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Vintage Inspired Christmas

December 22, 2020 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Today I am going to wrap up my vintage inspired Christmas home tour with a glimpse into the kitchen and sunroom and also share my version of the DIY paper stars that are making their rounds on Instagram. So here we go!

I have several vintage milk glass Christmas bulbs that I place into vintage or decorative bowls throughout the house.
Vintage Milk Glass Christmas Bulbs

I’m always looking for these when I am out thrift shopping. If I weren’t so afraid of fire, I would love to see them all lit up but I’ll play it safe and enjoy them scattered about the house in decorative bowls.

I had mentioned in my previous post about my moms Putz Christmas village that she would place under the tree. She always created such a magical Christmas village scene. It’s one of my favorite memories of Christmas.

This year a sweet friend sent me 4 Putz Village pieces. It brought me to tears. I placed mine on my tree in the sunroom where the light from the tree lights up the dainty little houses. Love, love, love them!

Vintage Putz House

Last year right before Christmas, I stopped by a thrift shop and they were selling all their Christmas items for $5 a bag. You could stuff an entire bag for $5. I found a box full of antique candle clips, 54 to be exact. I was so excited to use them this year. I found battery operated candles on Amazon that fit the tiny clips perfectly. I added them to the sunroom tree as well as the mantle in the office where we hang our stockings.

Antique Candle Clips
We use the same stockings and I love pulling them out year after year.

I decorate a pencil tree in the kitchen and use the same ornaments year after year. Most of them come from our travels and all the handmade ornaments that they boys have made through the years. The construction paper ornaments have mostly faded over time but they are still my most treasured ornaments.

Homemade Christmas Ornaments

I also add my DIY Christmas sign over the cooktop every year and a few other Christmas touches to make it festive.

My version of the Christmas Trees for Sale sign. I love how my DIY sign turned out.
This is a photo from a few years ago but this is where the sign goes every year. It is usually the first thing I do on December 1st.
Our kitchen table decorated with some candles and greenery.
Vintage candle holders

I don’t know if you scroll Instagram like I do but it seems everyone is making the DIY stars with paper bags and some with paper. I decided to give it a try. It was a quick and simple project. Can you tell I have a lot of extra time on my hands since I haven’t been going anywhere?

DIY 3 dimensional sheet music star
Paper bag and 3 dimensional star

I would like to get some pictures of the outside tomorrow or maybe a night time tour. I love when the house is aglow with all the white lights and candles lit. I am hoping to get my youngest to help me with that since he is way more tech savvy them me but not too sure that will happen. So for now, I will say good night and thank you for stopping by my little corner of the world! Merry Christmas!

Night time views of Christmas in the family room

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Decking the Halls with Vintage Charm

December 21, 2020 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

With everything going on in the world, and this Christmas looking different for everyone, I was excited to decorate for the season. I had to laugh when my husband asked me if I was still planning on getting out all the decorations this year because we wouldn’t be having any out of town guests. I kind of felt like he didn’t even know me… at all! I enjoy every little thing about the Holiday season and this year more than any I feel like we could all use a little more twinkling lights and sparkling joy. A lot of people like to decorate with new items and different themes each year but I like decking the halls with vintage charm, pulling out the old tried and true vintage, it holds all the special memories of Christmas past which I think we are all thinking about and craving right now.

I do have a few new to me items that I was able to add to my collection. I purchased another vintage Santa Blow Mold that I added to the side porch. A dear friend sent me vintage putz houses just like the ones my mom would place under the Christmas tree every year. I added them to our sunroom tree which is where I spend most of my time cuddle up on the couch and watching Hallmark. I also purchased a hand lettered doormat from Foxy Fonts thats adds such charm to our entranceway. Other than that, I pretty much just stick with what I have.

So with all that being said, I think the rest of this post will be mainly pictures with a few comments sprinkled in. I hope you enjoy!

Welcome mat by Foxy Fonts

The front door leads us into the foyer with the stairway dressed with garland and red and white ribbon.
Off the foyer, you can see directly into the family room which holds our main tree. It is the only real tree in the house. I failed to mention, we have 7 tress of all shapes and sizes (and my husband actually thought I was going to forego the usual Holiday decorating).
Our family room tree is decorated with homemade and vintage ornaments.

Decking the Halls with Vintage Charm

The vintage chair in the corner of the dining room is reupholstered with a drop cloth and festooned with a gold bell and a wreath surrounded by a vintage basket filled with gifts.
Vintage Christmas tablecloths are nestled in large vintage copper pots in the dining room
Vintage metal figurines on the sideboard create a charming vignette.
A simple centerpiece on the dining room table includes a mini tree on a riser, thrifted candle holders and a thrifted dough bowl filled with greenery and gold bulbs.
Adding a festive wreath to a corner chair in the dining room gives your eye a place to rest when scanning the room.
The Home Office Mantle is adorned with greenery, candles and our stockings.
We use the same stockings and I love pulling them out year after year. They hold so many memories.


I think I’m going to wrap this up here today. So far I’ve covered the foyer, parts of the family room, dining room and home office. Come back tomorrow and I’ll share the sunroom, kitchen and bits of the master bedroom and possibly the outside if I can get some decent pictures.

I hope in this time of chaos that we are going through that the Christmas season brings you peace, hope and happiness.

Until Next Time,

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