Mid century christmas

We had a tour around our followers and followees on Pinterest yesterday and found some fabulous and wonderful approaches to decorating for the holidays in Retro Style. Typical of our Mid-Century Fr…

Unique original features and a mix of vintage and new décor make this 1958 MCM home in Idaho sparkle for the holidays—and beyond.

If 2020 doesn’t exactly have you in the holiday mood, why not indulge in a little bit of a throwback this season with a mid-century modern Christmas tree? What’s that? You don’t have an aluminum tree, boxes of pristine vintage ornaments, and family heirlooms on hand? Not to worry. There are plenty of ways to bring the stylish spirit of 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s right into your living room without all those fancy accoutrements.

The holiday season was a time for glitz and consumption in mid-20th-century America.

Get ideas to decorate your home for a mid-century modern style Christmas, from the aluminum tree to the retro stockings and mod wreath for the front door.

Modern look, old-fashioned savings.

There are so many ways to embrace holiday style, but we'd be lying if we said we didn't hold a particularly soft spot for midcentury modern Christmas tree ideas. Ahead, we're sharing seven ideas to inspire you to deck the halls in retro style.

Moving into a new house has had me really reassessing all my past aesthetic choices, and this includes my past Christmas decorations. Holiday decor can lean really cheesy really fast if not done right. In the past, my holiday decor has been pretty ‘Scandinavian’ in style and I liked that but I feel

Christmas at my grandparents’ houses always felt like a Hallmark movie but in the best way possible. Chestnuts were roasting over an open fire, and hot chocolate was always simmering on the stove. Kitschy reindeer pranced on tabletops, and ceramic Santas grinned ear to ear from their posts on fireplace mantels.

DIY Painted Finial Nativity Set My mom used a variety of wooden spindles and finials that she collected and painted them in fun bright tones (it was the 60s after all) for her painted nativity set. I haven’t been able to locate them in our storage at my parents house for years otherwise I’d love […]