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Decorating ideas for an inspired Santa-themed entryway.

I pulled together a fun Christmas Santa display for our foyer this year and
absolutely love how it turned out! 

In general, tabletop and bookcase decorating are the hardest for me to get
right. I find it much easier to decorated smaller spots, especially for the
holidays. 

Usually I’m overwhelmed by all of the display space our
long Everett entryway table
has. Last year I just lined up our cute lighted village:
white Christmas village on table

And it was very pretty! But I wanted to do something a little more
Christmasy this time. 

Each letter is individual and I made them to stand up, so I spread them out
along the bottom and then added some small decor accents like greenery and
pinecones: 

It was after I got these letters set up that this theme came to me — I
wanted to do a “Believe in Santa” inspired display. 

I had so much fun pulling this together!

On a recent antiquing trip, I found these big brass bells that I laid
throughout the greenery: 

wood DIY Christmas letters

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DIY "BELIEVE" wood art

I was looking specifically for a standing brass bell to use in the display,
and was thrilled when I came across one while antiquing as well: 

antiqued stand up brass bell
I know some like the worn, antiqued look of brass, but I prefer to clean it
up and give it some shine! I used
my favorite brass cleaning method
and it turned out absolutely beautiful!:
Santa reading art in green frame

I imagine Santa’s bell would be bright and shiny, right? 🙂 

You can find tons of inexpensive and beautiful holiday themed art on Etsy —
this image of Santa reading
is what I printed out for this display. 

If you have a great printer, you could easily print this at home. 

I print mine at CVS for a few bucks — they always have coupon codes for
discounts too!

That
black tabletop easel the Santa print sits in is one of my favorite decor pieces — it’s so
versatile and looks great anywhere I put it. 
We’ve had this
cute Letters to Santa display box
for years, and it came in a metallic bronze tone: 

bronze Letters to Santa box

It just wasn’t hitting right for me in that color, so I gave it a little
makeover with some black spray paint: 

black letters to Santa mailbox

I liked the brass knob, so I kept it as it was. 

The box needed some dimension, so I grabbed my
gold Rub n Buff
and used it to highlight the letters: 
gold rub and buff on letters

What a difference it made! I absolutely love it now. 

How could I create a Santa display without including my own letter to
Santa? The experience of
finding my own letter to Santa Claus
in a book (more than 30 year later) was super special:
black gold letters to Santa mailbox

It is now one of my most treasured pieces!

Months ago I saw a gorgeous rattan sleigh online (I found mine at Antique
Farmhouse), and thought it was such a unique find. 

I ordered it and then everywhere I looked there were wicker sleighs. Haha!
This is an ongoing occurrence with my Christmas decor this year. 😉 They are
very popular this season, for good reason. 

Ours is loaded up with a couple of the
pretty Christmas decor finds
I shared a few weeks ago. I used the soft, flowy greenery from that post,
and then nestled in some of the wood and brass bells: 
If you’re looking for a larger sleigh like this, I found
this natural rattan sleigh
that is a little more rustic but looks to be a similar size. 

It all came together so beautifully! We love this sweet Christmas
display: 

Believe in Santa themed decor on table

Oh, I forgot about the cute Santa boots! It got a little busy to include
those on the table, but they look great on the floor too: 

Santa boots with greenery

I also had one my husband’s old pipes propped on the stack of books, but it
was getting lost on the display. I needed to reel it in a little anyway. 😂

I’m so happy with how this Santa set up came together! I don’t usually do
themed decor, but it’s definitely my favorite Christmas decor ever:

Santa themed Christmas decor
Santa inspired decor in entryway

Do you have a theme to your holiday decor? 



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