Christmas Home Tour

I grew up in a home that was always decked out for the holidays. Mom loved to pull out all her decorations and transform the house into a Christmas wonderland. From some unknown reason, I did not inherit her decorating gene! I always feel as though I am Decor-Challenged, especially when it comes to the holiday decorations. I've come to accept my flaws and move on, trying a little bit more each year to work on improving. I thought it would be fun to take some pictures of my house decorated for Christmas. The main purpose of this exercise is to help me out next year, when I can't remember where I have arranged things in the past. I do remember my Mom used to keep a little album with snapshots of her holiday decor. So, maybe in that sense, the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree!

 

Next year, I should fill the big jar in back with some peppermint candies.

 

I changed out the plates on my kitchen wall.

 

My mantle is really hard to photograph. One funny side note, I love the lit garland on the mantle, but it interferes with the Wii remote functionality. Sorry kids! We figured out that they can't play with it lit up. Next year, I would like to add more to the mantle area. I currently have Santa and Mrs. Claus up there, but I would like some tall Christmas tree cone things. Maybe I can find some at the after Christmas sales. Oh, and I'd like another layer of garland, something in paper or fabric.

 

I actually do like this little accent table I've got going on here. The latern was a gift this year from our friends who we dogsit for. I love it.

 

Ahhh, the tree. A collection of ornaments from through the years. Lots of handmade school ones from the kids and also yearly ornaments from my sisters, a tradition we started a couple of years ago. My very favorite are the Peanuts ornaments, which take me right back to my childhood. (See more at the end...)

 

The princess tree! I LOVE this tree. As soon as I saw it last year, I had to get it for Abby's room. This year we added beaded garland and a sparkly Gingerbread man since she loves the story of the Gingerbread Man so much.

 

I got the centerpiece from my sister Chris last year. She is very talented at putting those together! I bought the table runner new this year at Target.

Last of all, I wanted to capture shots of my Peanuts ornaments. I love these guys! My Mom would give us a new one every year.The Spike ornaments are my favorite. They date back to 1980. I wish I had more! I can't find the ceramic ones anymore. Just wondering about Snoopy dressed up as a girl...was there a girl Snoopy? I'll have to research that.

 

Well, that's it for my home tour! I sure hope it makes things easier for me when I setup next year.
Merry Christmas to all!