Country Sampler Farmhouse Style Holiday 2021

I’ve always loved that Christmas decorating comes in so many different styles. Yes, there’s the traditional red-and-green color scheme, but there’s also a more elegant glittery gold theme or icy cool blue look or even a rustic all-natural cabin feel or bright and fun retro style. Holiday decorations come in so many different designs and materials that you can easily change up your style from year to year (and many of you do!). My holiday decorating style has evolved through my life. When I was younger, my family had a tree with a very rustic country, handmade look. We were smack-dab in the country-loving ’80s, and our home reflected it. My mother cut strips of red plaid fabric and tied them into bows on the tree’s branches. We made ornaments…

CUSTOM CANDLES In a fun spin on repurposing, Farm Finds Candle Co. allows you to create a one-of-a-kind candle by pairing a unique antique vessel, such as a teakettle or fluted pan, with your choice of fragranced soy wax. They also sell “re-pour” kits so you can replenish your candle when needed. www.farmfindscandles.shop HALLSTROM HOME On her multifaceted website, designer and creator Rhonda Hallstrom shares seasonal and everyday decorating ideas and recipes, offers DIY classes and tutorials, and sells a variety of farmhouse-style products-all to inspire you to create a more beautiful home. www.hallstromhome.com WATCH AND LEARN If you love budget-friendly DIYs, check out Ashleigh Lauren’s YouTube channel. She features projects ranging from easy holiday decor and thrift-store flips to quick furniture makeovers. She even offers ideas for renter-friendly decorating!…

Pickup trucks have long been farm fixtures, but in recent years, vintage varieties sporting a distinctive cherry hue have become a driving force in holiday decor. As Christmas approaches, you’ll find stores stocked with signs, dishware, pillows, linens, ornaments and more featuring the festive red vehicles, which often are depicted toting evergreen trees. This may be one reason the products tug at our hearts—they call to mind memories of annual family outings to haul home a freshly cut pine from the forest or tree farm. How did a humble farm truck come to be a holiday icon? You might have the Hallmark Channel to thank for that. Back in 2017, the purveyor of sentimental seasonal shows made a red farm truck a character of sorts in the popular “Christmas in…

As we look forward to special holidays where we can once again connect and share a meal with our friends and family members, it seems especially important to celebrate in style with a thoughtfully decorated table. Natural elements and the harvest season’s most bountiful crops, including golden stalks of grain and plump pumpkins and gourds, inspired Nancy Borsodi, stylist for Farmhouse Style, to create this rustic tablescape. “I wanted to keep it simple, with a focus on texture and naturals that wouldn’t upstage the food or make the gathering feel too formal,” she says. She opted for quick and easy projects that make prep work a breeze and also offer flexibility for reuse on other occasions, from Christmas luncheons to springtime brunches. “Several of the items, such as the burlap…

1 Tiny Tannenbaums Brighten any surface with a cluster of cute bottle-brush trees mounted on festively painted and beribboned spools. Kathleen Ashton of Our Hopeful Home made these using vintage spools and small tree ornaments with the hangers clipped off. 2 Into the Woods Cozy up a corner with this winter wonderland-inspired tree. Start with a medium-size flocked tabletop tree. If your tree is not pre-lit, outfit its branches with a string of warm white miniature lights. Enhance the texture of the tree by adding glittered eucalyptus branches and small iced evergreen picks. Incorporate flocked white branches, glittered berry clusters and white-tipped pinecones to boost its winter personality. Suspend a variety of handcarved wooden animal ornaments from the branches. Hang large white pom-poms for a snowball-like effect. Create a coordinating…

There’s nothing like decorating your home for the holidays, no matter its size. As artisan Kelly Trichter proves with her miniature creations, even the tiniest of spaces can shine bright with Christmas cheer. Kelly has been entranced with little treasures since she was a child. “I have always liked tiny things,” she confides, tracing her creative impulse to a shadowbox project she painstakingly designed to accompany a grade-school book report. In 2018, as an adult looking for a relaxing hobby, she returned to the world of miniatures with the purchase of a dollhouse kit. “I wanted a project that would de-stress me after work,” she explains. As she struggled to find miniature furniture and accents with a farmhouse feel rather than the more typical Victorian look, she began experimenting with…