The halls have been decked. I thought it’d be fun to share my little touches around the house. This year we found what is in my mind, the PERFECT tree. It’s gorgeous, full, healthy, and just the right height for our little house. I always lean toward pretty white lights and lots of touches of silver, gold and GLITTER. Glitter everywhere.
Annnnd for the record, wrapping presents is exhausting:
Are you all decorated? If you have a blog post, link it below! I’d love to see your decor! :)
Do you like more sparkle or more traditional red and green style?
Tell me wrapping presents exhausts you, too??
xo
So pretty and you’re right so tiring! We put ours up Saturday afternoon, it’s not all completed in this post but here’s a sneak!
makingourownway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/getting-festive.html?m=1
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Your living room looks so pretty! I looove the glitter ornaments and the lights strung on the hearth! :)
xo
Usually we just just go for all-over colorful but this year I went with a red and white theme (minus our mini white Christmas tree that I did in red white and blue). I love the sparkles and trying to make it look like a Christmas explosion!
I loooove red and white!!! Such a classic look and so pretty together!
xo
Oh my, that last picture! haha.
Gorgeous tree though.
We are pretty traditional with our fake tree, the only exciting thing is that we do a “warp speed” decorating video of our tree every year (well for the last 3 years). Here is the link to this years: http://mailboxjourney.com/2013/12/09/christmas-tree-2013-video/
Haha right?! That last picture encapsulates how I felt at that moment just perfectly. Ex-haus-ted. And I love the warp speed video!! Such a cute idea :)
xo
Beautiful decorations, I love the coloring you went with! This year we went with colorful lights, ext year I’m thinking of doing an all white tree! Haha the last picture..too funny!
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Simona
Aww thanks!! :) Colorful everything is so fun, I will probably incorporate lots more color next year, what with the baaaaby! :)
xo
So pretty and sparkly! I’ve always had more of a tendency to go for the colored lights. It’s what I grew up having so it just says Christmas to me. But then I also do love me some glitter! And wrapping presents is quite possible more exhausting than all of the decorating!
Jamie @
The Growing Up Diaries
I definitely think what you grew up with has a huge impact on your own decorating style! My mom usually did all white lights, therefore they’re my fave! :) I still have so many more presents to wrap, I’m exhausted just thinking about it, ha
xo
Most definitely true. My tree decorating style definitely follows the same traditions that I grew up in. Nothing else would feel right to me!
Jamie @
The Growing Up Diaries
Amen to that! :)
xo
So pretty!! Love all the little details :)
Aww thanks! :) The details are always the best part!
xo
Your decor is pretty. Cozy! Oh, and may I ask where did you get your slippers? I love them. I want a pair!
Thanks girly! :) The slippers are Muk Luks and I got them a few years ago at Target. They are seriously the BEST- so warm and comfy! I found some similar ones here: http://fave.co/1aT8on3 and here: http://tgt.biz/19fWlUG :)
xo
Your decorations are so beautiful! :)
Why thank you, dear friend!! :)
xo
Yay! I love Christmas decor!!
Here’s our place: http://momclothes.blogspot.com/2013/11/come-let-us-adore-him.html
And for a Pie & Cider night we recently had: http://momclothes.blogspot.com/2013/12/pie-cider-night.html
Aww your fireplace looks gorgeous! Love the “Come let us adore him” craft you made! So cute! The “Merry Christmas” banner is really cute, too. Now, gimme all those pies ;)
xo
Oh girl, I was all decorated the day after Thanksgiving! :D
I love your decorations and the fact that you embrace the sparkle! I like red and green, too, but sparkle is definitely more awesome.
Hey, why not combine them and have red and green SPARKLE?! :D
xo
Oh M Gee! Your tree looks so perfect and pretty :D! I love the ice cream cone ornament btw. I always get exhausted from wrapping presents! I’m not too good at wrapping so it just takes everything out of me, and of course I’ve got the Little Miss (my cat) trying to take my wrapping tools from me, so that doesn’t help either haha she just wants to help. I’m all for sparkle :)
Aww thank you Chelsea!!! :) I love our tree! My mom got me that ice cream ornament- it’s my favorite! Our cats love the presents/wrapping/tree also! It’s pretty cute.
xo
Your decorations are beautiful!! Where did you get that suitcase ornament? We have so many different ornaments (olive wood ones from my time in the Holy Land, gorgeous tatted snowflakes my mother-in-law made us, some London ornaments from my time there, and some cross-stitched 12 days of Christmas ornaments, to name a few) that I wasn’t sure how they would all tie in, but it all ties together SO perfectly!
Aww thank you! I actually got the suitcase ornament from my mom last year on Christmas :) I think it’s from Pier 1, but I’m not entirely sure. I loooove the ornaments that represent something or are meaningful- those are just the best!
xo
Awww you have so many cute details around your house! I love it! Beautiful, beautiful tree!
I LOVE wrapping presents – I pride myself on how well I do it – but this year it seemed to take me FOREVER!
Bailey
http://akabailey.blogspot.com
Aww thanks Bailey!! :) Yes, wrapping presents is one of my favourite things to do, too, but it’s taking me forever, too!!! I blame being pregnant. It’s exhausting me even more ;)
xo
Your decor is pretty and so so festive! Love it!
I made some DIY trees this year.
http://sunshine2thesquareinch.blogspot.com/2013/12/diy-christmas-trees.html
Ohhh my gosh, your DIY trees are SO precious!!! LOVE them! I should do something like that, too..
xo
It looks great! I agree. Wrapping gifts is VERY exhausting!