212. Cozy Christmas Decorating for the Homemaker | Sarah of She Holds Dearly

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

If the thought of transforming your home into a cozy, magical Christmas wonderland seems overwhelming, this episode is for you! Sarah is a professional interior designer, but she is sharing tons of tips and inspiration for average homemakers to create a classic, festive, elegant atmosphere in their homes this season. Whether you are just getting started building up your Christmas decor stash or you are feeling the need to pare it down, my conversation with Sarah will help you feel inspired to create a beautiful, comfortable, cozy space that is perfect for your family this year.

In this episode, we cover:

When we start decorating our homes for Christmas and why
Creative ways to dress up an inexpensive garland
Tips for taking your tree lighting and decor to the next level
How the average person can achieve a designer look in their Christmas decor
Some of the most common mistakes home decorators make
Where to start if you feel overwhelmed by Christmas decorating
Tricks for storing and organizing Christmas decorations
Choosing where to focus your decorating energy when you can’t do everything
Enjoying Christmas decor with small children in the home
How to create a cozy Christmas feeling without bringing in clutter
Finding a balance of work and rest over the holidays

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0:00.0	What are some of your other tips for having more professional looking results with Christmas decor?
0:04.6	For the average person who isn't a designer.
0:06.5	Have boundaries. At this point in history, there's so many options.
0:10.8	Immerse yourself in the look of these different styles. the
0:13.0	look of these different styles and then commit to it. I mean that's my number one
0:18.0	advice is don't do it all. In fact even what what you own, you have my permission, do not pull everything out of those
0:26.5	bins and use everything. I always leave some things alone. If I leave them for too many years, I get rid of them. Yeah. But you're not going to use everything every year.
0:36.2	My name is Lisa, mother of eight and creator of the blog and YouTube channel Farm House on Boone.
0:43.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home,
0:46.2	from scratch cooking, and a little mom and entrepreneur life
0:49.2	along the way. Right, welcome back to the Simple Farm House Life Podcast. Today I'm having on Sarah from She
1:02.0	holds dearly. She's a repeat guess on here she has so much
1:04.6	design advice but for a practical homemaker simple living homestead people like a lot of you here in the simple
1:14.9	farmhouse life viewership or listenership wherever you're getting this
1:18.7	information she has a lot of practical wisdom for what you're probably going to be doing this week, which is decorating for Christmas.
1:25.5	So join us for this Christmas episode.
1:28.1	Sarah, so excited to have you back on.
1:30.9	For the listeners, Sarah has been on this podcast before if you haven't heard
1:34.9	that episode. When was that? Was that like a year ago? Two years ago? I don't even know at this point.
1:39.3	Maybe three years ago. Was it? Oh, I mean, well, okay, it can't well know. Oh my word, I almost said I haven't had a podcast for three years, but that is not true. I started it in January of 2020, so actually it's been almost four years years so could have been three years ago.
1:56.4	That's crazy and I think last time I had you on was it I don't know if it was Christmas
2:00.2	to core I know we talked decor but I'm not a hundred percent sure if it was Christmas. It wasn't Christmas. I know we talked to Corb, I'm not 100% sure if it was Christmas.
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