Home for the Holidays at Duke Manor Farm

Home for the Holidays at Duke Manor Farm sharing how I created a festive and cozy home filled with all the things we love during the holiday season.

Welcome to my home for the holiday tour at Duke Manor Farm. Since I began blogging in 2011, this time of the year is by far my most favorite time to be creating, sharing, and visiting other holiday homes. I hope you are equally inspired by the 30 other bloggers that have joined me for a full week of holiday home tours. The full lineup and all the links are included below. A special thanks to Marty from A Stroll Thru Life who has hosted this event for several years.

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Home for the Holidays at Duke Manor Farm

Although my style tends to be lean on the minimal side, I always do my best to create a home that is cozy and festive for my family.  Years ago I went through a major purge and reorg of my holiday decor so now I work with items that I love and want to share during the holiday season. The downstairs den got a new tree this year since I donated the previous one….and truth be told it was a beast to store and to set up.

I love how anything goes when it comes to color in this space so I added green, blush and silver to the tree and to the decor.  You can see when I infused blush on our main level tree a few seasons ago here. It was the first time I used another color besides red on our Christmas Tree. I loved it…. my kids not so much. You would have thought I canceled Christmas on them.  You can read the whole story here on how I learned my lesson that year….and redecorated the tree!

tree/ tree ring ( it comes red so I spray painted it silver)

 

I feel like Christmas really showed up in July when I got my new Raintree waterproof hardwood floors from Twenty & Oak. 6 months later and these gorgeous floors still get me every.single.time. You can see the full project from installation to reveal here.

Screen Porch

Although it’s a bit too chilly these days to sit on the screen porch, I did add some festive touches to one of our favorite places to sit when outside. I usually use the small tree in our guesthouse when we have visitors for the holidays, but since nobody is coming this year ( insert boo face) I decided to put it up in here for an extra dose of holiday joy.  I found these steal of a deal plaid pillows  ( as in $10 each) on amazon to complement the plaid throw (HomeGoods) that I used last year here when I did plaid in our family room and kitchen area.

I decided to hang this metal vintage Coca-Cola sign that is usually in other places outside to give the walls a splash of color.

Front Porch

I went for a more relaxed wintery vibe on the front porch, mainly so I can keep everything out till Spring. The look tends to stay somewhat consistent out on the front porch, as you can see from one of my favorite porch looks a couple of years ago here. These buffalo check pillows that I bought a couple of years ago ( another great deal)  look amazing when paired with any color. I loved it when I paired the buffalo check with plum one year that you can see here.

 

More decorated spaces from Duke Manor Farm

I shared other spaces of Duke Manor here in my Pops of Color tour last week. Here’s some of what you missed in case you didn’t see it.

I hope I have brought some extra joy into your day today as you toured my home. My hope is that you and the people that you love have the happiest of holidays this year. Next up on the tour is a visit to Kristin’s beautiful cabin at  White Arrows Home. It’s magical!

See…..I told you!

Merry Christmas

Full tour lineup and links

Monday December 7th

A Stroll Thru Life – Worthington Court – Clean and Scentsible – StoneGable – Pink Peppermint Design – Decor To Adore 

Tuesday December 8th

Modern Glam – It All Started With Paint – Town and Country Living – Hymns and Verses – Making It In The Mountains – Life On Cedar Lane 

Wednesday December 9th

Designing Vibes – Inspiration For Moms – Grace In My Space – The Wood Grain Cottage – Whispering Pines Homestead – Remodelando la Casa

Thursday December 10th

CitrineLiving – Our Southern Home – Southern State Of Mind – Duke Manor Farm – White Arrows Home – Thrifty and Chic

Friday December 11th

11 Magnolia Lane – Follow The Yellow Brick Home – Delightful Order – Southern Hospitality – Cassie Bustamante

 

 

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