HOLIDAY: Mid-Mod Theme Review

Before the holidays are over, I thought a review of all of my projects + posts for this holiday season would be helpful if you've missed any. I'm linking them below, in the order they appeared on the blog.

This year's theme started when I found some photos in an old post on my retail visual merchandising blog. Pulled from a vintage Christmas decorating book published in the 1950's (that I found at the Goodwill bins in Seattle for 45 CENTS back in the 2000's), those photos of mid-century modern inspired holiday decor really resonated with me... so much so that I found the book online and ordered it so I could see MORE of the contents! I shared it in my first Holiday 2025 post:

    Mid Century Modern Inspo

I was thinking about that theme when I came across something that had a pattern and color that caught my attention... green leaf-print vinyl placemats. From Dollar Tree! Since I love making seasonal decor out of inexpensive materials, this was a great creative challenge to undertake.

I bought a few of the placemats and began playing around with them, rolling them into cone trees and cutting out various shapes based on the pattern. As I looked at the shapes, and the decor in the old photos, ideas for projects began filling my head (a bit like visions of sugarplums!) and my planning notebook. 

The result of all that inspiration? MORE projects than I had originally planned on! 

I completed 20 different projects and shared them in 10 posts - and to be honest, I could have done a few more if I had the time! I hope you've enjoyed them, and have been inspired to try a few new approaches to creating your own holiday decor in your own style.

Without further ado, here are links to each of my posts in this series:

     Mid Mod Holiday Wreath     .    Mid Mod Ornament Wreath

     Mid Mod Ornaments Part 1    .    Mid Mod Ornaments Part 2

       Mid Mod 'Cone' Trees         .         Mid Mod Tiered Trees

        Mid Mod Parasol Trees       .    Mid Mod Vinyl 'Paper' Chains

     Mid Mod Style Gift Wrap      .           Mid Mod Nativity 

The last photo is of the nativity scene I created this year - it will post next week, on December 22. (Since that is just three days before Christmas, I didn't create a tutorial for it. I figure you'll be too busy to be creating home decor at that point!)

This collage image shows the posts as they appeared (except for the book post)

You'll find all of these images (and more!) on my Pinterest boards...

Holiday Decor   .   Modern Holiday   .   Homeward Found Decor 

Thank you again for joining me for another Holiday season! ~ Deb

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