Primitive Living Room Holiday Tips




Well here it is upon us again!  The wonderful holiday season!



Here are a few primitive decorating ideas to make your living room fit right in with an "old-fashioned" holiday.

This is the same display I had for my living room for the Fall months, but now have decorated it for the holiday season!  The shutters have spring rods so all you need to do is change the fabric to a cute holiday theme.  I chose a dark green background with tiny santas on it. 



Place some batting or fiberfill around your holiday prims to give the illusion of snow.  I hung a sign over the top which just happened to be "Santa" themed as well and matched the colors in my shutters perfectly. 


The shutters were originally white but I spray painted them flat black. 


Here is a pic of my finished display for a nice holiday touch!





 



In place of tea lights, use clear glass votive cups and try mixing red, green, and white votives.  Whatever combination of colors you choose, try to keep with the theme of the holidays.
 
Another cute idea is to not use candles at all in your votive cups,  but pieces of cinnamon sticks tied together with raffia.

 


Try filling your votive cups with small wrapped peppermint candies (you know the kind they sell around Christmas) or small  candycanes.




Take some clear votive glasses and fill with red and green buttons.  I tied a strip of checked fabric around the bottom and placed 3 star buttons in a row.



 


Take a look at how to decorate a primitive Christmas tree to make your home comfy cozy for the holiday season!

Always remember to take off buttons before disposing of any old clothes!  I have a huge jar with old buttons that I  reuse for lots of primitive craft projects.


I recently bought an old candle stand at a yard sale for $5.00.  It was  sort of a maple color when I bought it, but I wanted to paint it black.  I bought some flat black paint and painted right over the old color.  I didn't use primer or anything else.  When you're painting over this the maple color will come through the black but that's fine.  When it dries it gives it an old worn look.