Inspired by Christmases Past…

So often I find myself taking photos of my Christmas decor right before I take the decorations down. You know what they say about good intentions… Over the last week I’ve s..l..o..w..l..y been working on spiffing my house up for the Christmas season. Today I’ll finish decorating our main tree and maybe hang a few more lights. My decor is simpler this year. And that’s ok. Sometimes, it’s difficult to remember exactly what I loved about previous Christmas decorations and I  want to be reminded of how I did things in years past. My Christmas decorating doesn’t change a whole lot. I just put the same decorations in different places. I think of decorating as creating little moments inside my home. I like what I like…which includes twinkling lights, natural elements like pine cones, lots of white and silver, mercury glass and bottle brush trees. Here are some of my photos from last year’s Christmas house and some of the “moments” I created. I hope they inspire you as well as me!

Stairwell

Foyer

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Tree

Urn

Sled

SapBucketTree

Kitchen

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DeerStockings

Toboggan

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Bed

LittleTree

GuestBed

SandDollars

 

House Befores & Durings

Notice I didn’t say afters! There’s still so much work to be done that I don’t really consider these photos afters. They’re definitely in-progress pictures. Although you won’t really see the boxes that still need to be unpacked or the piles of random odds & ends that need to be organized (or the rooms that are not included in these photos) they’re there! Trust me. What you will see are floors that need to be refinished or painted, ceilings that need to be smoothed or textured & here & there vignettes that make me smile.

Home ownership feels good. And nesting makes my heart happy.

Befores: (Click the images to view a larger one.)

Foyer

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Living Room

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Laundry

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Downstairs Bathroom

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Upstairs Sitting Area

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Bedroom

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Durings (Click the image to see a larger version.)

Foyer

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Living Room

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Laundry

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Downstairs Bathroom

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Upstairs Sitting Area

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Bedroom

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My Fall Porch

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More photos to come as progress is made! (And…as Christmas decorations go up!)