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This post is all about Christmas living room decor ideas.
It’s time to deck the halls! Christmas will be here before you know it. It’s time to pull the Christmas decoration boxes from the attic and start turning your home into a cozy holiday wonderland. Why not start in the best room of all…the living room!
While we love spreading Christmas cheer throughout our whole home, our absolute favorite place and the space we dedicate the most time to decorating is the living room. It’s where we set up our gorgeous tree full of nostalgic ornaments. It’s where we decorate our mantle with fresh garland and twinkle lights. And it’s where we love adding splashes of cozy element like holiday throw pillows and blankets.
We could argue that it’s possibly the coziest room in the house by the time we’re done decorating!
Every single year, we have our tried and true ways of making the space come to life for the holidays. Today, we’re sharing 12 Christmas living room decor ideas that you can totally steal for your own home.
Turn on some Christmas jazz and light the fireplace…let’s get to decorating!
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12 Christmas Living Room Decor Ideas
1. Decorate Your Tree
First things first…decorating your Christmas tree is a must! Whether you’re decorating a faux Christmas tree or a real tree, decorating is just the same. You’ll need some Christmas lights and ornaments to start out. We love adding ribbon or tinsel to our tree for a cute and glitzy holiday vibe.
Pre-Lit Artificial Christmas Tree
42ct Ornaments
Yellow Christmas Lights
Christmas tree bows
2. Add Cozy Throw Blankets
The cold weather is here to stay for a while, so adding some cozy throw blankets to your living room is a must. Throw one over the back of an accent chair or sofa. If you have several you’d like to have on hand, store them in a woven basket by your Christmas tree or fireplace.
plaid woven throw blanket
faux fur ruched throw blanket
christmas tree knit throw
green cable knit blanket
3. Hang Garland on Your Mantle
There’s just something about adding greenery to your mantle during the holiday that instantly makes your space cozier. We’ve adding real garland and faux garland over the years. While there’s nothing like real garland, there are faux garlands that do look just as real dance create a similar aesthetic.
9′ Artifical pine garland
pre-lit christmas garland
4. Deck the Mantle Out Some More
You can’t just stop at decorating your mantle with garland. Adding cozy stockings, string lights and candles to your mantle will add character and warmth for the holiday season.
merry christmas felt garland
bottlebrush trees
ceramic christmas village
cozy knit stockings
5. Decorate with Unique Lights
While the Christmas tree gives off a gorgeous glow of light in your living room, adding unique lights around the room could help create a cozy, warm feeling for the holidays. This holiday season, embrace all opportunity to add more light decor to bookshelves, living room mantle or coffee table.
light-up mercury trees
flameless led tree candles
pre-lit pine wreath
light-up rattan table trees
6. Swap Pillows with Holiday Throw Pillows
One simple way to instantly add holiday cheer to your living room is to swap out your normal decorative pillows with some holiday-themed throw pillows. You can keep things simple with neutral snowflake designs or solid red and green pillows.
If you want to have some more fun with it, add a one-of-a-kind holiday pillow to your sofa or accent chair
Mr. spice gingerbread pillow
colossal handknit pillow
cozy teddy faux fur throw pillow
peppermint candy pillow
7. Roll Our a Holiday Rug
Buying a new rug for your living room is not necessary, but it is something extra that we love doing to make a statement during the holidays. Look for rugs with cozy textures, holiday colors or traditional patterns.
Juniper neutral rug
dress stewart tartan khaki rug
8. Decorate Your Coffee Table
Decorating our coffee table for Christmas has become one of our favorite things to do. We love styling our coffee table tray with a holiday candle, miniature Christmas tree figures and a holiday candy bowl. Adding these small touches to the center of our living room truly makes the space more inviting for guests.
scallopped travetene tray
ceramic tree
striped glass candy bowl
spiced cider candle
9. Set the Mood with a Cozy Scent
Lighting a candle and relaxing in your living room with the glow of Christmas tree in sight is what the magic of Christmas is all about. Having a cozy scent in your living room not only creates a gorgeous ambiance, but it makes your space more inviting for guests.
gingerbread house candle
monograhm balasm woods candle
crushed candy cane candle
sweet vanilla cinnamon candle
10. Decorate Your Living Room Bookshelves
If you have built-in bookshelves in your living room, now is the time to embrace the holiday spirit and add some cute decorative touches to them as well. Swapping our your everyday tchotchkes with holiday decor will create little moments throughout the room.
11. Spruce Up Your TV Console
Don’t have a fireplace? No problem! It’s the perfect opportunity to decorate your TV or media console for the holidays. We like decorating it with similar items to a mantle — like green garland, Christmas decorative items and candles.
faux cedar garland
collectable metal reindeer
flameless wax candles
frame tv christmas art
12. Add DIY Christmas Decor
Whether we’re making our own orange garland or replacing our art prints with adorable prints from Etsy, we love finding ways to save money on holiday decor and try our hand at creating memorable moments in our living room. It makes you appreciate the effort of creating a beautiful holiday space even more.
homemade orange garland
christmas tree painting printable
black & white christmas art gallery
