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Black and White Christmas Decor Home Tour

Modified: Sep 28, 2024 · Published: Dec 4, 2017 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 21 Comments

Black and White Christmas Decor Home Tour -Rustic Scandinavian Black and White Christmas decor with fresh greens and natural elements.

Black and white Christmas home decor ideas.
Jump to:
  • The Front Porch
  • Black and White Christmas Decor in the Dining Room
  • Christmas Bar Cart
  • Dining Table
  • A Forest of Christmas Trees
  • Black and White Christmas Decor in the Living Room
  • Fireplace Mantel
  • Coffee Table
  • The Stairs
  • Black and White Christmas Decor in the Kitchen
  • Kitchen Dining Area
  • Black and White Hot Chocolate Bar
  • More Inspiration

I'm so excited to be sharing my black and white Christmas decor home tour with you.

The Front Porch

Christmas front porch decor ideas

Let's start outside, at the front door. There's a collection of foraged greens and stumps to welcome guests. Inspired by a rustic winter wonderland, and farmhouse style, I used some vintage containers for the fresh greens. Cutting fresh pine, cedar, and fur branches from the forest behind our house is one of the inexpensive ways to add festive look. And outside, the greens will last all season long in the cold.

Christmas front porch

I wanted a cozy feel too, so I used my pom pom garland and yarn wrapped twigs -see how I made them here. I even added some faux snow to my lanterns with candles with a snowy look.

Christmas front porch decor ideas
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Christmas outdoor decor

Now, come on inside where it's warmer, and have a look at our black and white color scheme for this holiday season.

Christmas Home Tour

This big mirror is in our entrance way and its reflection offers a glimpse of what's inside.

Black and White Christmas Decor in the Dining Room

Black and White Christmas decor ideas

This year in the dining room, I decided to add a little drama and turn white walls into a buffalo check feature wall.  You can find a full tutorial on how to paint a buffalo check feature wall here.  

Black and White buffalo check Christmas

I love the buffalo check wall, and it really wasn't too hard to create either.

Rustic Scandinavian Christmas decor

Just inside the door is this little console table, and I've added my vintage white tool box full of real tiny trees. I love how simple it is. And of course, my racoon is looking pretty at-home in this little forest! This time of year I love adding lots of fresh greens to my home. It's the easiest holiday decor to add to your own home, and feels instantly like the holidays.

Scandinavian Christmas decor

Christmas Bar Cart

And over on my little bar cart, another pretty real green tree. This one is nestled into my vintage silver ice bucket. There are lots of vintage treasures on the bar cart.

Christmas bar cart


I love collecting at antique fairs, and stores, and thrift shops. The trophy is a recent acquisition, and it couldn't be cuter holding a bottle brush tree. Sometimes the easiest way to add a Christmas feel to your space is to pop a little bottle brush tree or some ornaments amongst your regular decor.

Christmas bar cart

Dining Table

I had fun decorating the dining table with some brass candlesticks I've collected.

Black and White Christmas decor

They've had a bit of a makeover -see how I made the DIY paint dipped brass candle stick holders here. I love the addition of the black and white colors for a modern feel.

Black and White Christmas buffalo check decor

The table runner is just a piece of buffalo check fabric, I didn't even finish the edges because I kind of liked the rustic feel, and think it will only look better as the edges fray more.

Check out how I dressed up the table as a black and white Christmas tablescape here.

Black and White Christmas Home Tour

Especially around Christmas, I love the idea of bringing the outdoors in and a woodland theme. This year I added in a pretty birch branch to my feature wall with a few pretty Christmas lights from the dollar store and some homemade black and white tassels.

Black and White Christmas decor ideasA Forest of Christmas Trees

My favourite part just might be the little forest of Christmas trees.

Black and White Christmas trees

I cut one papa tree, one mamma tree, and one baby tree.  The vintage galvanized tubs are hiding the tree stands.  I love their rustic charm.

Black and White Christmas tree

I've decorated them in black and white Christmas tree decorations, with some metallic and I love how simple and Charlie Brown they are. I also love that they're grouped between the dining room and the living room, so we can enjoy them from both rooms. They're draped with some simple black and white ribbon as a garland. And the black and white candy canes were the perfect finishing touch.

And under the trees there's a few pretty lanterns, and lots of Christmas gift boxes. The buffalo check wrapping paper was perfect, tied with simple black ribbon.

Black and White Christmas Decor in the Living Room

Black and White Christmas tree

In the living room I've continued the black and white Christmas decorating ideas and I love it.

