Do you love a bit of rustic, homey style at Christmas? How about a bit of sparkle and glam? These tips will show you how to mix the two styles and enjoy them both.
It never fails. Every Christmas when I pull out my storage bins, I ooh and aah over favorite sparkly pieces and favorite rustic pieces that I’ve collected over the years. I don’t care for decorating with nothing but glitter or all glam. Nor do I want a totally rustic look in my home at Christmas. I don’t like having to choose between one or the other, so I decided to use them both! Let me show you how easy it is to mix the two styles together and still wind up with that welcoming, memory making, homey Christmas that we all crave.
DETERMINE WHICH PIECES IT IS THAT YOU’RE TRYING TO USE TOGETHER
Go through your decorations and pull out only your favorite pieces – ornaments, decorative items, tableware – anything Christmas that you love.
SELECT A MAIN BASE COLOR
Thoughtfully examine the pieces that you’ve chosen and determine a main color that would work well with all of them. That will become your base color. Perhaps you’ve chosen pieces that have a lot or just a little bit of red in them, then red will be your main color. Or perhaps you have many different colors with no real theme – in that case I would use a neutral as my base color.
USE PIECES THAT ARE BOTH SPARKLY AND PIECES THAT HAVE A ROUGHER FINISH
Make sure that you include pieces that are sparkly or shiny along with pieces that don’t have a smooth, polished finish. Think glitter next to wood. Or mercury glass next to burlap.
INCLUDE SOMETHING VINTAGE
The base of your Christmas tree is an easy spot to add larger vintage items. Here I’ve included a rusty, crusty vintage olive bucket and a small chair that has been in my family for several generations.
INCLUDE SOMETHING FROM NATURE
You can never ever go wrong adding natural items to your Christmas decor. They mix well with any style, plus items from nature add an element of “authenticity” like nothing else can.
If you love the look of all those designer Christmas trees that you see in stores or if you just plain old need some help with tackling your Christmas tree, you’ll find this post very useful! The style of tree used as an example in this post may not be yours, but all of the directions apply no matter what finished look you want.
DESIGNER’S STEP-BY-STEP DIRECTIONS: HOW TO DECORATE A CHRISTMAS TREE
Phyl says
Rustic and glam looks good together. I tend to do the same thing and I like it. It makes a fun holiday decor.
Kathy M. says
I usually tend to make our living room and family room more glitzy with silver white and my mercury glass and lots of candles and white twinkle lights. The kitchen is where I use more traditional red and green, Santa’s , greens and poinsettias and my Christmas dishes. Seems to work for us.Love the season and the decorating.
Ellen says
Your mantel and tree are beautiful!
Sandy says
Beautiful blend of rustic and glam. Perfection!
Carol says
Your rustic and glam decorating is perfect! Love it!
Kay says
Breathtaking ideas!
Jann says
Would you tell me please where you purchased the bird pillow? I just love your style!
Suzy says
Hi Jann. I purchased the pillow from Society 6. Here’s the link to it: http://fave.co/2iUrSFh
Jann says
Thank you Suzy! Much appreciated.
Barb Bootsma says
What state do you live in Suzy? I’m assuming it’s in the south. Sure would love to see your home on a “tour of Homes”. Thanks for the great ideas of decorating.
Suzy says
Hi Barb. I live in North Carolina! 😀
C Kiser says
So pretty! I love rustic and glam!
Juliana says
I love it! Thanks for the wonderful hints on how to mix the rustic & the vintage. I purchase the same tinsel last Christmas & struggled working it in what I had already.
Norma Rolader says
I love your decor and the tree is beautiful Thank you for all your inspirations and the info
Dina says
Love your inspiring ideas! I’ve used some already and will keep on checking back for more. Thank-you.
Melanie says
Thanks for this post! I love all of the styles you mentioned and I’m never happy with my decor if I go with just one.
Ronda Manager says
Your tree is goregeous! Love the rustic and glam together!
Angela Hendricks says
Some really great tips in this post. I’m going to select my main base color and go from there this year. I love how you decorated the tree. Very beautiful.
Kristen Snoozy says
We just moved into a much smaller home so there isn’t as much wall space or floor space as we had before. I love the ideas I see here to tuck a little basket here and layer a blanket there. Gave me ideas on how to decorate with a homey feel.