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Today is an especially exciting December post, as we are collaborating with Lynch Creek Farm and hosting a give away with them. I'll let you know at the bottom of this post how you can win a beautiful fresh centerpiece from Lynch Creek Farm like mine.
Today I’m opening my doors and sharing my Christmas kitchen with you. Our kitchen is not huge, and I still have to keep room for cooking, but I do love adding some holiday charm. The kitchen is my favorite room in our home!
Because it's where we spend a lot of time every day, I added just enough Christmas to make it festive. Our big farm table takes center-stage, so it's set in a classic French Country style for the holidays.
I concentrated on bringing in greens, both faux and natural here and there.
This Radiant Holiday centerpiece from Lynch Creek Farm is the perfect focal point of our table setting. It sits on a stack of antique round breadboards, and I nestled the container it came in inside an antique French ironstone bowl.
I love the deer. I bought them long ago when our girls were small, and brought them out again this year. Because this is a good year to be very nostalgic about Christmas past, no?
The vintage Reserved sign is from an old restaurant or hotel. I am always drawn to little quirky touches like that here at home.
I layered an old antique French hand woven large cloth on the table, and a long line of faux greens down the center. The centerpiece has a lighted white glass insert that brings such a pretty glow to the table.
I used the silver I inherited from my grandmother and Mom. Vintage French Ricard glasses from our FrenchGardenHouse shop used to advertise Ricard for a casual touch. The napkins are really chunky linen towels, for some reason the kind of food we eat in the winter months ends up being messier than usual!
And then those plates!
The lace plates {also from our shop} are so gorgeous any time of year. On this wintery table, they remind me of snow flakes!
I am smitten with these old vintage candle clips. Bought long ago for holiday teas, we begin with one lit candle, share something special God has done or something we were extra grateful for this year, then light the candle of the person seated next to us for them to share.
Let's just say I have always been {and probably always will be!} the first to cry and sniffle in a tissue. Because no matter what kind of year we've had, there is always so much to thank our God for!
When I pulled the deer out of their boxes, I saw that some little person long ago had put a little green wreath on the "daddy" deer - so I kept it on for a few photos. {You do see him better without it!}
That really is the one thing I love about decorating for the holidays. I use antiques. And in our living room I use some "serious" antiques {ahem} but the spirit of Christmas brings to mind the magic of childhood. So be sure to add a few touches of childhood in your own home for the holidays! Just mix them right in with your antiques...it will make you smile. And remember all those sweet childhood memories you locked in your heart long ago.
I hope you enjoy these simple Christmas decorating ideas and get some inspiration for your own Christmas kitchen!
Decorate your own Merry And Bright French Country Holiday Kitchen this year. Thank you so much for joining me today!
Lynch Creek Farm has generously offered to give away a centerpiece to one of my readers. The Radiant Holiday centerpiece has been extremely popular, one lucky winner will win one just like mine!
To enter the giveaway:
1) Follow Lynch Creek Farm on their Instagram.and let me know by comment.
2) Leave a comment telling me how far along you are decking the halls...finished, just starting, halfway there?
This giveaway is open to residents of the continental U.S.through midnight December 9th.
This giveaway has a short window for entry for product availability and to ensure the winner receives their centerpiece as soon as possible. Please be sure your email is correct in the comment section so that I can notify you.
For more chances to win a centerpiece be sure to visit Shirley, Pam, and Mary!
SHIRLEY at Housepitality Designs
PAM at Everyday Living
MARY at HomeIsWhereTheBoatIs
and me LIDY at FrenchGardenHouse
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59 comments
Following Lynch creek farm on instagram. I ordered a Fall wreath for thanksgiving and it is more beautiful in person than in the pictures! I love the Radiant holiday centerpiece; all the greenery smells so wonderful!. I am finished decorating UNLESS I decide to get out the snow village! Merry Christmas
I’m following lynchcreekfarms on Instagram. I’ve just started decorating. I LOVE the deer. I’m going to try and get some like that. Thanks for the inspiration.
Following Lynch Creek Farms on Instagram! I thought I was almost done with decorating, but after viewing your delightful kitchen table I just might have to copy a few of your decorating ideas…!
This year I decided to get going on Christmas decorating early so mine were up and being enjoyed on Thanksgiving day. Even though we are getting ready to move I still had to have the house decorated for the holidays. I found Lynch Creek on Instagram some time ago, but hit the “follow” button today. Thank you for all your beautiful decorating ideas – really like the antique candles on the plates – such a fun finishing touch.
I’ve only just started my decorating and it’s now on hold for another week as we visit our new granddaughter in Chicago! I have started following Lynch Creek on IG
I am following Lynch Creek Farm on Instagram. My decorating is only about 20% completed. Having a difficult time getting motivated this year. You beautiful post has given me some inspiration to get it down today! Thanks, always look forward to Monday morning.
I finished my decorating yesterday and sat down last night to enjoy! I too incorporate little childhood things in my decorating and some antique items…I particularly love your deer and those plates are to die for! My favorite Lynch Creek Farms centerpiece has always been the miniature table top tree!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! ?
I follow Lynch Creek Farms on Instagram…..
I love that you took us to your kitchen! That definitely inspires me to add a little decor to my own. Would love to win the centerpiece as I am only about 75% finished with my decorating and a centerpiece is still on the list! Would be happy to check that off! Heading to Instagram to make sure all of you are followed! Joyeux Noel!
I love the country French table setting. Everything about it. The bread board under the arrangement, the deer, the greens down the middle of the table. The fact that you have a country French table in your kitchen and even the red knobs on your Wolf range, the topiaries sitting in the window by the sink. You just know how to make my heart happy with each post. I won your give away last year that was so pretty so I. Not that I wouldn’t love the arrangement.. Our daughter lives in Olympia and when we visit I always go to the wonderful farmers market there.