My Holiday Home Tour!
/'Tis the season of Holiday Home Tours...
so I thought I'd do one of my own! :)
Come on in!
my favorite wreath of the year hangs on our front door,
welcoming family and friends!
our tree is next to the TV stand, right by the stairs,
and I added a little "trimming" underneath the TV itself.
I love that we see our tree as we come down the stairs!
I love getting out my Christmasy throw pillows!
(ask my husband, I'm a little bit obsessed with throw pillows),
and I fill my lanterns with tiny pinecones to add a wintery touch!
of course, it's time to bust out the Christmas dish towels
(yes, I have some for every holiday) :)
And I always add red ribbons to the baskets underneath our coffee table.
I can't leave out our FAVORITE candles from Bath and Body Works.
(they should hire me to endorse these bc we love them SO much!)
We always get some for every season, but the Winter ones are the best...
"Fireside", "Winter", and "Fresh Balsam" fill our house with
the awesome smells of Christmas!
I have this vase next to the couch,
that's usually just empty, and was trying to figure out what to do with it...
so I filled it with some Cinnamon Pinecones (2$ at JoAnns),
and added some pretty balsam branches (2$ at Hobby Lobby)
one of my favorite things - our Willow Tree Nativity Scene.
My mom gave me a piece to this every year until it was complete,
and it is my favorite thing to put out each year, such a good reminder of the Reason.
It fits perfectly on top of the (red) cabinet that my great-grandfather built.
our mantle isn't big,
but I love to decorate it!
(I am waiting to change out that picture of Abigail
for when we get new ones done with BOTH girls!)
I decided to put out some cute baskets for Abigail, to keep Christmasy books in,
and also her Little People Nativity Scene to play with.
This is my favorite Christmas platter -
I dont even use it, I just display it!
I took the normal pictures off the wall in the kitchen and made it a little more cheerful...
I always hang an apron in the kitchen, so I put up the Christmas one.
(I keep thinking it will encourage me to cook, ahem. :-/ )
here's a glimpse of our little Guest Bath downstairs.
(gatta make that potty look pretty, right?)
And on to Abigail's playroom (next to the guest bath, off the kitchen)...
you can't really tell, but I hung some pink Christmas lights around her window.
I also put up her tiny white Christmas tree
She says "wooooaaah" every time I turn the lights on! :)
This is a little corner shelf (garage sale, 5$, repainted it)
that sits in the corner at the top of the stairs.
I added some special decorations to it...
those ducks, and that Santa candle were both in my Grandmom's house growing up.
I remember them so well and love that we have them now!
And Abigail's room...
we put her pink Christmas tree up and she loooooves it!
and I also put a little house on her bookshelf, that I grew up with in my bedroom.
It lights up and is the sweetest little thing.
There's not much else from upstairs...
I didnt really decorate our room or bathroom bc we are hardly up there,
and the new baby nursery has stuff everywhere right now as I am organizing! :)
But I couldn't leave out the LOVELIEST part of this Chirstmas decorating...
the little girl that helped decorate the tree, and did SO good at it!
(She WAS born on Christmas Eve you know...
so she adds a little extra Christmas Joy to this season!)
Thanks for coming over!
Our door is always open for you!
I'll put some spiced cider on the stove next time you visit!
I'd LOVE to see how you decorate for Christmas!!!
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