A Detailed Tour of the Christmas Decor in Our Great Room
December 10, 2025
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A detailed tour of our cozy Christmas great room decor!
Our family room is usually the first room I start decorating every season, and always ends up being one of our absolute favorite rooms in the house!
It may not look like it, but I was determined to not go quite as crazy with decor as I have in years past. I wanted to tone it down a little bit, but I'm not sure it looks like it considering this is our our great room looks now:
I did hold back just a bit, even though it doesn't look like it. 😂
This year I want to show a little more detail in my Christmas room tours...some of my favorite accents are the smallest!
I found these paper collapsible trees a Walmart and Hobby Lobby last year and still LOVE them. They store away flat, which saves so much space:
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I love adding a small swag of greenery (with some pinecones) as an accent here and there -- usually above doorways or mirrors.
Our DIY picture ledges hang on the wall under our open staircase, and I added some small Christmas touches with some ribbon and these cute little DIY wreaths I shared last year:
I prefer more muted decor in this room, that goes with our jewel-toned Christmas tree. I decorate very traditionally in our basement (tour coming soon!), but here I went with dark green and brown pillow covers:
Those printed pillows are some of my favorite Christmas decor finds! I got those at HomeGoods a year or two ago, but haven't seen any similar ones since.
The remaining pillow covers are all from Amazon:
- These soft brown teddy bear pillow covers (the fabric is thinner than I'd like, but they've held up great.)
- The green with contrasting cross design covers.
- And a couple of these dark green pillow covers. (The quality of the two green pillows are really great!)
I kept most of the decor on the coffee table the same as usual, and just added a few holiday touches. The DIY gilded pomegranates are in a brass bowl:
I also switched out a candle and placed cedar greenery the vase:
I used the same burgundy touches for my fall decor, so this area was super easy to switch out!
You don't have to replace every item for Christmas themed decor! Instead, use what you have and make small seasonal tweaks.
Our mantel is always my favorite spot to decorate. It's where I get creative with the design year to year, while trying to use what I already have.
I use layers of greenery, berry picks and pine cones...but try to change up the look and accent colors:
This year I didn't swag and drape the garland like I've done in the past -- instead I laid it across the length of the mantel and then let it fall down to the floor on one side.
Usually I pile up a bunch of different greenery (different green tones and looks) to add fullness. This year I used some cedar garland I had, and then added some new, fuller cedar to the top.
I did a full blog post and YouTube video comparing six different cedar garland options and have at least two of my favorite garlands piled on:
When I got the fullness I wanted, I added some pine cones, sparkly gold berry picks and a few more Christmas staples:
- burgundy stockings (I found a matching knit dog bone stocking at Hobby Lobby this year!)
- warm light strand
- brass Merry Christmas garland
- brass bells (I hang these from ribbon instead of the rope they come on.)
It is full, lush and gorgeous and I LOVE how it turned out! Our tall fireplace needs a statement and this does the job:
Years ago I found the most realistic fake Christmas tree I've ever seen. It is absolutely, positively the most beautiful tree we've ever owned:
Every single year we have friends or family that ask if it's real. It is a stunner!
I love to update decor with spray paint, especially Christmas decor! A few years back I gave our tree decor a new look, and I still use all of these jewel-toned accents on it:
Spraying our battery-operated tree candles in this shiny gold paint is my favorite update this year:
I kept most of the decor on our tall nearby bookcase the same -- just a few little holiday touches:
Berries, greenery and bells go a long way to spruce up basic decor this time of year:
In recent years I've been displaying our garland at the bottom of the stair balusters, but this year I went with the more traditional, swagged look on the railing:
Usually I fill the garland with tons of decor, but I went with a simpler look this season. That gorgeous cedar garland doesn't need much to dress it up!
Instead, I tucked in a few bells, berries and ribbon at a few spots along the stair railing:
It's just enough festive decor without going crazy.
The newel post is usually decorated as well, but instead I placed our big wood nutcracker to stand guard:
The lighted greenery around the room gives a festive look without spending a ton of time decorating every little surface:
I don't change out any of the decor on our built in bookcases, and most of the coffee table stays the same all year long:
I hope you enjoyed this more detailed tour of the family room! Let me know if you have any questions. :)
My plan over the next couple of weeks is to do similar tours for all of the decorated rooms in our home, as well as video for each space. I'll update this post with the video tour of this room soon!
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