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Our large live tabletop Christmas tree and home tour

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Ever since I found my favorite large brass pot at Goodwill a couple of years ago, I have wanted to see a live tabletop Christmas tree in it. The brass pot is placed in the corner of our living room on the side table and usually has a parlor palm in it. This year I got my wish and the palm is spending Christmas in our bedroom so the brass pot can display a glorious Fraser fir.

Also, today’s Christmas home tour is all part of Marty’s Christmas blog hop. So welcome to everyone who’s coming from her blog at A Stroll Thru Life and my friend Cristina at Remodelando La Casa. Their tours are always fabulous. If you are craving some Christmas red, then Cristina is the girl for you. I’m in love with all the touches of color.

Well, let’s get to it because I’m excited to show you guys how I decorated my live tabletop Christmas tree and the rest of our downstairs.

live tabletop Christmas tree

A lot of things have changed in our home since last year’s Christmas home tour even though the changes are somewhat subtle. We have new vinyl plank flooring, the bottom kitchen cabinets are green, the dining room has new furniture and lastly, I decided to add new neutral velvet curtains to our living room (click HERE). All those changes make me love our little home even more.

In the previous years, I have always had a small faux tree in the corner of our living room. You can scroll to the bottom of this post to see all my previous Christmas tours.

This year I’m so happy to have this large and real beauty. I love sitting on my couch under this tree to watch TV this holiday season.

FYI, in case you are wondering how you can keep your live tabletop tree alive for longer then you should check out this Christmas tree recipe. I’ve heard great things about it.

 live tabletop Christmas tree with starfish, icicles, dried orange slices, fairy lights and vase fillers

I have also wanted to decorate a tree with some natural and untraditional decor pieces. When I went to our local AtHome store, I found bags of white paper sphere vase fillers for $7 and thought that two bags of them might make the perfect tree decor. During one of my trips to HomeGoods, I found a set of starfish which I thought would look perfect with the vase fillers.

Additionally, I ordered some fairy lights which I wanted to add to a tree with regular Christmas lights but when I added them to this tree, I knew that I didn’t want the standard Christmas lights anymore. I just love the thin strands and how I can wrap them around the branches. 100 feet of fairy lights was perfect for this size of live tabletop Christmas tree.

starfish ornaments on live tabletop Christmas tree

For those of you wondering, I dried my oranges slices in our food dehydrator (HERE) which works perfect for so many different uses,

using natural paper sphere vase fillers as Christmas ornaments

Walter is owning our coffee table. He definitely thinks he’s the boss.

black cat on our coffee table with live tabletop Christmas tree in the corner

I love the wild and untrimmed shape of this tree. The randomness makes me very happy.

 live tabletop Christmas tree in corner of living room

peaking into the living room from kitchen

TV Netflix fireplace next to our Christmas tree

Find out more about my natural German Christmas tree HERE. I made some Christmas roses for it and love them. Check them out HERE. And in case you missed my grasscloth TV console makeover then you can check it out HERE.

natural German Christmas tree

orange tabby under the Christmas tree

view of our living room with live tabletop Christmas tree and large flocked tree

throw blankets over chair in boho living room

lit candle in front of live tabletop Christmas tree

large live tabletop Christmas tree in boho chic living room

German Christmas pyramid in front of live tabletop Christmas tree

layered and textured living room with live tabletop Christmas tree

Sources:

mirror not available anymore | curtains HERE | brass pot from Goodwill | icicles HERE | orange slices DIYed | fairy lights HERE | starfish HERE | vase fillers in tree from AtHome | chairs HERE | round end tables HERE | similar coffee table HERE | disco ball HERE | salt lamp HERE | fur HERE  | similar pouf HERE | drum HERE | blue pillows HERE, HERE and HERE | black and white pillows HERE | velvet pillow HERE | leopard lumbar pillow HERE |similar sofa HERE | rug HERE | flocked tree HERE | gold tree collar HERE | eucalyptus HERE | wooden snowflakes HERE | artwork DIY HERE | straw star tree topper HERE | Christmas rose DIY | grasscloth TV stand DIY | macrame HERE | fireplace leather chairs HERE | pom pom throw blanket HERE | plaid pillows HERE | small gold table HERE | silver end tables not available anymore | concrete table lamps HERE | DIY wooden garland | jeans pouf HERE | German pyramid HERE | vinyl plank flooring from Karndean in Texas White Ash

Here are some more of my tabletop Christmas tree decorating ideas…

…to show you that you can rotate the same ornaments with some added new ones for a different look every year.

