Discover in this post the best farmhouse Christmas decor ideas.
Do you need inspiration to decorate your farmhouse home for Christmas? You’ve come to the right place!
Farmhouse style combines warmth and comfort with simplicity and practicality. It’s the perfect mix of traditional decor and contemporary decor.
Farmhouse decor embraces tradition without rejecting modernity, which can explain why so many people love it.
By decorating your farmhouse home for Christmas, you will create a house with a traditional, cozy, and warm feel while incorporating subtle industrial touches.
Discover 18 magnificent farmhouse Christmas decor ideas to create an inviting and relaxing home.
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Farmhouse Christmas decor ideas
Get inspired by these 18 stunning farmhouse Christmas decor ideas to make your home feel more cozy and festive.
1 – Place your Christmas tree in a barrel
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To create a rustic decoration for your farmhouse home, simply place your Christmas tree in a barrel, wooden crate or galvanized bucket.
Decorate your medium Christmas tree with fake snow, white and gold Christmas ornaments, as well as fake white roses. Place fabric that imitates fake snow next to it and put large gold balls on it.
Lastly, put a wooden slice behind it for a cozy and warm touch. You could also place a smaller Christmas tree next to the bigger one in a smaller barrel or wooden crate.
2 – Decorate your mantel with a bell garland
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To create a chic and elegant mantel for Christmas, place a lot of gold candle holders with white taper candles on your mantel. Then, put pine branches, red berries, and string lights as well.
To add a last luxurious touch, hang a bell garland on your mantel and place a wreath above it.
You can choose a classic pine branch wreath or purchase a more complex wreath with pine cones, Christmas ornaments and bows.
Don’t forget to add red, green and white Christmas stockings for more warmth and authenticity!
3 – Hang a snowy pine tree painting
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Yes, you can create a mantel decoration without using the typical red, white, and green Christmas color palette that still has the Holiday spirit!
To create the perfect Christmas mantel decoration for your farmhouse home, keep your neutral color palette with white, gray, and brown shades.
Start by placing white distressed wooden pine trees and lamps.
Then, put a wooden tray filled with white Christmas houses, another one with white candles and snowy pine branches, as well as a white bowl filled with snowy pine branches and brown bells.
Together, they will create a farmhouse decoration that will bring warmth and coziness to your living room.
Lastly, hang a painting of snowy pine trees and put snowy pine branches and a brown bow above it to bring a delicate and feminine touch to this traditional decor!
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4 – Put pine branches and string lights on your stairs’ handrail
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Even your stairs can be decorated for Christmas! Place a pine branches, pine cones and string lights garland on your stairs’ handrail to bring a festive touch to your small house.
You could also place a wreath made of pine branches and pine cones, as well as a tall Christmas tree decorated with string lights and placed in a wooden barrel for more warmth and coziness!
5 – Create a gingerbread man tray
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The gingerbread man is such a cute and joyful decoration for Christmas!
Select a white or brown 2-tiered wooden tray and fill it with eucalyptus branches, gingerbread man figurines, gingerbread wooden signs and gingerbread snowflakes.
You could also place a wooden bead garland on your tray and a big gingerbread wooden sign behind it!
6 – Make a Christmas centerpiece
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To create a simple centerpiece for Christmas, place pine branches, pine cones and white candles on a red table runner. It will add an authentic and warm feel to your table.
You could also create a really complex centerpiece with gold candelabras, Christmas ornaments, red berries, fake snow and Christmas figurines such as deer or Santa Claus.
Let your imagination run wild!
7 – Hang Christmas stockings on your mantel
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Hanging Christmas stockings is the easiest way to give a charming and enchanting touch to your living room for Christmas!
Select red, green, white or even buffalo plaid Christmas stockings to bring warmth and joy to your home. If you don’t have a mantel, hang them on a high TV cabinet or shelf.
8 – Create a Santa Claus tray
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To create a Santa Claus tray, fill it with red and white Santa Claus mugs, red berries, Santa Claus wooden signs, red and white pine trees, and cute Santa Claus figurines.
You could also place a red and white wooden bead garland as well as a reindeer with a red and white pom pom garland.
Your Christmas tray doesn’t have to be a specific theme, such as a Santa Claus or a gingerbread man tray. It can also be a general Christmas or winter tray.
In that case, select snowy pine branches, pine cones, red berries, Christmas mugs, Christmas ornaments and Christmas figurines such as Santa Claus, pine trees or deer.
