Immerse yourself in the joy of the season with our Christmas home tour. Explore festive decor, merry details, and get inspired to create your own holiday oasis.
Bloggers Best Home Tours
Today, I’m delighted to join 34+ talented home decor bloggers who are also sharing their Christmas Home Tours hosted by my friend Kelly at The Tattered Pew.
If you are joining me from Wendy over at WM Design House; welcome! Don’t you adore Wendy’s ideas for adding blue to your red and white Christmas decor?
Christmas Home Tour: In My Mother’s Maine Home
Welcome to today’s Christmas tour of homes, a home we inherited from my parents and have been renovating and redecorating, filled with antiques and years of beautiful memories.
It’s a very dear home to us, and you may see and learn more by visiting our Coastal Maine Home Tour.
Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite drink, and let’s get inspired together!
Christmas Wreath Tradition
During my first year with this home for the holidays, I started a three-wreath front door Christmas tradition after finding this picture amongst my mother’s things from when the house was first built.
You may see each year’s front door wreaths in these posts:
But this year was the exception, as the handmade fresh wreaths I found at Sage Farm Antiques were so plentiful that our primitive front door could only handle two.
Since this is our second home and we don’t usually spend Christmas here, the Christmas tidings are simple yet cozy, warm, and inviting and will take us right into the cold and snowy winter Maine months ahead.
You may also find front door Christmas inspiration in this Front Door Ski Lodge Vintage Snowshoes too.
Christmas Home Tour Table Setting
As we embrace this special time of year, one of the highlights is this coastal blue and white Christmas table setting that adds a festive touch to any gathering.
With years of age and tradition behind it, this elegant color palette brings a timeless charm, perfectly embodying the spirit of “Merry Christmas.” Whether you’re hosting your own annual Christmas tour or simply adding a new twist to your Christmas season decor, this table setting is sure to inspire a warm and welcoming celebration.
This year, thanks to my friends at Wayfair, our Christmas table is inspired by all things blue and coastal.
You may see more in the post 6+ Holiday Pointers for Setting a Coastal Tablescape.
I added several of my favorite Christmas home tour coastal elements, such as a basket of sand dollars, blue hydrangeas, tins with beach pebbles, old anchors, and more.
Antique Pewter
You may also enjoy seeing more of my mother’s extensive pewter collection displayed within this antique hutch to the left of the dining room table.
And this Primitive Decorating Ideas for Your Fall Dining Room from early on when we first inherited the home.
Get Inspired by more Christmas Home Tour Table Settings:
Also perfect for the holidays!
Christmas Home Tour Fireplace Mantel
One of my favorite places to gather during the Christmas season is by our old colonial-style living room fireplace, where the warmth of a crackling fire brings comfort and nostalgia quality time.
Imagine sipping hot cocoas wrapped in a fur blanket, enjoying holiday treats at your own pace, as the little things like a festive touch of greenery and rustic decor transform the hearth into a cozy holiday family room haven.
This post, Christmas Old Colonial Fireplace, Hearth, and Mantel, features more of our Early American fireplace.
A Christmas mantle garland adorns the mantel with battery-operated white lights and pinecones.
Simple, yet festive.
Vintage collections and finds, such as my mother’s antique bugles, a Boston Rocker, and a vintage wooden horse, add charm and warm memories.
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A Cozy Christmas Guest Bedroom
As we journey through this festive holiday season, the final stop on our Christmas home tour is a cozy Christmas guest bedroom that radiates warmth and cheer.
This time of year, nothing says “Merry Christmas” like a space that invites comfort and joy, offering your guests a retreat that feels like home. With twinkling lights, soft linens, and thoughtful holiday touches, creating a guest bedroom that’s as much fun to decorate as it is to enjoy will make their stay truly special.
A small thrifted Christmas flocked tree with battery-operated lights sits on the bedside table, along with a few wooden trees gifted by Wayfair.
Christmas bedding, fresh towels, and a plush bathrobe await our guest’s arrival.
You may see more of this guest bedroom decorated for the holidays in this 5 Cozy Cottage Christmas Bedroom Swaps post.
Shop This Guest Bedroom
A Christmas Cake
My friend Dawn at Everything Dawn makes these fabulous faux “Sugar Plum Fairy” cakes for the holidays. Well, really, she makes them for all the seasons.
Like this Pecan Pie on our dessert table this past fall.
And I just loved her Berry Mousseline Tarte displayed at our home in Maine this past summer.
You may also enjoy our Summer Coastal Maine Home Tour.
Christmas Breakfast
Before leaving Maine and returning to Vermont for the holidays, I love stopping at one of my favorite local shops, Stonewall Kitchen’s flagship store.
Picking up some of my favorite specialty foods and a few gift baskets for friends and families over the holidays.
Like this pancake/waffle breakfast basket that we will enjoy on Christmas morning.
Find even more Christmas home tour inspiration here.
A Vintage Affair
If you have any thoughts, comments, or suggestions, I’d love to hear from you. Please share in the comments below. And be sure to share this blog post link with your friends who are also vintage enthusiasts.
Do you have a flair for all things vintage, too? I would love to see and feature you in our Reader’s Showcase Series. A place for you to share and be recognized for your talents and passion for all things thrifting, vintage, and antique decor-related inspired by your time here with Dabbling & Decorating. Email me at annck@dabblinganddecorating.com
Next up on today’s Christmas Home Tour is my friend Lora Bloomquist from Create and Ponder. If you treasure everything vintage and antique, as we do here, you will love seeing Lora’s traditional Christmas home tour. I promise!
