It’s that point of yr once more when our dwelling glows from the within out and the world feels just a bit bit gentler.
Each December, I await the solar to set, the home to calm down, and all of the comfortable lights and candles to return alive. There’s simply one thing about Christmas at night time, the glint of flame, the twinkle of lights, the hush that settles over every little thing that makes me pause, breathe, and replicate on what really issues.
I all the time say house is greater than a spot; it’s a sense. And at Christmastime, that feeling is pure magic.
I’m persevering with our ordinary custom round right here in sharing this yr’s Candlelight Christmas Night time Tour with you. Consider it as your digital vacation stroll by means of our dwelling after darkish, no chatter, simply cozy pictures to scroll, sip-your-cocoa-by-the-fire moments, and a little bit peace in your busy season.
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Entryway
This yr’s entryway appears to be like a little bit completely different than ordinary and never by selection.
Simply days earlier than I photographed this tour, we had a pipe burst that led to full-on water mitigation in our lobby (the type that turns your own home the other way up in a single day). Due to that, I don’t have as a lot of the entryway to share after darkish as I usually would.
However fortunately, I managed to seize two pictures of our lobby lit up at night time earlier than the chaos started and I’m so glad I did.
Magnificence can exist even when issues aren’t fairly completed or good. And actually, that feels becoming for this season.
Eating Room
Step a little bit additional and the eating room tree stands tall and twinkling.
I’m so thrilled with how our DIY tree stand planter turned out in right here. This room reads nearly like a portray at nighttime: deep greens, comfortable whites, and heat amber gentle in opposition to the panorama mural.
Switching from candles to rechargeable lamps was undoubtedly a superb resolution in right here.
The media room is among the most sentimental areas in our dwelling at Christmastime particularly at night time.
I stored the mantel easy however layered, with asymmetrical garland, comfortable fairy lights, and many candles flickering in entrance of the mantel mirror above the fireside. As soon as the lights go down, every little thing displays and doubles, and the entire room takes on this heat, golden glow that feels particularly cozy.
Our Christmas tree in right here may be my favourite of all, not as a result of it’s completely styled, however as a result of it’s full of a lifetime of reminiscences. Each decoration has a narrative, from items Robert and I held on our childhood bushes to handmade ornaments from the women, and newer ones collected as journey mementos alongside the way in which. It’s a timeline of our household, quietly glowing after darkish.
On the fireside, I all the time place my picket sneakers alongside my brother’s, a present our grandfather introduced us again from Holland once we had been little. It’s a small element, however one meaning a lot, particularly this time of yr now that he’s not with us.
And beneath the tree, you’ll normally discover a scattering of Christmas storybooks, prepared for cozy evenings studying along with our women. This room is all about custom, reminiscence, and making area for moments that really feel gradual and significant.
Main Bed room
Our major bed room was virtually asking to be dressed up for Christmas this yr.
We not too long ago painted the partitions a deep, moody inexperienced (Benjamin Moore Classic Vogue), and as soon as the lights go down, the colour wraps the room within the coziest, most calming glow. Critically, it appears like a heat hug in right here. It didn’t want a lot to really feel festive, just some easy layers.
I added a single strand of garland alongside the headboard, a few vases full of winter greenery, and a few lighted branches on the dresser for a comfortable, twinkling contact.
However really, the magic on this room comes from the lamps. That heat, low lighting in opposition to the darkish partitions creates the sort of peaceable environment that makes you need to linger a little bit longer.
It’s a quiet sort of Christmas in right here, easy, cozy, and calm, which feels particularly welcome on the finish of the day throughout a busy season.
Dwelling Room
This yr, we painted the mantel a deep navy (Benjamin Moore Temptation), and added tongue-and-groove planks to the ceiling, which immediately gave the room a richer, extra luxurious really feel. At night time, these updates actually come to life.
The darker tones floor the area, whereas the candlelight and twinkle lights soften every little thing round them.
I additionally pulled a number of of my grandmother’s silver items out of storage and eventually gave them a superb polish. Seeing them displayed once more has been such a pleasure. The way in which the candlelight displays off the silver provides the prettiest impact to the room. It appears like having a little bit piece of her with us this season.
With the Christmas tree lit, the fireside flickering, and the room bathed in comfortable gentle, that is the place the home feels its most comforting as we settle in for a film night time. It’s the place we collect, unwind, and linger, and at night time, it really appears like the center of our dwelling.
As I stroll by means of our dwelling by candlelight annually, I’m reminded that Christmas was by no means meant to be loud or hurried. It was meant to be quiet, holy, and stuffed with hope. A single gentle breaking by means of the darkness, the Mild of the World to dwell with us.
My hope is that this candlelight tour appears like a small pause in your season. A reminder to decelerate, relaxation your coronary heart, and make room for what issues most. From our dwelling to yours, could your nights be peaceable and your Christmas be full of His presence.
P.S. If you wish to {photograph} your candlelight dwelling at night time, you should use my Christmas Glow Presets and my nighttime images information right here. I’d love to see how your candlelight excursions prove this yr! Tag me so I can swoon over your cozy lights and flickering candles too.