9 – Place Christmas wooden signs on your shelves
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By placing pine branches, string lights, and Christmas wooden signs such as “Merry Christmas” or “Let It Snow” on your shelves, you will bring warmth and coziness to your home.
10 – Put mini Christmas trees, pine cones and pine branches on your shelves
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If you have shelves that are filled with books or tableware, place mini pine trees, pine cones and Christmas houses between them.
It will add a festive and cheerful touch to your small house. You could also fill a vase with pine branches, red berries and pine cones to decorate your shelves.
11 – Decorate your mantel with snowy pine branches
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To create a white decoration for Christmas, place snowy pine branches with string lights, white wooden pine trees, a “Joy” wooden sign, and a white lantern filled with snowy pine branches on your mantel.
To add even more coziness and warmth to your living room, hang a Christmas wreath made of snowy pine branches and string lights above your mantel.
You could also put white candles near your fireplace on white distressed wooden candle holders. Lastly, add some gold touches, such as bells and bows, to create a luxurious and elegant atmosphere.
12 – Create a Christmas village
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To create a wooden Christmas village, select white and brown wooden angels, pine trees, snowflakes, churches and houses.
Place between your wooden Christmas village decorations, gold bells, pine branches and small snowy pine trees.
You could also hang a wreath made of pine branches, gold bells and a white bow above it. Don’t forget to add a white candelabra for an elegant and chic touch!
13 – Accessorize your candles for Christmas
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You can personalize your candles to add a festive and joyful touch for Christmas! Place a pine cone, a few pine branches, and red berries at the base of your candle.
You could also create a wooden pine tree cutout and place it behind your candle. Paint it in red or green to give your candle a cheerful feel.
14 – Add buffalo plaid touches
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Create a Christmas wreath with pine cones, snowy pine branches and buffalo plaid bows and hang it above your mantel. Then, decorate your mantel with red poinsettias, red berries and buffalo plaid bows.
By placing buffalo plaid bows on your floral arrangement and on your Christmas wreath, you will give them an authentic and warm touch.
You could also hang a “Merry Christmas” garland on your mantel to create a festive atmosphere. Don’t forget to place your favorite comfy Christmas pillows for more coziness.
15 – Hang a wreath above your bed
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To create a soft and delicate Christmas decoration for your bedroom, simply hang a classic pine branch wreath above your bed with a Christmas wooden sign.
I also suggest placing a small Christmas tree on each of your nightstands, as well as small pine trees.
For your bed, select a red and green plaid bedding or a black and white buffalo plaid bedding. If you want to learn how to decorate your bedroom for Christmas, read this blog post: CLICK HERE.
16 – Hang a “Merry Christmas” sign
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Create a decoration on your chest of drawers with black metal deer, Christmas houses and candle holders to add a contemporary and industrial touch to your living room.
Place next to them small pine trees, pine branches and two medium Christmas trees in white planters. Decorate these Christmas trees with fake snow, pine cones and Christmas ornaments.
You could also hang a garland made of silver ornaments on your chest of drawers for an elegant and chic touch. Lastly, hang a “Merry Christmas” sign for a festive and cheerful feel.
17 – Decorate your candle lanterns
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Select a black candle lantern if you want to give a contemporary and industrial touch to your home or a wooden candle lantern if you want to give an authentic and warm touch to your home.
Decorate your candle lanterns with pine branches, white berries and red balls to create a cozy decoration for Christmas!
18 – Hang glitter Christmas ornaments
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To create a lovely farmhouse Christmas tree, select:
- Wooden ornaments such as snowflakes, deer, angels, or stars;
- gold or blue glitter bows;
- string lights;
- white berries;
- glass ornaments;
- gold or blue balls;
- and a wooden star topper.
Create a farmhouse decoration next to it with wooden deer and wooden cutouts such as angels and snowflakes to bring warmth and coziness to your living room.
You could also place black candle holders with white taper candles and small pine trees in black planters to give it a modern touch.
Lastly, hang a pine branch wreath on a wooden window to add depth to your farmhouse decor.
Conclusion
With these 17 splendid farmhouse Christmas decor ideas, you will be able to create an inviting and cozy home for Christmas.
To create a farmhouse Christmas decor, use these ideas as a base:
- Select a neutral color palette with white, brown and green shades;
- create a Christmas wreath with pine branches, pine cones, bells and a bow;
- make a Christmas tray with Santa Claus figurines and mugs;
- fill your shelves with small pine trees, pine branches and Santa Claus;
- add string lights and candles;
- and create a beautiful Christmas tree with an earthy color palette.
