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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
Lidy, I love the organic feel of your kitchen decorating. I get very nostalgic when decorating (which, btw, is complete, and has been since the week before Thanksgiving! ?). My decorations are also very collected from various friends who have bought and sold vintage and antique wares, and I love using them. This is another wonderful collaboration among you gals. French Creek on FB – ?. Thank you!
I so enjoy your love of the natural world brought inside for Holiday celebrations, the addition of the charming deer really make it warm and cozy. Lynch Creek Farm has so many lovely creations. We are now just adding our evergreens, holly and berries to our decorations.
Your French country kitchen is so festive and welcoming Lidy, and the centerpiece from Lynch Creek Farms is a lovely combination of casual with the milk can and elegant with the gold ribbon, and silver sparkles. The simple greenery runner dotted with deer is charming, and the kitchen setting is real and family oriented, rather than a stiff formal setting. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season, surrounding ourselves with holiday pretties is great therapy!
I love the precious deer from the days when your girls were young. They are adorable and nostalgic for everyone I am sure.
Your french country kitchen is so inviting. The lovely centerpiece by Lynch Creek Farms looks beautiful. Placing it in an antique french ironstone bowl stacked on antique breadboards was a great idea. The antique candle clips on each plate is also a great idea. I love your family tradition to share something God has done or something you are especially grateful for with the vintage candle clips.
Have a lovely week.
I love the memories of Christmases Past as I bring out my decorations. Now that we are in our mid 70’s my husband thinks I should not work as hard on decorating. But I tell him I do it for me.? I love the memories more than the pretty lights and decor.
I love the simple elegance of your table scape. Those plates are gorgeous. I am following Lynn Creek Farm on instagram. They have beautiful arrangements. My decorations are in progress. We had a winter storm this weekend and lost power so now I’m behind. This week they hopefully will get done.
Merry Christmas to you !
Lidy, I agree with Shirley…what a treat to have a reserved seat at your table. Your kitchen is truly merry and bright for the most wonderful time of the year. The LCF centerpiece is perfectly paired with the table runner of greenery. The sweet deer family is a lovely keepsake and memory of your girls when they were little. Christmas is all about the memories of the past and making new memories with my littles. With this being a most difficult year for all, I especially want it to be meaningful with Christ at the center of our celebration of His birth. I love joining you for MMB’s, have a lovely day!
Thank you for reserving a seat at the table for me in your beautiful kitchen! :) I love that sign!….I so agree that this year it is all about nostalgia and what brings you joy. The joy of the deer that you purchased when the girls were little must bring a big smile to your face! I always admire your French Country stying and take in every detail. Loving the beautiful windows and door in the kitchen…so truly Merry and Bright! So wonderful to join you today for MMB…I wish you a most Fa-La-La kind of day!
I have finished my decorating this year. My tree is up and I finished hanging the ornaments yesterday. I have Christmas cards that my Dad sent to my mom during WW2 . She kept them all those years and when she past they were on her telephone stand. She knew I would cherish them as much as she did. I can hold a part of them and their love in my hand.