I am so happy to be joining Jenny Williamson once again this year for the Holiday Home Tour. If you are visiting from my friend Rhoda’s Southern Hospitality blog welcome! Today I am sharing How to Decorate Your Courtyard for Christmas.
For those of you new here, we recently moved to the Paso Robles Wine Country. We have a lovely enclosed courtyard in our new home. Let’s take a tour of it all decked out for Christmas. Our new home is color coated in a warm neutral and the stone accents are also in warm tones. I chose a butterscotch color ribbon to complement the existing colors of the home rather than compete with it.
Once you pass through the gate there is an entry area where we have placed a long table that we purchased locally from Habitat Home and Garden. Above it hangs a rack from Brazil. that resided in the mudroom in our former home.
I filled a basket with greens from our yard and faux berries.
Hanging on the rack are artifacts we have collected over the years including the Swedish spoon rack.
The courtyard fountain was purchased by the former owners in France. I filled one of my vintage watering cans with more greens foraged from my yard.
I decorated the fireplace with more foraged greens. The mantel clock is from Home Depot here.
The planters on either side of the fireplace are from Atelier de Campaigne. and are filled with lemon trees. The ribbon was found on Etsy.
The zinc bowl from Atrium Mercantile in Atascadero on the coffee table is filled with foraged greens and pine cones. The coffee table is from Dovetail Furniture. Pottery Barn has a similar one here.
I added more foraged greens to the gas lights and the planters.
The chairs are from Ballard Designs but are no longer available.
The pillows are from Pottery Barn (also no longer available) and the side tables are from Frontgate They are on sale right now.
You might also enjoy my post How to Create an Outdoor Space your Guests will Never Want to leave here., or my post on How to Decorate Your Porch Naturally for Christmas, or How to Decorate your Front Porch for Christmas Using Natural Elements. Thank you for reading How to Decorate Your Courtyard for Christmas. I will be back on Wednesday for some Ageless Style, and Thursday for more of my Christmas tour.
A huge thank you to Jenny Williamson of Evolution of Style for organizing this tour once again. Now let’s pop over and visit Jenny and all of the other participants. Once you visit Jenny you can navigate to all the other lovely homes on the tour. Be sure and check back every day for more parts of the tour. It’s always a lot of fun!
EVOLUTION OF STYLE
Monday, November 28th (Front Porch/Outdoor Spaces)
Evolution of Style | Maison de Cinq | Home by Heidi | Southern Hospitality | Cindy Hattersley Design
Tuesday, November 29th (Entries/Dining Rooms)
Hello Lovely | A Stroll Thru Life | County Road 407 | Southern Heather | Classic Casual Home | Most Lovely Things
Wednesday, November 30th (Living Rooms/Dens)
Northern California Style | Thrifty Decor Chick | Summer Adams | Make Mine a Spritzer | Sincerely Marie Designs | Postcards from the Ridge
Thursday, December 1st (Mantels/Kitchens/Laundry Rooms)
Southern Hospitality | Cindy Hattersley Design | Home with a Twist | Sincerely Marie Designs | Citrine Living
Friday, December 2nd (Bedrooms)
Dimples and Tangles | This is Our Bliss | Shine Your Light | Sincerely Marie Designs
Hi Cindy,
So naturally beautiful!! Could you provide the source on etsy for the ribbon love the color.
Cindy,
I absolutely love foraged greens and berries, especially when they are festive outdoors. Your courtyard is so beautiful. You are really a talented designer!
Karen B.
HI, Cindy, your new courtyard is absolutely stunning! You have such a touch in decorating with naturals. I would love to do more of that, but I have all these Christmas decorations to use. You always have just the right things to use and it looks gorgeous in your outdoor spaces. Have a wonderful Christmas & holiday season!
Hi Rhoda
Thank you so much. I like to work with natural elements when I can but I certainly am not afraid of incorporating faux here and there! Happy Holidays to you too Rhoda!
Wowza! Everything looks amazing and I love how different it looks from so many other outdoor spaces. Even down to the color of the ribbon. It’s truly beautiful. And how fun to have a fountain! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and can sit outside and enjoy all of that hard work!
Hi Cindy
Thank you so much. I always think it is important to incorporate the colors of the landscape into my designs rather than fight it. The stone walls were my guide.
Cindy, your new home is stunning. I love the rack with the collected artifacts especially the Swedish spoons. What a great find. Also, I am loving those planters on each side of your fireplace. Stunning fireplace too! It’s such a beautiful outdoor space for the holidays.
Hi Tammy
Thank you so much. We absolutely love it here and are so grateful to the former owners for creating such a magical place.
Cindy this looks amazing! I love all of the forged finds and of course all the pieces from your collections. Enjoy this beautiful season and thank you for sharing all of your beautiful home, style and you!
Hi Elizabeth
Elizabeth you are one of the kindest people in the blogging world. I feel so fortunate to “know” you!!
Oh my word, your court yard is stunning. That fireplace is beautiful. You have found so many amazing things that just seem made for this space. I love it all.
Hi Marty
Thank you so much. We feel so lucky to have found this house with it’s beautiful outdoor spaces.