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The rest of our downstairs Christmas home tour:

Powder Room

I added a faux cedar branch from last year with some dried oranges and fairy lights to our powder room. I used wine bottle fairy lights (HERE) which are perfect for a flower arrangement because you can hide the faux cork with the batteries in the vase. They come in a 10 or 12 pack and also make a perfectly unique and affordable gift.

Christmas flower arrangement with cedar, dried oranges and fairy lights in powder room

Fireplace

I decorated with the dried oranges throughout the house. When I was in my late teens, for one Christmas year, I had decorated all my presents with packing paper, raffia and dried oranges and this year’s decor makes me think back to that time. I always loved wrapping my gifts for loved ones.

If you missed my snowflake canvas art DIY, then you should check it out because I’m offering the image download for free right now in the blog post.

fireplace with snowflake art and birch wood pile

I love the look of the new curtains with the fireplace decor. They are even better in person because they are the softest fabric I have ever touched. I could use them as a soft throw 😉

fireplace with wooded garland, DIY canvas art and leather swivel chairs

natural and neutral fireplace decor

This yea’s advent wreath is a tray I bought last year at Target in clearance after Christmas. I had my eye on it all season but didn’t want to spend money on it and was so happy to get it in the end for $9.

advent wreath on gold tray with nuts, dried oranges, apples, cedar and antlers

tuxedo sitting in front of fireplace with neutral and natural decor

Hallway

Below I have a peek into the living room from the hallway.

If you are new around here then you should check out how I reprinted my parents’ original oil painting of my great-grandmother which looks perfect over my little secretary desk.  I even added texture to it to make it look like a real painting. Click HERE to see the post. I always move the desk to this wall so there is room for the large Christmas tree in the living room.

{read more about my favorite German smoke men HERE}

Queen Anne desk with ancestor painting

Kitchen

Like I mentioned above, the kitchen was still white last year and I’m so glad that I made the leap to change it to green. It’s such an easy, affordable and quick change and the entire family loves it. You can read more about the painting process HERE.

Dining Room

I enjoyed decorating the dining room and kitchen in blue and green this year and the pipe cleaner trees I found at Ikea made the perfect little table center piece.

The wall molding I had added at the beginning of the year add the perfect elegant detail to the room now. Read more about how I added molding HERE.

 

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I hope you enjoyed this year’s Christmas tour of the downstairs of our home. I wish you all a Happy Holiday season.

Now hop on over to my friend Anita’s from Far Above Rubies. I always enjoy her tours so much. I just love the ambiance and history of her home and her photography is always amazing too.

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And here is the lineup for the rest of the week:

Monday, December 9th

A Stroll Thru Life,   Remodelando La Casa,   Cuckoo4Design,  Far Above Rubies, Southern Hospitality,  Pink Peppermint Design

 

Tuesday, December 10th

House By Hoff,   Duke Manor Farm, ZDesign At Home, Taryn Whiteaker, Inspiration For Moms, Decor To Adore

 

Wednesday, December 11

Cassie Bustamante, Follow The Yellow Brick Home, Dixie Delights, Hymns & Verses, Modern Glam, Thrifty & Chic
 

Thursday, December 12

Our Fifth Home,  11 Magnolia Lane, Our Southern Home, Seeking Lavender Lane, Setting for Four, Southern State Of Mind 
 

Friday, December 13

Grace In My Space, White Arrows Home, The Woodgrain Cottage, Designing Vibes, Thistlewood Farms, Life On Cedar Lane, 
 

Linking to Jenniferrizzo.com who is sharing a beautiful link party which you can also check out.

Tschüß,

 

 

 

 

 

See more of my Christmas decor

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stylish boho DIY pampas grass Christmas tree

Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas Home Tour

Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas Home Tour

How to make 3D paper snowflakes using lunch bags

How to make 3D paper snowflakes using lunch bags

Modern European Eclectic Christmas Tree with pinecones, white stars, clear Christmas balls and white Christmas balls on a real untrimmed fir tree | blue, white and black fireplace area with leather swivel chairs

My Home Style: Christmas Tree Edition

modern take on traditional European/German Christmas decor

German Influenced Christmas Home Tour

Blue, black and white eclectic Christmas living room

Friday Favorites: My favorite faux Christmas Trees

Our large live tabletop Christmas tree and home tour

Our large live tabletop Christmas tree and home tour

wooden German three tier Christmas pyramid

German Christmas Decorations

icicles dripping from a chandelier with real pine garland for a festive Christmas dining table

my favorite DIY Christmas decorations

Natural Christmas Decorations

Natural Christmas Decorations

Home Decorators Collection® holiday homes blog hop - mancave/basement family room

