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Cozy Cabin in the Woods Christmas Tour

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Come take a tour of our cozy cabin in the woods and see our great room mantel.

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I’m so excited to be joining the Bloggers Best Holiday Home Tours hosted by Kelly of The Tattered Pew and Mansa of This Is Simplicite. You can find links and a full list of all those participating at the bottom of this post.

If you are coming over from First Day Of Home, welcome! Weren’t you so inspired by Crissy’s post! I always love the inspiration I find on her blog and YouTube videos.

If you are new to White Arrows Home it’s my pleasure to welcome you to The Northwoods of Wisconsin where I live with my husband and four kids in the woods in a lakeside log cabin.

log cabin, lake house, cabin, cabin in the snow, cabin in the woods

With our backdrop of snow, the cabin gets extra cozy inside. And one of the biggest features of coziness is our fireplace in the great room.

And our great room mantel is one of my favorite things to decorate. Each year I style it a little differently for the Christmas Holidays. I don’t really have a plan when I start. There is usually one piece that inspires it all.

Last year it was these amazing shutters off an old cottage. Greens and whites were the main colors with touches of red from the stockings.

cabin Christmas Mantel

One year I used a mix of my trees with empty gold frames. I did a mix of buffalo plaid and sweater stockings.

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One year I did all buffalo plaid stockings and put them on the outside edges of the mantel and hung snowflake ornaments in the middle. A swag of feathers hung above the snowflakes. The snowflakes sparked this styling.

Christmas Mantle, Log Cabin, Cabin, Buffalo Plaid, Rustic Christmas, Stone Fireplace

For this year I decided I wanted to use my red skis. I always like to add something tall to the mantel and then add other elements of varying heights.

For the stockings this year I did black and white buffalo plaid. These are from the collection I sell in The Shop. The red and black buffalo plaid swag above the stockings is actually the top sheet from a set. I used only the fitted sheets in a bedroom project. So I cut the top sheets into thirds and used it as Christmas swag around the house this year.

Then I decided to add in my black vintage skis.

I used just my red and white striped trees.

I keep things cozy too by throwing throw blankets all over on ottomans, arms of the chairs, across the back of the sofas.

Christmas plaids

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Thanks so much for stopping by!! I hope you will become a regular to my neck of the woods! Next up on the tour is Lindsay of Aratari At Home. You will love reading her blog! She is so inspiring!

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Monday’s Tours

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Worthing Court // Bricks N’ Blooms // Open Doors Open Hearts

Tuesday’s Tours

Lora B Create and Ponder // This Is Simplicite

Shiplap and Shells // The Ponds Farmhouse //

Wednesday Tour’s

Stone Gable // Midwest Life And Style // Follow The Yellow Brick Home 

Noting Grace // My Wee Abode // The Farmhouse Life

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Fiddle Leaf Blog // First Day Of Home // White Arrows Home

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Cottage On Bunker Hill // The Aspiring Home // Lantern Lane Designs 

DIY Beautify // Cassie Bustamante // The Flowering Farmhouse

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Comments

  1. Aliya says

    Kristin! I loved your mantel ideas! I think my favorite was the one with the stars that sparkled. But it might be an unfair race to my favorite because that one had a big ol’ Christmas tree !! I’m a sucker for a christmas tree!! XoXo

  2. Paula@SweetPea says

    I love seeing how you decorate your Wisconsin cabin for every season. It was fun to take a trip down memory lane seeing how you decorated your mantel in years past. This year’s mantel with the skis and buffalo check stockings is great! You are very clever to think to use pieces of a top sheet for garland. Enjoy every second of this wonderful Christmas season!

  3. Cecilia says

    Kristin, I love your stockings! Your home looks warm and inviting for Christmas. Have a joyous holiday season! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction

  6. Cindy@CountyRoad407 says

    Kristin, your home is the home we all wish we had at Christmas. Love your decor and how cozy it always feels. Love the tour. Merry Christmas!

  7. Julie Briones says

    Your home always looks so beautiful, especially at Christmas! I love your mantel, and I’m going to check now to see if you’ve shared more of your home this year! 😉 I wanna see if you have our ‘matching’ deer out! 😉 LOL! always love touring with you, my friend!

  8. Jennifer Fancher says

    You know how much I adore your cabin – especially this time of year! And this home tour is no exception! Love the combo of buffalo check colors you used! Just darling, my friend!

