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37 Christmas Kitchen Decorating Ideas for Cookin' up Cheer
Add a festive layer to the heart of the ho-ho-home!
With the holidays upon us, it's officially time to pull down those boxes of holiday decorations from the attic, roll up your flannel sleeves, and get to work decking the halls. (That is, if you haven't already!) For many of us, this means adding festive details to every single inch of your house, inside and out. First things first: trim the Christmas tree and get those outdoor decorations up stat!
But there is still work to be done. When it comes time to layer in decor throughout the rest of your house, make sure to add an extra dash of holiday cheer to the heart of your home. Yep, we're talking about Christmas kitchen decorations. Even though the kitchen is the most utilitarian room in your house, it's where you'll be spending tons of time this season, from baking Christmas cookie recipes to catching up with loved ones around the island. So make it merry!
The breakfast table or island is a great place to incorporate creative Christmas kitchen table decor—think Christmas centerpiece ideas, a sweet spot to display your best gingerbread houses, or even a kitchen themed Christmas tree. For pretty kitchen cabinet Christmas decorating ideas, drape fresh Christmas garlands above and hang wreaths atop cabinet doors or in windows. Smaller Christmas kitchen accessories can happily tuck into open shelves.
After you've tried all the best Christmas kitchen decorating ideas, we bet you'll be ready to relax with a mug of hot chocolate and, might we suggest, a plate of those fresh-baked cookies!
Lovely and Layered Christmas Kitchen
This mostly white kitchen is anything but blah, especially at Christmastime when homeowners Victoria and Marcus Ford pile on the pretty with garland, wreaths, and other natural touches. Greenery tucked into brass urns and pottery is placed throughout—from the countertops to the breakfast table. Red bows, linens, and other kitchen accessories make a simple holiday statement.
See more of this North Carolina kitchen here.
Rustic Rhode Island Kitchen
In the days leading up to Christmas, the room—which houses homeowner Jennifer Barone's collection of antique copper—fills with the scents of baking cookies and spice-filled simmer pots. But on Christmas morning, it’s all about the aroma from Jennifer’s homemade sourdough cinnamon buns. An antique whiskey jug, part of a larger collection, holds evergreen branches from the property.
See more of this Rhode Island home here.
Woodsy Christmas Kitchen
Wispy wreaths made by bending faux berry branches into a ring shape and securing with garden wire hang from oak cabinets. Open cabinet tops offer just enough space to tuck in fresh greenery. The butcher block-like island offers the ideal spot to decorate cookies in the shapes of forest woodland creatures like deer, foxes, and squirrels.
See more of this Missouri cabin here.
Understated Christmas Kitchen
With not a red bow in sight, there's no doubt it's the holidays when you enter this kitchen—especially in the days leading up the Christmas, when the nine-foot-long farm table is piled with the makings of gingerbread houses and other Christmas crafts. Simple swaths of garland accent the giant windows that flank the black steel-framed range hood.
Calm and Bright Christmas Kitchen
With a soaring 22-foot ceiling and warm antique touches, it's no surprise this Nashville kitchen is where everyone congregates, especially during the holidays. A pair of runners with muted reds and classic swags of greenery make for understated and sophisticated holiday touches in this open and airy space.
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Pull out all the vintage collectibles to cheer up an otherwise neutral kitchen space. From red and white tins holding tree clippings to a group of Santa mugs with bottle brush trees, these happy accessories are sure to brighten any room. Open shelving is another clever spot to tuck in seasonal collectibles (spy the festive plaid Thermoses here!).
Festive Wreaths Christmas Kitchen
You hang wreaths on your exterior windows, so copy that same look inside. Here, the symmetry of the hood range zone is emphasized with windows on each side and wreaths strung up on the sconces above. A single ornament is tied on to the iron pot rack.
Holiday China Christmas Kitchen
Put the Christmas china on full display this season. The hand-built hutch houses holiday dishware along with an assortment of copper vessels. A scrolly chandelier (with greenery and berries tucked in) hangs above an antique kitchen table decorated with a runner, candles, and magnolia leaves.
Picture Window Christmas Kitchen
Framed by greenery and crowned by a plaid-adorned wreath, the new picture window provides views of a sweet country road and dairy farm in the distance. A stack of plaid napkins on the island coordinates with tartan touches throughout this New York farmhouse.
See more of this farmhouse here.
Breakfast Nook Christmas Kitchen
In this sunny breakfast nook, a vintage tool caddy provides a base for an easy arrangement of freshly cut greenery. Come Christmas, the reclaimed wood kitchen table gets topped with brass candleholders all dressed up with festive red taper candles, while the windows each get a wreath hung with thick ribbon.
Collected Farmhouse Christmas Kitchen
In this kitchen corner, sentimental vintage pieces, like felt stockings, hang from doorknobs and hooks, while copper jello molds sit happily above the door. A bar is set up near a pass-through window (framed with fresh garland) between the kitchen and dining room. Collectibles, both holiday and holiday-in-spirit, sit atop and nestle beneath an antique butcher block table.
Tour more of this farmhouse here.
Candy Cane Stripes Christmas Kitchen
Stripes will never go out of style—especially when they're candy cane stripes! The look is even more holiday-ready if you have green cabinetry.
Wreath-Adorned Cupboards Christmas Kitchen
The built-in painted wood cupboard provides an ideal spot to display collections (here, white ironstone and picnic baskets [above]), as well as a blank slate to layer on holiday accents. Wide plaid ribbon looped through fresh wreaths adds a graphic touch to plain white cabinet fronts.
Fresh Greenery Christmas Kitchen
Easy touches of fresh greenery with garland, wreaths, and mini topiary trees "Christmas up" this clean space without going overboard or getting in the way.
Tour the rest of the kitchen here.
Santa Claus Christmas Kitchen
What better way to decorate your kitchen than with the man in red himself? Pop little Santa figurines throughout your kitchen for a fun and festive look this year.
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Window Garland Christmas Kitchen
The garland does all the talking in this elegant Christmas kitchen design, complemented by hints of red through the antique Santa, bowl of apples, Dutch oven, and ribbon.
Gingerbread Christmas Kitchen
Let your gingerbread houses take center stage in your kitchen this Christmas. Add hints of greenery throughout the kitchen with sprigs of holly and extra branches from your Christmas tree. String up dried citrus rings in the window for a subtle pop of color.
Mad-for-Plaid Christmas Kitchen
Blogger Nora Murphy embraces her natural surroundings and uses fresh and homegrown greenery. The iron chandelier by Richard Scofield is typically sans shades, but come Christmas, Nora ups the merry factor with tiny tartan treatments. The garland above the range holds miniature galvanized pails that serve as an advent calendar.
Tour Nora's home here.
Cozy Cabin Christmas Kitchen
Cheery pops of red are found throughout this log cabin kitchen, from the clip-on task lighting and the vintage signs to the candy cane-stripe runner and plaid hand towel. A Charlie Brown-style Christmas tree adds a fragrant and nostalgic touch.
Shop the cozy Wisconsin cabin here.
Vintage Tennessee Christmas Kitchen
A little holiday nostalgia goes a long way in Jenni Bowlin's kitchen, where sophisticated year-round displays are seasoned with not-so-serious accents such as Putz houses, bottle brush trees, and Santa mugs.
See more of this farmhouse here.
Katie Bowlby is Digital Director at Country Living, where she covers pop culture news including country music, Yellowstone, and all things HGTV, plus gift guides and product reviews. She has been with Country Living for more than 11 years. Before that, she worked for Southern Living. The Indiana University grad also stitches up the cross-stitch pattern for every issue of the magazine.
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