Boldly saturated reds and greens with multicolored Christmas lights have their place and thrill children, but red light has yet to charm this lover of white. Gentle Moments of White Christmas Photos shares glimpses of inspiration that whisper and feel like home to me. Once you experience the gentle quiet grandeur of a few lit candles (real, not remote controlled), it’s easy to relax a little about any ‘go big or go home’ holiday decorating pressures!
White Christmas Photos With Gentle Interiors
Oh the glory of a Pamela Pierce Christmas fireplace! The designer (and founding editor of Milieu) keeps a fire going in the living room and drapes the French period carved stone mantel with mixed garland and olive branches gathered from trees in her yard.
Notice those ripe brown pears…don’t you want to add this pretty embellishment immediately?
A pair of early Song dynasty jars anchor the scene, and,of course, Pam’s white roses are always part of any season’s décor.
White Christmas Inspiration: French Inspired Holiday Decor
Son of a nutcracker if I am not nutty for everything designer Madame Lincoln-Cutler touches with her magic Frenchy wand.
Her restraint and artful touch proves we can keep the palette hushed and pale yet festive.
If you have a wooden dough bowl, it’s perfect for pillar candles and greenery on a table.
Is it a doll house or is it real!?! THIS HOUSE with interiors by Jenny Martin is incredible inside!
Deep sigh! Don’t you love the simplicity of a simple sprig of greenery, a frosted cookie, and a white napkin for a lovely holiday place setting?
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Simple & Scandinavian Understated Christmas Decorating
Little trees in burlap or linen sacks can be sweet even without twinkling light strings.
Have a hook rack somewhere at home which could use a little cheer?
Green and white feel like best friends at Christmas when a variety of textures and layering joins the mix.
I find my fresh wreaths at the grocery store or Home Depot and simply subtract the awful red bow that is typically attached.
Metallics Are White’s Best Friend
Don’t you love mercury glass for holiday decor!?!
So many ways to use Christmas bulbs away from the tree. They can be massed in a bowl, tucked into vintage English stoneware…
Ever trimmed the tree in white only? It has been a few years since I brought out the tulle…
Hygge Factor & Cozy Christmas Vibes
I love a mix of textures like wooly soft goodness with European pink silk and a peely, distressed wood box.
Have you noticed how many bloggers/decorators/stylists use non-working fireplaces in their holiday vignettes?
My favorite gentle white Christmas moments are the understated, classic ones:
Elegant White Holiday Table Decor
White roses tucked into a little stoneware receptacle are timeless and so elegant.
Little natural ornaments can also be sweet at each setting on the table.
French Inspired Christmas Kitchen
If your family spends lots of time in the kitchen, it’s well worth it to accent with subtle gestures that feel natural…
Swedish Candelabra & Fresh Frasier Fir Wild Wreath
I like candles at the window whether they are real or electric flames.
I’m drawn to the minimal look of these:
And gold-toned candle holders never fall from favor.
Sometimes red DOES show up at my house…
Ideas for Decorating With a Natural Palette
White, Gold and Green Holiday Decor
If you have a collection of French earthenware or old pots, the holidays are such a perfect opportunity to show them off.
Aged urns also work so well for little Christmas trees:
and I often tuck fresh greenery in old zinc planter pots.
Have I convinced you that a few twinkly white lights and candlelight are powerful elements when you’re after an understated French country look for the holidays?
Pre-lit Bare Branches
Quiet Christmas Beauty
Tour a Sweet Holiday Decorated Home
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Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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