I shared our Christmas living room 2024 yesterday and, if you missed it, you can see it in THIS POST.  Today, I’m giving a little tour of the kitchen and eating area.

Last year was the first year I had the chance to decorate our newly-renovated kitchen for Christmas, so I had a great time with it.  This year, I kept most of the decor the same since I really loved it.  There are a few differences, though.

antique baker’s table | hardwood floors | Ilve range | brass pot rail | quartz counters

I used the same wreath I made last year (you can find details HERE), but the velvet ribbons didn’t store very well, so I changed those out.  I used the same dried orange slice garland along the pot rail.  I made it last year and stored it in a zip topped back in the basement and it held up just fine.  I imagine dried oranges will deteriorate after a certain number of years, but so far I’ve had dried oranges last more than three years without a problem.

glass knobs | brass pulls | Christmas wreath details | orange slice garland

I used two original Norfolk Pine garlands over the sink with some dried orange slices, dried limes, and faux juniper tied in.  I also made little swags to hang from the sconces.

I saved the salt dough “gingerbread” houses I made last year and put the largest one by the sink and the smaller ones on the pine hutch shelves.

To make the myrtle topiaries look festive for the holidays, I tied a green satin ribbon around the trunk.

They look so cute!  It’s amazing what a simple bow can do.  As I was adding bows to a few things, a magazine article about decorating dos and don’ts came to mind.  The writer of the article asked a famous designer (I forget which one) to name one thing that should never be in a house.  The designer answered, “Bows.”  I’m sure the designer was referring to 1980s bow tiebacks or something in that vein, but I will respectfully disagree when it comes to tasteful, simple bows.  I think they are a classic that will never go out of style.

I added some Norfolk Pine sprigs (I directed a garland to make those) to sprinkle around the shelves along with salt dough houses and some of my favorite LED candles.  You can read about how I secured them in antique ironstone crocks HERE.

open shelves | LED Candles 

Violet was playing Spot the Cat.  She was actually sitting by a vent, which is a popular place for the kitties during the winter months.  If they are not on a lap, they are usually in front of a vent.

I simplified the hutch a little bit since last year and just added some greenery on top and some salt dough houses.  Instead of putting the little Norfolk Pine tree by the kitchen door, I put it next to the hutch where it’s a little more out of the way.

The little ironstone tureen on the table is filled with Hershey Kisses, which Jeff and the boys wipe out about as fast as I can fill it!  The chandelier has changed since last Christmas, so I had a new opportunity to add greenery and some ribbons.

Tomorrow, we’ll take a tour of the dining room…