Cook Up Some Holiday Cheer with These Christmas Kitchen Decorating Ideas (2024)

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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