While I haven’t yet ordered Christmas cards or considered whether it’ll be a natural or everlasting tree this year, I have already been pinning holiday themed inspiration and have begun holiday crafting. White French Country Christmas Cottage Decorating Inspiration shares lovely moments of quiet, charming simplicity.
Photos: El Mueble Homeowner: Mercedes Álvarez de Toledo Location: Cantabrian countryside of Spain
White French Country Christmas Cottage Decorating Inspiration
As the autumn weather turns cool and the leaves rain from the trees in our sweet woodsy hamlet, my thoughts turn toward the holiday coziness to come.
French Country Wreath
While I always miss the summer sunshine, I welcome more time inside for cozy retreats. There are so many creative crafty ventures for a homebody like me to enjoy.
Romantic Christmas Decor Inspiration…PUSH PLAY
Every year, I try to be intentional about carving out time to make handmade holiday adornments and try new recipes for goodies and stovetop simmers.
Romantic Country French Dining Room
In this way, I don’t wake up to discover all at once that December is upon us. (Of course, a blog like this will sure ’nuff hold you accountable too.)
So when I consider an authentic farmhouse in France or a sweet cottage like this with its quiet, rustic, pastels and French Country style, I’m looking for clues.
Living Room With Soft Green Trim
How do the colors work together?
What contributes to the romantic mood?
In what sense does it hold my interest?
Are there repetitive design elements shining through?
Is there anything surprising to behold?
What stories does it tell?
What details might I emulate in my own holiday decor?
Charming Rustic Cottage Interiors
It’s my hope you too will be guided by such clues and decor magic so that your own schemes and dreams are sprinkled with a bit more holiday fairy dust found here.
Don’t you love how this cottage feels rustic yet refined and is decorated yet feels airy and natural?
I suppose when pink is a staple in your year-round design, it is the perfect seamless accent at Christmas.
Pink Accents in a French Inspired Cottage
I have yet to decorate our master bath with greenery and holiday touches, but if it had bones like the one above, how could I resist?
Romantic Bedrooms With Pink Accents
Dreamy Christmas Creations
Since procuring a French Country cottage in the Spanish countryside seems a tad out of reach at the moment, I’m thinking edible cottage…
I’m such a fan of artists and bakers who create charming creations like those since mine are often leaning, wonky, wobbly, ghetto shacks held together with royal icing and prayers!!!
Quiet Holiday Decor
Doesn’t this bedroom above feel like a space you would want to linger in? So spacious and laid-back yet romantic.
I hope you feel more peaceful just gazing at these images and collecting simple details to incorporate into your own plans.
Pinecones & Silver Under Cloche
And if you have photos of your own holiday decorated rooms, I’d love to see them and share them here if you wish…just hit reply if this post arrived in your email or contact me with the info at the bottom of my About page at top.
Christmas & Holiday Finds
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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Oooooh this is everything I could wish for, for my Christmas decorating this year! 🙂 We hope to be moved into our “fixer upper” house by then and though I know not everything will be unpacked, I do so hope I can at least have the house decorated to celebrate Christ’s birth!
I used a pink & gold color scheme for Christmas the year our first granddaughter was born and this year we were blessed with another granddaughter. Good time to pull out those pretty pinks and golds again and maybe one room with some more masculine colors for our grandson too 😉
Thanks for sharing such a lovely post…as you always do! I’m bookmarking this one in hopes I can replicate some of the beauty seen here.
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It’s always refreshing to see decor that goes beyond red and green! Best to you as you transition and feather the new nest, Connie. Thanks for reading and all the positive vibes! 🙂
Michele, this cottage is dreamy indeed! Any idea of what color that shade of muted green might be?
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Hi Carole. I was thinking the same thing! There’s a lovely soft mint green with grey in it called Mild Mint (BEHR) that is worth a try here: https://rstyle.me/+N5gMWMcoKLewXzj8NqPgWA I love that I can now order these inexpensive samples with free shipping…how cool is that!? Another possibility for a calm green with grey undertones is Benjamin Moore Prescott Green. If you wanted to go with a more traditional and gorgeous French green, take a look at PPG’s Frosty Pine here: https://rstyle.me/+lft0X3cvzqRzpHoHHrn6YQ. I don’t think you can order a sample, but the quart is inexpensive enough. Frosty Pine is reminiscent of a slightly subdued Vert Olivier, and I’m dying to try it. Hope this helps – I need to do a whole post on these mid-tone lovely greens! 🙂
Michele, this house is fabulous. It is quiet, romantic, and so lovely. I would enjoy spending a christmas here .
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Me too – and isn’t the light green a wonderful all year round accent as well as perfect for Christmas? Peace to you, Elizabeth.