Cozy Family Room

I’m excited to share my basement family room with you all cozied up for Christmas. I’ve added lots of white and texture and it’s so cozy now all I want to do is snuggle up with my doggie and a cup of tea.

This year I decorated the tree with lots of white, including some white fluffy yarn and lots of white ornaments, with some gold and silver.

I also tucked in these amazing branches.  They remind me of antlers, and I thought they were pretty tucked into the tree.

I wrapped the gifts in some pretty simple paper, and added some cute embellishments, like this little bead tassel.

I kept the fireplace mantel quite simple.  Aren’t these little houses sweet.  They’re a fun DIY made from some scraps of wood and copper pipe.

I’ve layered in lots of natural elements, like pinecones, antlers, and

Over on our toy chest coffee table, I’ve layered lots of simple pretty elements.  I love the look of the macrame  table runner it adds so much texture.

I also added a fun little flocked tree in a pretty basket.  I painted the bottom white, and love how it turned out.

The simple candle holders are another easy DIY, just some logs with a drilled out hole for a candle, and some gold, silver, and copper leaf on the bottom.

Over behind the little chair, I set up a cute little Christmas vignette.

This little table was a roadside rescue, and using the tray as a backdrop was inspired by my friend Laurie at Vinyet Etc.  -check out her home tour for lots of inspiration.

This little basket got a few pom poms added and another little tree tucked inside.  The little birch star was a from some sticks I found on a walk one day that I tied together with a little wire and twine.

Over on the other side of the room, is my girls little play room area.  As they get bigger they don’t use it quite as much as they used to, but adding some simple decorations made them want to play back there more.

This is the first time we’ve added any real Christmas to the play area, and it was partly inspired by the little puppet theatre makeover.

The puppet theatre used to be painted pink and purple but they painted it over with black paint so they can use chalk to decorate it for any play they’re creating.  I added some snowflakes, and garland for a wintery feel.

The little table and chairs are holding a few Christmas trees and some more pretty wood bead garland.  I actually picked up an old beaded car seat cover at a garage sale a year or so ago and I’ve used the beads for all sorts of fun little projects.

We’re all set to to watch movies, read, and play down here this Christmas.

All I need now is a mug of hot chocolate. 😉

With a cozy family room to enjoy this Christmas, life really is a party!