Vintage Santa Decor and Collectible Mugs
A nostalgic Christmas tree filled with red and white Santas plus an antique hutch brimming with collectible ironstone and Santa mugs.
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Hello friends and welcome to a week of Christmas Holiday Home Tours hosted by
Marty of
A Stroll Thru Life. You are going to get so much holiday inspiration from over 30 bloggers who
are sharing their homes all week long (all the links are below). If you're
visiting from
Grace in my Space, welcome! I know you were inspired by Sarah's neutral and cozy Christmas
decor but I hope you're ready for an explosion of Christmas color!
Decorating with red and white Santa decor
This year I was inspired to decorate with a nostalgic theme throughout my
home using items that evoke that childhood wonder of Christmas.
I started a Santa mug collection last year, and decided to devote an entire
tree and nearby hutch to Santa. I set up a
inexpensive Walmart flocked tree
next to the antique pine hutch in our front sitting room. This room is
rarely used and so I went overboard with the decor, setting it up to mimic
something you might see in your favorite boutique thrift store. Mr DIY would
call it clutter 😏 but sometimes you just gotta embrace the clutter!
It feels like a vintage Christmas. Each corner of the room has something
that makes me smile, from the trio of
cozy DIY Christmas trees
decked out with red berries to the vintage inspired smiling Santa mugs
hanging on my Christmas tree. This isn't the first time I've hung dinnerware
on a Christmas tree! Check out my
French farmhouse blue and white tree
as well as
last year's tree
with ironstone saucers!
I kept my red and white decor as budget-friendly as possibly, using a thrifted
wood planter that I painted white to hold my Christmas tree without the stand
(
click here to see how I made my inexpensive DIY PVC and cement tree
stand). This is a great way to save a tree that has a broken stand, or just a fun
way to use a basket, bucket or crate instead of a traditional tree skirt.
Red and white Santa Christmas tree
My Santa Christmas tree is filled with
red and white horizontal striped ribbon, inexpensive ornaments and a
DIY Santa garland
made from wood slices that I hung on a store-bought wood bead garland. Most of
my ornaments are from Walmart and a few from the dollar store, plus I used all
the red and white ornaments I have from past Christmases.
Do you remember what it felt like to be a kid at Christmas? The magic. The
wonder. I think I've captured some of that magic here. This sweet teddy bear
was a Christmas gift from my mom-in-law to my middle son his first Christmas
24 years ago!
Filling a primitive pine hutch with Santa mugs
I only started my Santa mug collection last year
(and I might have to stop already because I have a lot!).
Click here
to see how I decorated with them last year. I paired these sweet mugs with
some of my white ironstone and red and white transferware in my primitive
pine hutch. I love pairing new with old, traditional with whimsical. I think
it creates interest and definitely adds a curated feel to my home!
I love playing with dishes and creating displays with all my thrifted
ironstone that I've found over the years. Bottlebrush trees, red berries and
Santa mugs all fill this hutch.
Here's a tip: not all my ironstone is genuine, some is white porcelain, but
when you mix it in, it works beautifully together! Old and new!
Only a couple of my Santa mugs are vintage pieces, but I look for new ones that have a vintage look. Great sources are Hobby Lobby, Etsy and FB Marketplace.
I added a tiered wire basket to the top of a small dresser and filled it up
with more Santa mugs, spools of red and white ribbon and bottle brush trees. A
white tabletop tree from Walmart
is wrapped with a red and white striped tea towel as a quick and easy tree
skirt. I tied a striped canvas ribbon bow on top.
The challenge in this room is the
blue painted trunk
that acts as a coffee table. There is nowhere to move it, so I kept it in the
room even though I wasn't sure the color would look okay with the red and
white theme. After I looked at my pictures, I realized that the
multicolor rug
helps to tie all the colors together.
I just recently removed the
DIY gather sign
and hung my homemade faux grain sack advent onto the window frame. I'll be
sharing that tutorial next week but here's a peek.
I think you'll agree it feels like Christmas in this room!
Pin it to remember
Next up is Cristina's home tour at
Remodelando la Casa. Be sure to visit everyone on the tour at the links below.
Monday December 6th
A Stroll Thru Life - Up To Date Interiors - Our Southern Home - Southern Hospitality
This Is Our Bliss - Southern State of Mind - Inspiration For Moms
Tuesday December 7th
Making it in the Mountains - Decor to Adore - Pink Peppermint Design - Thrifty and Chic
Cuckoo4Design - White Arrows Home - Hymns and Verses
Wednesday December 8th
StoneGable - Whispering Pines Homestead - Worthing Court - Grace In My Space
DIY Beautify - Remodelando la Casa - LeCultivateur
Thursday December 9th
Designing Vibes - The Stonybrook House - A Pretty Life - Calypso in the Country
Clean and Scentsible - 11 Magnolia Lane - Chalking Up Success
Friday December 10th
Fox Hollow Cottage - Follow The Yellow Brick Home - Casa Watkins Living - Quarters One
bringing beauty to the ordinary,
You have an amazing Santa collection and I love how they all look with the tree. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Julia!
DeleteWhat a fun Christmas tour. I love your santa mug collection, so fun and reminds me of the mugs my mom had. I love your homemade ornaments and everything ties together with your beautiful use of red and white stripes. Your DIY advent garland is so unique and perfect. Thanks so much for joining the tour this season, love your home and all your amazing thrifty decor ideas.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Marty, it is always a pleasure to tour with you! Merry Christmas!
DeleteCindy I love your classic color palette of red and white. Your collection of Santa's is truly amazing. So happy to be on tour with you.
ReplyDeleteThank you Laura, I thoroughly enjoyed decorating this space!
DeleteCindy, I can see how you can get addicted to Santa mugs, they are so cute and you have some really great ones already! I love that you used your DIY skills to create such beautiful Christmas décor too. Goes to show that you don't have to spend a fortune on décor, you can get creative and have unique pieces instead! I really enjoyed the tour, Merry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I love getting crafty during the holidays!
DeleteWhat a lovely Santa collection! The red and white loving heart of mine was feeling so cozy and homey. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Cristina! Merry Christmas!
DeleteHi Cindy! So adorable! Love the red and white tree, it's was so cheery to see! Happy to join the tour this year!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Blessings, Lori
Thank you Lori, Merry Christmas!
DeleteSuch a fun collection!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sarah, Merry Christmas!
DeleteCindy, I'm loving all those cute Santas and the cheerful red decor! What a fun and festive tour! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteShelley
Thank you Shelley, Merry Christmas!
DeleteOh I LOVE everything about this room Cindy, red at Christmas is my favourite! I too have accumulated quite a collection of Santa mugs over the last couple of years and I love love them!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Merry Christmas 🌲
DeleteThe Santas are so cute and I love how happy red and white looks together. You have a fantastic collection! The DIY advent calendar looks great in the living room.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Merry Christmas 🌲
DeleteJust look at all those Santa heads! Oh my gosh my golly, I love it! And yes, Christmas should always be bright and merry but I'm with Mister DIY on the clutter. NOT that your room or hutch looks cluttered. It's actually magical! And I smiled at the accoutrement drawer. Only you would have thought of that. So fun! Glad I got to see your fabulous collections. I bet it's even better in person. Merry Christmas sweet friend.
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks for your sweetness friend! I hosted a holiday home tour today and got to share it in person with some friends and neighbors! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas ❤🌲
DeleteI love your red and white decor and all the Santas! It all makes me so happy! Your addition of the snowballs in the bowl is so cute!!
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