18 Christmas Living Room Decor Ideas That Make Your Home Feel Magical
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This post shows you 18 Christmas living room decor ideas, from full room looks to small single pieces.
Most Christmas living room decor ideas start and stop at the tree, while the rest of the room looks the same as it did in July.
These 18 ideas cover everything else, from full room looks to small single pieces.
Some go bold and some stay quiet, so pick whatever fits your room.
First up is the classic red and white.
Go Classic Red and White
Red and white is the safe pick, like jeans and a white tee. Most sofa colors sit fine next to it.
Wide red ribbon woven down the tree is the one detail worth copying.
Everything else can be a throw or pillow you already own.
Add silver ornaments if the red feels heavy, and keep the lights warm white.
Shop: wide red wired ribbon for christmas tree here
Tuck a small tree in a corner
A small tree in the corner takes up almost no room, and the window gives it a second job: it shows from outside too.
Pick a slim tree over a short one, so it keeps its height.
Check where the outlet is before you commit to the spot.
Shop: slim pre-lit Christmas tree here
More small space ideas are in these studio apartment decor ideas.
Make it a white Christmas room
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This is one of my favorites on the list.
White does most of the work, so everything else can stay in one shade.
A faux fur throw on the sofa is the one detail.
Use warm white lights, not cool ones, or the room starts to feel icy.
If it still looks flat, add a little silver or icy blue.
Shop: white faux fur throw blanket here
More frosted and white styling is in these winter centerpiece ideas.
Hang stockings on a shelf
Not every living room has a fireplace, and stockings don’t need one.
A bookshelf or TV stand does the same job as a mantel.
Clip-on stocking holders hook over the edge, so nothing gets drilled.
Keep the stockings light, or the holders can tip.
Space them evenly and start from one end.
Shop: clip-on Christmas stocking holders here
Keep it Scandinavian
Take the red and glitter out and you get a calm, natural room, like a ski lodge with the volume turned down.
Wooden ornaments on a plain tree cover most of the look.
Put white candles on any free surface, and skip metallics so nothing competes.
It suits a room that’s already light and wooden.
Shop: natural wooden Christmas tree ornaments here
Style a coffee table tray
One tray, one candle, a couple of small trees.
That’s the whole setup, and it’s the same trick as a catch-all bowl by the front door.
The tray lifts off in one go when you need the table for a mug or a laptop.
Marble or wood both work, so match whichever is already in the room.
Shop: marble serving tray for coffee table here
More tabletop ideas are in these Christmas coffee table ideas.
Go green with olive branches
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Skip the red and let green carry the room.
Olive branches in a tall vase are all the greenery it needs.
One velvet pillow in a deep green ties it to the sofa.
Keep the tree simple with warm white lights.
Green sits fine next to a gray or cream sofa.
Shop: faux olive branches stems for vase here
Garland the TV console
A TV is the hardest thing in the room to decorate around, since it’s a big black rectangle that won’t move.
I like this fix: a garland along the top of the console.
Thread battery lights through it, so there’s no cord to hide.
Keep the garland on the console, not draped over the screen.
Shop: battery operated pre-lit Christmas garland here
More TV wall ideas are in these small apartment living room ideas.
Try a gold glam room
Gold gets loud fast, like a sequin jacket.
Pick one soft, matte finish and stay with it.
Tall taper candles in gold holders add height without taking up table space.
Champagne and soft white sit well beside it, and the tree ornaments should match the same gold.
Shop: matte gold Christmas ornaments here
Set up a hot cocoa cart
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A cocoa cart is a coffee bar with a Christmas theme, and it takes up even less room.
Any small cart or side table will do.
Set out mugs and a jar of marshmallows, and add a tiny tree so it reads as Christmas and not a snack table.
Pick mugs in one color so the cart looks put together.
Shop: hot cocoa bar set with mugs here