My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Welcome to my Holiday Home Tour at Duke Manor Farm. 

Happy Holidays!

If this is your first time here at Duke Manor Farm, welcome. I am super excited to be apart of this tour for the 4th year now. There is so much holiday goodness and loads of inspiration as you prepare to decorate your own holiday home. If you are following the tour you are at stop #14. 

If you are joining me from stop #13 at Jeanne Oliver’s, I am truly glad that you stopped by. Jeanne’s beautiful  home , creativity and style are so inspiring.  The tour continues throughout the week and you can always start at the beginning of the tour at Jennifer Rizzo’s. 

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Holiday Home Tour Kitchen

Since I went through a major purge last holiday season and donated and gave away things I no longer used or wanted, I was very intentional to use what I had when decorating my home for the season. I challenged myself to only buy one or two things if I absolutely had to…. I did, and to use what I had to create a festive, cozy holiday home for my family. A story and post for another day, but thought I accidentally gave away a bin with our family stockings and some other special stuff and just found it late yesterday. The tree you see today is sans the family ornaments and stockings and one pic has the ornaments and stockings.

wicker dining chairs / tufted linen end chairs/ chandelier/

My mantel is adorned by a giant wood star that my hubby made a few years ago when we used them for outdoor lights. You can see all the details on how to make your own here. Some garland that I have used for years is draped with some blue plaid ribbon and colored ornaments. I’m a traditional red girl at heart during the holidays but mixed in some navy, gold and green this year. You can see how I used blush last year here. ps- gotta give hubby some kudos as he also made the tree box.

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

The thing I bought this holiday season

Remember the one thing that I just needed to buy, well it was this faux fur material that I am using as a table runner. It’s kinda is a bit too furry but looks too cozy to take off.  Besides when it’s on the table the kids started petting it. I bought the ruby colored dishware about 10 years ago at an after clearance sale at Target. It was so cheap I bought enough place settings for my entire town to sit down and eat with us. Not really, although the population of my town is 504. 

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Mini trees, plaid napkins and gold candlesticks complete the look. I really love to sit at the table by candlelight and the twinkling lights from the tree. It feels so magical and special as we sit down and eat dinner.

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Here’s a picture I took with the family ornaments and stockings all hung up. I have been collecting some of these ornaments for 30+ years as well as the ornaments my kids have made.  Talk about our own Christmas miracle to find the bin.

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Since I like clutter free counters, the mantel was about the only area that got some holiday love in the kitchen area. Besides, seeing our family tree as wash the dishes and make school lunches is good enough for me….although seriously, how many cups can your kids go through in one day!

My Holiday Home Tour 2018
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My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

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My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Family Room

If you don’t know the back story, this space was designed as a screened porch when we were building our home. At the 11th hour we decided to enclose it and use it as a seasonal porch. That lasted a few years until we transformed the space by putting in heating and air into our family room. Best.Decision.Ever. It’s like all the comforts of being in a real tree house, with heat, air and wifi.

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

A couple of pillow swaps, a little faux tree and a small wood bowl holding ornaments is all this room needed to get that cozy, winter like feel. We were having a very foggy day when I took these pics. It almost looked like it was snowing outside….wishful thinking.

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Shop my Family Room here

More of my holiday home

Click here to see my Master bedroom

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Piano Room

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Den

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Front Porch here

My Holiday Home Tour 2018

Next up on the tour we are heading across the country from Duke Manor Farm to Seattle and stop #15 which is the beautiful holiday home of Susan at Saw, Nail and Paint.

My hope and wish for each of you this holiday season is to hit the pause button and take in all the special moments…big or small going on around you. Don’t forget to follow Duke Manor Farm on instagram and/or facebook and signup for my emails below so you don’t miss a thing going on around my real life funny farm at Duke Manor Farm.

 

Wishing you a magical holiday season filled with joy and wonder.

 

grateful

for the season

 

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27 Comments

  1. Hi Laura – Your home always looks amazing and now extra festive for the holidays. I am happy that you found the kids stockings. I have been guilty of purging things I didn’t intend or like what happened to you, you reorganized where things were stored and couldn’t find them. 🙂 Enjoy the season, your family and all the magic the season brings.

  2. Everything is so beautiful. I love your tree with family ornaments and your stockings, so glad you found them. I couldn’t pick a favorite, every area is so pretty and so inviting.

  3. Everything looks wonderful Laura. I had to giggle about the kids petting the runner. Let’s be honest if my husband sat there he would touch it too.

    Cindy

  4. Laura, your home is simply stunning. I’m so glad you found the family ornaments and stockings! Love, love, love the fur runner! Enjoy every moment of the season with your precious family!

  5. Your new family room is just so special! So roomy yet cozy at the same time. The music area is like a little gift right in the middle of everything. Have a wonderful holiday!

  6. Beautiful as usual. To answer the question about cups… my guess is about 3×4 = 12 cups minimum a day. I only guess that because I think mine was this equation… 6×4 = 24. I’m sure of it, or it could have been 10 cups a day for a total of 60. Whatever it was it forced me as an old woman to reuse my coffee cup later in the day out of guilt.

  7. Laura everything is just so fun and festive! Your home speaks to my love of homes that are both beautiful and functional and reflect a family that actually lives there. Thank you for sharing it with us! Merry Christmas my friend! xoxo

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