Monday, December 21, 2020

Christmas Home Tour 2020

 

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you all a wonderful season...

Here is a little peak at my Christmas home. 


I was able to get a bit of fresh cedar this year which was so nice to add into the pine and white pine.


My old sled from when I was little...


I love having my new front entry porch to decorate.
The beams got wrapped in the white wood which makes it.... ALMOST complete.
Just need a doorbell!

I ended up adding in some sumac for a little extra color.


I think the bottle brush wreath that I made last year stands out nicely with the new door color.


I put my vintage display in the "new" cabinet that was my quarantine project for this lovely year...

It's perfect because little hands leave it all alone up there.


Santa mugs, carolers, my faux white pine, + jadeite! 


Plus the old tool box and scale for some rusty vintage charm as well :)




In the other hutch I put my nativity... which definitely needs to go up higher next year. 
The little lamb has already lost an ear.



Some sad Christmas decor news is that I missed "recycled Christmas" this year! But I have so much stuff already that it's probably okay. So what I did was take the money I didn't spend there and got the new plaid pillow covers for a touch of red in the living room.


Above the couch hangs my project this year - an advent calendar filled with a "name of Jesus", reading plan, and activity for each day. (Coming up with all that is the part that took so long!)

 Thank you to my mom for sewing all the tiny pouches! 
I still need to add numbers and little bells for each day, but we've been having fun with it. 
And the fabric matches our stockings!


The other plaid pillow + all of the snowflakes that always hang in this window...along with some icicle lights this year. Maybe someday there will be window trim. ;) 



The stocking were hung....


on the buffet this year!
I like how the maroon stands out on the white.

Every other year I have hung them off of the TV stand. But I figured my one year old would just be getting into them there.


On our real tree this year we added some dried grapefruit ornaments for some pops of colors...which I don't usually do, but I'm liking it for this year. I know just about every decorator has done dried citrus, and I'm usually not a fan of trendy things, but I think this is more something "classic" that is making a comeback so it's okay! :)


And a crate of our kid's Christmas books under the tree until presents show up on Christmas eve night!


TA-DA!!! Isn't it beautiful!! I finally got my husband to hang my antique crystal chandelier in the dining area!!! And it makes me love my house so much more. 
I've only been waiting for this moment to happen for 3 years...
Things just look so much classier in there now.


Our white tree in the kitchen got a few extra strands of gold garland this year plus the vintage pink cardinal ornaments I got at recycled Christmas last year.


Touches of tartan plaid on the table because that just always feels Christmasy to me!



The kitchen shelves stayed more neutral this year,


I put a wreath above the sink which I really like and will probably do again since I have so many wreaths and am always trying to figure out where to put them all!


And that's about it!

Thank you for taking my little Christmas home tour! 

I also decorated the bathroom and my son wanted to decorate his room this year as well, but I never got pictures of that. Oops!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

"For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord." ~ Luke 2:11


Happy Birthday Jesus!
I always say it's my favorite birthday party to decorate for! :) 


Blessings,
Olivia