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    Home » Holidays

    A Nostalgic Christmas Breakfast Room

    Published by Pam Kessler | 526 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 15 Comments

    I'm so excited to share my Christmas breakfast room with you today and in the process give you some ideas to help you create a nostalgic Christmas.

    Now, before we go any further you must know that I adore vintage, red and green, Santa's in the house sort of Christmas decor in my home and my Christmas breakfast room is no exception.

    Subtle is not my middle name when it comes to Christmas decor.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    Now, for me, Christmas is a time for nostalgia, for reminiscing, for honoring the past. And what better way to do that than pulling out family heirloom pieces.

    Or vintage pieces you have recently acquired.

    Just because it didn't originally come from your family, doesn't mean it doesn't deserve a place of honor at Christmastime. And thrift stores, estate sales and yard sales are GREAT places to find new-to-you family heirlooms.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    For instance, this vintage plastic Santa and sleigh was bought at a local thrift shop for a song.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    Last year I had it on top of my globe (traveling the world in one night) and this year he's weighing himself after having eaten too many cookies.

    Love the body you're in Santa!

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    The Santa pitcher was also a thrift store find. The paint is a little chippy on it, but that just gives it character.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    I found two of these plastic hanging things at the antique mall a few weeks ago and I had to buy them. I think they were a dollar each, so no reason not to.

    Let's overlook the fact that I took at least 7 boxes of old Christmas decor to the thrift store this week.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    This Santa made his first appearance this year in my Vintage Farmhouse Christmas Decor post.

    He's quite the ham and insisted on being featured again this time.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    The deer are also thrift store finds.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    The baker's cabinet is one of my all-time favorite yard sale finds. Ever.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    Do I have to keep saying that? Pretty much anything you see here comes from an estate sale, thrift store or yard sale.

    On the other side of thrifting, I was just getting ready to take this vintage wooden hay rake to the consignment store when I made the mistake of hanging Christmas greenery on it.

    And now I'm in love with it all over again.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    I have a feeling it isn't going anywhere soon.

    Last year I had curtains in here that I had made from an old vintage Christmas tablecloth that had seen better days.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    This year I wanted something different, so I went with hanging greenery as my "curtains" (it's just wired onto the tension rods) with glass ornaments filled with fake snow hanging down.

    I love how the sunlight hits the snow in the morning.

    This nostalgic Christmas breakfast room is a great example of how to use vintage Christmas decor in your home without it looking like your grandma's house!

    I hope that gives you some ideas for using nostalgic Christmas decor in your home. Whether family heirlooms or vintage pieces recently acquired, it's all good!

    Some other thrifting posts you may be interested in are Top Thrift Store Shopping Tips and A Little Christmas Thrifting

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    1. Vickie

      December 11, 2015 at 7:09 am

      I love the greenery you've used in your breakfast room, Pam. You've given me an idea of what to do with the hay rake that's still outside our back door. I love your vintage touches, and to me it's not Christmas without red & green and a few jolly old fellers hanging out. Pretty ornies hanging in the window, too!

      Reply
      • Pam

        December 11, 2015 at 8:33 am

        A hay rake OUTSIDE!!! Are you nuts 🙂

        Reply
    2. Erica

      December 11, 2015 at 7:33 am

      Love all the greenery! I am going to get some this weekend when we get our tree and add it to some of my displays. Hopefully the dog doesn't try and chew it up!

      ~Erica

      Reply
      • Pam

        December 11, 2015 at 8:34 am

        Oh, no. And then you'd have to deal with dog barf on the carpet too! I'm really surprised that neither of my dogs have been too interested in the greenery on my coffee table. So far, so good.

        Reply
    3. Kim

      December 11, 2015 at 8:06 am

      Pam, I love it especially that rake!

      Reply
      • Pam

        December 11, 2015 at 8:37 am

        I think I paid $5 for that at a yard sale. I don't know what they were thinking, but I grabbed it and didn't ask questions.

        Reply
    4. Jennifer @ Town and Country Living

      December 11, 2015 at 8:30 am

      Pam, I love all the vintage holiday touches in your breakfast room! What a great bay window area to dine in!! Thanks so much for joining the tour!

      Reply
      • Pam

        December 11, 2015 at 8:38 am

        Thank you so much for inviting me. I've enjoyed seeing everyone else's decor so much!

        Reply
    5. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      December 11, 2015 at 9:56 am

      Love it all, Pam! Your Santas are so charming...and you've inspired me to do something with the clear ornaments I have just sitting in a box! You have a wonderfully whimsical style that I just love!

      Reply
    6. Kim K.

      December 11, 2015 at 11:13 am

      Lots of fabulous ideas in this post. I just love the fresh greenery as your curtain valance. Love the Santa scale too. Christmas hugs!

      Reply
    7. Kris @ Junk Chic Cottage

      December 11, 2015 at 11:41 am

      Hi Pam,
      Not only do you find great vintage pieces you know how to style them. The breakfast nook looks pretty for the holidays.
      Kris

      Reply
    8. Anne

      December 11, 2015 at 12:17 pm

      Pam I love your vintage Christmas decor! You always find the best vintage treasures. Your room is so beautiful. And I love that you've added Santa and the reindeer on top of your globe. What a fun idea! Merry Christmas!

      Reply
    9. Judy Clark

      December 11, 2015 at 7:52 pm

      Love the greenery used at your windows! Adore all of your vintage pieces!

      Judy

      Reply
    10. Christy @ Our Southern Home

      December 21, 2015 at 2:44 pm

      Pam,
      it is all so pretty! I'm eyeing that gorgeous scale!!! What a find. Merry Christmas!

      Reply

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