Now the Fun Begins

Hello everyone!

I don't know if this is true for everyone but it seems to be true for me every year.  After I get my house decorated for Christmas, and I think I'm ALL done, I tweak a few things here and there just for fun.  There's no pressure to get anything done, just having fun with it.  That's what I'm doing now.  

Of course, what I most look forward to is the baking of cookies, wrapping the gifts and setting them out (watching my son guess what each one is) and watching Christmas movies. I've been lucky this year to have my husband do most of the Christmas shopping because we have boys.  He is in his element shopping for "guy stuff" in the electronics department and other places.  I will shop for everyone else.  

Now on with some tweaking I've been doing.  I remembered that I have some little trees down in my basement that usually go out on my front porch every year.  I didn't use them this year, so I decided to bring one inside and place it in my kitchen.

I placed it inside a vintage olive bucket and draped a simple kitchen towel out of it (for the red stripe of course).

But wait...........there's more!

Look.  It lights up too.

Cute eh?
  

And here's a little night time shot just for fun........

Also, I felt like my hallway leading down toward the kitchen could use a little something, so I hung some red ball ornaments off my plate rack (and even the antlers).

Red is such a cheerful color and just feels right at Christmas.

I recently purchased this cute Christmas table runner from H&M too.  I'm using it over my oven handle though.

So, now when I walk into the kitchen, I'm greeted with just a little more cheer.

Here's to tweaking at the holidays!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Kelly ~

Christmas Outside

Hello everyone!

I grabbed my camera to snap some pics of the outside of my house just in time before it started raining.  There were mostly clouds outside and not much sun, so this is about as good as I could get for you.

I decorated my house in the same color scheme of red and white, this year.

Wreaths with red and white ribbon were hung on the windows.

Over sized red and white ball ornaments were hung from the porch.

Red ribbon was wrapped around the columns.

Garland with red and white bows surround the front door and a bright red polka dot stocking hangs front and center.  Little potted trees with lollipops anchor each side.

A bench is fashioned with pillows and a throw.

As you can see, most of the trees are bare now and the clouds are hanging low.

But the red and white colors of the decorations help cheer me up for now.

Here are a few night time shots.

Each year we shine spotlights on the house.  I like to see the house lit up at night among the trees.

The garland around the front door and the little potted trees shine brightly with white lights too.

Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Kelly ~

Linking to:  Wow-us-Wednesdays

A Few Spots Around the House

Hello everyone!

I have a few last areas to share, of Christmas decor inside my home, before I share the outside with you. 

My kitchen table got a little holiday cheer.  

A red and white snowflake table runner, potted tree, and a sprinkling of apples is all I needed to add some cheer to this area.

As you can see, the paper whites in the background are just starting to bloom now.

My powder room got a little pizazz with a wire basket filled with greenery and pine cones.  I added a small plaid ribbon for a pop of color too.

And finally, in my sitting room, I added this cute potted tree to a little stool next to the chair.  I love that the branches have small pine cones on them too.

So, next, I will share the outside of my home.  Can you guess what color it's decorated in?  If you guessed red and white ........................... you would be correct!  

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Linking to:  Cottage Christmas House Party

Christmas in the Family Room

Hello everyone!

Today, I'm sharing my family room decorated for Christmas over on my sister's blog, Savvy Southern Style.  I hope you'll pop over there and check it out!  

Click HERE to see it.

Hope you all have a great weekend too!

Thanks for stopping by.

~ Kelly ~

Christmas in the Dining Room

Hello everyone!

I'm continuing my tour of Christmas decorations around my house.  The next stop is my dining room.

I did very little in here.  I used a simple potted tree in a galvanized tub with a vintage red and white grainsack in it for the centerpiece.  It's sitting on top of an old burlap sack with red writing on it too.  

On my sconce, on the wall, I hung some pine greenery mixed with a pine cone and plaid ribbon.

My sideboard has a few red apples on it and a small boxwood wreath hanging on the mirror above.

This is my favorite thing though.  My paper white bulbs have been growing like crazy.  They're almost ready to bloom now!

Here is the view from the foyer.

Hope you enjoyed the tour!  It is still ugly outside too.  Is the sun shining at your house because it has been missing at mine!  

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

More Christmas Cheer

Happy holidays everyone!

I thought I'd show you some more rooms in my house decorated for Christmas.  That's what everyone is doing this week, isn't it?

  I actually have another room to work on this month that isn't Christmas related.  My oldest son's room will be getting a makeover.  I have never shared it with you  because it has always been a typical teenagers room which is ALWAYS a  mess. So, we're going to be cleaning and painting his room soon.  I dread it though, because it's going to be a lot of work, but it really needs to get done!  

So, back to the rooms that ARE done and have some Christmas cheer in them. 

We decided to purchase a new tree this year.  It's a simple 5 ft pre-lit tree.  We dreaded the large one we had to put together every year and it took up so much room.  So, now we have one that is very easy to deal with.  However, my 12 yr old isn't a huge fan.  He said that the tree belongs on the floor, not a table.  LOL!  

We put it in this large galvanized pot to give it some personality and make it look more country.  I draped a folded tablecloth over the table for color and added some burlap bunting, that I made last year, for interest. I hung simple red and white decorations on the tree that have a homemade feel.

By the way, it is an ugly day outside, so my pictures aren't very bright right now.  And, I don't think it's going to get much better this week.

So that's some Christmas cheer in my foyer and front sitting room area.  Hope you are having a good week so far and getting your Christmas decorating completed too.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~

Linking to:  Wow-us-Wednesdays

Christmas in the Kitchen

Hello everyone!

I spent almost all weekend finishing up my Christmas decorating.  So, I thought I would share my kitchen with you today.  I did not want to do a lot in here because I'm going with a simple country look this year that doesn't include a lot of fluff.  Also, the kitchen is often in use so I don't have a lot of extra space for the "fluff" anyway.  LOL! 

In the main part of the kitchen, I only added some candy canes, red and white linens, and  pomegranates. 

In the eating area, I went extremely simple in there as well.  A simple wreath hangs in the window.

And paper whites are surrounded by mini crab apples on top of the cabinet.

This year, I'm loving simple things.

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Kelly ~