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Simple & Thrifty European Farmhouse Christmas | Beautiful Christmas Home Tour

Our European Farmhouse Christmas decorations this year are hands-down our favorite way our home has ever been decorated for Christmas.

minimalist Christmas decor ideas with a Christmas village

Before I share my Christmas decorations with you I want to say a big Thank you to Kelly with The Tattered Pew for organizing this!

There are 29 of us sharing our homes all dressed up for Christmas, and they are all so inspiring!

If you’re here from Cottage On Bunker Hill thanks for coming!

I’m so glad you’re here!

Now, let’s get started with these Christmas ideas so we can all get back to our Christmas traditions and maybe create some new ones!

As I go through these thrifty tips, I’ll start in the entryway, then I’ll make my way into the living room to finish.

European Farmhouse Christmas Color Palette

Burgundy, Champagne & Orange Slices

Before I started decorating I decided on a color palette.

old time Christmas decor

I knew I wanted to add orange slices to our Christmas decor this year.

But I was a little nervous about the way it would look with burgundy.

Once I dried the oranges and put them beside the burgundy I immediately fell in love.

The colors feel like they were meant to go together during the holiday season as much as red, white, and green.

Classic Christmas decorations

This color combination alone feels like it is a nod to a European Farmhouse Christmas.

I then decided to add a neutral color to the scheme.

I went with champagne because I had a bunch of champagne ornaments from last year.

old fashion Christmas decorating ideas

Why buy new ornaments when you already have perfectly reasonable ornaments?

Christmas inspiration

This color scheme is so simple.

Nothing flashy or loud.

console table decorated for Christmas

Calm and natural colors.

European Farmhouse Christmas : Homemade Decor

Ornaments

To further emphasize the European Farmhouse Christmas feeling, I decided to make as many ornaments by hand as possible.

European Christmas decor on the tree

This year the girls and I made cute vintage ornament with buttons from my grandma’s craft room, paper stars, dried orange slices, and popcorn garland.

vintage Christmas ornament DIY

I told you in my post about our old-fashion Christmas in the basement, that our goal is to create a magical and nostalgic Christmas this year.

Part of that is wrapped up in all the traditions and Christmas “activities” we do as a family.

At the girls’ ages, they are so eager to be helpers and it makes the whole progress of decorating that much more magical for me too.

DIY Christmas decorations

They also love spending time with me right now.

Lately, my youngest has been telling me over and over again that she never wants me to leave her.

It’s one of the sweetest things she could ever tell me!

European Christmas decor

Although, I know the day when she packs her bags and heads out on an adventure all her own will be here before either of us know it.

Until then, I’m just going to be over here creating as many memories as possible.

Christmas Village

These little houses were given to my husband and me by his grandparents.

They built these years ago.

simple Christmas decor

This year I decided I wanted a little Christmas village for our holiday decor and these houses and the church were perfect!

They are so simple and beautiful they fit perfectly with the European Farmhouse Christmas theme.

minimalist Christmas decor ideas

Not to mention one of the decorations my husband and I are both able to remise over are the Christmas villages we had growing up.

I also made these cute velvet trees from ribbon and floral foam from Joanns.

So many homemade decorations this year!

European Farmhouse Christmas : Mix Faux & Real Greenery

European Farmhouse Christmas decor on the coffee table

I can’t wait to show you how I made this garland on the mantel look so full and gorgeous.

Would you guess it starts with a cheap $6 piece of garland from Hobby Lobby?

Simple holiday decor asymmetrical garland for a European Christmas decor

Yes! It sure does!

My favorite way to add volume to all the garland and wreaths in our house is with real evergreen stems.

Recently, We picked out our Christmas tree from the local tree farm, and when I asked if I could have a few pieces of the scraps they were all about it!!

Natural Christmas decorations

I’m not sure what they do with the scarp pieces when no one takes them, but multiple workers came by as I was going through the HUGE pile of evergreen stems, and told me to take more haha!

I got my choice of 6 different varieties of evergreen stems freshly cut for FREE!!

Modern European Farmhouse Christmas aesthetic

European Farmhouse Christmas : Ribbon

My love for ribbon has done nothing but increase since I added ribbon to my decor last year.

ribbon on a vintage European Farmhouse picture frame for Christmas decor ideas

It was just a little bit of ribbon last year, but this year it kind of exploded haha!

One of my sweet friends Andrea with Pine and Prospect Home shared a fun tip with about ribbon.

Sometimes it can be so expensive.

When that happens head over to the fabric section.

Once you find the color and look you want, you can take it home and cut it into strips!

European Farmhouse Christmas tree with ribbon

Genius right?!

I was fortunate to find most of my ribbon this year in the clearance bin.

But I do wish my burgundy ribbon was thicker.

Guess who might try this next year?!

European Farmhouse Christmas asymmetrical garland on mantel

Add it to your tree, your garland, wreaths, or simply over a picture frame.

The ribbon is simple, but it’s such a beautiful Christmas decoration.

Well, that’s all the Christmas inspo I have for you today.

minimalist Christmas decor ideas

As I wrap this up I’ll leave you with a little peek at what the dining room looks like for Christmas.

A little more ribbon!

Make sure you head over to Michelle’s beautiful green and white Christmas home tour!

At the bottom of this post is also a full list of all the beautiful homes in the home tour this week!

They are all truly inspiring!

Pin for Later!

European farmhouse Christmas decor

Don’t forget to head over to Facebook or Instagram.

Also, make sure you follow along on Pinterest to check out all the other Christmas inspiration I’ve been pinning for this year!

Have a great week! XoXo

Open Your Doors,
Aliya

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Bloggers’ Best Holiday Home Tours

This week my friends and I are sharing our homes all dressed up for the holidays. We hope you will have fun visiting each of the tours below!

Monday’s Tours

Monday's Tours

The Tattered Pew

My Thrift Store Addiction

Bricks n’ Blooms

Midwest Life and Style

A Life Unfolding

Tuesday’s Tours

Tuesday's Tours

Simply2Moms

She Gave It A Go

Willow Bloom Home Blog

Shiplap and Shells

Sand Dollar Lane

Fiddle Leaf Blog

Wednesday’s Tours

Wednesday's Tours

Cottage On Bunker Hill

Open Doors Open Hearts

Thistle Key Lane

Cloches and Lavender

Pasha Is Home

A Blue Nest

Thursday’s Tours

Thursday's Tours

Noting Grace

County Road 407

Sweet Pea

StoneGable

Robyn’s French Nest

The Ponds Farmhouse

Friday’s Tours

Friday Tours

Lora Bloomquist Create and Ponder

Follow The Yellow Brick Home

Dabbling and Decorating

My Family Thyme

Cottage In The Mitten

The Aspiring Home

Hi! my name is Aliya and I'm so glad you stopped by today! Truly you have no idea how much it means to me. I live in Ohio with my husband and 3 little girls. I believe that once we start opening our doors, that hearts will start to open around us as well. You can head over to the About Aliya page to get my whole story.

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