does seem to shed needles a little more, but its fragrance is absolutely amazing! I’ve accented the tree with bows tied from collected bit of ribbon, vintage baskets, and gifts wrapped in ticking stripe and basic brown Kraft paper for a handmade feel.
Pictured in this room: Washable rug | Striped curtains and matching pillow cover (use code CREEKLINEHOUSE for 20% off) | Coffee table | LED Christmas tree candles | Blue berry picks | White berry picks | Water hyacinth tree collar | Dried oranges
Wishing you a cozy, merry Christmas season and the happiest New Year! I hope you enjoyed this little holiday home tour!
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.