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Vintage Christmas Decorating

ByJennifer
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Adding vintage items to Christmas decor is a great way to add personality into the holidays. I love sourcing not only antique and vintage Christmas items to decorate with, but adding non-traditional finds ad well to my Christmas decorating.
A mirror decorated with pine garland and a "Glad Tidings" sign, with several vintage clocks and candles in front, reflecting a Christmas tree.

Layering vintage clocks on the buffet and a hand stenciled Glad Tidings sigh adds an old world feel to the decor. A pine garland draped over the mirror looks so pretty with the gold frame.

A decorative bird and pine branches sit atop an ornate framed mirror, with part of a sign reading "Glad" visible in the foreground.

A sweet faux bird in the upper corner makes it feel like a victorian- style Christmas. I love a vintage Christmas like that, such as this year I decorated with a Victorian aesthetic in mind.

A close-up of a vintage, weathered clock face without hands, leaning on a surface with greenery and ornaments in the foreground.

As you can tell, I love tucking vintage clock faces in places. This one in the mini-greenhouse is one of my favorites. I can just imagine how gorgeous the clock must have been in it.
An ornate vintage clock partially covered by evergreen branches, viewed through a white metal frame.
I also wanted to add some mercury glass and made this faux mercury glass mirror. You can see how to make  your own faux mercury glass mirror here.
A white door leaning against a beige wall, decorated with a framed wreath, next to a clear glass lamp with a beige shade.
I hung  mini-boxwood wreaths on the vintage doors and the faux old mirrors made from picture frames in our sitting area.  It has such a pretty look.I think boxwood is the new pine.

A Christmas tree decorated with a pink ornament, a silver ornament, white lace, and a vintage clock face among the branches.

And I copies vintage postcards and hung them on twine to decorate the tree.

A close-up of a Christmas tree with a Renaissance-style angel illustration and a pink ornament that reads "Merry Christmas.

 Our tree holds  my great aunt’s Shiny Brite ornaments.  I used vintage lace for the garland to weave between the branches this year. I think I am going to be on the hunt for more Shiny Brites next year.
Pine garland and hanging crystal ornaments decorate the corner of a kitchen window with white trim.
I think I admired this  chandelier crystal garland on the Country Living website somewhere, so I of course, I stole their idea . I love the real Scotch Pine garland, it was my big splurge this season at $17. I added the vintage crystal  and twine garland. I am all about the bling at Christmas. I bought some glittered birds at Micheal’s on sale for 59 cents each. I need to find a home for them.

A distressed cabinet with glass doors displays teacups and glassware, topped with a garland of pine branches and ornaments; a chandelier hangs nearby.

 I added my free pine cuttings from Home Depot to the top of my hutch. Did you know they had  a box marked FREE near the exit of tree trimmings? Is it bad when you make your preschooler carry some because your arms are full? Asking for a friend.
A small gold-framed sign with the word "Joy" sits on a wooden table next to a silver vase and a white plate with fruit.
A small JOY print out in a gold frame is the easiest little piece of decor. I even broke out a bit of Sweden with more free pine branches, an old battery operated candle and a small metal bucket I  had picked up at  Target last spring in the dollar bin. I saw a similar idea in Jean D’Arc magazine.  I have been inspired lately by the clean, simple look;  I was having a hard time getting into the holiday groove; but now I am ready to head to Whole Foods for my eggnog and start packing the Christmas calories on.
Jen

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35 Comments

  9. Love all the pine garlands and crystal thingies……I am glad you had your preschooler help carry the bits out—happy memories actually! So you have learned to live without yellow…….I shall see with me!

  10. looks perfect jen. i love all the little touches. your clock faces are amazing. love them. can’t wait to see it all in person on friday. i know it’s going to be even more amazing. xo!

  11. Jennifer, you have a really lovely blog. I enjoyed all of your recents posts, esp. the one about Christmas dinner with the family- it’s so true! When we were kids, we’d go to my great-grandparents house and eat dinner early, then wait for Santa to come. We would all stand quietly and listen for the bells- found out later it was my uncle… such great memories.

  13. Everything looks amazing! makes me wanna run out and gather some things to decorate my house! Not much fun to decorate when it’s torn apart! Love the twine and prisms garland! Oh, and clock faces right up my alley!
    Theresa
    aka:tot

  15. Happy Monday Jen! Everything looks beautiful in your home. I jumped on the ‘greens’ bandwagon a bit too early this year as mine has become fire-hazzard-dry already!
    Hugs~
    T

  20. What a awesome post.The pics of your home is so warm and cozy.What a home should be.Shiny brite’s. Love them !! I have many that I have collected over the past years.I say definitely get more for next year.
    Keep warm there…Chickie

  22. looks beautiful! i love the garland and crystals around the window! isn’t the free greens at home depot great? i’ve been doing that for the last few years! have a nice week! susan

  27. Everything is so beautiful, Jen! I love the way you pull things together. All your fresh pines are lovely, laughing about your little one having to haul them for you!

  28. Well I must say this post is stunning….and I must say you do have ALOT of clock faces my friend…lucky girl!!! Can’t believe you found a FREE box of pine pickings..and no I would have enlisted any help I could get too!!! Enjoy your day!

  29. Your home is so beautiful, Jennifer! I love all of the Christmas touches you’ve added to it! I also LOVE your hutch (what I could see of it ;-))… gorgeous!
    Happy holidays!
    xo,
    Jo 🙂

  30. OMGosh….this is all absolutely beautiful!

    I have a Home Tour Tuesday blog hop going on. You should def come link up this post:) Today it’s on Trimming the tree:)

    I will def. be back- so glad I ran across your blog.

  31. Everything is absolutely perfect! So cozy and tasteful! Thanks for decorating…and sharing it with blogland!!
    Blessings!
    Ann
    PS I’d love for you to visit and enter my GIVEAWAY!

  35. Your decorations are so beautiful! Love the clock faces mixed in – I have a few on my downstairs tree except they are tiny watch faces. Shiny Brites are great. I have that same pink one you have! Merry Christmas!

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