Our basement family room for HDC Holiday Homes

eclectic Christmas dining room with vintage glass table, urchin chandelier and abstract art

Blue, Black and White Christmas Tour (part 2)

Blue, Black and White Christmas (part 1)

Blue, Black and White Christmas (part 1)

Small living room Christmas tree - Cuckoo4Design

Our multi color Christmas tree

DIY huge wood bead garland made with unfinished furniture feet

DIY huge wood bead garland

Christmas living room - Cuckoo4Design

Pink and gold Christmas tree home tour

snowflake and pinecone DIY Christmas canvas paintings

snowflake and pinecone DIY Christmas canvas paintings

natural German Christmas tree

natural German Christmas tree

Neutral boho Christmas tree with macrame, grasses and orange slices

Neutral boho Christmas tree with macrame, grasses and orange slices

How to make Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn

How to make Christmas ornaments with macrame yarn

Holiday magic with plug-in Christmas tree fairy lights

Holiday magic with plug-in Christmas tree fairy lights

Easy and affordable paper fan decorations inspired by faux sun palm leaves

Easy and affordable paper fan decorations inspired by faux sun palm leaves

 

 

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  1. Marty says

    December 9, 2019 at 9:15 am

    Oh my, I adore your trees this year and the live one you added to the brass urn is such a beauty too. Every room is so beautifully decorated – I love all the changes you’ve made, your home just gets better and better. I also can’t wait to come back and scroll through all your previous Christmas Tours – what a fun idea. Thank you so much for joining the tour again this year, you home is always a delight and full of fabulous inspiration.

    • Julia says

      December 9, 2019 at 9:55 am

      Thank you so much for having me again this year. I always love being part of your tours. And Happy Holidays

  2. Cristina says

    December 9, 2019 at 9:45 am

    Julia, you’re SO creative!! I love your sparkly little tree. Those starfish look gorgeous paired up with the icicle ornaments and twinkle lights. Your furry babies, adorable as always. ❤️

    • Julia says

      December 9, 2019 at 9:59 am

      Thank you Cristina, I’m a tad bit obsessed with taking photos of our kitties 😉

  3. Rhoda Vickers says

    December 9, 2019 at 10:24 am

    Wow, Julia, I love all your trees! They are magical and so sparkly and pretty. You’ve done a fantastic job in your home with your eclectic and interesting mix and I love the new green in the kitchen. Great job girlie! A Christmas house to be proud of!

    • Julia says

      December 9, 2019 at 3:12 pm

      Well thanks so much, Rhoda, I really appreciate the kind words.

  4. cassie bustamante says

    December 9, 2019 at 1:55 pm

    oh julia, your home is just glowing this time of year! i love all of your beautiful natural touches! your home gets prettier and prettier every year!

    • Julia says

      December 9, 2019 at 3:11 pm

      Thanks my friend. I love being home during the winter when my home is decorated for Christmas 😉

  5. Erica says

    December 9, 2019 at 5:13 pm

    OMG…I am obsessed with that tree and all of the boho vibes I am getting in your living room. Beautiful tour, Julia.

  6. Anita says

    December 9, 2019 at 9:04 pm

    Oh my gosh Julia, that blue and green is amazing!! Those bottle brush trees are so delicate and pretty. Love your icicles so much as well. Everything is gorgeous!!

  7. Laura Ingalls Gunn says

    December 10, 2019 at 9:06 am

    What a beautiful Christmas tour Julia! I adore your two trees. They must smell heavenly. Did you make the star garland on the mantel? Have a wonderful Christmas season.

  8. Bree says

    December 10, 2019 at 5:30 pm

    Love your beautiful Christmas home, Julia!!! Really love your trees especially! Merry Christmas and once again, so fun being on this tour with you!! Xoxo

  9. April N Hoff says

    December 12, 2019 at 7:18 am

    Your home looks so beautiful, Juilia! I love the artwork on your mantel!

  10. Doreen @ Hymns and Verses says

    December 13, 2019 at 10:42 am

    I love that you got a real tree! And, all of the natural elements are perfect! It’s got me thinking about heading out to the tree farm to get a real tree – it’s not too late right!?

  11. Christy @ Our Southern Home says

    December 21, 2019 at 6:55 pm

    I adore your holiday look this year. The orange slices are perfect. i didn’t know that fairy lights came with a plug. I’m obsessed with them everywhere, but using my old battery ones. Guess I’ll start replacing them. Love your tabletop trees!

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