My Christmas Home, 2015

Is anyone else out there scratching their heads and wondering how in the world it's already December?  This year has flown by!  Last year I was counting down the days until I could decorate.  This year the season has caught me off guard!  

But caught off guard or not, Christmas is coming, so I need to get the house ready! 

I loved my Christmas decor I used last year, so I was happy to pull out my favorites again.  One season is just not enough! I added a few simple touches this year to make them look fresh along with a few new pieces to add to the collection.

In our living room earlier this year we added a built in on the left side of the fireplace, so it forced me to move the tree from that corner of the room.  I love that from it's new spot it welcomes you when you walk in the house and draws you on into the living room to see what is beyond it.

And of course, beyond it is the fireplace.  I love my Drummer Boy sign that my sister painted for me last year.  She has an online shop on Facebook called White Hen.  One of my favorite places to shop! She also did a few more signs for my Christmas decor this year.

Every year I have a new favorite.  This year my favorite is this sign I had made by White Hen.  I have it in my entry above the hanging coat rack.  It's such a cheery greeting for guests, and the rack allows them to hang their wraps upon entering the house.  My entry was recently repainted using SW Silver Strand.  A color Joanna Gaines on the Fixer Upper uses frequently.  I love it.

In the entry on the staircase, I add lighted garland every year.

In the dining room I went with a tree theme.  The table is adorned with snow scenes I made in an apothecary jar as well as home made snow globes.

On the hutch I used more apothecary jars to house snow scenes.  And I always pull out this vintage white ceramic tree, made by an elderly friend of mine.  It reminds me of one my grandmother made when I was a child.  Its a perfect seasonal accent to my white dish ware.

In my small kitchen, just a few touches are needed.  I HAVE to put a mini tree in there to house my utensil ornaments.

Other touches of red make it festive and inspire some Christmas baking.

I'm sure you have heard of the "Elf on a Shelf".  We have a "Snowman on a Shelf".  Meet Mr. McFlurry.  He appears every year at our house and provides a lot of fun getting into mischief.

Upstairs in the master bedroom, I have a small tree decorated with white pom pom garland and home made ornaments.

Sometimes it doesn't take much to add a bit of Christmas to a space.  On the bed, I have tartan pillow cases to bring in that pop of red.  The pillow I used last year.  I think the combination is all that is needed to make the bed Christmassy.  On the trunk at the foot of the bed, I simply wrapped boxes in white paper and added red ribbon.

The red cable knit pillow is the final touch in the room.

In the upstairs guest room, I have a few vintage touches of Christmas to welcome holiday travelers.

The little ceramic tree on the secretary was purchased at an estate sale.

In one salvaged frame from a thrift store, I made a chalkboard.  In another I have pinned some vintage post cards.

The stocking I hung from the chair is one I made the first Christmas my husband and I were married. It has a lot of sentamental value.

Even my husbands office got a touch of Christmas.  On his tree I added a few vintage post cards to his collection of sale boat ornaments.  The vintage metal tree stand was a find at a local antique shop.  

This is another sign purchased from the online shop on Facebook, White Hen.

So even if Christmas has snuck up on you like it has me, you still have time to pull out the decorations, and deck your halls to bring some cheer to your home.