Merry Christmas Season!
My theme for this year's Christmas decor was "simple Christmas" because of a new baby coming any day now.
However, I'm not sure it has really happened.
The only differences were that I didn't put up my big white tree, and I didn't haul up my tote of kitchen Christmas decor/dishes.
I just grabbed a few of my Vintage Santa mugs out and called it good.
Here's a look at our "new" almost complete entry area...
The garland around the door has white lights strung into it, and that is the only outside lights we have this year. Simple, but it still looks like we tried a bit. ;)
I put out my old sled again with the ice skates off of it.
New this year is the faux swag I got at Goodwill - half off for $6!
Right inside the door is our living room and view of the Christmas tree.
Again, we harvested one right out of the woods on my parent's land.
Charlie Brownish to some, but we like them like that now.
I had plans to make a dried orange garland for the tree this year, but I never got to it and also noticed that everyone else was doing that so I skipped it.
But then I added some fluffy yarn as garland, which is also what everyone else is doing,
so I guess I am a sucker for trends after all.
My one Christmas craft for the year was this wreath hanging on the barn door.
I've had some pins on my Christmas Pinterest board (LINK HERE)
for similar ideas, and I finally took the time to put it together.
I basically just hot glued some bottle brush trees to the bottom of a grape vine wreath I had lying around. Then added a bit of white paint and a few sprinkles of white glitter to the paint.
It only cost me $6 because I bought the trees after Christmas on clearance, and the wreath was $1 at "Recycled Christmas". It has a nice rustic look that goes with my barn door.
I got a cool bokeh affect on this picture...unplanned of course.
I'm not that good of a photographer.
I only put out a vintage elf and this vintage angel in my corner cabinet this year, because "simple".
The pop of red landed on this wall this year.
Since the photo I've also added a red and white plaid throw blanket.
It looks cute, it just doesn't photograph well because it's right in front of the window.
The wreath in the window used to have pine cones hanging off of it all wonky like.
I could never get them to sit right, so I just took them off this year, and I like it so much better now!
Still dreaming of a mantel to hang stockings under one day, but for now, this will do.
My mom and I made these stockings last year - as you'll see one is still waiting on it's name tag.
We still don't have a for sure baby girl name, but hoping we know when we see her.
I found these little bells at Salvation Army this year and added those for just a little something extra.
Christmas decorating is all about being extra. Right?
I'm not part of the minimalist movement, if you can't tell. ;)
In the window is my favorite little Goodwill Nativity, a little vintage angel bell, and some new white bottle brush trees I got this year at Five Below.
Above the window is my sparkly snow flake collection that is always so hard to photograph.
This is the only decor I did in the window this year. I basically just moved the lantern (outside) and plopped this down and called it good. And simple.
I have a few small pops of color on the tree this year as I grow my vintage ornament collection.
I found a bag of vintage ornaments for $1 at Recycled Christmas.
I think I have around 10 vintage ornaments now.
This top ornament I added to be one of the hanging snowflakes, because I thought it seemed big enough. It's one of my favorites and probably stands out more in the window than on the tree.
New vintage ornament next to a favorite - the "just married" car.
A closer look at the fluffy yarn I used as garland, along with the pom-pom garland I've had the last couple years.
The table just got a vintage runner along with this centerpiece I made last year at a craft day for moms and kids.
You can't tell in the picture, but it does have some little fairy lights in it and looks pretty at night too.
A little baby white tree replaced the big one.
I found this pre - lite one for $2 at "Recycled "Christmas".
The gold garland was $1 and a bag of handmade pink cardinal ornaments was .25 cents.
Both from my favorite indoor garage sale - "Recycled Christmas"!
The fancier crystal ornaments were also from there. All were either .25 cents or .50 cents each.
The open shelving got some faux white pine and my favorite vintage Santa mugs.
Last year I went all out with a "hot chocolate bar" where these guys were the star.
This year they are just chillin' out front and center.
Looking cute and old.
Miniature nativity was .25 at "Recycled Christmas".
I have a thing for mini stuff.
I put my shabby chic bottle brush trees in the kitchen window in some floral tea cups.
And this blue Santa I've had since I was little - he matches the blue floral curtain above the window.
I love this little silver plated Christmas tree dish I got from "Recycled Christmas" this year for $1.
I think it may be my favorite thing I got there - not sure why, I just really like it and feel like it's one of those things that captures my "Christmas style" well.
I put some vintage carolers and bottle brush trees in the nook above my stove.
I can't remember where I got the sign on the cabinets, but I just love little old time Christmas scenes like that. They give me a nostalgic Christmas feeling.
The entry way console table looks similar to how it did a couple years ago (but simpler). All of the rustic/glam things ended up here.
Chalk painted church next to some silver jingle bells.
My talented sister painted the reindeer for me.
And finally, the "new" display for the year.
Well, the antique buffet is a new piece of furniture around here, and it just recently got chalk painted.
It has been really nice having such a large space to do displays.
I was excited to put my Nativity up here this year - safe from small hands.
The flocked wreath was a post Christmas purchase from Walmart last year.
Half off, so $5 for me!
I put white candles on my sconces, because after the buffet got painted the taupe ones just weren't cutting it. Then last minute I added some white tapers to the display because I could tell it just needed a little something else, and ya can't go wrong with candles.
The white sheep skin has a "fluffy white snow" effect.
Not that there was snow in Bethlehem, but it just makes the vignette feel Christmassy and gives another layer of texture.
And that's all!
Not sure how I got this all done while also trying to get the house ready for a baby, but Christmas is a favorite for me, so I made sure things still happened.
This is my take on "simple Christmas". ;)
I hope you all have a great advent season.
Blessings to you and yours this Christmas!
~Olivia
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