Warm and Cozy Holiday Home Tour

Despite the bustle that inevitably accompanies the holidays, this is my favorite season of the year.  Our home gets all sorts of warm and cozy all season long, thanks to festive holiday touches and glowing twinkle lights sprinkled throughout!  Come on in and take a peek into our "warm and cozy" holiday home, which I am sharing as part of a winter blogger home tour hosted by the super talented Jess of Domicile 37!

All week long, a group of eclectic design bloggers will be sharing a tour of their homes decked for the holidays!  Warmest welcome to those of you who are making your way over from the witty and talented Sharon of Sharon Joyce Interiors.

For those of you who are new here, I'm Carol, a design blogger with an affinity for modern, eclectic, and collected interior style. Our real-life budget has made our 1955 fixer upper home renovation a 3-1/2 year process thus far! 😄  I share our renovation stories here on the blog, along with affordable design tips and stylish inspiration.

Let's get to the tour!  First up, our family room...

Our family room went through a complete renovation two years ago, which you can read about here.  Lots of cozy snuggling and lounging happens in this room!

Every Christmas, the only thing we buy is a fresh tree.  All the decor is from my holiday stash that I've collected in years past.  The California drought really affected the fresh tree supply this year, so it was very slim pickings for a lush, tall noble fir tree that didn't have brownish branches!  This smaller noble fir does the job, and it fills our home with that fresh pine aroma!

I kept the tree decor simple with mostly gold/brass, silver, and glass ornaments, after going a more traditional color route last year.

The Advent Calendar (above) is a holiday tradition.  My boys visit it every single morning before breakfast, anticipating their "treat" and Advent activity for the day. 😍

Our most cherished holiday treasures sit atop our antique piano...

Our ornament tree and voice ornaments!  I started the ornament tree when my youngest was born eight years ago.  There is a keepsake photo ornament of each of my boys over the years.  I also take an annual "cousin group photo" every Christmas and hang it on the brass tree.  The voice ornaments capture my children's voices at the age of one.  We all love to press the button and listen to their sweet baby voices.  Oh how I wish my kids didn't have to age (me too for that matter)! 😆

Onto the adjacent dining room, which we spruced up during the Spring 2016 One Room Challenge!

Right now, my favorite part of the room is the garland that's strung on the beam!  The room takes on a warm glow at night that is just so inviting.

Here's a shot of our entire great room, when the lights start to come aglow...

Thank you so much for "visiting" our home!  I wish you and your families a blessed holiday season filled with joy, peace, and hope.  Now head on over to Domicile 37 for the next tour.  Here's the full line-up of eclectic blogger winter home tours coming your way this week:

(Please Note: Links to home tours are not live until day of tour)

Monday

Bright Green Door // Michelle Matangi Home // Sharon Williams // CAD Interiors // Domicile 37

Tuesday

Casa Watkins Living // Maggie Overby Studios // House Homemade // French & French Interiors // Style Mutt Home

Wednesday

Up To Date Interiors // The Striped House // Designing Vibes // Iris Nacole // Fearfully & Wonderfully Made // Blue i Style

Thursday

PMQ for Two // Maker of Home // Go Haus Go // Whimsical Blue Living // FOXY OXIE

Friday

This is Our Bliss // Monica Wants It // Insieme House // Jest Cafe // The Gathered Home

Sharing with: 12 Days of Holiday Homes