Christmas Night Lights: Holiday Homes at Night Blog Tour

In this post: A blog tour featuring the Christmas night lights of a group of bloggers, sharing the best of their holiday homes photographed at night.

Welcome to Christmas night lights! Today I’m joining a group of bloggers to show you our take on Christmas at night, hosted by the lovely Rachel from Maison de Pax.  I’m super excited because today is my day to share my holiday home, photographed at night.  This is a first for me, as well as my first go at a photo shoot with my new tripod, so I hope you enjoy my efforts to bring you twinkles and bokeh!  It was definitely a learning experience… 😉

If you’re stopping here from Bless’er House, let me start by welcoming you!  And if you haven’t yet had a chance to see Lauren’s amazing home, be sure to circle back there before the tour is done. Now, please join me in my home for some Christmas night lights! 

It’s only natural with my passion for tablescaping that my tour in centered in the dining room.  In the corner of the space is our very first tree (which I explain and share details about in THIS POST), and I did my best here to capture the magical twinkles.  Adorned in rose gold and silver ornaments and finials, even in the dark you can see the teacups that I wired to the tree for personal touch.

The dinner table is set with simple elegance in mind and nothing making too bold a statement. Much like you might see in a refined restaurant, I stayed very classic and neutral with my tabletop pieces and let the candlelight grab the spotlight.

Candles are displayed on the sideboard as well, and between the tree lights and candlelight there’s no need for any overheads.  I actually love the way this lighting warms the room, as we haven’t yet put our overheads on dimmers and it gives a romantic glow to the space that’s perfect for dining.

The one burst of color is a pretty poinsettia centered on the table and nestled in a silver footed bowl.  It’s surrounded by a natural wreath, dotted with glittered ornamental orbs.

The mantel is draped with a pre-lit garland while the mantel clock is flanked by cone and bottle-brush trees.

As this was my first night time shoot, I played around quite a bit to get varied affects. While I love the twinkles in many of the photos, I’m also a big fan of the blurred out bokeh.  This was a tricky shoot, to be sure, and you can see my experimenting in the photos that follow.

Christmas Night Lights Source List – Click on the items below for direct links to the products. Where actual items were no longer available, I’ve provided similar options. (This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience.  Click here to read my full disclosure policy.)

• Cream Salad and Dinner Plates
• Silver chargers
• Crystal Goblets
• Gilded Champagne Flutes
• Tall Silver-washed Candlesticks
• Silver Flatware

Thank you so much for visiting today! Now be sure to continue the tour at TIDBITS where I know Cami will have a lovely tour to share with you today.  Wishing you all a wonderful holiday!!

You can visit all the other participants of the tour throughout the week at the links below. 

Making Home Base

Lindsay Hill Interiors

Zevy Joy

Fox Hollow Cottage

Bless’er House

For more Christmas lights, you can find the complete line up for the week below. (Note: the links won’t be live until the scheduled day.) Please stop back each day this week for a look at all the tours!

MONDAY

Maison de Pax | Finding Silver Pennies | So Much Better With Age | Decor Gold Designs
French Country Cottage | Ella Claire Inspired | Love Grows Wild

TUESDAY

Liz Marie Blog | The Turquoise Home | A Burst of Beautiful | Nina Hendrick Design Co.
Cherished Bliss | Shabbyfufu | Shades of Blue Interiors

WEDNESDAY

Making Home Base | Lindsay Hill Interiors | Zevy Joy | Fox Hollow Cottage
Blesser House | Designthusiasm | TIDBITS

THURSDAY

Place of My Taste | Life on Virginia Street | Sunny Side Up | House by Hoff
Stylehouse Interiors | At Home With the Barkers | Beneath My Heart

FRIDAY

Kelly Elko | The Happy Housie | Setting for Four | Rooms FOR Rent
Thistlewood Farms | Just a Girl and Her Blog | The Wood Grain Cottage

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If you enjoyed this post, you might also like these seasonal posts:

Teacups on the Tree | Floral + Plaid Tablescape | Rose Gold Christmas Decor

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