Bloggers’ Best Holiday Home Tours
As mentioned above, I am joining some of my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Holiday Home Tours 2022 this week. Thirty-five talented and creative women will open their amazing homes for you to tour all week. You can visit each Christmas home tour by clicking the links below.
It’s tour time!
Monday’s Tours
The Tattered Pew // Cottage On Bunker Hill // StoneGable // My Wee Abode
Open Doors Open Hearts // Cottage In The Mitten // My Thrift Store Addiction
Tuesday’s Tours
Midwest Life & Style // She Gave It a Go // Sand Dollar Lane // Bricks n’ Blooms
Pasha Is Home // Robyn’s French Nest // The Ponds Farmhouse
Wednesday’s Tours
Shiplap and Shells // White Arrows Home // This Is Simplicite // White Lilac Farmhouse
Peacock Ridge Farm // Cloches and Lavender // Simply2Moms
Thursday’s Tours
County Road 407 // Country Peony // Eleanor Rose Home // Le Cultivateur
Thistle Key Lane // My Family Thyme // Follow The Yellow Brick Home
Friday’s Tours
Southern Crush At Home // A Life Unfolding // Southern Home and Hospitality // WM Design House
I can see why the guest bedroom is your favorite place to decorate. It’s mine too and goodness me how fun would it be to stay in there! I love your coastal Christmas vibe and the vintage touches. Seriously so pretty! Enjoyed hopping with you last week. Merry Christmas!
I love all your holiday details, Ann! Can’t wait to see your home in Vermont too!
Thanks Molly, well it may be a while, haha
I love every detail in your home. The snow around the house looks like a postcard.
Always enjoy seeing your tradition of 3 wreaths on the door.
Great touring with you!
Pinned!
I can’t wait for snow Cindy, we are missing it so much this year! Thanks you so much for your kind words and support, Best.
Ann, you know I am a HUGE fan. Everything in your home is so warm and welcoming and your holiday decor is always gorgeous. Love it all!
Thank you so much Libbie, happy holidays!
Ann, thanks for such a lovely tour of your mother’s home! I love your wonderful wreath tradition and the classic bugles hung above the fireplace. And I could definitely curl up in that cozy bed! Merry Christmas my friend!
Thank you so much Kate, I always enjoy hearing from you!
So very pretty, Ann! I love your wreath tradition and what it means! Those winter wonderland dishes are so beautiful! Merriest Christmas, my friend!
Thanks so much Kim! Happy Holidays!
Ann, I love your Maine home in its Christmas finery. Your vintage style speaks to my heart. Merry December!
Thank you so kindly Rita, I’m so thrilled you drop by today!
The mantel and hearth are so beautiful! I love the garland, your mom’s bugles, and the vintage touches you have added to this picturesque view. I could just curl up next to Ella and snooze all day. Lovely tour Ann! Happy Christmas!
Thank you so much Michelle, always enjoy touring with you!
Ann, such a lovely decorated home. I love all of the special touches through your spaces. The house is so beautiful for Christmas. Absolutely love the wreathes and the wooden horse. Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much Tammy, have a wonderful holiday season!
The Stonewall Kitchen wild blueberry jam is seriously one of the best things on the planet!
I agree, we gave it away as wedding favors 25 years ago:)
This is so true Early American, I felt like I was looking through the pages of Country Living! Love seeing how you’ve revived this home and added your own personal style to it, Ann; so lovely and cozy! Fun to be touring with you today:)
Oh my gosh you are so sweet Lora. Thank you so much, made my day!
Love the wreaths on the door! They look amazing! Merry Christmas!
Thank you Stacy, Merry Christmas to you as well!
I always love sneaking a peek inside your beautiful home, Ann. I love how you decorate for the holidays. So cozy and classic. And of course, I love all of the vintage touches too. Happy to be touring with you this week!
Thank you so much Jen, I love touring with you and can’t wait to see your home tour too!
Lovely home and I love all your Christmas decorations and sharing your memories with us. Thanks Ann and have a Merry Christmas.
Thank you so much Marlene, happy holidays!
Your Maine home (that isn’t your main home), looks lovely, Ann! The pretty wreaths on the front door are a wonderful tradition, and I love that guest bedroom!
Thank you so much Julie, I’m so glad you dropped by today! Have a great holiday.
What a charming home Ann. I adore anything primitive. Your touches of blue are beautiful and the sweet horse by the fireplace. This really takes me back to my grandparents home in Pennsylvania.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it Wendy. Happy Holidays!
Ann ~ I’m so excited to be on this Christmas tour with you! Your space is gorgeous! I especially love your wreath tradition. I need to start a tradition like that one ~ I love your fur baby, too! Merry Christmas my friend!
Thank you so much Melanie, happy to be touring with you as well. Happy Holidays!
Ann, it’s always a treat to visit your charming cottage–pinned! Wishing you a joyous Christmas! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thank you kindly Cecilia! Happy Holidays!
Your home is just gorgeous! Love those wreaths on the front door, beautifully decorated! Pinned.
Thank you so much ladies! Have a wonderful weekend.
Ann I always look forward to seeing how you bring Christmas to your charming home. Your family wreath tradition is simply the best and I love that you carry it on each day! Merry Christmas and thanks for joining me this week!
Thanks for always including me Kelly! Have a wonderful weekend.
Ann,
I love how warm and cozy your home looks. Every detail was stunning. Great tour.
Thanks kindly, Rachel!