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Christmas Decor Ideas: Red in the Sunroom

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Christmas decor ideas for a small cottage sunroom with red and a touch of navy.

Our cottage sunroom has become one of my favorite rooms to decorate for the holidays.

We don’t have a lot of room for holiday decor so I have to carefully choose how I want to decorate it every year.

small sunroom decorated for Christmas with a red plaid rug and window wreaths

I don’t do a lot of holiday home tours anymore but Carrie’s. Lovely Etc., is one of my favorites.

Today I’m joining her and some of my blogger friends for the Very Merry Christmas Home Tour.

Make sure you check out all of the amazing holiday home decor inspiration at the end of the post.


Sooo…

After a lot of stops and starts while decorating this small space, this year turned out to be a red Christmas year…with a little touch of navy.

view of sunroom windows with hanging wreaths

I’ve never paired red and navy together for my Christmas colors but I have to say that I really love it!

So different from my usual holiday decor…so fun and fresh.

I’ll definitely be using this color combo again.

night view of Christmas tree in the corner of a sunroom decorated in red

I usually plan out my colors and decor weeks, even months, in advance but I was totally winging it in the sunroom this year.

For a while there I wasn’t even going to decorate the sunroom at all.

I brought the tree up from the basement but found out quickly that most of the lights didn’t work.

After working on it for hours I was ready to give up and pack it all in.

Instead I walked away and left it for a few days.

Christmas tree in corner of room with some lights not lit

In the end I abandoned the burnt out lights, strung a couple strands of new lights on the tree and pulled out the box of red ornaments.

I was liking the red but I thought the tree needed a little something different.

There were a few navy ornaments left over from our main tree in the dining room so I mixed them in.

view of Christmas tree in the corner of a sunroom decorated in red

I love the richness of the red and navy.

red and navy ornaments and a red cardinal ornament on a Christmas tree

The element that took this room to another level though, is the red plaid rug.

It’s just an indoor/outdoor rug I found online, that I laid diagonally over the jute rug.

It adds a layer of coziness to this already small room.

Christmas tree in corner of room with red and navy ornaments

I was going to go all out and use red pillows and a red throw but I decided that the rug was enough.

Instead I just went with a couple navy and red plaid pillows and red plaid ribbon for the window wreaths.

They tie everything together without going overboard.

As for adding Christmas decor…I don’t have any available space except for on the large board I keep on the ottoman.

I kept that simple as well with a couple of small trees, 2 found deer sheds and a small vase with red and white ornaments.

You can’t get much simpler than that!

view of sunroom windows with hanging wreaths

I love how this space turned out! Especially with the dark accent wall that I painted earlier in the year.

Mother Nature’s beautiful show outside just added to the warm feeling in the room.

Not bad for a room that I almost gave up on.

small sunroom decorated for Christmas with a red plaid rug and window wreaths

I think it’s my favorite Christmas room ever.

I’m not sure how I’ll top it next year.

small sunroom decorated for Christmas with a red plaid rug and window wreaths

29 Comments

  1. Joan Tyhurst says:

    I love, love, love this room. Navy is my favorite color. Paired with the red for Christmas makes it a winning combination. Do you remember where you found the rug online please? I am glad you hung in there with this room. I can easily see myself spending all day in there reading or just looking out the windows daydreaming.

    Miss you, Joan

  2. Love the room! The dark wall colour makes it pop. I noticed Ethel is getting real tall. May have to cut a hole in the ceiling soon😀

  3. Angie @ Postcards from the Ridge says:

    Your sunroom looks so cozy and festive! I love the rug and the wreaths look perfect on your windows.

  4. You’re sunroom is always so pretty! Love the Christmas touches especially the cardinals and plaid rug!

  5. Corey @ HeyThereHome says:

    The entire sunroom harmonizes beautifully with your red and navy colors! Couldn’t have made a better choice, Kristi! My fav – the plaid rug and the window wreaths 🙂 🙂

  6. Kristi Mercer says:

    Oh, I absolutely LOVE that red and blue combo – it ties in SO perfectly with those gorgeous holiday plaids and tartans! And that rug – SO gorgeous!!! Happy holidays Kristi!

  7. Your sunroom looks so warm and inviting! And I love the plaid rug – it really makes the space so cozy!

    1. Thanks Carrie, I appreciate you putting this fun tour together every year. Happy holidays!

  8. Kim@NewlyWoodwards says:

    I’m so glad you didn’t give up on this room! It’s lovely! The red and navy are perfect together – sort of preppy with that rug. And the wreaths are the perfect finishing touch. Loved following along!

    (P.S. My tree had half its lights out this year, too. So frustrating.)

    1. Thanks Kim! I’m glad I didn’t give up on this room, too! It’s our favorite room in the cottage to hang out in and having it decorated for the holidays makes it that much better. (I’m sorry that you had tree light problems as well. Nothing worse than spending hours trying to fix Christmas lights).

  9. Wow! For winging it you did a pretty amazing job! I love the rug. It really pulls everything together.

    1. Thanks so much, Wendy! I love what the rug ended up doing for this space. I had doubts in the beginning but it luckily worked out.

  10. Debra Schramm says:

    Love the red and navy!!

  11. Cindy LONG says:

    Kristi, your sunroom is absolutely charming! That plaid rug really does add such a cozy and timeless feel and the blue and red ornaments look so pretty and fresh!

    1. Thanks so much, Cindy! We really enjoy this space and the cozy feel, especially during the holidays!

  12. Tara @ Lehman Lane says:

    Love the combo and the red and navy along with all the plaid.. What a cozy sunroom Kristi. Merry Christmas!

  13. Marlene Stephenson says:

    Lovely color combination, that rug sets the scene for Christmas.It looks like a nice cozy spot to spend your Christmas days in.

    1. Thanks so much, Marlene! It turned out better than I had hoped and we’ve been loving spending time in there. Happy holidays to you!

  14. Lindsey Manning says:

    Your sunroom looks lovely and festive. I love the plaid and pops of red.

    1. Thanks Lindsey! I’m glad I went with the red in this space this year.

  15. Love the look of your sunroom. The rug is the perfect holiday touch.

    1. Thanks so much, Michelle! I wasn’t sure about the rug when it arrived but I love how it transformed the room. 🙂

  16. Paula@SweetPea says:

    I love how you decorated your sunroom, Kristi! I’ve never thought about a red and navy combination for Christmas decor and I love it. The plaid rug looks fabulous with your neutral furniture and navy accent wall. Enjoy every minute of this Christmas season.

    1. Thanks so much, Paula! I never thought to use red and navy for Christmas either but I really love it! I’ll definitely use it again. Happy Holidays to you!

  17. Mother Nature’s contribution to the room is the icing on the cake. It couldn’t have been a more perfect match-the dazzling red trees streaming through those windows is stunning. You outdid yourself Kris—it’s beautiful!!❤️❤️🎄

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