It's a great space, though challenging. My suggestion would be to add something with height, to break up all those horizontal lines. How 'bout cutting some branches and spraying them white or gold and putting them in a vase near one end? You could wrap them with small lights for even more impact--just be sure to try to match the wire color to the branches. Watch the sales and maybe pick up one or two LARGE items, like the nutcrackers others have mentioned. You don't necessarily need a lot of items, but you need drama and impact and height. Two large, graduated nutcrackers (or snowmen or Santa's, you get the idea) near one end would have a lot of impact. Other thoughts: have you experimented hanging the wreath separately from the mirror? Can the mirror stand vertically instead of horizontally? You want to break up those long horizontal lines. Or maybe hang large ornaments from the ceiling against the wall, varying the lengths of the ribbons. Take a look at well-decorated stores or malls, that's a good place to get inspiration. Great job on the staircase!

We're always away for the holidays so I like to keep decorations to a minimum. Since we downsized to a downtown condo last year, our decorations are limited to kitchen/dining/living areas. No holiday decor for master and guest bedrooms or bathrooms. I personally like small items so I limited the decor to a charlie brown tree with some ostrich feathers that I thought I was going to discard (but found new use for them), and some spherical ornaments in a bowl and coffee table. random balls: I like the LED glass spheres because they look like the Amazon biospheres a couple blocks from the condo, so I might keep them on the coffee table after the holidays. :)

Oh dear. I too have one of those ceramic trees, and I have the perfect spot for it. Alas it was made by my ex-SIL and I have such unpleasant feelings and memories of her, I can't put it out without being reminded. It's so odd...I get along with mostly everyone, but she just sets me on edge with such unpleasant feelings. I know the zen in me says to put it out and explore and be with those feelings, but I just can't...I want decorations to bring me joy. We'll be decorating this weekend and will do pretty much the same as every year. My old wreath on the front window needs replacing, which I've ordered but have yet to receive. Hopefully soon. The angel is a counted cross stitch done by my SIL who had the most incredible patience for tiny stitches. She also did incredible beading. Here are some close ups: Photo a neighbor took of our barn that made the cover of the local paper when we had one...

What a treat, thank you, Gizmo. I’ve passed his house many times (taking a shortcut) and it’s so charming. I saw his IG account the other day and was enthralled with his main tree … it made me want to chuck ours and get a flocked tree covered in tinsel. :) I sometimes get holiday decor at the store he mentioned (his other tree) — At Home. It’s a warehouse full of goodies. Used to be called Garden Ridge. Anyway, what beautiful decor full of character. I love vintage, too, it’s so nostalgic, warm, and cozy. He’s done a wonderful job with it all. I just want to curl up with tea, a good book, Christmas music softly playing in the background. Wonder if I could invite myself over? :D The Santa cups/bottlebrush trees on the jars are a great touch. So creative. And his mantel — wow! DH loves vintage ornaments … we get some every year at our local antique mall, usually in their original boxes. They go on our main tree. I’ll bet Leben is a frequent shopper at the same store! I’d like a tour of his house during non-holidays, too, I love his style. This has been one of my favorite videos. Allison, there’s a beautiful old house not far from me that has a similar old sleigh out every Christmas. I love it. I’m thinking of starting a bottlebrush collection, especially vintage ones. I only have this one so far, on my hutch with my snowman village on my old cake plate. The rest of my holiday decor leans more elegant, with a touch of rustic … this hutch is my nod to nostalgic and folksy: My DH made the 1937 Ford above from a kit, Metal Earth brand.