Christmas Decor

My Christmas decorating is in place!

It has been a busy week here

with trips to storage

editing boxes

 tweaking details

layering everything in

but 

I am now finished!

Our house is quite small

and 

open

So I make sure all of the rooms 

flow together

in concept and in color.

For the dining area

I pulled out my

 vintage Mexican serape

I love not only the color

but the texture as well.

For the centerpiece

I began with my trusty
vintage bottle crate

once again

mixing  some

miniature lemon cyprus trees

cups of cranberries

artichokes

and 

vintage silver candle holders.

I am loving the mixture of

textures and colors

with a  fresh use of  natural elements.

On the dining room wall

I created a 

mixed media

 Christmas art instalation

using vintage and antique pieces 

I have collected over the years.

I added
 fresh carnations 

to the
 petite hanging chandelier

as well as fresh greens

to finish off  the composition.

My tree
 always takes two full days 

to install.

Every year I say I'm just going to do 

simple lights

then after a couple of days ...

well

maybe I'll just put on my garland

and 

some large ornaments

and 

one of my ornament collections.

This year I used all of our Radko collection

as well as working in some of my childhood

vintage dolls.

Since I went that far

I just had to finish the tree off

with

berry and glitter garnishes.

So as happens every year

It took two days to finish

and 

as happens

every year

I absolutely

Love the tree!

To finish the living room

 I pulled out all of my felt pillows

and

 a wool runner.

I made a big tray of

candles and cranberries.

My huge chalk board got a fresh coat of paint

and I hung my 

wooden antique Santa on top.

Now the carols are playing

I'm getting ready to make a fire in the fire place

and 

I'm settling into

a weekend of 

Holiday Cheer!

As always mu friends

I wish you love and joy

as you style your life

and

 celebrate your seasons

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