Feel like you've been transported to a simpler time with rustic, heart-warming décor throughout your home. Style your electric fireplace with a setup of real wood logs to give the feel of a natural fire. Instead of buying a tree from your local hardware store or going with a fake tree this year, make a trip to a local tree farm. There is something about choosing your tree from a field and chopping it down on your own. When you set the tree up in your home, break off a few sprigs and use them in the rest of your holiday décor throughout the house for a more authentic, farmhouse feel. 

Add checkered blankets and textured pillows to your living room décor to make the space feel more cozy and welcoming for your guests. Around the house, add little touches of rustic décor to pull the look together. Think hand-painted wood signs, bundles of white birch branches and springs of pine in metal jugs, clusters of pine cones around figurines of reindeer. There are so many wonderful options!

Christmastime reminds us of years past when we were bright-eyed children waiting for Santa to fill our stockings. Take advantage of the season, recreating your favorite childhood traditions. If you have a childhood ornament collection that you've been keeping in storage, dust off the boxes and decorate your tree with your favorite memories. Add special touches to the rest of your home décor with a red wagon to hold blankets for guests, or a wooden rocking horse set up by the fireplace. 

Decorating for Christmas is the best way to get into the holiday spirit and celebrate the season with cheer! Come by our high-end home décor store for design inspiration, décor pieces, and more. John Elliott Interiors is the best designer at the Lake of the Ozarks and we would love to help give you the home design of your dreams.