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December 21, 2016

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

As we begin to near Christmas, and before I take a little break from blogging during the holidays… I wanted to pop in and share one last post of ALL our Christmas decor from this year. It’s been an amazing season. As usual it’s gone by way too fast, I didn’t complete everything on my list but it’s been so fun decorating our home for Christmas this year. The first Christmas we lived here we didn’t have any furniture, we were still using a pop up table for our kitchen table, and the second year I had a brand new baby and did the bare minimum when it came to Christmas decor. I feel like this year was my first year really enjoying our ‘new’ home for Christmas.

I wanted to wrap up all my Christmas spaces from various tours this year and give you my Black, White and Plaid Christmas Tour. 

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

I started out with a festive front porch that is a little out of my comfort zone, but it’s fun to play around sometimes and do something different! But I already have plans for next year :)

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

I topped off the porch with a remake of last year’s buffalo check scarf wreath! I still love this and plan on keeping it around through winter.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Now let’s head inside….

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

I changed up our front entryway temporarily for the holidays this year. I hung this DIY cranberry art and added a few cozy touches.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

I used a scarf as a table runner and added a few decorative trees, antlers, birch logs and books. Just a few of my favorite things to decorate with!

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Now moving into our family room. The place where we spend the most time! I decked out our couch in tons of black, white and and plaid pillows! I love mixing different patterns and textures together and I love how cozy this space feels. However, I think the pillows have reached maximum occupancy… it’s been fun for Christmas but I’ll need to tone it down a bit after the holidays :)

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

When it comes to centerpieces, what I’ve learned with kids running around is that simple is best. Because let’s face it, it’s typically destroyed by the end of the day and simple makes it easy to put together at the end of the day :)

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

This metal coffee table is still one of my favorite and you just can’t beat the price!

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Our family room feel so cozy and festive this year. I used more greenery than I every have before and mixed a lot of modern lines with more rustic and vintage pieces.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

So want to know a secret about my buffalo check ‘ribbon’? It’s actually not ribbon at all.. I found this beautiful fabric at Walmart and then cut it into 3″ strips.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

To make room for our Christmas tree this year, we moved my favorite carpenters bench console table behind the sofa and I love having a little shelf behind it to add my black and white printables.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

You can download some of my typography printables here.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

And moving on to my newly finished space in our kitchen and dining area and my very favorite Christmas project! Our new DIY Shiplap Display Wall. You can read more about it in the post, but I desperately wanted something to fill this space that was tall, full of character and would also transition well into different seasons.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

This is now the perfect space to decorate for holidays and parties and I couldn’t be happier with it.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

The wall blends so nicely right into our kitchen area with our live edge table and crisp white cabinets and molding.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Can I give you guys a little tip when it comes to decorating for Christmas? Sometimes adding simple touches of greenery to your existing decor can quickly and inexpensively make everything look more festive!

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Our dining area also takes you right into our outdoor living space. This is my very favorite space in our home. And I LOVE decorating it for Christmas!

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

We’ve been enjoying this cozy space a lot this winter. I love taking the kids out here at night for hot cocoa by the fire and s’mores!

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

And our sweet Kona girl loves it out here too.

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

And one last stop in our master bedroom! Loving this new cozy space in our bedroom :)

Black Wire Mirrors : Mid-Mod Chair : Wood Tray : Red and Cream Throw : Float Picture Frames

Black White Plaid Christmas Tour

Ok that is all folks! What a wonderful Christmas season it has been! Thank you for making this place so much fun during the holidays. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas! Be sure to follow along on Instagram for lots of fun peeks into our break.

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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