Oh Cindy!!! Your courtyard is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you repurpose things and always find the perfect spot! As if it was meant for this space all along! You take foraging to a new level!! So extraordinary!!!
Xx
Annie
Hi Annie
Thank you so much! I sure loved your dining room with the festive snowflakes and the charming place cards.
This is simply spectacular and you are killing me that so much you could forage! Excellent.
Thanks Mary Ann!
Hi Cindy, I have been following your blog for quite a while and really enjoy it very much, however, take another look at the very pretty clock and see if you would agree with me, that the Roman numeral VI (6)is at the top where usually the number 12 (XII) should be?
Ha! That is called me shifting it around for the photos! The clock does actually work though I only wanted it for the look. You are very observant Christel!!
Cindy! It looks stunning! Those huge planters flanking the fireplace are making me drool. And the Swedish spoon rack. I hadn’t thought of using my vintage watering cans, but you have sealed it. All of the unique touches and unexpected wonder. But then again, you had me at the gate! Thanks for sharing your courtyard and inspiring home. xox
Hi Michelle
So glad you joined the tour. I thought you would enjoy participating! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!
Wow, Cindy! I’m in love with your new home … and the courtyard is even more amazing decked out for the holidays. You have the magic styling touch. I love this tour so much and I’m inspired to get out to zhush up my little front porch. xo
Hi Juliet
Thank you so much. I am sure your outdoor spaces look amazing!!
Cindy, why do you have to be different and so perfect!!!! Ha Ha…..absolutely naturally beautiful! People spend thousands of dollars on Christmas Decor and don’t even look as classic and pretty as yours!
Hi Nancy
Thank you so much. I am a firm believer in foraging and using what you have. I have often toiled for hours over an arrangement only to realize that some of the simplest are best.
Just beautiful..love it all. Question ..I notice you always use 2 back pillows on your chairs inside and out..does it mean you remove one?
Hi Eileen
I am a bit of a pillow fanatic admittedly. However, the Ballard chairs are deep and my family is not blessed with height except our son in law and now Summer. I need both pillows on a deeper chair. My son in law however removes the second one!!
Cindy wow!! Your courtyard is just stunning – and soo up my alley!! I’m especially in love with those planters – and the sweet basket holding the greenery is also just adorable.
It looks amazing and oh-so-cozy!!
Happy Holidays!
Sheila
xo
Hi Sheila
Thank you so much. We love our new home! Come visit we are much closer now!
Hi Cindy,
Everything is just lovely, so fresh and inviting and festive. I hope you will enjoy many happy times celebrating the holidays in your beautiful courtyard!
Xo Heidi
Thank you so much Heidei. We love our new home and neighborhood.
So wonderful that you can step out into your yard and create such natural beauty.
I see lemons in your lemon trees already. They must be very happy in that location. Your butterscotch ribbon added such a great non traditional touc.h. Leave it to you to think of such a great idea.
Hi Katherine
You are right we are getting quite a few lemons now. That is what I really missed from our Chualar home. We purchased these while still in our rental/fixer upper. Thankfully they are producing now!!
Hi it’s always a treat to read ur blog but I’ve been recognizing that they always show pictures, then say not available..why put them in the pics?? Just notice it happens so much when I read the blogs..thx
Hi Lynda
Well, that is the dilemma in the blog world. Things can disappear quickly, particularly with fashion. I try to give my readers ideas of how they can work with what they have to get a similar look. If I purchased everything new for each post I would have to invest a fortune. I would not recommend that and that’s not my thing. I try to create vignettes that you can copy or emulate if you wish.
Love how festive and unique you’ve made your courtyard just like your wardrobe…completely Cindy!🌿🧡🌿
Hi Sue
Thank you so very much. You are so sweet.
Cindy this is so gorgeous and so California Christmas! I don’t know how you do it after just hosting 35 for Thanksgiving! I love the baskets and the foraged greens with the lemons. I may need to add more citrus to my decor this Christmas. You always inspire. I pinned all of it. This tour is fun and excited to read all the blogs each day ! x Kim
P.S.Also wanted to say I LOVE the yellow bows. I am a big fan of non-traditional colors at Christmas. They look so fresh and modern
Hi Kim
Well we didn’t have 35 we were actually less due to illness I think around 25. I haven’t done red and green for years. Maybe I will one day? I try to compliment the colors in and outside my home at Christmas.
The courtyard is just wonderful. Very inviting! And such a variety of greens from your property. I love it! Thanks for the tour!
I just read an old post about your trip to Atlanta’s Mart. Makes me nostalgic! Good no?
I think it’s better than Dallas and Vegas.
Hi Gray
We love our outdoor spaces. We have to thank the former owners for them. Love the mart at Atlanta & Scotts. Debra are you listening I will be your slave anytime!!
Opening your emails is like receiving a surprise gift! I love them. Thank you for your hard work and creativity!
You are always so inspirational! My fav blogger! I truly admire youe DECORATING and FASHION
Fab style! merry Christmas!
Hi Kathleen
Thank you so much for your support. I feel like you are all extended family!
BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE!
LOVE THE COLOR OF THAT SATIN BROWN RIBBON!
Hi Elizabeth
I do too! It’s your color! Jen has your pie plate. We sure enjoyed having you guys! Come back again!