  10. AnnMarie & Anne says

    Just love your cozy home, Kristin! Love how you mixed different plaids…so pretty. seeing how your mantel has changed through the years was so fun.

  11. Jennifer Howard says

    It looks like the perfect place to be snowbound!! I can see a Hallmark movie happening there

  12. Lora bloomquist says

    I loved seeing all the fun ways you’ve decorated your mantel, Kristin! your moose head is such a fun piece to style with; I love the skis around him. Love seeing all the cozy plaids in your home this time of year; they’re perfect! I don’t know about you, but i need some SNow!!

  13. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

    I am in love with your buffalo check stockings and skis Kristin. This was such a fun home tour. Your fabulous cabin is the perfect backdrop for all your Christmas decor. Thank you for the tour.

  14. Kelly says

    Kristin Once again you shared a beautiful Christmas tour! I always love seeing your plaid and cozy Christ touches! Merry Christmas…thanks for the inspiration!

  16. stacy says

    Kristin I love your beautiful holiday cabin! I want to do this at our cabin in VT. Happy HOlidays! xoxoxo

  17. Cindy LONG says

    What a great looking mantel! It’s fun to see how you’ve decorated it over the years! I agree that cozy plaid throws and blankets should be abundant! And I’m maybe the only person who is actually jealous of your snow!!!! Have a very merry Christmas!

  20. Crissy says

    Thanks for the shout out, Kristin! I always feel so at home visiting your cabin, and it’s such a perfect setting for the Christmas season. Your mantel looks wonderful with the buffalo plaid. Brilliant idea to repurpose that sheet! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas!

  21. Rachel Harper says

    Kristin,
    Congratulations on 100 posts and what a special way to celebrate! Everyone can use the extra cash this holiday! Fingers crossed here! Lol.
    Rachel

  23. Martha Seagle says

    Kristen,
    You have and amazing cabin. I love all the plaid and the red skis on the mantel are just the right touch.

  25. Sally Smith says

    I just love your cozy cabin. I too live in Wisconsin but not quite as far up north as you !???? Awesome blog!!!

  29. Janice Zolnierowicz says

    So cozy. I would love to have a cup of tea while sitting in your Buffalo checked chair.

  31. Donna says

    Love all the mantels, esp the skis and the green trees on the shutters with different heights. Makes me want to have a fire and grab a blanket which those of us in Mn and Wi know how to do.

  32. Maureen says

    If there is anything that conveys to me –cozy–it is plaid. The Buffalo check plaid is comforting and then the differing plaids all go together in a manner that just goes.
    This is from someone who had to wear a uniform in high schooland it was a plaid skirt–still love plaid.
    It also states the holidays are here.

  36. elle says

    The skis are a great Christmas and winter decoration. They look good everywhere! And your portrait/head shot is so very nice; I notice it every time I read your blog.

  37. Patricia says

    Just LOVE the cabin feel, especially at Christmas! I grew up in Minnesota and this brings back so many happy memories of times at my Grandparent’s lake place!Merriest of Christmases to you!

  38. Margie Clements says

    Thank you so much for sharing your cozy Christmas home! Just love all the things you did and got some really cute ideas. Merry Christmas!

  41. vicky says

    YOUR HOME IS LOVELY. lOVE THE SKI’S. THIS YEAR MY MOM AND SISTER AND i HAVE SKIS FOR DECORATING. wE ARE SEPARATED BY MILES BUT TRY TO DECORATE WITH THE SIMILAR PIECES. mERRY Christmas

  44. dEBORAH wALKER says

    lOVE THE PLAIDS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT CHANGES YOU MAKE TO THE MANTLE, WHICH IN ITSELF IS A MAGNIFICENT DECORATION! nO ONE MENTIONS THE CARVED MOOSE HEAD WHICH I FIND FASCINATING! wAS IT DONE BY A LOCAL ARTISAN OR FAMILY MEMBER? iT’S GLORIOUS AND I LOVE THE GENTLE, YET UNASSUMING SPOTLIGHT, IT HOLDS NO MATTER WHAT YOU PUT AROUND IT.

  45. Tina says

    My favorite look was the red and white Christmas trees with the skis. love, love, love the moose!

  46. Rachel hause says

    Hello from PA. Deb from seeking lavender lane gets the credit for introducing me to your blog! What a cozy space you have! I love a good buffalo plaid, log cabin scene. Thank you for sharing with us.

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