Black and White Christmas decor

I'm excited to be decorating for Christmas in the living room and kitchen for the first time since their makeovers in the last two One Room Challenges -see the living room makeover before and after here, and the kitchen makeover before and after here. I kept the fireplace really simple.

Black and White Christmas mantel

Fireplace Mantel

Black and White Christmas mantel

You can find a tutorial for how I made the macrame garland here. I made the simple hoop wreath out of...a spray painted hula hoop. I was clearing out the garage from summer toys, getting it ready for winter and I saw this hula hoop. It was in the donate bin but then I thought that with a little gold spray paint it would be the perfect big hoop wreath -haha. Upcycling at it's best. ;). I wired on some fresh greens and pine cones, and finished it with some black and white buffalo check ribbons.

Black and White Christmas Home Tour

I think my favourite part of this black and white colour scheme was finding all the perfect decorative pillows for the couch. I love the mix of textures, and prints all brought together by the simple Christmas color palette of black and white. And since I love black and white home decor all year round, these won't have to be put away after the Christmas season.

Black and White Christmas living room

Coffee Table

For a touch of holiday on the coffee table bench, I added more natural elements like birch and fresh greens, and some candles on a vintage black and white enamelware tray. And this classic decoration combination is updated a little with the addition of a cute light up clay house.

Black and White Christmas living room

My little sidekick Oscar wanted in on the fun, and it felt like he was posing for this picture. He's our adorable Havanese puppy, just 1 ½ years old and an amazing addition to the family.

Black and White Christmas living room ideas

This room feels so cozy. Although black and white might not be your traditional Christmas colours, they really do feel so relaxed and easy to live with. And all the greens definitely make it feel Christmas-y. The key to not making this color scheme feel cold is lots and lots of cozy layers, and interesting textures and unique vintage pieces mixed in to all the black and white decorations.

Black and White Christmas decorating

The Stairs

The stairs are dressed with simple evergreen boughs. I normally make garland for the stairs, but these are whole branches. They were perfect since they were growing in this downward way. And I love all the pinecones that were already attached to them.

Black and White Christmas

The living room leads into the kitchen. I'm so excited since we just finished redoing it a few weeks ago and I love cooking in it. We've started our Christmas baking and it's a pleasure to cook in.

Black and White Christmas Decor in the Kitchen

Black and White couch pillows

I've added some greens and a few little Christmas touches to my open shelves.

Black and White Christmas Home Tour
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 Here's to lots more Christmas baking.

Black and White Christmas decor
Christmas kitchen decor

Looking back through the pass through, this pretty evergreen bough adds a festive feel with a few white Christmas ornaments hanging down.

Kitchen Dining Area

And our little eating area got dressed up for Christmas too.

Black and White Christmas decor

On the table is my little Christmas fairy garden along with a couple pretty copper house lanterns from last year with some fairy mushrooms in them.

Christmas Home Tour
Christmas fairy garden

You can find a tutorial on how to make a Christmas fairy garden like this one here.  It just makes me smile.  😉

I love all the little details.

Christmas fairy garden

Black and White Hot Chocolate Bar

And on the little side cabinet we set up a sweet hot chocolate bar.

Black and White Christmas Home Tour -Rustic Scandinavian Black and White Christmas Home Tour inspiration with lots of fresh greens and natural elements.

My 10 year old daughter did the pretty Merry Christmas sign on the chalkboard. The hot chocolate bar is stocked with all the essentials, including more the perfect black and white candy canes.

Black and White Christmas Home Tour

The pretty tree is one my sister bought for me years ago, and this year I've decorated it with some pretty gingerbread house cookies.

gingerbread Christmas tree

Thanks so much for joining me for a little tour of my main floor all decorated for Christmas.  With a black and white Christmas, life really is a party!

More Inspiration

You might also like our Black and White Boho Christmas Mantel here.

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Also check out our Black and White Christmas Table here.

You might also enjoy our Christmas Home Tour 2019 here.

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Comments

  1. Lora Bloomquist says

    December 15, 2017 at 10:04 pm

    Wow, you had me at yarn-wrapped twigs on the front porch! Love your eclectic style!

  2. dnr says

    December 12, 2017 at 10:09 am

    Linda, thanks so much! And, Merry Christmas!
    Dannyelle

  3. dnr says

    December 12, 2017 at 10:08 am

    Thanks so much Gloria, wishing you and your doggie a Merry Christmas!
    Dannyelle

  4. Colleen Pastoor says

    December 10, 2017 at 11:15 pm

    Love the greenery, lights, and glitter! Such a wonderful home tour 🙂

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