How An Interior Designer Decorates For Christmas ｜ Home Tour

Hello I'm Liama from Style The Clutter Welcome to my home I'd love to show you how I've decorated it for Christmas This space is the heart of the home I live here with my husband three children two cats a dog and three chickens in the garden Being an interior designer It was so nice to finally do my own project doing this extension Throughout the house over the 11 years we've done a lot We've added back period features We've opened up spaces we've put back fireplaces but this has really made the home So we wanted to bring in as much light as possible It is placed in this space because it's north-facing So went massive with a big arch and window and then skylights And it really has become the focal point for Christmas We love hanging out in this area It's a very social area Everyone seems to always gather around the island when we have parties Because we spend so much time in the kitchen I love adding little touches to the space So bows always go a long way in here I love hanging them on the handles the lights To avoid having too much clutter I always take away what's there and replace it with a Christmas decoration For instance there's usually a clock up there so I've replaced that with a lovely wreath along this shelf I've taken quite a few practical bits out for the Christmas season and added in bows and candles and little trees Some bows have even crept into the pantry I've got a little bit of a floristry background and that has turned out to be very useful when it comes to Christmas These little pine cone decorations I made using pine cones and attaching the bow And then a bit of foliage behind it But you will find throughout the house there are different elements of small floral touches that I still use today And I like to keep the island quite clear in general and let the other decorations speak for themselves So to balance out the reds I went quite simple on the lights And just found this ribbon in my drawer I think it was from Cox & Cox last year Just to keep it all quite simple and soft along the island And the red bows along this side All tie in really nicely with the tree which is the main focal point in this room So this is one of two trees This is the main tree our real one I've seemed to have stuck to red the last few years on this tree I just love the contrast with the kitchen We 've got another tree in the front room which is a bit more grown up and neutral but this one's our fun tree that the kids absolutely love We always start with the lights at the top And work our way down around the tree I like breaking up the reds a bit with a bit of white which really helps the reds actually pop even more One of my top tips for decorating the tree is to break it up with different textures especially if you' re sort of sticking to one bold color So here we've got a bit of glass we've got some paper decorations that are folded and then obviously the ribbon the velvet Because we love this color palette so much Rather than changing the colors each year we tend to stick to the same tones But I change it up with patterns so introducing the stripes So this year we added in the candy canes all finished off with ribbons I love ribbons I use them everywhere especially the velvet which gives a really nice texture and depth to the tree and just brings it all together really nicely This is our dining room space It's just off the kitchen We inherited this with the house and it's always so lovely and bright in here We spend a lot of time here with our family celebrating birthdays and Christmases And I love bringing in greenery to this space When we first moved in I found this area quite vast and I sort of experimented with lighting and then a branch And this was about 11 years ago now and a branch keeps reappearing every Christmas which I love decorating and having a bit of fun with Every year it's quite different This year I've gone for the bows and the velvets and quite a lot of texture with the berries This is actually a branch from our garden Sometimes it's one with a lot of branches and twigs coming off it this year We've gone quite green Become a real family tradition So I've tied it in a bit with the tree with the reds We've got the same bows going on in the branch as we have in the tree And it's also connected to the kitchen So with the tablescape I started with the garland I layered two garlands together to create depth And added a few berries to the garland I even made these little paper decorations here which are little bows Tying in with theme of bows on the tree and in the kitchen And then just a few fun bits I found these I think in Next Little fun trees tying in with the candy cane theme as well as the crackers I always love to add different heights to a table with candlesticks So these are sort of vintage candlesticks I've collected over the years And I love just spreading them across the table Mixing up the heights So with the place names I try and change it up every year This year we 've gone for little pine cones With some foliage and small cards to write the names on So these pine cones were a last-minute addition because I wanted to add a bit of height to the napkin And I literally found them in my office So sometimes you can just use something that's lying around the house like a Christmas decoration or even cut out little paper hearts So like the tree Where we've collected decorations over the years and they come out every year I've done the same with my cutlery So I've got my special brass cutlery That comes out for Christmas and special occasions when we've got guests Glassware again these are the ones that are all matching in the house So I've got my special little champagne glasses and all these elements together make the table feel so special on Christmas day This is our living room where we start Christmas day The stockings are always here on the fireplace And in contrast to all the reds going on around the house I've gone for quite a neutral tone this year with the white So it's all quite snowy and soft With the mantelpiece I love layering again So there are actually three garlands that I've layered on here I started with two eucalyptus and then the fur and then these little crystals afterwards Just to embellish it a little bit I've kept it really calm in here as we know Christmas can be so busy So it's really nice to have a room That we can just retreat to I always get asked how I hang a garland and I always use really large command hooks in this case very large ones as it is so heavy With the four different garlands hung together So as this room is so symmetrical with the two paintings the sofas I quite like throwing it off a bit So that's why I've just added one bow instead of two on this garland Then the candles are all very central with different heights For white decor My go-to is always White Company These little candle holes are from White Company I also love Cox and Cox So the snowflakes are from Cox and Cox as is the bow And then the candles are all from Ikea And these lovely little tree decorations from Layered Lounge Yeah changing up the heights of your candlesticks and the little trees all comes together but adds really nice moments of interest So theme of bows carries through to the tree with the white theme and the crystals and the glass going through it Before we did the extension We always had a Christmas tree in here So it's nice to keep the tradition going and having one still in the bay window I 've kept this one very elegant this year very calm reflective of the mantelpiece and the room as a whole And this is our staircase which I love decorating with swag Somehow that's stuck on the staircase Every year it's swags but every year it looks very different This year I've gone for two very different types of fur foliage One's quite loose one's quite tight Put the tight one on initially and then layered with the looser one So it's two different layers I tie it with floristry string around the banister So I've added berries into the foliage and I like to weave this in So it just looks quite organic and blends in With the bow I've used a little hairpin to attach it to the foliage That's a really good trick Very subtle and really works And I've added little LED lights I think they just add that little extra touch of sparkle To reflect the banister and all the swags going up here I've done some mini swag here to dress the console and the mirror area Very subtle very soft because that's quite a statement So I've added a few berries and some red accents to an existing floral arrangement which is a great way to make use of what you already have and just jazz it up for Christmas Thank you so much for coming to my home to see how I've decorated it for Christmas I hope you have enjoyed it and found a few ideas to inspire you I wish you a very Merry Christmas